Case Studies in Global School Health Promotion From Research to Practice /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Aldinger, Carmen E. (Editor), Vince Whitman, Cheryl. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2009.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Maternal and infant welfare.; Practice of medicine.; Medicine & Public Health.; Public Health/Gesundheitswesen.; Health Administration.; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.; Maternal and Child Health.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-92269-0

Case Studies in Global School Health Promotion Cheryl Vince Whitman and Carmen Aldinger A growing body of research identifies strong links between childrens health, social and educational outcomes; it also notes the reciprocal benefits of access to quality education on individual and family health...

Table of Contents:

• Section 1. Introduction and Overview of Findings
• Introduction and Background
• Framing Theories and Implementation Research
• Overview of Findings from Case Study Analysis
• Section 2. Case Studies
• Africa
• Kenya: Action-Oriented and Participatory Health Education in Primary Schools
• Mauritius: Health Promotion for Youth
• Nigeria: Health-Promoting Schools
• South Africa: Sapphire Road Primary
• The Americas
• Barbados: School Health Case Study
• Brazil: Addressing the Social Determinants of Health: The Experience of a Municipal School in Rio de Janeiro
• Canada: Case Study
• Nicaragua: The Social "Treasure" of Participation
• United States of America: The Michigan Journey Toward Coordinated School Health
• Uruguay: Mainstreaming Health Promotion in Education Policies
• Europe
• Germany: Anschub.de"Alliance for sustainable school health and education"
• Kosovo: A Health-Promoting Schools Approach to Reduce the Risks of Lead Poisoning and to Establish Cross-Ethnic Collaboration
• Poland: The Health-Promoting School National Certificate
• Scotland: Sustaining the Development of Health-Promoting SchoolsThe Experience of Scotland in the European Context
• Eastern Mediterranean
• Bahrain: National Comprehensive School Health Program, Health-Promoting Schools
• Oman: Health-Promoting SchoolsCollaboration and Investment
• United Arab Emirates: Health-Promoting SchoolsStrategies for Policy Change
• South and Southeast Asia
• China: Implementing Health-Promoting Schools in Zhejiang Province, China
• Hong Kong: Health-Promoting Schools
• India: Implementing Health-Promoting SchoolsHOPE Initiative
• Lao PDR: Strengthening the School Health Initiative
• Philippines: Supporting Health Promotion in Schools Through the Urbani School Health Kit
• Singapore: Health-Promoting SchoolsThe CHERISH Award
• Viet Nam
• Western Pacific
• Australia: The New South Wales School-Link Initiative
• Cook Islands: The "Strengthening Project".