Who Guideline On School Health Services

WHO has long recognized the link between health and education and the potential for schools to play a central role in safeguarding student health and well-being. In 1995, WHO launched the Global School Health Initiative, which aimed to strengthen approaches to health promotion in schools. This WHO guideline on school health services will contribute to the creation of a common language around school health services, will promote evidence-based care through its menu of interventions, will strengthen school nursing and school health professions around the world, and ultimately will improve the health of children.

Legal Issues in School Health Services offers a legal resource never before available for education and health professionals, and their legal advisors. All professionals involved in the development, implementation, and evaluation of school health services will find this an exceptional tool. This book addresses the spirit and letter of the laws, the related standards, the conflict between them, and how they affect the delivery of school health services in regular and special education. Special attention is given to pertinent issues for school administrators, school attorneys, and school nurses, in order to foster school practices that are safe and effective. Designed as a guide and reference work, this book is written by 15 highly-credentialed nurses, attorneys, and educators and offers detailed discussions of the legal challenges that exist in the 21st century. KEY FEATURES School nursing practice, standards, and performance issues Risk management strategies for school administrators, school boards, and attorneys Multi-disciplinary approaches in ethico-legal problem solving Collaborative approaches in promoting student learning and success Financial, special education, record confidentiality, and future genetic challenges In-depth legal references, citations, and research, plus a comprehensive glossary and table of federal statutes and regulations

The first edition of Step-by-Step to Comprehensive School Health was published in 1993 and has been widely used by schools and communities throughout the United States to establish school health programs to support the healthy development of children and youth. State agencies, local schools and tribal communities have used this guide effectively in their efforts to establish high quality health promotion programs within their schools. The guide also served as a blueprint for university programs that prepare future health education teachers and leaders.

Abstract: Guidelines, methods, and resources for evaluating school health promotion activities are provided in this manual from the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory. The manual is organized to enable schools to focus on those evaluation questions most relevant to them. A school health evaluation checklist is provided to serve as a guide for the school health team conducting the evaluation activities. Guidelines are provided on 1) how to determine desirable school health goals, 2) how to establish feasible school health plans, 3) how to assess the implementation of school health activities, and 4) how to assess the effectiveness of school health activities. A list of references is included.

A health-promoting school (HPS) approach was introduced over 25 years ago and has been promoted globally since; however, the aspiration of a fully embedded, sustainable HPS system has not yet been achieved, and very few countries have implemented and sustained the approach at scale. This publication is based on an extensive review of global evidence on the barriers to and enablers of implementation, maintenance and scaling-up of the health-promoting school approach. Its aim is to guide adaptation and implementation of the global standards for HPS. National and subnational stakeholders in all sectors involved in identifying, planning, funding, implementing, monitoring and evaluating the HPS approach will find this publication useful for understanding: what should be done, how it should be done and who should be involved in making every school a health-promoting school.