edited by Carmen E. Aldinger, Cheryl Vince Whitman
London :
Springer,
2009
1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction and background -- Framing theories and implementation research -- Overview of findings from case study analysis -- Kenya: action-oriented and participatory health education in primary schools -- Mauritius: health promotion for youth -- Nigeria: health-promoting schools -- South Africa: Sapphire Road Primary -- Barbados: school health case study -- Brazil: addressing the social determinants of health: the experience of a municipal school in Rio de Janeiro -- Canada: the evolution of healthy schools in Ontario, Canada: top-down and bottom-up -- Nicaragua: the social?treasure? of participation -- USA: the Michigan journey toward coordinated school health -- Uruguay: mainstreaming health promotion in education policies -- Germany: Anschub.de??Alliance for Sustainable School Health and Education? -- Kosovo: a health-promoting schools approach to reduce the risks of lead poisoning and to establish cross-ethnic collaboration -- Poland: the health-promoting school national certificate -- Scotland: sustaining the development of health-promoting schools: the experiences of Scotland in the European context -- Bahrain: national comprehensive school health program, health-promoting schools -- Oman: health-promoting schools: collaboration and investment -- United Arab Emirates: health-promoting schools: strategies for policy change -- China: implementing health-promoting schools in Zhejiang Province, China -- Hong Kong: health-promoting schools -- India: implementing health-promoting schools: HOPE initiative -- Lao PDR: strengthening the school health initiative -- Philippines: supporting health promotion in schools through the Urbani School Health Kit -- Singapore: health-promoting schools: the CHERISH award -- Viet Nam -- Australia: the New South Wales school-link initiative -- Cook Islands: the?Strengthening Project?
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Case studies in global school health promotion.
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Students-- Health and hygiene, Case studies
Students-- Health and hygiene, Cross-cultural studies