Improving health through schools: national and international strategies
This publication describes the different strategies implemented to improve health through schools.
This publication describes the different strategies implemented to improve health through schools.
This policy seeks to contribute towards promoting effective prevention and care within the context of the public education system.
"Sara" is a very popular children's educational comic strip. Sara, the charismatic heroine of the series is an adolescent girl living in urban Africa.
School health education programs are needed to curb the high prevalence of STIs and unintended pregnancies among adolescents in the UK. Accurate data on knowledge levels and sexual education needs are necessary to design effective programs.
This is a skills-based peer education programme addressing HIV prevention and risk behaviour reduction.
This document has been developed by The Partnership for Child Development in collaboration with other agencies, including UNICEF, The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, WHO, USAID, PAHO and The World Bank. It has been field tested in five countries in Africa.
This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of health education initiatives to increase knowledge and improve attitudes and behaviors in response to rising HIV incidence.
Zambia is currently experiencing one of the worst HIV/AIDS epidemics in the world, one result being that between one-third and one-quarter of the children aged below 15 have lost one or both parents.
Este documento es una cartilla educativa que hace una recapitulación de las preguntas más habituales de los padres y docentes en los talleres de concientización y capacitación que realizó la Fundación para Estudio e Investigación de la Mujer en los últimos 15 años en escuelas, centros comunitario
This document highlights factors which increase the risk of HIV infection for young people and concludes with a number of principles for success for future work to prevent HIV infection among young people in developing countries.