Albert Lee|Amelia Siu Chee Lo|Mei Wan Keung|Chi Ming Amy Kwong|Kwok Keung Wong
Effective health promoting school for better health of children and adolescents: indicators for success
Chinese University of Hong Kong|Chinese University of Hong Kong|Chinese University of Hong Kong|Chinese University of Hong Kong|Chinese University of Hong Kong
improvement health literacy health behavioural change creating supportive physical social environment conducive health focus child adolescent public health concept health promoting school initiated world health organization aims move beyond individual behavioural change consider organisational structure change improvement schools physical social environment aim study identification key indicators successful implementation health promoting school analysing findings school health profile based structured framework hong kong healthy school award scheme health status students investigated hong kong student health surveythis retrospective correlation study analysis variance anova utilised analyse significant improvement school health profile measured baseline n 104 among schools implemented hong kong healthy school award scheme n 54 indicators showing statistical significance chosen part core indicators reflecting effective health promoting school selected core indicators correlated related student health outcomes measured hong kong student health survey questionnaire identify core indicatorsa total 20 core indicators among six key areas health promoting school 6 indicators action competencies 2 community link 2 physical environment 2 social environment 4 healthy school policies 1 services school health protection identified method mentioned abovethis study identified indicators significant impact wide range health related outcomes key indicators motivating positive change schools students considered school performance indicators help schools embarking health promoting school journey another key education objective