Health Promotion International, Vol 13, 329-338, Copyright © 1998 by Oxford University Press
C Thomas, C Parsons and D Stears
This article explores key developments in health promotion within the
European Network for health Promoting Schools project (ENHPS) in four
formerly communist countries: Poland, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria and
Lithuania. The concept of the Health Promoting School has been uniquely
interpreted by these countries resulting in a variety of health promoting
initiatives at school, community and national levels. These include:
variations in the management of the project in the different countries; the
direction and support for schools provided by the national project teams in
each country; the effect of national governments on project outcomes; the
communication between project participants and strategies for disseminating
project outcomes; the training of teachers and health professionals; and
the extent to which the local community and parents have been involved in
school projects. The introduction of a holistic concept of health promotion
into the education system and schools in these countries has inspired and
equipped teachers to adopt 'democratic' approaches to health education
teaching and move away from the more traditional, didactic approaches. The
two researchers witnessed more relaxed relationships and more opportunities
for pupils to engage and be active. This corresponded with changes in the
political, social and economic conditions of these countries since the
removal of communist regimes. The vestiges of past regimes, current
economic circumstances and national histories inevitably play a part in the
context in which a radical vision of ENHPS is embraced by entrepreneurial
professionals in under-resourced communities and schools.Key
words: active learning; eastern Europe; educational innovation;
Health Promoting Schools; WHO
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Implementing the European network of health promoting schools in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Lithuania and Poland: vision and reality
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