Two approaches to school health promotion - A focus on health-related behaviours and general competencies. An ecological study of 25 Swedish municipalities

Health Promotion International

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 37-44

  Guldbrandsson, Karin ^a   Bremberg, Sven ^b  

^a SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Competencies; Health related behaviours; Municipality; School health promotion

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CRIME; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOLOGY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STUDENT; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SWEDEN; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33344465515     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dai029     Document Type: Article

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