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    A Survey of Health Promotion at International Schools

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    Authors
    Curless, M.
    Burns, Sharyn
    Date
    2003
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Curless, Melanie and Burns, Sharyn. 2003. A Survey of Health Promotion at International Schools. Journal of School Health. 73 (4): pp. 133-137.
    Source Title
    Journal of School Health
    DOI
    10.1111/j.1746-1561.2003.tb03589.x
    ISSN
    00224391
    School
    Western Australian Centre for Health Promotion Research (Curtin Research Centre)
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/16182
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    This study investigated health promotion efforts at international schools serving the education needs of expatriate communities abroad. Factors supporting the implementation of whole-school approaches to health promotion also were examined. Self-completed questionnaires were distributed by a combination of electronic and conventional mail. International school staff in 93 countries (n = 205) completed an adapted version of an instrument used for evaluating the Western Australian School Health Project (WASHP). This survey demonstrated usefulness of the WASHP instrument cross-culturally in a variety of school settings. The level of whole-school approaches to health promotion in the participating international schools varied but tended to be low. Demographic characteristics of schools were not associated with differences in the level of health promotion, with the exception school size. School organizational factors support implementation of health promotion programs.

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