1st Edition

Promoting Health and Wellbeing through Schools

Edited By Peter Aggleton, Catherine Dennison, Ian Warwick Copyright 2010
192 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge

The contribution schools can make to improving students’ health and wellbeing is increasingly recognised. Schools that have embraced this role and adapted policies and practices to create an environment in which young people feel safe and happy have reported broad and significant gains. Through expert contributions from active researchers and experienced practitioners, Promoting Health and... Read more

Acknowledgements  List of contributors  List of figures and tables  Chapter 1 Introduction Peter Aggleton, Catherine Dennison and Ian Warwick  Chapter 2 The health of children and young people Fiona Brooks  Chapter 3 Promoting mental health through schools Katherine Weare  Chapter 4 Reducing disaffection and increasing school engagement Colin Noble and Marilyn Toft  Chapter 5 Tackling obesity: promoting physical activity and healthy eating in schools Wendy Wills  Chapter 6 The role of schools in reducing alcohol-related harm among young people Willm Mistral and Lorna Templeton  Chapter 7 The role of schools in drug education and wider substance misuse prevention Martine Stead and Robert Stradling  Chapter 8 Promoting sexual health Roger Ingham and Julia Hirst  Chapter 9 Children and young people as partners in health and well-being Jo Butcher  Chapter 10 The contribution of parents Claire James  Chapter 11 The role of the school nurse Viv Crouch and Helen Chalmers  Chapter 12 Evaluating Healthy Schools: issues and principles Catherine Dennison, Ian Warwick and Peter Aggleton

Biography

Peter Aggleton is Professor of Education and Health and holds a UNSW Strategic Chair at the National Centre in HIV Social Research, University of New South Wales, Australia.

Catherine Dennison is Research Manager for the Children and Young People’s Public Health Programme at the Department of Health, UK.

Ian Warwick is Senior Research Officer at the Thomas Coram Research Unit at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK.