Key Reviews & Reports
Included below is a list of landmark reviews, meta-analyses, studies and reports that have influenced the development of school health promotion. Theya re listed here in chronological order.
If you know of any reviews and reports that should be added to this list, please send us the title and URL to Doug McCall.
On the Effect of Coordinated School Health Interventions
Connell DB, Turner RR, Mason EF. 1985. Sumary of findings of the School Health Education Evaluation: Health promotion effectiveness, implementation, and costs. Journal of School health. 55(8):316-21.(Study)
World Health Organization. 1997. Promoting Health Through Schools. Report of a WHO Expert Committee on Comprehensive School Health Education and Promotion. Geneva, Switzerland (Report)
Allensworth D, Lawson E, Nicholson L, Wyche J. (eds). 1997. Schools and Health: Our Nation's Investment. Washington, DC: National Academy of Sciences. (Report)
Nutbeam D, St. Leger L. 1998. Effective School Health Promotion. Towards Health Promoting Schools. Commonweath of Australia.(Report)
Ontario Public Health Research, Education & Development. 1999. Effectiveness of School-Based Interventions in Reducing Adolescent Risk Behaviour: A Systematic Review of Reviews. Hamilton, ON. (Review)
Lister-Sharp D, Chapman S, Stewart-Brown S, Sowden A. 1999. Health promoting schools and health promotion in schools: Two systematic reviews. Health Technology Assessment. 3(22). UK: University of York. (Review)
On Health Promotion, Behaviour and the Impact of the School Environment:
Flay BR. 2002. Positive youth development requires comprehensive health promotion programs. Newsletter of the American Academy of Health Behaviour. Prepared for acceptance of the Research Laureate Medallion from the American Academy of Health Behavior, Annual Conference. Napa, California.
Green LW, Kreuter M. 2005. Health Program Planning: An Educational and Ecological Approach with Power Web Bind-in Card, 4th Edition.
See also PRECEDE-PROCEED Model Website
Frank JW. 1995. The Determinants of Health: A New Synthesis. Toronto, ON: Canadian Institute of Advanced Research
Public Health Agency of Canada. 1996. Towards a Common Understanding: Clarifying the Core Concepts of Population Health.
