NURS 288 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: School Hygiene, Health Promotion, Youth Engagement
4 Nov 2016
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Health school community: a healthy school community is one that supports the wellness of all its members (students, teachers, staff, parents, administrators, community partners) and continuously strengthens its capacity as a health setting for living, learning and working. School health is usually not the goal of schools- it"s education! So we need to help incorporate health into the curriculum. It"s not just the school, it"s getting the community, parents, and other organizations that we need to get involved. Comprehensive school: an internationally recognized evidence-based approach for building healthy school communities. Comprehensive school is including everyone and trying to make the health. Sustainable, so when we leave the efforts will continue. Based on collaboration between home, school, and community partners. Applying evidence-based practices to improve student health. Takes a holistic view of health and well-being within the school environment. Focuses on building capacity and sustainability within school communities.
