Evaluating health-promoting schools in Hong Kong: development of a framework

Lee, Albert; Cheng, Fung Kei; Leger, Lawrence St

doi:10.1093/heapro/dah607

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“…The health-promoting schools (HPS) concept from the World Health Organization (WHO) is a comprehensive approach to school health promotion in which broad health education curriculum is supported by the environment and ethos of the school as well as the link with the greater community (Mukoma and Flisher, 2004;Lee et al, 2005;Young, 2005;Buijs and Bowker, 2010). The HPS was effective in changing student health and health-related behaviors, improving learning environments and student achievement, and engaging local community and parents in partnership (StewartBrown, 2006;Leger et al, 2007;Warwick et al, 2009).…”

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“…29 No. 4 doi:10.1093/heapro/dat021 complex and multifactorial concept as it involves activity in more than one domain: curriculum, school environment and community (Mukoma and Flisher, 2004;Lee et al, 2005;Leger et al, 2007;Pommier et al, 2010). School health promotion has names other than the HPS from the WHO, such as the coordinated school health program (CSHP) from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the focusing resources on effective school health (FRESH) from the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).…”

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Reliability and validity of a scale for health-promoting schools

Lee

Shin

Choi

et al. 2013

Health Promotion International

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SUMMARYDespite a growing body of research regarding the healthpromoting schools (HPS) concept from the World Health Organization (WHO), research on measuring of the HPS is limited. This study aims to develop a scale for assessing the status of the HPS based on the WHO guidelines and to evaluate the reliability and validity of the scale. After completing the translation and back-translation process, the content validity of the 50-item scale for HPS (SHPS) was assessed by an expert committee review and pretested with 17 teachers. A stratified, random sampling design was used. A total of 728 teachers from 94 schools completed a selfadministered questionnaire. The total sample was randomly divided into three groups for exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and cross-validation. The EFA suggested seven factors, including 37 items, and the CFA confirmed these factors. In a second-order factor analysis, the second-order seven-factor model had acceptable fit indices (root mean square error of approximation 0.07, comparative fit index 0.98) with stability over validation sample and whole sample. Thus, the first-order seven factors (school nutrition services [three-item, a ¼ In conclusion, the SHPS is a reliable and valid measurement tool for assessing the states of the HPS in the Korean school context. It will be useful for comprehensively assessing schools' needs and monitoring the progress of school health interventions.

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Reliability and validity of a scale for health-promoting schools

Lee

Shin

Choi

et al. 2013

Health Promotion International

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“…[12,13] Evaluation, which includes both process and outcome data, should be a key component in planning school oral health promotion programmes. [14] Documenting and publishing these interventions enables the sharing of knowledge globally. [15] However, international reviews indicate that current evaluation outcome measures are inappropriate and of poor quality.…”

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The promotion of oral health within Health Promoting Schools in KwaZulu-Natal

Reddy

Singh

2017

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“…The concept of Health Promoting School (HPS), initiated by the WHO, moves beyond individual behavioural change to consider organisational structure change such as improving a school’s physical and social environment, its curricula, teaching and learning methods 7 8. The Hong Kong Healthy School Award (HKHSA) scheme was first launched in 2001 with the main objective to enhance positive healthy behaviour of students using a school-based approach, and the scheme has been implemented successfully with comprehensive guidelines and systems of school evaluation 8 9. Positive outcomes, especially in the areas of emotional health and social behaviours, have been well demonstrated among schools adopting this approach 10…”

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“…Two key areas of the HKHSA scheme, namely social environment and community relationship, have covered the essential features needed to promote and build resilience within the school communities 8 9 19. The positive outcomes of HKHSA and resiliency programmes in mental health promotion should lead to further study in examining the synergistic effect of resilience programme building on the concept of HPS among Chinese students in Hong Kong.…”

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