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Health Promotion International Advance Access originally published online on March 23, 2005
Health Promotion International 2005 20(2):177-186; doi:10.1093/heapro/dah607
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Evaluating health-promoting schools in Hong Kong: development of a framework

Albert Lee1, Frances F. K. Cheng1 and Lawry St Leger2

1Centre for Health Education and Health Promotion, School of Public Health, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, People's Republic of China and 2Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, Deakin University, Australia

Address for correspondence: Professor Albert Lee, Centre for Health, Education and Health Promotion, The School of Public Health, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 4th Floor Lek Yuen Health Centre, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong, People's Republic of China E-mail: alee{at}cuhk.edu.hk

Health-promoting schools (HPS)/healthy schools have existed internationally for about 15 years. Yet there are few comprehensive evaluation frameworks available which enable the outcomes of HPS initiatives to be assessed. This paper identifies an evaluation framework developed in Hong Kong. The framework uses a range of approaches to explore what schools actually do in their health promotion and health education initiatives. The framework, which is based on the WHO (Western Pacific Regional Office) Guidelines for HPS, is described in detail. The appropriate instruments for data collection are described and their origins identified. The evaluation plan and protocol, which underpinned the very comprehensive evaluation in Hong Kong, are explained. Finally, a case is argued for evaluation of HPS to be more in line with the educational dynamics of schools and the research literature on effective schooling, rather than focusing primarily on health-related measures.

Key words: health-promoting schools; evaluation; framework


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