Public health in action: effective school health needs renewed international attention

• Main Authors: Habib Benzian (Author), Bella Monse (Author), Vicente Belizario (Author), Alexander Schratz (Author), Murat Sahin (Author), Wim van Palenstein Helderman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2012-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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School health programmes as a platform to deliver high-impact health interventions are currently underrated by decision makers and do not get adequate attention from the international public health community. We describe the award-winning Fit for School Approach from the Philippines as an example of...