{"id":5086,"date":"2024-12-16T12:45:11","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T02:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.rch.org.au\/cah\/?p=5086"},"modified":"2024-12-18T07:19:46","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T21:19:46","slug":"investing-in-school-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.rch.org.au\/cah\/2024\/12\/16\/investing-in-school-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Investing in Health-Promoting School Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"

How can school systems improve health and wellbeing?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Website:<\/strong> https:\/\/www.who.int\/activities\/investing-in-school-health<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n

Series leads:<\/strong>\u00a0Prof Susan Sawyer and Dr Monika Raniti (MCRI)<\/p>\n

To further support school systems, a series of Topic Briefs have been developed on key health and wellbeing issues impacting adolescents. These evidence-informed resources are intended for national education, health and associated sectors to support the strengthening of national school health programs. Each brief articulates what is meant by \u201cwhole-school approaches\u201d and adopt a common framework, including an \u201cideas bank\u201d of recommended actions across each of the eight Global Standards for Health-Promoting Schools. While this body of work is globally oriented, it is locally applicable.<\/p>\n

A message from the WHO:<\/p>\n

\u201cThis series of briefs on How school systems can improve health and well-being<\/strong>\u00a0accompanies the guidance package on Making every school a Health-Promoting School<\/strong>. Each brief illustrates how to apply a whole-school and systems approach to strengthen specific health concerns. Commissioned by WHO, these briefs were put together with the expertise and support of the Centre for Adolescent Health, Murdoch Children\u2019s Research Institute at The Royal Children\u2019s Hospital in close collaboration with WHO and other UN agencies including UNESCO, UNICEF, WFP and UNODC.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Topic brief: mental health\"\"<\/a><\/h3>\n

Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

This topic brief highlights how promoting mental health and well-being supports the achievement of education and learning objectives, and explains how intervention benefits can be amplified with a whole-school and systems approach. The recommended actions are informed by the Global Standards for health-promoting schools. This evidence-informed resource is intended for national education, health and associated sectors to support the strengthening of national school health programmes.<\/p>\n

Lead writer: <\/strong>Dr Monika Raniti (MCRI)<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.who.int\/publications\/i\/item\/9789240064751<\/a><\/p>\n

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Topic brie\"\"<\/a>f: substance use<\/h3>\n

Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

This topic brief highlights how addressing substance use supports the achievement of education and learning objectives, and explains how intervention benefits can be amplified with a whole-school and systems approach. The recommended actions are informed by the Global Standards for health-promoting schools. This evidence-informed resource is intended for national education, health and associated sectors to support the strengthening of national school health programmes.<\/p>\n

Lead writer: <\/strong>\u00a0Dr Wing See Yuen (NDARC, UNSW) & Associate Professor Amy Peacock (NDARC, UNSW)<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.who.int\/publications\/i\/item\/9789240064812<\/a><\/p>\n

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Topic brief: nutrition\"\"<\/a><\/h3>\n

Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

This topic brief highlights how nutrition and healthy diets support the achievement of education and learning objectives, and explains how intervention benefits can be amplified with a whole-school and systems approach. The recommended actions are informed by the Global Standards for health-promoting schools. This evidence-informed resource is intended for national education, health and associated sectors to support the strengthening of national school health programmes.<\/p>\n

Lead writer:<\/strong> Dr Natalie Evans (was a MCRI Global Health Fellow)<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.who.int\/publications\/i\/item\/9789240064713<\/a><\/p>\n

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Topic brief: physical activity\"\"<\/a><\/h3>\n

Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

This topic brief highlights how physical activity supports the achievement of education and learning objectives, and explains how intervention benefits can be amplified with a whole-school and systems approach. The recommended actions are informed by the Global Standards for health-promoting schools. This evidence-informed resource is intended for national education, health and associated sectors to support the strengthening of national school health programmes.<\/p>\n

Lead writers: <\/strong>\u00a0Dr Dot Dumuid (MCRI honorary; UniSA) and Associate Professor Carol Maher (UniSA)<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.who.int\/publications\/i\/item\/9789240064775<\/a><\/p>\n

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Topic brief: water, sanitation and hygiene (\u200eWASH)\"\"<\/a><\/h3>\n

Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

This topic brief highlights how improved water, sanitation and hygiene support the achievement of education and learning objectives, and explains how intervention benefits can be amplified with a whole-school and systems approach. The recommended actions are informed by the Global Standards for health-promoting schools. This evidence-informed resource is intended for national education, health and associated sectors to support the strengthening of national school health programmes.<\/p>\n

Lead writer:<\/strong> Dr Natalie Evans (was a MCRI Global Health Fellow)<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.who.int\/publications\/i\/item\/9789240064799<\/a><\/p>\n

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Topic brief: sexual reproductive health and gender\"\"<\/a><\/h3>\n

Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

This topic brief highlights how promoting\u00a0sexual and reproductive health\u00a0supports the achievement of education and learning objectives, and explains how intervention benefits can be amplified with a whole-school and systems approach. The recommended actions are informed by the Global Standards for health-promoting schools. This evidence-informed resource is intended for national education, health and associated sectors to support the strengthening of national school health programmes.<\/p>\n

Lead writer:<\/strong> Dr Kajal Hirani (Telethon Kids Institute)<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.who.int\/publications\/i\/item\/9789240094567<\/a><\/p>\n

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For more information about the Health Promoting Schools work visit\u00a0https:\/\/www.rch.org.au\/cah\/research\/Health_Promoting_Schools\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Disclaimer: The authors alone are responsible for the views expressed in this article and they do not necessarily represent the views, decisions or policies of the institutions with which they are affiliated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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