Health Promotion International, Vol. 6, No. 3, 229-232, 1991
© Oxford University Press 1991
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Healthy Living is Fun A creative way of health education
AOK (Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse) Enzkreis und Stadt Pforzheim Federal Republic of Germany
Address for correspondence: Dr med. J. Schwarz AOK Pforzheim Zerrenner Strasse 49 D-7530 Pforzheim Federal Republic of Germany
Healthy living is fun is a health education programme for pupils aged 810 years. It consists of a curriculum covering seven health topics, and was developed by a team of a physician and teachers. The programme follows an integrated, cognitive concept of health education. By a creative approach the pupils learn to appreciate their body and, consequently, to avoid risk factors. A prospective evaluation study is being carried out in cooperation with the German Institute for High Blood Pressure Research, Heidelberg, Federal Republic of Germany.
Key words: education programme; health education; school health