WHO INFORMATION SERIES ON SCHOOL HEALTH ... - PAHO/WHO

Promoting Physical Activity in Schools
5. INTEGRATING EFFORTS TO PROMOTE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY INTO
VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF A HEALTH-PROMOTING SCHOOL …………………… 14
5.1 Supportive school policies …………………………………………………………… 16
5.2 Physical education ………………………………………………………………………… 17
5.2.1 Extracurricular programmes …………………………………………………… 23
5.2.2 Active transport to and from school …………………………………………… 24
5.3 Skills-based health education …………………………………………………………… 24
5.4 Nutrition …………………………………………………………………………………… 25
5.5 Health services …………………………………………………………………………… 26
5.6 Health promotion for school staff ……………………………………………………… 26
5.7 Training teachers and other school personnel ………………………………………… 27
5.8 A health supportive school environment ……………………………………………… 28
5.9 Involving the community and families ………………………………………………… 31
5.9.1 Involvement of parents and family members ………………………………… 32
5.9.2 Collaboration with the community ……………………………………………… 33
6. EVALUATION …………………………………………………………………………………… 34
6.1 Purpose of evaluation …………………………………………………………………… 34
6.2 Types of evaluation ……………………………………………………………………… 35
6.3 Sample evaluation questions for various components ……………………………… 36
6.4 Reporting progress and achievements ………………………………………………… 39
7. CONCLUDING REMARKS …………………………………………………………………… 40
ANNEX 1: Physical activity pyramid ………………………………………………………… 41
ANNEX 2: Useful resources …………………………………………………………………… 42
ANNEX 3: Popular local games ……………………………………………………………… 44
REFERENCES …………………………………………………………………………………… 46
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