Objetivo: describir el concepto de la esperanza que tienen los padres de niños entre 0 y 15 años de edad con diagnóstico de cáncer. Método: investigación cualitativa de tipo descriptivo exploratorio; la información se recolectó en cuatro ciudades de Colombia, a través de entrevistas semiestructuradas a once padres de niños con diagnóstico de cáncer. Resultados: se identificaron doce categorías que describen las experiencias de los padres y cómo estas los llevan vivir y a describir la esperanza como virtud y estado de ánimo. Conclusiones: la esperanza termina siendo el eje fundamental que mueve la vida de los padres; las experiencias alrededor del cáncer de sus hijos transforman el significado de la enfermedad y de su propias vidas, en las cuales se redescubren estrategias y mecanismos positivos de afrontamiento.

Se ha demostrado que el medio ambiente es definitivo en el desarrollo de los niños y niñas en edad escolar, y que este debe ser considerado para promover su salud. El presente estudio analizó la literatura mundial sobre promoción de la salud escolar en relación con el medio ambiente, mediante una búsqueda integradora que incluyó artículos indexados bajo los descriptores salud escolar, promoción de la salud y medio ambiente, entre 2014 y 2017, sin límites idiomáticos ni geográficos. De las 106 referencias reportadas, 40 que cumplieron criterios de selección se reportan con un análisis bibliométrico, la clasificación de ambiente, el nivel de evidencia y las categorías según su contenido. Aunque la evidencia reportada es débil, se ratifica que la promoción de la salud escolar se relaciona estrechamente con el medio ambiente en niveles que van desde el personal hasta el cultural y social. Los contenidos de esta literatura se agrupan en seis categorías: interacciones y comportamiento ciudadano, ambiente e hidratación, ambiente y actividad física, manejar condiciones especiales de salud, ambiente y nutrición, y políticas que promueven la salud en la escuela.

Objective. To describe the construction and validationprocess of a Model of professional practice of schoolnursing for Colombia. Methods. Study under theapproach of “methodological research in nursing” carriedout by the Colombian network of school nursing, withthe participation of 26 nurses from different institutionsin a research developed in three stages: revision ofantecedents, identification and prioritizing of assumptionsto construct the model, and validation of the preliminaryproposal with the participants and with a group of experts. Results. The study presents the components that werepart of the construction of the model of professionalpractice of school nursing for Colombia, which includesthe four meta-paradigmatic elements of this professionaldiscipline: the receptor of care, the context, nursing, andhealth, as well as the prioritized assumptions that indicatehow these elements interact in achieving the student´s wellbeing and that of the education community. It includes the report from a focalvalidation group with the participants in which they summarize as education andhealth: a care bond, and the concept by experts on such. Conclusion. The Model of professional practice of school nursing for Colombia: education and health:a care bond, constructed in participative manner with nurses experts in the fieldand validated with theoretical experts complies with the international guides forthe design of this type of theoretical construction and permits guiding the caregoals of students, maintain the autonomy of the nurses and their interprofessionalparticipation in this field.

Chronic non-communicable diseases (CNCD) show an increasing tendency, especially in low- and medium-income countries. It is necessary to develop and evaluate strategies to strengthen healthy habits at an early age in these countries. Objective: To determine the effect of the health promotion strategy “United for Healthier Kids” (U4HK) on health lifestyle habits of a group of Colombian schoolchildren for the 2018-2020 period. Materials and methods: This quasi-experimental study features treatment and control groups and pre- and post-intervention measurements. The study involved 1,011 schoolchildren between six and twelve years old from seven rural and urban schools of the Sabana Centro region of Colombia. We used the Healthy Habits Measurement Tool, previously validated in Colombia. Results: When comparing within and between groups, the UHK strategy showed statistically significant differences in healthy habits (p < 0.05) related to nutrition and physical activity in schoolchildren. Conclusions: The U4HK strategy had a positive effect and impact on the schoolchildren’ healthy habits, especially in the ‘chooses to drink water’ and ‘moves more’ components. There were statistically significant differences (p < 0.05) between groups in four out of the five categories: drinks more water, chooses nutritios and varied options, eats and cooks as a family, and moves more. The U4HK strategy responds to current and future health problems in schoolchildren and helps prevent chronic diseases. It could be replicated in similar populations.

Purpose: To measure the preliminary effectiveness of a strategy to promote healthy lifestyle habits in schoolchildren, aged 6 to 12 years, living in the Andean region of Colombia, 2018–2021. Design and Methods: This is a Nursing Methodological Research, developed in phases: (1) Context and schoolchildren characterization; (2) Strategy design guided by the Whittemore and Grey criteria and the Bronfenbrenner ecological conceptual model; (3) Strategy validation with 11 experts; (4) Trial to evaluate preliminary effectiveness. We applied the strategy in seven different schools with the educational community including 955 schoolchildren between 6 and 12 years of age, 551 parents, 130 teachers and 7 members of the food staff. Results: Our health promotion strategy “Prosalud” has five components: citizenship feeding and nutrition, physical activity, and rest; environment protection, and directing one’s own life. It includes all the participants of the educational community. Conclusions: According to experts, the health promotion strategy “Prosalud” is valid to help promoting healthy lifestyle habits among schoolchildren. This strategy demonstrates its preliminary effectiveness in a group of school children from 6 to 12 years of age, their parents, teachers, and school food staff, in the Andean region of Colombia.