School Health Promotion Policy in Nova Scotia: A Case Study

In response to the growing concern of children’s health, many local governments have responded by implementing health promotion policies that support a health promoting schools (or comprehensive school health) approach. The purpose of this study is to explore the context and nature of policies that...

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Published inPHENex journal Vol. 4; no. 2
Main Authors Jessie-Lee McIsaac, Sim, S Meaghan, Penney, Tarra L, Kirk, Sara FL, Veugelers, Paul J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ottawa Revue phénEPS / PHEnex Journal 01.07.2012
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Health promotion
School districts
Nova Scotia Canada
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Summary:In response to the growing concern of children’s health, many local governments have responded by implementing health promotion policies that support a health promoting schools (or comprehensive school health) approach. The purpose of this study is to explore the context and nature of policies that relate to health promoting schools in Nova Scotia. The results revealed that a number of policy initiatives had been developed (N= 348) at the provincial level (n=53) and across school districts (n=295). The policy scan demonstrated that there were many supportive policies at different levels of jurisdiction but incongruence of priorities and enforcement practices between the province and school districts. To optimize the impact of health promotion policies, different levels of jurisdictions need to work together and support the implementation of policies that support a health promoting schools approach.
ISSN:1918-8927