Schools4Health
Andalusia (Spain)
Over 8.5 million inhabitants
A program based on health promoting school approach, developed in Andalusia within a framework of collaboration between the regional ministries with competences in education, health and agriculture.
Schools4Health The program, based on whole school approach, places the school community at the forefront, where professionals from other sectors maintain their collaboration, but move the leadership to the school.
School year 2022/23
Where we should go
School year 2015/16 School year 2021/22
Where we are now
Pilot projects started: - 0-3 years old - EPSA
Where we came from (joint work between Health & Education for two decades)
0-3: This age group was not covered with the actual program.
EPSA: Considered in our case as a level of excellence in the promotion of healthy lifestyle in the school, that implies a real transformation of the center and its openness to the community.
Schools4Health The program is developed in Andalusian schools through two modalities: •
“CRECIENDO EN SALUD” addressed to early childhood education, special education and elementary education.
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“FORMA JOVEN EN EL ÁMBITO EDUCATIVO”, addressed to secondary education. INTERVENTION STRATEGIES
1.- Emotional learning 2.- Healthy life styles (physical activity & healthy eating) 3.- Self-care & risk of accidents (CS) / Sexuality and equal relationships (FJAE) 4.- Positive use of information and communication technologies
Didactic guides Recommended resources
5.- Prevention of addiction
Each school:
Health Promotion Team
Annual action plan
• Teaching Coordination Team • 8 Provincial Commissions • Regional Commission
Schools4Health Implementation data update (2022-2023): • 2,351 primary schools registered in “CRECIENDO EN SALUD” (654,654 students)
• 919 secondary schools registered in “FORMA JOVEN EN EL ÁMBITO EDUCATIVO” (362,239 students). • In addition, regarding the two pilot projects: • “Creciendo en Salud 0-3”: 38 early childhood schools (will be expanded to 100 centers this year) • “Escuela Promotora de Salud”: 52 schools (primary/secondary).
• The program is developed in public schools and other centers financed with public funds, including school children of different socioeconomic backgrounds, who may face/experience vulnerabilities.
Schools4Health • The activities developed in each school are planned and internally evaluated every school year, with the support of a regional team of experts. • For the EPSA pilot project, the University of Córdoba has designed a three-year research project, which will evaluate its impact in the schools that began its implementation in the 2021/2022 school year. • In our opinion, the main elements of success that guarantees the sustainability of the program is the involvement of the entire school community, with a strong support from the center’s management team and the cross approach through the curriculum and other school programs and activities. • Regarding training resources for translation/implementation, all the material developed and used for the implementation of the program are available on the program website: ➢ https://www.juntadeandalucia.es/educacion/portals/web/habitos-vida-saludable/programa