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《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2022, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (1): 111-118.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2022.01.017

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Framework and core contents of World Health Organization and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization health-promoting schools

ZHANG Meng1,2,3,4,QIU Zhuoying2,3,4,5,CAI Geng1,2,3(),WANG Guoxiang1,2,3,YANG Jian2,3,6,QIU Fubing2,3,7,HAO Chuanping2,3,8,LI Anqiao2,3,YIN Rongbin1   

  1. 1. School of Physical Education and Sport Sciences/Research Center of Sport and Exercise Rehabilitation, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215021, China
    2. WHO-FIC Collaborating Center in China, Beijing 100068, China
    3. China Academy of ICF, Weifang, Shandong 261000, China
    4. University of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, China
    5. China Rehabilitation Research Center/China Rehabilitation Science Institute, Beijing 100068, China
    6. Key Laboratory of Health Evaluation and Sport Intervention of Ministry of Education, School of Sport and Health, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
    7. Center of Physical Education, Sport and Health Sciences, Department of Physical Education, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, China
    8. Special Education College of Beijing Union University, Beijing 100075, China
  • Received:2022-01-06 Published:2022-01-25 Online:2022-02-11
  • Contact: CAI Geng E-mail:caigeng@xuda.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    National Social Science Foundation of China(19BTY078)

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Abstract:

Objective To systematically research the policies and core contents of World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) documents on policies, guidelines and standards for health-promoting schools and health services. Methods These policy documents included Making Every School a Health-promoting School: Implementation Guidelines, WHO Guidelines on School Health Services, and Making Every School a Health Promoting School Global Standards and Indicators, which construct a conceptual and policies framework for health-promoting schools. In perspective of health service system, this study systematically explored the policies, guidelines and standards of WHO and UNESCO on health-promoting schools and health services, as well as the role of health-promoting school component systems in promoting the health of children and how physical activity can be an important area of health-promoting schools. Results The Health Promoting Schools Initiative is an important area of research for the WHO health services. Making Every School a Health-promoting School: Implementation Guidelines primarily serves students aged five to 19, teachers and other staff in schools. WHO Guidelines on School Health Services cover a variety of activity types including health promotion, health education, preventive interventions, clinical assessment and health services management. Making Every School a Health Promoting School Global Standards and Indicators covers eight global criteria and thirteen specific areas in the areas of policy resources, curriculum and environment, and community engagement. Conclusion WHO and UNESCO have proposed a series of policies related to building health-promoting schools, which focus on child health and advocate the promotion of child and adolescent health, public health, education, social and economic development through schools to achieve the goal of safeguarding the health rights of children and adolescents and meeting health needs. Following the WHO Guidelines on School Health Services and Making Every School a Health Promoting School Global Standards and Indicators, it proposed to incorporate educational and physical education tools into the school health service system.

Key words: children and adolescents, health, health promoting schools, policy framework, content analysis

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