A comprehensive "healthy schools programme" to promote school health: The Hong Kong experience in joining the efforts of health and education sectors

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 174-177

  Lee, A ^a   Tsang, C ^c   Lee, S H ^b   To, C Y ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c Healthy Schools Programme   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH EDUCATION; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; PUBLIC HEALTH; TEACHER TRAINING;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOOD; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TEACHER; TRAINING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTHY PEOPLE PROGRAMS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; TEACHING;

CHINA;

EID: 0037372647     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.57.3.174     Document Type: Article

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