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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Macnab, Andrew J., editor.

Gagnon, Faith A., editor.

Stewart, Donald, editor.

Series:

Health Education: Volume 114, Issue 4

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

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Health education--Africa.

Health education.

Health promotion--Research.

Health promotion.

School hygiene--Cross-cultural studies.

School hygiene.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (75 p.)

Edition:

Special edition two.

Place of Publication:

[Bradford, England] : Emerald, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover (ebrary, viewed September 13, 2014).

ISBN:

1-78350-719-5

OCLC:

891384198