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Life skills programs are one of the most used strategies in the school environment for health prevention. Although implementation science indicates that implementation processes must be evaluated to ensure achievement of objectives, after more than thirty years of development of these programs in Latin America, there has been little progress in this area. This report presents an evaluation of the implementation process of a life skills program oriented towards the prevention of substance use --implemented in 2010--, documenting complex aspects to make recommendations for future applications. To perform the evaluation, 30 courses were selected. 60 teachers and 940 students participated. The students belonged to a medium-low socioeconomic level and were in public secondary schools in Córdoba city, Argentina. Qualitative data collection techniques --non-participant observation, records of productions of the activities, and semi-structured interviews-- were used, selecting a qualitative and quantitative approach to this data. The results demonstrate the complexity of the implementation process, the contextual difficulties, and the need to increase knowledge of the relationships between school dynamics and the implementation of life skills programs to design effective strategies. This highlights the need to overcome the tension between the participatory pedagogical approaches of these programs and the traditional school logic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Objective. To explore the motivations and expectations of the users of the Program for Healthy Centers in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires and to evaluate its potential health impact. Methods. In-depth interviews were conducted (n = 34) and a self-administered survey was sent to users of the program (n = 605). An epidemiological model was developed to estimate the impact of the program on cardiovascular events (CVE) and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs). Results. The main motivating factors for using the healthy centers were geographic and economic accessibility (free services) and satisfaction with the care received. 14.4% (95% CI, 10.3-18.5%) of hypertensive users and 24.8% (95% CI, 17.6-32.0%) of diabetic users reported having learned of their altered values in the healthy center. More than half of the respondents reported some improvement in their knowledge about the benefits of physical activity and healthy eating; this was more frequent among those who were younger, of lower educational level, users of the public health system, users of a healthy center in the South zone and those who had a cardiometabolic risk factor (p<0.05). It was estimated that the healthy centers would prevent 12.5 cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events per year in the assisted population (4.75 events/100 000) and 47.75 DALYs due to these causes. Conclusions. The healthy centers are a favorable space for the implementation of health promotion and prevention actions, contributing to the detection of and facilitating the monitoring of risk factors, with a potential to prevent cardiovascular events and its consequences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this study was to plan health education efforts that integrate the health and education sectors. From March to November 2004, an art contest was held for 7th-9th grade students in 109 schools in 11 of Argentina's provinces. The contest allowed improvements in knowledge to be measured and adjustments to be made to the curriculum. The students created works of art featuring tuberculosis. To evaluate knowledge acquired, two provinces were chosen at random. Student knowledge had increased from 67.2% to 96.4%. The administrators and teachers testified to the usefulness of the materials developed. These results show that when the efforts of health and education sectors are coordinated and the appropriate materials are leveraged, the efforts of educators can be substantially bolstered. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study reflects upon the notions of subject, autonomy, and empowerment presumed and promoted by health-care promotion programs and health-care schools in particular. First we analyze the dissociation between practice and information typical of many theoretical and practical schools as regards health-care promotion. Thus, and based on Cornelius Castoriadis', Paul Ricoeur's, and Anthony Giddens' definitions of the modern subject and its relationship with institutions, our proposal seeks to contribute in overcoming this dissociation. Second, we describe research and intervention experiences developed at secondary schools of the City of Buenos Aires since 2005, focusing on the perspective of the actors involved. Finally, and based on these works, we return to our theoretical framework to advance proposals for the strengthening of the field of health-care promotion, with a special emphasis on health-care schools, through the articulation of theory and praxis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]