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A Survey of Health Promotion at International Schools
- Source :
- Journal of School Health. 73:133-137
- Publication Year :
- 2003
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2003.
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Abstract
- This study investigated health promotion efforts at international schools serving the education needs of expatriate communities abroad. Factors supporting the implementation of whole-school approaches to health promotion also were examined. Self-completed questionnaires were distributed by a combination of electronic and conventional mail. International school staff in 93 countries (n = 205) completed an adapted version of an instrument used for evaluating the Western Australian School Health Project (WASHP). This survey demonstrated usefulness of the WASHP instrument cross-culturally in a variety of school settings. The level of whole-school approaches to health promotion in the participating international schools varied but tended to be low. Demographic characteristics of schools were not associated with differences in the level of health promotion, with the exception school size. School organizational factors support implementation of health promotion programs.
- Subjects :
- Parents
Adolescent
Expatriate
education
Child Welfare
Health Promotion
Global Health
Education
International school
Nursing
Surveys and Questionnaires
Humans
Medicine
Child
Health Education
School Health Services
Schools
business.industry
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
International Agencies
School size
Faculty
Variety (cybernetics)
Philosophy
Interinstitutional Relations
Health promotion
School health
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 17461561 and 00224391
- Volume :
- 73
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of School Health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....5b51354e9e6bccde84ba26e9fc7de30a