Public health in action: effective school health needs renewed international attention

Public health in action: effective school health needs renewed international attention

School health programmes as a platform to deliver high-impact health interventions are currently underrated by decision makers and do not get adequate attention from the international public health community. We describe the award-winning Fit for School Approach from the Philippines as an example of...

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Main Authors:	Habib Benzian, Bella Monse, Vicente Belizario, Alexander Schratz, Murat Sahin, Wim van Palenstein Helderman
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Taylor & Francis Group 2012-02-01
Series:	Global Health Action
Subjects:	integrated school health child health child education evidence-based intervention community health Fit for School
Online Access:	http://www.globalhealthaction.net/index.php/gha/article/view/14870/pdf_1

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