1. Deputy of Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran 2. Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 3. Social Determinants in Health Promotion Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran 4. Dept. of Public Health, School of Health, Zabol University of Medical Science...

BACKGROUND Education Outside the Classroom (EOTC) is a teaching method that aims to promote schoolchildren's learning, physical activity (PA), social relations, motivation, and well-being. EOTC activities are characterized by teachers using the local environment in their teaching, and involve innovative teaching methods, child-led approaches to problem-solving, experimentation, cooperation, PA,...

BACKGROUND The quest for greater efficiency in the provision of primary healthcare services and the implementation of a "health-promoting school" approach encourage the optimal redefinition of the role of school nurses. School nurses are viewed as professionals who might be significant actors in the promotion of youth health. The aim of this study was to identify the determinants of the intenti...

INTRODUCTION In recent decades, attention has been directed at global theories that attempt to prevent childhood obesity by exposing them to healthy environments. The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of health-promoting environments in primary schools in Logroño (La Rioja, Spain) on the habits of school children. METHODS The directors of the 31 primary schools in the city comple...

BACKGROUND Schools have long been viewed as a good setting in which to encourage healthy lifestyles amongst children, and schools in many countries aspire to more comprehensive, integrated approaches to health promotion. Recent reviews have identified evidence of the effects of school health promotion on children's and young people's health. However, understanding of how such programmes can be ...

Introduction: In recent decades, attention has been directed at global theories that attempt to prevent childhood obesity by exposing them to healthy environments. The aim of this study was to analyse the influence of health-promoting environments in primary schools in Logroño (La Rioja, Spain) on the habits of school children. Methods: The directors of the 31 primary schools in the city comple...

1 Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, Graduate School of Public Health, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea. 2 Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD. 3 Department of Clinical Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. 4 Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, College of Medicine, Chungnam National Un...

Satoshi Horiuchi, Akira Tsuda, Natsuki Toyoshima, Shuntaro Aoki, Yuji Sakano Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Kojimachi, Japan School of Psychological Science, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Sapporo, Japan Department of Psychology, Kurume University, Kurume, Japan Graduate School of Psychology, Kurume University, Kurume, Japan Graduate School of Psychological Science, Health...

introduction: since health is one of god's great bounties bestowed on human, he should attempt to keep it especially in today's machine life. therefore, people have to be educated before any kind of disease occurs. this study aimed to analyze the contents of secondary school textbooks regarding health education indices such as skin health, oral hygiene, nutrition, sports and physical activity, ...

The school is one of the most important contexts for carrying out health promotion programs related to the abuse of substances. Over the years, methods and intervention models have changed a great deal, both in relation to the evolution of health goals and to the role played by experts, students, parents, and teachers. We would like to offer a different perspective on health promotion at school...