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Bárbara da Silva Mourthé Matoso; Viviane E. Gomes; Marcelo Nakao; Najara B. da Rocha; Wagner Marcenes; Raquel C. Ferreira – Journal of School Health, 2024
Background: This study evaluated stakeholders' perceptions regarding the initial implementation process of the health promoting school model proposed by the affordable health initiative (AHI HPS model) in schools of Belo Horizonte/BRA. Methods: The model has been implemented since 2019, by an implementation committee (IC) with members from…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, School Activities, Foreign Countries, Stakeholders
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Toups, Madeleine M.; Press, Valerie G.; Volerman, Anna – Journal of School Health, 2018
Background: Asthma has no known cure, and though manageable, it disrupts the everyday lives of over 6 million US children. Because children spend more than half of their waking hours in school, students must be able to carry and administer their inhaler at school to manage their asthma. Methods: This policy paper is a comprehensive review of all…
Descriptors: Diseases, Chronic Illness, Self Management, Drug Therapy
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Bruce, Emma; Klein, Ruth; Keleher, Helen – Journal of School Health, 2012
Background: In 2009, the Victorian Parliament Legislative Assembly of Australia commissioned a Parliamentary Inquiry into the opportunities for schools to become a focus for promoting healthy community living. Submissions to the Inquiry varied widely in their positions about school health promotion. The aim of this review is to analyze the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Promotion, Public Schools, Barriers
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Hogan, Lindsay; Bengoechea, Enrique García; Salsberg, Jon; Jacobs, Judi; King, Morrison; Macaulay, Ann C. – Journal of School Health, 2014
Background: This study is part of a larger community-based participatory research (CBPR) project to develop, implement, and evaluate the physical activity component of a school-based wellness policy. The policy intervention is being carried out by community stakeholders and academic researchers within the Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Canada Natives, Physical Activity Level