Implementation trial of school staff health promotion: Polish experiences

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. e47-e58
Author(s):  
Magdalena Woynarowska-Sołdan
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Health Behaviours ◽  
Summative Evaluation ◽  
School Staff ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Health Promoting Schools ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Trial Implementation ◽  
Implementation Trial

SummaryThe paper presents the results of the trial implementation of staff health promotion in the Health Promoting Schools (HPS) programme in Poland. The design and key results of the summative evaluation of the 3-year project and activities of schools after completion of the project are described. Over 900 teachers and non-teaching employees from 21 schools participated in the project. Its purpose was to verify the schools’ ability to take action related to the promotion of staff health in the HPSs in Poland. The results of the summative evaluation of the project were considered positive and promising. The percentage of persons who declared that they take greater care of their health, and teachers who described their health as very good, increased. Most employees introduced beneficial changes in their health behaviours. In all schools, changes in working conditions and personnel relations were introduced. Eighty-two per cent of teachers and seventy-five per cent of other employees had a positive attitude to the project and ninety per cent declared that the activities ought to be continued. Nearly all the schools’ project leaders considered it a valuable initiative, had personal benefits and satisfaction from its implementation. After completing the project, 16/20 schools continued activities promoting the health of employees. Since the trial implementation of health promotion among school staff was considered a success, in 2016 some indicators relating to school staff health were included in the self-evaluation of HPS, and work began to prepare coordinators of regional and district HPS networks to work with the schools.

scholarly journals A multifaceted approach increased staff confidence to develop outside of school hours care as a health promoting setting

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Forde ◽  
Leesa Costello ◽  
Amanda Devine ◽  
Ros Sambell ◽  
Ruth Wallace
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Intervention Strategy ◽  
Health Behaviours ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Minimum Requirement ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Menu Planning ◽  
Training Post ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
High Level

Abstract Background Outside-of-school-hours-care (OSHC) services are well positioned to influence the health behaviours of 489, 800 Australian children, and are an important setting for health promotion given the current rates of childhood overweight and obesity and associated health risks. OSHC Professionals are ideally placed to become positive influencers in this setting, although they may require training and support to confidently perform this role. This study piloted a multifaceted intervention strategy to increase OSHC Professional’s confidence and competencies, to support a health promoting OSHC environment with a nutrition and physical activity focus. Methods A mixed methods approach was used. Nineteen OSHC Professionals participated in the study, including a face-to-face workshop, supported by a closed Facebook group and website. Role adequacy (self-confidence) and legitimacy (professional responsibility) were measured pre and post workshop and evaluated using non-parametric statistics. Facebook interactions were monitored, and four participants undertook qualitative exit interviews to discuss their experiences with the intervention. Results Pre-workshop 68% of participants had not received any OSHC-specific health promotion training. Post-workshop significant improvements in confidence about menu planning, accessing nutrition information, activities and recipes was observed (P < 0.05 for all). A significant improvement was observed in role support and role related training (P < 0.05). A high level of support and interaction was observed between participants on Facebook and the website was reported a useful repository of information. Conclusions Health promotion training, combined with positive social connections, shared learning experiences, and a website improved OSHC Professionals confidence and capacity to provide a health promoting OSHC environment. Health promotion professional development for OSHC professionals should be mandated as a minimum requirement, and such learning opportunities should be scaffolded with support available through social media interactions and website access.

scholarly journals Health Promoting Special Schools for Children and Young People With Intellectual Disabilities in Poland: Development of Standards and Self-Evaluation Procedures

2021 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Magdalena Woynarowska-Sołdan ◽  
Dorota Danielewicz
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
School Principals ◽  
Evaluation Procedure ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Special Schools ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Evaluation Procedures ◽  
Health Promoting School ◽  
Health Promoting

