Health Education: Volume 110 Issue 4

Acknowledging educational perspectives on health promoting schools

Nastaran Keshavarz Mohammadi, Louise Rowling, Don Nutbeam

The purpose of this study is to explore educational perspectives towards the concept of health promoting schools and its potential benefits for schools in more depth.

A pilot whole‐school intervention to improve school ethos and reduce substance use

Chris Bonell, Annik Sorhaindo, Vicki Strange, Meg Wiggins, Elizabeth Allen, Adam Fletcher, Ann Oakley, Lyndal Bond, Brian Flay, George Patton, Tim Rhodes

Evidence from the USA/Australia suggests whole‐school interventions designed to increase social inclusion/engagement can reduce substance use. Completeness of implementation…

Context matters in programme implementation

Aleisha M. Clarke, Maeve O'Sullivan, Margaret M. Barry

This paper seeks to report on the evaluation of Zippy's Friends, an international emotional wellbeing programme, for primary school children in disadvantaged schools in Ireland…

Professional assistance in implementing school health policies

Nicole Boot, Patricia van Assema, Bert Hesdahl, Nanne de Vries

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of a school health promotion (SHP) advisor in the implementation of the six steps of the Dutch “Schoolbeat” approach, aimed at…

Wellness 101: health education for the university student

S. Joan Wharf Higgins, Lara L. Lauzon, Ann C. Yew, Christopher D. Bratseth, Nicole McLeod

This paper aims to describe two phases of a mixed‐method study: in phase I, the wellness practices of students at a Canadian university are reported. These data informed the…

Obsessive-compulsive disorder

Healthy schools and colleges: what works, what is needed, and why?

Ray Marks