TY - JOUR

T1 - Health, well-being and education

T2 - Building a sustainable future. The Moscow statement on Health Promoting Schools

AU - Dadaczynski, Kevin

AU - Jensen, Bjarne Bruun

AU - Viig, Nina Grieg

AU - Sormunen, Marjorita

AU - von Seelen, Jesper

AU - Kuchma, Vladislav

AU - Vilaça, Teresa

N1 - This publication has received funding under an operating grant from the European Union's Health Programme.

PY - 2020/6/4

Y1 - 2020/6/4

N2 - Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to introduce the official statement of the Fifth European Conference on Health-Promoting Schools. Design/methodology/approach: The Fifth European Conference on Health-Promoting Schools was held on 20–22 November 2019 in Moscow, Russian Federation, with over 450 participants from 40 countries. A writing group was established to prepare a draft version of the statement before the conference. On the basis of an online and offline feedback process, the opinions of the participants were collected during the conference and included in the finalisation of the statement. Findings: The final conference statement comprises six thematic categories (values and principles; environment, climate and health; schools as part of the wider community; non-communicable diseases (NCDs); evidence base; and digital media), with a total of 23 recommendations and calls for action. Originality/value: The recommendations and calls for action reflect current challenges for Health Promoting Schools in Europe. They are addressed to all actors in governmental, non-governmental and other organisations at international, national and regional levels involved in health promotion in schools and are to be applied for the further development of the concept.

AB - Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to introduce the official statement of the Fifth European Conference on Health-Promoting Schools. Design/methodology/approach: The Fifth European Conference on Health-Promoting Schools was held on 20–22 November 2019 in Moscow, Russian Federation, with over 450 participants from 40 countries. A writing group was established to prepare a draft version of the statement before the conference. On the basis of an online and offline feedback process, the opinions of the participants were collected during the conference and included in the finalisation of the statement. Findings: The final conference statement comprises six thematic categories (values and principles; environment, climate and health; schools as part of the wider community; non-communicable diseases (NCDs); evidence base; and digital media), with a total of 23 recommendations and calls for action. Originality/value: The recommendations and calls for action reflect current challenges for Health Promoting Schools in Europe. They are addressed to all actors in governmental, non-governmental and other organisations at international, national and regional levels involved in health promotion in schools and are to be applied for the further development of the concept.

KW - Child and adolescent health

KW - Health Promoting Schools

KW - School health promotion

KW - Social change

KW - Health sciences

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85081603136&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1108/HE-12-2019-0058

DO - 10.1108/HE-12-2019-0058

M3 - Journal articles

AN - SCOPUS:85081603136

VL - 120

SP - 11

EP - 19

JO - Health Education

JF - Health Education

SN - 0965-4283

IS - 1

ER -