The purpose of the study was to present the process and results of developing standards and self-evaluation procedures for health promoting special schools (HPSS) for children with intellectual disabilities. The work was undertaken in order to address the needs of special schools interested in establishing a health promoting school (HPS). We used following methods: 1) Preparation: interviews with principals and teachers at 8 special schools, as well as regional HPS network coordinators, visits to 4 schools; 2) Development of HPSS project standards, self-evaluation procedures and tools: consultations with representatives of 8 schools and with regional coordinators; 3) Pilot study of HPSS the self-evaluation procedure and tools at 8 schools and development of a finalised version: direct observation, document analysis, interviews with selected participants, survey studies of school staff and students’ parents, testing students using one of the following methods: “Draw and write”, “Draw and tell”, conversation or written response. The study included people supporting HPS on a national and regional level, school principals and health promotion coordinators from special schools for students with intellectual disabilities. The pilot study was conducted on a group of 341 teaching staff, 148 non-teaching staff, 468 parents of students, and 435 students. The analysis of the study’s reports and consultations with school principals and health-promotion coordinators from participating schools guided the development of the final version of standards, in addition to the associated model of HPSS and self-evaluation procedure along with a set of tools to measure the accomplishment of the standards. The HPSS standards and self-evaluation procedure were approved by the Ministry of National Education and officially disseminated, with special schools gaining the opportunity to apply for the Health Promoting School National Certificate. The self-evaluation element of HPSS makes it possible to improve the activities of special schools with respect to health promotion while encouraging collaboration and exchange of ideas with regular schools.

Assessment of the WHO Health Promoting Schools Framework among schools in selected villages of rural Puducherry, South India – a mixed method study

2019 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Krishnamoorthy Yuvaraj ◽  
Dinesh Kumar ◽  
Shanthosh Priyan ◽  
Lakshminarayanan Subitha ◽  
Gokhale Tanmay ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
World Health Organisation ◽  
World Health ◽  
Promotion Policy ◽  
Health Promoting Schools ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Depth Interviews

Abstract Background The health of children and adolescents can be promoted through schools as they spend most of their time in school. The Health Promoting Schools (HPS) framework provides a set of policies to be followed in schools for improving the health status of school-going children and adolescents. The current study was done to assess this framework among schools in rural Puducherry. Methods Key informant interviews were done with the teachers under the six World Health Organisation (WHO) HPS framework domains to develop an observation checklist for the assessment of schools in the study area. After the survey, in-depth interviews were conducted as an approach to explore the existing health promotion activities, facilitating or hindering factors in the implementation of health promotion framework and suggestions for improving the same. Results A quantitative survey on nine schools showed that almost all the schools were lacking in domains such as health promotion policy, behaviour counselling and mental and social support. Physical education, facilities and policies for nutrition and community collaboration exist in only some of the schools. Qualitative interviews also showed similar findings and most of the teachers suggested to include training for general health emergencies and behaviour counselling. Conclusion The current study showed that most of the schools were lacking in almost all the domains under the HPS framework. Hence, stakeholders at all levels should be made aware of this framework and develop a strategy for uniform implementation of it in all the schools in the region.

scholarly journals O ambiente escolar e as ações de promoção da saúde

Cinergis ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Analie Nunes Couto ◽  
William Vinicius Kleinpaul ◽  
Letícia Borfe ◽  
Sheila Cristina Vargas ◽  
Hildegard Hedwig Pohl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
School Health ◽  
Health Promoting Schools ◽  
Health Promoting

