Understandings of concept and attitudes on school-based health promotion among teachers coordinating school health clubs in Colombo DPDHS area.

Abstract

The majority of coordinating teacher possess more favorable attitudes on school-based health promotion. The coordinating teachers with more favorable attitudes were having well functioning school health clubs. However, the relationship between favorability of attitudes and understandings on concept of school-based health promotion was not described. The perceived obstacles to develop school health programme among coordinating teachers were assessed in areas of resources, planning process. According to coordinating teachers perception most important obstacles to develop school health programme were inadequate allocation of time. lack of parent participation and community involvement for school health and unavailability of proper monitoring and evaluation system to school health programme