Supporting School Health
Supporting School Health in Disadvantaged Rural Areas in Bekaa and Southern Lebanon
School health promotion programs are effective in helping students achieve health literacy, enhancing their health-related behaviors, and thereby improving their health status. However, in resource-limited countries, such programs are restricted to some sporadic initiatives. The aim of this project was to the school health program in its three components; medical screening, health education, and school health environment. The project was designed by the World Health Organization (WHO) Lebanon Country Office and implemented in collaboration with the Modern University for Business and Science (MUBS) in five public schools located in rural areas in Lebanon.
The socio-ecological model guided the intervention that adopted a holistic approach by targeting the students, the school environment, and the students’ parents. The project tackled student health through medical screening and EHealth Modules, addressed the school environment through an assessment of relevant environmental indicators, and targeted parents through health seminars about different child healthrelated topics.
Students Parents Public Schools
The project was evaluated and the results of the evaluation showed that the project proved the effectiveness of such a comprehensive and holistic approach in improving school health. As a result, we strongly recommend that similar projects be replicated and expanded at the national level to provide children and their parents with a healthy schoolenvironment that promotes wellbeing at all levels.
Testimonials
Issamar Safa
T.E.A.C.H Cohort 1
Lama Jaber
YMDA Cohort 1
Marwa Ammar
T.E.A.C.H Cohort 1
YES - Education Student
YES - Education Student
NWN in Numbers
6
Different locations
10,000
Beneficiaries
Funded
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