Objetivo: descrever as ações de promoção da saúde (PS) no ambiente escolar e as dificuldades que permeiam estas ações. Método: trata-se de uma revisão bibliográfica de caráter descritivo em publicações disponíveis na literatura científica sobre o tema, sem restrição de data. Utilizou-se pesquisa em sistemas de busca na internet, como o a Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde, com fontes indexadas nas bases de dados SciELO, LILACS, PubMed. Adotou-se os descritores: Escolas Promotoras de Saúde, Saúde escolar, PS, em português e Health Promoting Schools, School health, Health promotion em inglês. Os artigos foram selecionados pelos títulos e resumos, após, lidos na íntegra e incluídos os com informações sobre o tema. Foram elaboradas categorias temáticas para a discussão dos dados encontrados, articulando-os com referenciais teóricos. Resultados: a PS busca fortalecer a ideia de autonomia dos sujeitos e dos grupos sociais, como um processo social e político, não limitado a abraçar ações direcionadas a fortalecer as habilidades e capacidades dos indivíduos. O ambiente escolar passou a ser reconhecido como apropriado para ações de PS, através de várias iniciativas de Escolas Promotoras da Saúde e do Programa Saúde na Escola, para ampliar os fatores protetores da saúde do escolar. No entanto, têm se destacado ações curativas e assistenciais e, as de PS têm sido confundidas com as de prevenção, influenciadas pelo antigo conceito. As ações apresentam como fragilidade a dificuldade na compreensão do conceito de PS pelos profissionais. Considerações finais: a efetividade da PS é um desafio metodológico e político que possibilita gerar conhecimento de programas adaptados à realidade de cada contexto, com vistas à aplicação de metodologia adequada. Para que as ações se concretizem de forma eficiente e permanente, é necessário o comprometimento de todos os envolvidos, propondo o empoderamento da comunidade escolar em atitudes do cotidiano.

scholarly journals Health Promoting Schools in Poland: an Evaluation of Health Promotion Implementation at Schools with a National Certificate

2018 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 28-38
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Borzucka-Sitkiewicz ◽  
◽  
Katarzyna Kowalczewska-Grabowska ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Health Promoting Schools ◽  
Health Promoting

scholarly journals Teachers' opinion about the need for health promotion information

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
R Maceinaitė ◽  
G Šurkienė ◽  
R Sketerskienė
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Adjusted Odds Ratio ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
Health Promoting Schools ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
The Subject

Abstract Background School is the most appropriate place for health promotion of pupils, which enables them to increase control over their health and improve it. Health promotion gives the best results when not only pupils but also their teachers are involved in the process, it is obvious that the success of health promotion depends on the teacher's attitude towards this process and his knowledge in this field. Aim of the study - to assess teachers' perceptions of the need for information on health promotion for themselves and their pupils. Methods 1247 teachers from 110 different schools in Lithuania were surveyed. Estimate of prevalence were calculated at 95% CI, logistic regression models were concluded, 95% CIs of adjusted odds ratio were calculated. Results 44.3% of teachers received sufficient amount of information on health promotion and 43.3% of them wanted more information on this subject. The odds of getting enough information on pupils health promotion were significantly related to teachers education, schools membership in Health Promoting Schools Network (HPSN) and location of school, the odds of wishing to get more information - with age and the subject teacher teaches. The most necessary information for teachers was information about healthy diet. They indicated that this information is most relevant to their pupils. In the opinion of the teachers, their pupils lack information on mental health. 71.6% of teachers were interested in information about health promotion. Interest in this subject was significantly related to gender, the subject teacher teaches and schools membership in HPSN. Conclusions Less than half of the respondents have received a sufficient amount of health promotion information and most of them are interested in this information, so it is important to provide teachers with health information that meets their needs. Providing teachers with health information it is important to take into consideration individual and school characteristics. Key messages Only less than half of teachers received sufficient amount of health promotion information. The majority of teachers were interested in information about health promotion.

scholarly journals Applying Salutogenesis in Schools

2022 ◽  
pp. 295-305
Author(s):  
Bjarne Bruun Jensen ◽  
Wolfgang Dür ◽  
Goof Buijs
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Young People ◽  
School Setting ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Literature Overview ◽  
Health Promoting Schools ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
Health Promoting School ◽  
Health Promoting

AbstractThe chapter addresses the health of children and young people in the school setting with a special focus on experiences from Health Promoting Schools (HPS) and selected health promotion projects in schools. On the basis of brief definitions of the salutogenic orientation and the health promoting school model, comparisons will be conducted with regard to key concepts and principles of the two approaches to children’s health. A brief literature overview on the use of salutogenic concepts in relation to schools and health-promoting schools also is presented and discussed.

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