This article is for those who have an interest in what happens in our schools. It is an attempt t... more This article is for those who have an interest in what happens in our schools. It is an attempt to attract those, who create policy and implement them that flow from good policy, such as politicians, government departments, non-government organisations (NGOs), regional educational authorities, school board/council members, school directors, principals, head teachers, advisors, nurses, social workers and school health coordinators. Health education in a school setting could be defined as an activity undertaken to improve or protect the health of all school students. It is a broader concept than health promotion and it includes provision and activities relating to: healthy school policies, the school's physical and social environment, the curriculum, community links and health services. The purpose of this article is to explain how and why the education of health in schools is important; how good school management and leadership is the key and how promoting health in schools is based on scientific evidence and quality practices from all over the world. Keywords: An introduction to health education: Its relevance into school curricula upper primary classes Introduction Importance of Health Education in schools Worldwide , education and health are inseparably linked. In modest terms: Healthy adolescence are more likely to learn more effectively; Health education can assist schools to meet their targets in educational attainment and meet their social aims; adolescence that attend school have a better chance of good health; Adolescence who feel good about their school and who are connected to significant adults are less likely to undertake high risk behaviours and are likely to have better learning outcomes; Schools are also worksites for the staff and are settings that can practice and model effective worksite health education for the benefit of all staff and ultimately the students. (i) Action Competencies This refers to both the formal and informal curriculum and associated with activities, where students gain age-related knowledge, understandings, skills and experiences, which enable them to build competencies in taking action to improve the health and well-being of themselves and others in their community and that enhance their learning outcomes. (ii) Social Environment of school-The social environment of the school is a combination of the quality of the relationships between staff and students. It is influenced by the relationships with parents and the wider community. It is about building quality connections between all the key participants in a school community. (iii) Health promotion-Health promotion is familiar to many professionals working in the health sector. It is also important to acknowledge that many in the education sector have a broad concept of the term curriculum, and would describe several or all of the learning experiences extended to whole curriculum of the school. Therefore, many in the education sector do not make this distinction between health education and health promotion and are being used interchangeably. (iv) Community Links Community links are the connections between the school and the students' families, and above the connection between the school and key local groups and individuals. Appropriate consultation and participation with these stakeholders enhances
This article is for those who have an interest in what happens in our schools. It is an attempt t... more This article is for those who have an interest in what happens in our schools. It is an attempt to attract those, who create policy and implement them that flow from good policy, such as politicians, government departments, non-government organisations (NGOs), regional educational authorities, school board/council members, school directors, principals, head teachers, advisors, nurses, social workers and school health coordinators. Health education in a school setting could be defined as an activity undertaken to improve or protect the health of all school students. It is a broader concept than health promotion and it includes provision and activities relating to: healthy school policies, the school's physical and social environment, the curriculum, community links and health services. The purpose of this article is to explain how and why the education of health in schools is important; how good school management and leadership is the key and how promoting health in schools is based on scientific evidence and quality practices from all over the world. Keywords: An introduction to health education: Its relevance into school curricula upper primary classes Introduction Importance of Health Education in schools Worldwide , education and health are inseparably linked. In modest terms: Healthy adolescence are more likely to learn more effectively; Health education can assist schools to meet their targets in educational attainment and meet their social aims; adolescence that attend school have a better chance of good health; Adolescence who feel good about their school and who are connected to significant adults are less likely to undertake high risk behaviours and are likely to have better learning outcomes; Schools are also worksites for the staff and are settings that can practice and model effective worksite health education for the benefit of all staff and ultimately the students. (i) Action Competencies This refers to both the formal and informal curriculum and associated with activities, where students gain age-related knowledge, understandings, skills and experiences, which enable them to build competencies in taking action to improve the health and well-being of themselves and others in their community and that enhance their learning outcomes. (ii) Social Environment of school-The social environment of the school is a combination of the quality of the relationships between staff and students. It is influenced by the relationships with parents and the wider community. It is about building quality connections between all the key participants in a school community. (iii) Health promotion-Health promotion is familiar to many professionals working in the health sector. It is also important to acknowledge that many in the education sector have a broad concept of the term curriculum, and would describe several or all of the learning experiences extended to whole curriculum of the school. Therefore, many in the education sector do not make this distinction between health education and health promotion and are being used interchangeably. (iv) Community Links Community links are the connections between the school and the students' families, and above the connection between the school and key local groups and individuals. Appropriate consultation and participation with these stakeholders enhances
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