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2014 | 10(44) | 161-168

Article title

МЕТОДОЛОГІЧНІ ЗАСАДИ ДІЯЛЬНОСТІ ЄВРОПЕЙСЬКОЇ МЕРЕЖІ ШКІЛ СПРИЯННЯ ЗДОРОВ’Ю

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The methodological foundations of the activity of european network of health promoting schools

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UK

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It is known that human health depends on many factors: heredity, socio-economic and environmental factors, health system. According to the World Health Organization, it is only 10% due to the last factor; 20% – due to genetic factors; 20% – determined by environmental conditions and almost 50% – the conditions and way of life. Thus, it is clear that the formation and preservation of health depends on the person’s lifestyle, values attitudes towards health; harmonization of his inner world with the environment. Researchers all over the world have long concluded that the main direction towards health is formation of healthy way of life, from early childhood. Hence the invaluable role of education in solving planetary problems preservation of human health is vivid. In this way, the school can teach children to form a valuable attitude to health, to make level and quality of life higher. Most effectively it can be done in health promoting schools. We consider that the use of positive European experience of the national health promoting schools improves their work. In order to improve public health in Ukraine by appropriate action, namely: participation in the international project «European Network of Health Promoting Schools» (European Network of Health Promoting Schools) (ENHPS). Current issues of heath sustaining activities in health promoting schools are the question of study of T. Berezhna, T. Boichenko, G. Danilenko, О. Yezhova, S. Kirilenko, V. Movchanyuka, V. Orzhehovskoyi, A. Pylypenko, I. Potashnyuk , W. Shapovalova and others. The article covers methodological foundations ofhealth promotion activities of the European Network of Health Promoting Schools. The basic theoretical approaches that underpin the study of this problem: competence, personality-oriented, holistic are characterized. The essence of the competence-based approach is that it focuses on the health promotion activities of the students. The personality-oriented approach ensures the creation of new mechanisms and technologies of health promotion activities. Applying a holistic approach to education corresponds ordering health promotion activities of a coherent educational system.

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