TY  - CHAP
AB  - Abstract Models of Child Health Appraised (MOCHA) defines school health services (SHSs) as those that exist due to a formal arrangement between educational institutions and primary health care. SHSs are unique in that they are designed exclusively to address the needs of children and adolescents in this age group and setting.We investigated SHSs have been provided to schools and how they contribute to primary healthcare services for school children. We did this by mapping the national school health systems against the standards of the World Health Organization, and against a framework measuring the strength of primary care, adapting this from an existing, adult-focused framework.We found that all but two countries in the European Union and European Economic Area have SHSs. There, however, remains a need for much greater investment in the professional workforce to run the services, including training to ensure appropriateness and acceptability to young people. Greater collaboration between SHSs and primary care services would lead to better coordination and the potential for better health (and educational) outcomes. Involving young people and families in the design of SHSs and as participants in its outputs would also improve school health.
SN  - 978-1-78973-354-9, 978-1-78973-351-8/
DO  - 10.1108/978-1-78973-351-820191015
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78973-351-820191015
AU  - Jansen Danielle
AU  - Vervoort Johanna P. M.
AU  - Visser Annemieke
AU  - Reijneveld Sijmen A.
AU  - Kocken Paul
AU  - de Lijster Gaby
AU  - Michaud Pierre-André
ED  - Mitch Blair
ED  - Michael Rigby
ED  - Denise Alexander
PY  - 2019
Y1  - 2019/01/01
TI  - School Health Services
T2  - Issues and Opportunities in Primary Health Care for Children in Europe
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 219
EP  - 236
Y2  - 2024/04/19
ER  -