tailieunhanh - Health Impacts of Education a review

There is increasing recognition that new forms of partnership and intersectoral work are required to address the social and economic determinants of health. Investments in both education and health are compromised unless a school is a healthy place in which to live, learn and work. School communities respond to a dynamic set of factors affecting student achievement and learning outcomes. The health of students, teachers and families is a key factor influencing learning. Schools require a strategy that will provide teachers, parents, students and other community members with a set of principles and actions to promote health. A strategy built on the health-promoting schools framework has the. | Health Impacts of Education a review Institute of Public Health in Ireland OlPH Health Impacts of Education a review Prepared by Claire Higgins Teresa Lavin Owen Metcalfe Institute of Public Health in Ireland November 2008 OlPH Health Impacts of Education a review Published by the Institute of Public Health in Ireland The Institute of Public Health in Ireland 2008 Reproduction authorised for non-commercial purposes provided the source is acknowledged Prepared by Claire Higgins Teresa Lavin and Owen Metcalfe The Institute is very grateful to Áine Hyland formerly UCC Andy Pollak Centre for Cross Border Studies readers in the Department of Education and Science Republic of Ireland and the Department of Education Northern Ireland for reviewing a draft of this document. ISBN 978-0-9559598-1-3 For further copies of this document please contact The Institute of Public Health in Ireland 5th Floor Forestview Bishop s Square Purdy s Lane Redmond s Hill Belfast Dublin 2 BT8 7ZX Tel 353 1 478 6300 Tel 44 2890 64 84 94 Fax 353 1 478 6319 Fax 44 2890 64 66 04 Email info@