What is the Evidence on School Health Promotion in Improving Health or Preventing Disease and, Specifically, What is the Effectiveness of the Health Promoting Schools Approach

This evidence review covers mental health (including suicide), aggressive behaviour, healthy eating, physical activity, substance use & misuse, driver education, & peer approaches. The report shows the effectiveness of different types of programmes varies. School-based programmes promoting mental health, healthy eating & physical activity are amongst the most effective, while programmes on preventing substance use, & suicide are among the least effective of school health promotion programmes. (35 refs.)