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Schools for Health in EuropeSHE
Goof BuijsNIGZ
8 June 2008Vancouver, partnership track
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background
• ENHPS starts in 1991
• Council of Europe (CE), European Commission (EC) and WHO Regional Office for Europe
• National coordinators appointed by Ministry of Health and Education
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European advisory board:
EUROPEAN
COMMISSION WORLD HEALTHORGANIZATION
EUROPE
Member countries
AlbaniaAustriaBelgium/Fl.Belgium/Fr.BulgariaCroatiaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceHungaryIcelandIrelandIsraelItaly
KazakhstanLatvia
LithuaniaLuxembourg
MaltaMoldova
NetherlandsNorwayPoland
PortugalRomania
Russian Fed.Slovak Rep.
SloveniaSpain
SwedenSwitzerland
TFY Rep. of MacedoniaTurkey
UkraineUnited KingdomArmenia Azerbaijan Bosnia and Herzegovina
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From Iceland to Kazachstan
A whole school approach Based upon the Ottawa Charter involving parents, pupils, teachers, communities Provision of tools, methodologies and technical
assistance Capacity building, partnerships, mobilisation of
resources Country infrastructure Creation of safe and secure environments Schools making a contribution to health development 44 countries participating in the programme
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Health promotion in schools
• Health promoting school approach
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Aim ENHPS
To positively influence the health and health behaviour of school-aged children in Europe
by developing and implementing quality-based and evidence-based health promotion programmes
for the school setting
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characteristics
the classroom curriculum
the school social, physical and organisational environment, including: relationships with the community
health services
partnerships, formal and informal
school policies
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partnerships
1. Education sector- Good and healthy school (Germany)- Effective school- inclusion in curriculum (Scotland)
2. Health sector and health services3. Students, parents, community4. Research community
- EVA- HBSC
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New phase in Europe from 2007
• NIGZ will be WHO collaborating centre for school health promotion
• Is now coordinator
• Transforming into ‘Schools for Health in Europe’: SHE
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Schools for Health in Europe (SHE)
• makes HPS more visible• provides direct access to information,
good practices, contacts and exchange • opens up for other sectors• helps to put health promoting schools
higher on the political agenda in Europe and member states
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Links with FRESH
• Rich body of knowledge
• Over 20 years of expertise in development and implementation
• Effective partnerships
• Participation
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Schools for Health in Europe (SHE)
• www.schoolsforhealth.nl