Active and Healthy Lifestyle – Nationwide Programs in Israeli Schools

Dados Bibliográficos

ID22945443
AutoresSima Zach (0000-0003-4138-6360, School of Education, The Academic College at Wingate, Netanya, Israel, autor correspondente), Varda Inglis (School of Education, The Academic College at Wingate, Netanya, Israel), Aviva Zeev (School of Education, The Academic College at Wingate, Netanya, Israel), Michal Arnon (School of Education, The Academic College at Wingate, Netanya, Israel), Yaël Netz (0000-0001-6554-0102, School of Education, The Academic College at Wingate, Netanya, Israel)
Ano2018
Volume33
Fascículo6
Páginas946-957
Data de publicação2018-12-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoHealth Promotion International (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0957-4824 • E-ISSN: 1460-2245
EditoraOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/heapro/dax034
PMID29106554
OpenAlexW2725345920
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas45

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced the 'Global School Health Initiative' in 1995 following recommendations formulated in the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion. Hence, the aims of the present study were to describe the various programs for nurturing an active and healthy lifestyle implemented during 2011-12 in schools in Israel, and to identify variables that may explain the success versus lack of success in implementing these programs. Participants were a nationwide representative sample of 126 school principals from six supervisory districts of the Ministry of Education, including six sectors, from the elementary, junior-high and senior-high school levels. Semi-structured telephone interviews were recorded and processed using the ATLAS.ti software for qualitative analysis. Physical education teachers, sciences teachers and social coordinators led the programs' implementation. The programs included four main activities domains: health, physical education, nutrition and sustainability. Three types of program implementation were observed: leading principles, teaching methods, and external programs. Parents were involved mostly in elementary schools. Evidence of program integration into school life was presented by changes in children's behaviors, whereas difficulties stemmed from lack of budget and teaching hours. Science and physical education lessons constituted the anchor for the programs. The schools needed a committed leader to help conduct and maintain the program. Thus, the role of the school principal was to initiate the idea of developing a program, encourage its implementation, select a leader for the program, and then, most importantly, to reinforce the teachers' enthusiasm.

Charter · Christian ministry · Enthusiasm · Health promotion · Medical education · Physical education · Political science · Principal (computer security) · Promotion (chess) · Public health · Health and Lifestyle Studies · Medicine · Nursing · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychology · School Health and Nursing Education