Health promoting schools and COVID-19: preparing for the future

Sormunen, Marjorita; Lattke, Lynda S.; Leksy, Karina; Dadaczynski, Kevin; Sakellari, Evanthia; Velasco, Veronica; Borzucka-Sitkiewicz, Katarzyna; Miranda-Velasco, María J.; Rabaglietti, Emanuela; Rosário, Rafaela

doi:10.1177/14034948221091155

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“…A whole-school SEL approach is a call to proactively seek ways to provide better opportunities for children and youth, especially in light of pandemic times and their impact on education, which increases the learning gap, especially among disadvantaged populations ( Sormunen et al, 2022 ) including university students ( Sulla et al, 2022 ). In addition, the SEL approach is a way to reduce inequities ( Elias et al, 1997 ; Gehlbach and Hough, 2018 ; Allbright et al, 2019 ).…”

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PE-Iv (Panorama Education-Italian version): the adaptation/validation of 5 scales, a step towards a SEL approach in Italian schools

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Implementing a Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) approach in school requires monitoring certain skills. As awareness of SEL increases in Italy, it is necessary to provide instruments to monitor these skills within a systemic approach. This study presents the cultural adaptation/validation of 5 scales from Panorama Education, which are widely used in school districts in the United States, to the Italian middle/high school context: Grit, Sense of Belonging, Self-Management, Social Awareness, and Self-Efficacy. After cultural adaptation, 709 middle/high school students answered an online questionnaire (2021). Psychometric properties showed good internal consistency and confirmatory factor analysis showed a good fit index. The differences in gender and grade level support the validity of the instrument.

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“…The coronavirus pandemic has ‘imposed’ on school leaders an even more significant commitment to health promotion in school [ 28 ]. We assume that principals with a higher level of HL, genuinely involved in health promotion at school before the pandemic, coped better during the pandemic.…”

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“…Moreover, in Poland, school principals were highly focused on ensuring continuity of education in conditions of social isolation [ 31 , 32 ] and the problem of ’disappearing students’ [ 33 , 34 ]. At that time, it was a real threat that ’the whole-school approach to health might be reduced to behavioural (e.g., hygiene-related) approaches’ [ 28 ]. Moreover, schools seem to have put more effort into core subjects, while health promotion matters received less attention [ 28 ].…”

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Associations between Polish school principals’ health literacy and implementation of the Health Promoting School approach during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Rosário

2024

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The coronavirus pandemic has contributed to increasing the responsibility of school principals for the health of all school community members. Moreover, evidence confirms the significant role of school principals’ health literacy (HL) for health promotion in schools. Therefore, the presented study aims to evaluate the associations between Polish school principals HL and the implementation of the Health Promoting School (HPS) approach in Polish schools. The present study was conducted as part of an international survey on the global COVID-HL network (www.covid-hl.eu) between June 2021 and December 2021. Three subscales of the HPS were considered and an exploratory analysis were used in this study. Associations between the median split of each subscale of HPS (outcome) and health literacy (predictor) were performed using logistic regression. Research results showed that the highest level of HPS implementation was directed at pupils. Principals perceived themselves as having the highest HL on the ‘accessibility’ subscale and these respondents had significantly higher odds of implementing learning opportunities for students. The study suggests that principals with adequate HL may be more likely to effectively implement HPS strategies in schools. This research could provide insights into the complex interplay between HL and the HPS approach and inform the development of more effective strategies for promoting health and HL in schools.

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“…In a situation where the world is facing the COVID-19 pandemic, the synergy of other risk factors for chronic diseases, such as obesity, malnutrition, inactivity, poor mental health and health literacy can provide more serious threats to the human health. This synergism of the epidemic and the risk factors for chronic diseases requires the development of children's health literacy and the empowerment of Anna to promote a sense of responsibility [20].…”

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Action status and willingness to change health-promoting behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic among elementary school children: a study based on Prochaska’s stages of behavior change theory (TTM)

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Background & aim: COVID-19 pandemic has significant effects on lifestyle and health-promoting behaviors and adolescence is a very critical period due to the importance of identity formation and individual behaviors. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the status of health- promoting behaviors in the sixth grade male students attending elementary schools in Ardabil city based on Prochaska ‘s stages of behavior change (TTM). Materials & methods: This analytical cross-sectional study was conducted on the 619 sixth grade male students attending elementary schools during 2021. The data were collected using two instruments (a researcher-made questionnaire and Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile-II (HPLP-II) questionnaire). The data were analyzed using SPSS version 22 and one-way analysis of variance. Results: The majority of students in physical activity and healthy eating behaviors were in the pre-contemplation stage, 29.6% (183 people) and 33.1% (205 people), respectively. All dimensions of health-promoting behaviors were observed to have a significant relationship with the stages of Prochaska’s theory behavior change in students, their decision-making balance and self-efficacy scores (P < 0.001). Conclusion: The health of students is under serious threat due to the poor state of health-promoting behaviors and the weak desire to change behavior. By planning in educating the students, significant changes can be made in changing their behavior and improving their health.

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Health promoting schools and COVID-19: preparing for the future

Cited by 10 publications

References 39 publications

PE-Iv (Panorama Education-Italian version): the adaptation/validation of 5 scales, a step towards a SEL approach in Italian schools

PE-Iv (Panorama Education-Italian version): the adaptation/validation of 5 scales, a step towards a SEL approach in Italian schools

Associations between Polish school principals’ health literacy and implementation of the Health Promoting School approach during the COVID-19 pandemic

Action status and willingness to change health-promoting behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic among elementary school children: a study based on Prochaska’s stages of behavior change theory (TTM)

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