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What is Health Promoting Schools? Part 1 of 2

EPISODE 14

What is a health promoting school? – Part 1

Dr Hugh Shannon, a Senior Lecturer in HPE at Queensland University of Technology speaks with authors Sue Dimitrijevich (Health education consultant & former school principal) and Amanda Ferguson (Project development officer – Nutritionist, Foodcore Nutrition Services) about tips and insights from the latest edition of the book ‘What is a health promoting school? Increasing health literacy in WA schools’.

Part 1 includes discussion of what constitutes a health promoting school (HPS), the importance of making schools healthier places to live, learn and work, the HPS framework, health literacy skills, modelling positive health behaviours, and a call-to-action encouraging stakeholder engagement and co-design.

For further information and access to a free PDF copy of the book visit:

https://wahpsa.org.au/healthpromotingschools/what-is-a-health-promoting-school/

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