Resources from the "Promoting Healthy Schools" Section of this Website:
-Components of wellness and health definitions
briefing your body
UIC components
WHO definition of health
North Dakota State Defining Wellness and its components
WHO definition of a health promoting school
WHO global school health initiative
Chesapeake bay
-Health Promotion models:
Healthier generation components of wellness
Coordinated School Health programs
Healthy School Status UK
Sheffield Schools UK
IUHPE
IUHPE Evidence to Action
Healthy Schools Australia (Queensland)
How to promote Healthy schools in Australia
Health Promoting Schools Framework Australia
Health Promoting Schools: A resource for Promoting Indicators
Health Promoting Schools: Ministry of Health NZ homepage
-Articles on Health Promotion through education
WHO (World Health Organization) article on promoting health in schools
Evaluation of Health Promoting Schools in Hong Kong
WHO pamphlet on health promoting schools for youth
-Comprehensive health organizations:
Division of Adolescent and School Health
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
Alliance for a healthier generation
Self Centre UK
Healthy School planning kit UK
Child Family Health International
WHO (World Health Organization) homepage
SHE (safety, health and environment)
Integrated Solutions Health Network
-Hong Kong health promoters and health organizations:
Department of Health homepage
Department of Health student health section
Center for Health Education and Health Promotion
QEF resource center
Health Education Promotion Fund Hong Kong
Center for Health Education and Health Promotion consulting links
Department of Health “Health Zone”
Health Education and Exhibition Resource Centre
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, Hong Kong
Department of Health Centre for Health Protection
Hong Kong Census Department
Schools in Hong Kong can create their own health promoting charter
Schools can create their own health promoting videos/channels like youtube
-spiritual wellness
an article on placing spirituality in the curriculum
spiritual development in schools UK
Perceptions of Spirituality and Spiritual Development in Education held by Teachers and
Students on Teacher Training Courses
Spiritual Development: The Doughnut and the Hole
Shaping the Spirit
-The Need for Counseling Programs
California department of education
American School Counselor Association
School Based Career Development: A Synthesis of the Literature
Year 9 and 10 Ontario Standards for guidance and career education
Year 11 and 12 Ontario Standards for guidance and career education
-Experiential Learning (general or service based)
Excellent example from West Island School, Hong Kong
Benefits of community based service learning
Benefits of student participation in community of service: University of Michigan
Experiential Learning: Previous Research and New Directions
David Kolb Experiential Learning Theory
Experiential Learning Cycle
Experiential Learning (adventure/outdoor education only)
Numerous articles on the benefits of outdoor learning
Long Term Impacts Attributed to Participation in Adventure Education
Adventure and Experiential Education: Principles, Adaptations and a Case Study
A Longitudinal Study of the Outcomes from Participation in Wilderness Adventure Education Programs
How are Adventure Education Program Outcomes Achieved?
