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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813965303321

Titolo

Health promoting schools in Africa : evidence, strategies, challenges and prospects / / guest editors, Andrew J. Macnab, Faith A. Gagnon and Donald Stewart

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Bradford, England] : , : Emerald, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-78350-719-5

Edizione

[Special edition two.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (75 p.)

Collana

Health Education, , 0965-4283 ; ; Volume 114, Number 4

Disciplina

362.1042096

Soggetti

Health education - Africa

Health promotion - Research

School hygiene

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Editorial advisory board; Health promoting schools:initiatives in Africa; External stakeholders and health promoting schools: complexity and practice in South Africa; Activities for engaging schools in health promotion; School food gardens: fertile ground for education; Oral health promotion in schools:rationale and evaluation; Adolescent-friendly technologies as potential adjuncts for health promotion

Sommario/riassunto

Africa faces significant challenges educating the next generation in the context of health. Strong political action, broad participation and sustained advocacy are required to capitalize on the proven potential of novel initiatives now available to disseminate 'knowledge' and 'healthy practices'. These include the WHO Health Promoting School (HPS) model, however no literature reporting evaluations of HPS from Africa existed as recently as 10 years ago. In 2011 40 people from 5 continents came together to share their global and regional experience surrounding the WHO HPS model at the Stellenbos