Schools for health, education and development: A call for action

Health Promotion International

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 68-77

  Tang, Kwok Cho ^a   Nutbeam, Don ^b   Aldinger, Carmen ^c   St Leger, Lawrence ^d   Bundy, Donald ^e   Hoffmann, Anna Maria ^f   Yankah, Ekua ^g   McCall, Doug ^h   Buijs, Goof ⁱ   Arnaout, Said ^j   Morales, Sofialeticia ^j   Robinson, Faye ^a   Torranin, Charuaypon ^j,k   Drake, Lesley ^l   Abolfotouh, Mostafa ^m   Whitman, Cheryl Vince ^c   Meresman, Sergio ^j   Odete, Cossa ^j   Joukhadar, Abdul Halim ^j   Avison, Claire ⁿ   Wright, Cream ^f   Huerta, Franscico ^o   Munodawafa, Davison ^j   Nyamwaya, David ^j   Heckert, Karen ^j,p   more..

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^d DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e WORLD BANK   (United States)

^f UNICEF   (United States)

^g UNESCO   (France)

^h International School Health Network   (Canada)

ⁱ Schools for Health in Europe Network   (Netherlands)

^j EMRO ^*

^k Ministry of Education   (Thailand)

^l Partnership for Child Development   (United Kingdom)

^m ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

ⁿ Canada   (Canada)

^o SEARO   (United States)

^p UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

Education and development; School health; School health promotion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 59449100343     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dan037     Document Type: Review

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