The concept of a Health Promoting School has been found to be effective to improve health
and well-being of students as well as a help with teaching and learning in school. Effective …

The concept of 'health promoting schools' has been embraced internationally as an effective
way of promoting the health of children, adolescents, and the wider school community. It is …

Both health and education are linked to economic performance. The success of education
depends on good health, and vice versa. Modern education should help young people to …

Abstract Health-promoting schools (HPS)/healthy schools have existed internationally for
about 15 years. Yet there are few comprehensive evaluation frameworks available which …

The health‐promoting school concept is a very promising framework which provides a
comprehensive strategic approach to school health. Evidence suggests it is cost‐effective …

Background: The Health Promoting School (HPS) is a WHO sponsored framework, compiled
to enable education and health sectors to be more effective in school based initiatives. Aims …

The concept of the health-promoting school embodies a holistic, whole school approach to
personal and community health promotion. Healthy school award schemes, which are …

The health promoting school (HPS) approach was developed and introduced during the
1980s. Its development was inspired by the Ottawa Charter presented at the first …

Background Improvement of health literacy, health behavioural change, creating a
supportive physical and social environment to be more conducive to health should be the …

This paper outlines a novel explanatory frame for understanding how schools may intervene
in order to promote pupils' health. The new theory is synthesised from an Aristotelian …