A Review of the Sustainability and Impact of a Healthy Lifestyles Programme in Primary Schools 2-5 Years after the Intervention Phase

Autor/inn/en	Passmore, S.; Jones, L.
Titel	A Review of the Sustainability and Impact of a Healthy Lifestyles Programme in Primary Schools 2-5 Years after the Intervention Phase
Quelle	In: Health Education Research, 34 (2019) 1, S.72-83 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0268-1153
DOI	10.1093/her/cyy043
Schlagwörter	Program Evaluation; Program Effectiveness; Health Promotion; Life Style; Elementary School Students; Teacher Attitudes; Elementary School Teachers; Intervention; Sustainability; Positive Attitudes; Parent School Relationship + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Lebensstil; Lehrerverhalten; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Nachhaltigkeit; Parent-school relationship; Parent school relationships; Parent-school relationships; Parent-school relation; Parent school relation; Eltern-Schule-Beziehung
Abstract	There has been an emphasis on schools to promote healthy lifestyles and many intervention programmes have attempted this. Most programmes are evaluated at the time and/or shortly afterwards. This is a review of the impact and sustainability of the Health for Life programme 2--5 years after the initial phase. It captures the experiences of the senior school staff who delivered the programme through semi-structured interviews. Senior teachers recognized the importance of promoting healthy lifestyles in primary schools. They reported positively on aspects of the programme, in particular its flexibility and how it enabled schools to develop a new relationship with parents and how schools have sustained the initial programme. They discussed the main barriers to intervention and how they could be mitigated. Delivering a sustainable healthy lifestyle primary schools programme which has an impact is feasible but challenging for school staff. To maximize the likelihood of delivery, interventions must be championed by a member of the Senior Leadership Team, embedded in the curriculum, hands-on, easy to manage, and flexible to the needs of individual schools but requires support (financial, training and advisory). With these conditions the sustainability and impact of the programme was significant. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01