Szkoły promujące zdrowie w Polsce

• Authors: Katarzyna Brzenska , Marcin Purchałka

Title variants

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Health promoting schools in Poland

• Languages of publication: PL EN

Abstracts

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There are about 2000 health promoting schools in Poland. They create the conditions conducive to the promotion of health and health education in the school environment, in cooperation with parents and the local community. Health-oriented approach covers all areas of health, the sphere of physical, psychological, spiritual and social. Based on a review of work published between 1992–2011, the article presents the most important issues related to the history of health promoting schools in Poland and characterizes the objectives, the approach and main assumptions of HPS. It also presents the areas of action and discusses the differences in the traditional approach to action for health, comparing traditional and health promoting schools. It also highlights the essence of caries prevention programs in HPS.

Keywords

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health promoting schools; the Polish health promoting schools model; the process of creation of health promoting schools; health promotion; health education; prevention of dental caries in school

• Publisher: Instytut Badań Edukacyjnych
• Journal: Edukacja Biologiczna i Środowiskowa
• Year: 2012
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 105-112

Contributors

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Katarzyna Brzenska

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Marcin Purchałka

• Uniwersytet Pedagogiczny w Krakowie, Instytut Biologii