Encouraging Schools To Promote Health: Impact of the Western Australian School Health Project (1992-1995).

McBride, Nyanda; Midford, Richard

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Publication Date: 1999

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Encouraging Schools To Promote Health: Impact of the Western Australian School Health Project (1992-1995).

McBride, Nyanda; Midford, Richard

Journal of School Health, v69 n6 p220-26 Aug 1999

Describes evaluation results from 12 months of the Western Australia School Health (WASH) Project, a school health-promotion intervention that used community-development strategies to help schools identify and respond to relevant health concerns. Surveys of intervention and comparison schools indicated that schools successfully made organizational changes, such as allocation of additional time, personnel, and money, to support health promotion. (SM)

Descriptors: Child Health, Comprehensive School Health Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Health Promotion, Parent Participation, Physical Activity Level, Physical Education, School Counseling, School Health Services

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia

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