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Implementing and Evaluating the National Healthy School Program in EnglandMolly K. Wicklander, RN, MS, is doctoral student at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing, Chicago, IL. She has been living, studying, and working in London for the past two years with her husband. Her interest in the concept of "healthy schools" led to her exploration of England’s National Healthy School Program The purpose of this article is to trace development of the National Healthy School Program (NHSP) from a global concept to implementation at the local school level in England with a view toward clarifying and, more importantly, determining if implementation is proceeding as planned, as evidenced by the presence of process evaluation. The NHSP is designed to serve as a catalyst for health promotion in schools by identifying core health themes linked to evaluation principles in the whole-school approach. In this analysis, process evaluation of the NHSP whole-school approach indicates that program data are collected and recorded, but these data are not used to form an evidence-based program implementation strategy to transform the data into action. The NHSP brings valuable concepts to the global school health community that should be embraced because schools are increasingly being recognized as key settings for health promotion activities.
Key Words: evaluation • health promotion • international • program development • schools
The Journal of School Nursing, Vol. 22, No. 5,
250-258 (2006) |
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