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| How to Classify a Health Promoting School |
What constitutes a Health Promoting School depends very much on what communities and individuals regard as health and what is perceived as priority community, social, educational and health needs. Although many Health Promoting Schools have common features, there is not a fixed 'prescription' for a Health Promoting School. |
The following are a few basic elements that could classify a school a Health Promoting school: |
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Develops an organisational culture that promotes a safe, healthy and stimulating learning and working environment for students and teachers. |
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Identifies the school community’s specific health needs. |
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Establishes their own priorities and focus on relevant health issues. Collaborates with parents and students on problem solving decision making and action in relation to health issues in the school community. |
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Implements a holistic, coordinated and action oriented approach to health and education in the school and the community. |
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Establishes effective partnerships with health services to develop, implement and monitor health promotion programs, service provision and other agencies and reflects on and refines whole school activity. |
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Why are health-promoting schools important? |
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Since students spend 20- 35 hours per week at school, the environment should be as positive, healthy and safe as possible. |
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Teachers and other personnel in schools are role models and should model healthy behavior. |
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Health promoting schools can have a positive impact on student’s health, school performance and ability to learn. |
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A health promoting school can help prevent: |
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Teasing and bullying |
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Substance abuse |
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Poor grades |
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Depression |
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Negative body image |
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Poor diet habits |
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Health promoting schools can decrease the risk for certain risk problems: |
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Overweight |
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Cardiovascular diseases |
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Cancer |
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Eating disorders |
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Anxiety |
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Depression |
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Drug/Alcohol addiction |
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The Health promoting schools in Lucknow are : |
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La Martiniere Boys School |
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Kendriya Vidyalaya SGPGI |
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Study Hall College |
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Loreto Convent |
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Isabella Thoburn College |
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St.Paul’s School |
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Colvin Taluqdar College |
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Delhi Public School – Eldeco Branch |
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Five roses public school |
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Diamond public school |
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Unity Degree College |
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