Adventure Education.com
Project Adventure
Outward Bound
Adventure Based Experiential Learning: Going Beyond
C.A.S. component of IB schools
Hong Kong Student Health issues to address:
Department of health obesity report
Childhood Obesity in Hong Kong: A Developmental Perspective and Review
Press Releases on Child Obesity
Environmental Pollution Statistics, Hong Kong
Article on bullies and their effects on Hong Kong
-Intellectual wellness
health and academic performance
-physical wellness
physical activity and brain function
ABC news report on physical activity and academics
USA Today physical activity and student performance
Numerous articles to search through on the benefits of physical activity
More articles to search through on physical activity and academic performance
Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans
Mayo Clinic benefits of exercise
CDC benefits of physical activity
Ontario Health and Physical Education Standards years 1-8
NHES standards
Implementing daily phsyical activity in schools grades 1-3
Implementing daily physical activity in schools grades 4-6
Implementing daily physical activity in schools grades 7-8
Ontario Health and physical education standards years 9-10
Ontario Health and physical education standards years 11-12
-Environmental health
Ontario Environmental Health standards resource guide
briefing your body
UIC components
WHO definition of health
North Dakota State Defining Wellness and its components
WHO definition of a health promoting school
WHO global school health initiative
Chesapeake bay
-Health Promotion models:
Healthier generation components of wellness
Coordinated School Health programs
Healthy School Status UK
Sheffield Schools UK
IUHPE
IUHPE Evidence to Action
Healthy Schools Australia (Queensland)
How to promote Healthy schools in Australia
Health Promoting Schools Framework Australia
Health Promoting Schools: A resource for Promoting Indicators
Health Promoting Schools: Ministry of Health NZ homepage
-Articles on Health Promotion through education
WHO (World Health Organization) article on promoting health in schools
Evaluation of Health Promoting Schools in Hong Kong
WHO pamphlet on health promoting schools for youth
-Comprehensive health organizations:
Division of Adolescent and School Health
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
Alliance for a healthier generation
Self Centre UK
Healthy School planning kit UK
Child Family Health International
WHO (World Health Organization) homepage
SHE (safety, health and environment)
Integrated Solutions Health Network
-Hong Kong health promoters and health organizations:
Department of Health homepage
Department of Health student health section
Center for Health Education and Health Promotion
QEF resource center
Health Education Promotion Fund Hong Kong
Center for Health Education and Health Promotion consulting links
Department of Health “Health Zone”
Health Education and Exhibition Resource Centre
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, Hong Kong
Department of Health Centre for Health Protection
Hong Kong Census Department
Schools in Hong Kong can create their own health promoting charter
Schools can create their own health promoting videos/channels like youtube
-spiritual wellness
an article on placing spirituality in the curriculum
spiritual development in schools UK
Perceptions of Spirituality and Spiritual Development in Education held by Teachers and
Students on Teacher Training Courses
Spiritual Development: The Doughnut and the Hole
Shaping the Spirit
-The Need for Counseling Programs
California department of education
American School Counselor Association
School Based Career Development: A Synthesis of the Literature
Year 9 and 10 Ontario Standards for guidance and career education
Year 11 and 12 Ontario Standards for guidance and career education
-Experiential Learning (general or service based)
Excellent example from West Island School, Hong Kong
Benefits of community based service learning
Benefits of student participation in community of service: University of Michigan
Experiential Learning: Previous Research and New Directions
David Kolb Experiential Learning Theory
Experiential Learning Cycle
Experiential Learning (adventure/outdoor education only)
Numerous articles on the benefits of outdoor learning
Long Term Impacts Attributed to Participation in Adventure Education
Adventure and Experiential Education: Principles, Adaptations and a Case Study
A Longitudinal Study of the Outcomes from Participation in Wilderness Adventure Education Programs
How are Adventure Education Program Outcomes Achieved?
Adventure Education.com
Project Adventure
Outward Bound
Adventure Based Experiential Learning: Going Beyond
C.A.S. component of IB schools
Hong Kong Student Health issues to address:
Department of health obesity report
Childhood Obesity in Hong Kong: A Developmental Perspective and Review
Press Releases on Child Obesity
Environmental Pollution Statistics, Hong Kong
Article on bullies and their effects on Hong Kong
-Intellectual wellness
health and academic performance
-physical wellness
physical activity and brain function
ABC news report on physical activity and academics
USA Today physical activity and student performance
Numerous articles to search through on the benefits of physical activity
More articles to search through on physical activity and academic performance
Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans
Mayo Clinic benefits of exercise
CDC benefits of physical activity
Ontario Health and Physical Education Standards years 1-8
NHES standards
Implementing daily phsyical activity in schools grades 1-3
Implementing daily physical activity in schools grades 4-6
Implementing daily physical activity in schools grades 7-8
Ontario Health and physical education standards years 9-10
Ontario Health and physical education standards years 11-12
-Environmental health
Ontario Environmental Health standards resource guide