Promoting Health and Wellbeing through Schools

Synopsis

The contribution schools can make to improving students’ health and wellbeing is increasingly recognised. Schools that have embraced this role and adapted policies and practices to create an environment in which young people feel safe and happy have reported broad and significant gains. Through expert contributions from active researchers and experienced practitioners, Promoting Health and Wellbeing through Schools combines recent research with knowledge of the current climate in which schools are operating. Offering authoritative advice on effective intervention, this book provides an overview of the key issues that need to be addressed, including: alcohol use sexual health drug use obesity mental health. This accessible text is innovative in its focus on how schools can build partnerships with young people, parents, and health professionals to promote their commitment to health and wellbeing. It highlights successful approaches for promoting health and educational goals, and provides useful advice on planning and evaluation. Promoting Health and Wellbeing through Schools is invaluable reading for professionals working in and with schools to implement healthy schools programmes and to bring about improvement in health and wellbeing, including teachers, nurses, and health and education managers. It is also of interest to students, researchers and policy-makers.

Copyright:

2010

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781135281205

Related ISBNs:

9780203860090, 9780415493420, 9780415493420, 9780415493413, 9780415493413

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

03/22/20

Copyrighted By:

selection and editorial material, Peter Aggleton, Catherine Dennison and Ian Warwick

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Education, Philosophy, Politics and Government, Sociology

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Peter Aggleton

Edited by:

Catherine Dennison

Edited by:

Ian Warwick