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Testing the "Zero-Sum Game" Hypothesis: An Examination of School Health Policies and Practices and Inequalities in Educational Outcomes
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Long, Sara J.; Littlecott, Hannah; Hawkins, Jemma; Eccles, Gemma; Fletcher, Adam; Hewitt, Gillian; Murphy, Simon; Moore, Graham F. – Journal of School Health, 2020
Background: Health and education are intrinsically linked, while both are significantly patterned by socioeconomic status throughout the life course. Nevertheless, the impact of promoting health via schools on education is seen by some as a "zero-sum game"; ie, focusing resources on health improvement activity distracts schools from…
Descriptors: School Policy, Foreign Countries, Attendance, Educational Attainment
Health Improvement and Educational Attainment in Secondary Schools: Complementary or Competing Priorities? Exploratory Analyses from the School Health Research Network in Wales
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Littlecott, Hannah J.; Long, Sara; Hawkins, Jemma; Murphy, Simon; Hewitt, Gillian; Eccles, Gemma; Fletcher, Adam; Moore, Graham F. – Health Education & Behavior, 2018
Background: Implementing health improvement is often perceived as diverting resource away from schools' core business, reflecting an assumption of a "zero-sum game" between health and education. There is some evidence that health behaviors may affect young people's educational outcomes. However, associations between implementation of…
Descriptors: Health Education, Health Promotion, Educational Attainment, School Health Services
Group Motivational Interviewing in Schools: Development of a Health Promotion Intervention
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Hawkins, Jemma L.; Bravo, Paulina; Gobat, Nina; Rollnick, Stephen; Jerzembek, Gabrielle; Whitehead, Sarah; Chanon, Sue; Kelson, Mark; Adams, Orla; Murphy, Simon – Health Education Journal, 2016
Objective: In the light of the shortcomings of curriculum-based health promotion in secondary schools, group motivational interviewing provides a potential alternative approach. This two-phase study set out to establish the key components, feasibility and acceptability of a group motivational interviewing intervention, focused on alcohol…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Focus Groups, Interviews, Motivation Techniques
Health Professionals' Perspectives on Exercise Referral and Physical Activity Promotion in Primary Care: Findings from a Process Evaluation of the National Exercise Referral Scheme in Wales
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Din, Nafees U.; Moore, Graham F.; Murphy, Simon; Wilkinson, Clare; Williams, Nefyn H. – Health Education Journal, 2015
Background and objectives: Referring clinicians' experiences of exercise referral schemes (ERS) can provide valuable insights into their uptake. However, most qualitative studies focus on patient views only. This paper explores health professionals' perceptions of their role in promoting physical activity and experiences of a National Exercise…
Descriptors: Referral, Exercise, Semi Structured Interviews, Health Personnel
Implementing a Social-Ecological Model of Health in Wales
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Rothwell, Heather; Shepherd, Michael; Murphy, Simon; Burgess, Stephen; Townsend, Nick; Pimm, Claire – Health Education, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to assess the implementation of the Welsh Network of Healthy School Schemes (WNHSS) at national, local and school levels, using a systems approach drawing on the Ottawa Charter. Design/methodology/approach: The approach takes the form of a single-case study using data from a documentary analysis, interviews…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Models, Systems Approach, Workshops
The Social, Physical and Temporal Characteristics of Primary School Dining Halls and Their Implications for Children's Eating Behaviours
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Moore, Sue N.; Murphy, Simon; Tapper, Katy; Moore, Laurence – Health Education, 2010
Purpose: Social, physical and temporal characteristics are known to influence the eating experience and the effectiveness of nutritional policies. As the school meal service features prominently in UK nutritional and health promotion policy, the paper's aim is to investigate the characteristics of the primary school dining context and their…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Nutrition, Interviews, Foreign Countries