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Occupational Well-Being and Leadership in a School Community
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Laine, Sari; Saaranen, Terhi; Ryhänen, Eva; Tossavainen, Kerttu – Health Education, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present well-being, leadership, and the development of each from a communal perspective in a Finnish primary school in the years 2000-2009. Design/methodology/approach: The study included five sets of data. The quantitative research data were collected from the school staff using the Well-Being at Your Work…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Well Being, Leadership, Elementary Schools
Activities for Engaging Schools in Health Promotion
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Bardi, Mohammad; Burbank, Andrea; Choi, Wayne; Chow, Lawrence; Jang, Wesley; Roccamatisi, Dawn; Timberley-Berg, Tonia; Sanghera, Mandeep; Zhang, Margaret; Macnab, Andrew J. – Health Education, 2014
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe activities used to initiate health promotion in the school setting. Design/Methodology/Approach: Description of successful pilot Health Promoting School (HPS) initiatives in Canada and Uganda and the validated measures central to each program. Evaluation methodologies: quantitative data from the…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Outreach Programs, Enrichment Activities, Pilot Projects
Health-Promoting Changes with Children as Agents: Findings from a Multiple Case Study Research
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Simovska, Venka; Carlsson, Monica – Health Education, 2012
Purpose: With the aim of contributing to the evidence base on school-based health promotion, the authors discuss the outcomes and processes of a European intervention project aiming to prevent obesity among children (4-16 years) and promote their health and well-being, titled "Shape Up: a school-community approach to influencing determinants…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Research Design, Obesity, Physical Activities
Promoting Connectedness through Whole-School Approaches: A Qualitative Study
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Rowe, Fiona; Stewart, Donald – Health Education, 2009
Purpose: School connectedness, or a sense of belonging to the school environment, is an established protective factor for child and adolescent health, education, and social well-being. While a comprehensive, whole-school approach that addresses the school organisational environment is increasingly endorsed as an effective approach to promote…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Health Promotion, School Community Relationship, Foreign Countries
Learning about Loss within a Health Education Program
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Coleman, K. Jeanne – Health Education, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this article is to show how children's health and wellbeing are continuously influenced by violence, divorce, family transience, environmental concerns, terrorism within and outside the country's borders and, most recently, threats of and acts of war. This study investigates the perceived needs of fourth-grade elementary…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Qualitative Research, Comprehensive School Health Education, Child Health
Promoting the Health and Wellbeing of Young Black Men Using Community-Based Drama
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Kemp, Martin – Health Education, 2006
Purpose--This paper aims to explore the role of drama and theatre in promoting the emotional and social wellbeing of a group of young Black men living in south London. Design/methodology/approach--A qualitative methodology was used in a process and outcome evaluation of a drama-based initiative that aimed to promote young Black men's sexual and…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Young Adults, Health Education, Males