Promoting health and well-being through schools. - Milton,Park, Abington, Oxon : Routledge, 2010. - x, 177 p.: 24 cm.

Includes bibliographic references and index

1. Introduction -- 2. The health of children and young people -- 3. Promoting mental health through schools -- 4. Reducing disaffection and increasing school engagement -- 5. Tackling obesity: promoting physical activity and healthy eating in schools -- 6. The role of schools in reducing alcohol-related harm among young people -- 7. The role of schools in drug education and wider substance misuse prevention -- 8. Promoting sexual health -- 9. Children and young people as partners in health and well-being -- 10. The contribution of parents -- 11. The role of the school nurse -- 12. Evaluating health and well-being in schools: issues and principles.

Offering advice on effective intervention, this title provides an overview of the key issues that need to be addressed.


English

978-0-415-49342-0


School health services
School hygiene


Great Britain

371.710941 P94