The Impact of the Healthy Active School Symposium (HASS) on Supporting the Implementation of Comprehensive School Health

The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of a school health team learning event towards the implementation of comprehensive school health. Data was gathered in Alberta from 747 teachers across 27 events over 4 years. Participants completed a post-event survey consisting of 28 items in...

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Published inPhysical & health education journal Vol. 88; no. 1; pp. 49 - 64
Main Authors Sulz, Lauren, Cleddie, Douglas, Ahmed, Md Dilsad, Torrance, Brian, Theal, Katelynn, Johnston, Nora, Macridis, Soultana, Loitz, Christina
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Gloucester Canadian Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance 01.01.2023
Subjects
Collaboration
Community
Community Relations
Community Resources
Eating Habits
Educational Environment
Exercise
Learning
Likert Scales
Planning
Schools
Student Development
Student Leadership
Students
Teaching Methods
Teams
Thinking Skills
Wellness
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of a school health team learning event towards the implementation of comprehensive school health. Data was gathered in Alberta from 747 teachers across 27 events over 4 years. Participants completed a post-event survey consisting of 28 items including three factors: contributions towards the development of a school health team, effectiveness in facilitating school health initiatives and, contributions to health and wellness in the school community. Key impacts from the events included helping school health teams to think critically about health and wellness in their communities, developing confidence for implementation and, support for developing and implementing policies. The events were effective in increasing the confidence among participants and acted as a catalyst for developing and supporting healthy school communities.
ISSN:1498-0940