Moving from conversation to commitment: Optimising school-based health promotion in the Western Cape, South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorWaggie, Firdouza
dc.contributor.authorLaattoe, N.
dc.contributor.authorFilies, Gerard C.
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-04T14:17:36Z
dc.date.available2017-03-04T14:17:36Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractBackground: Recent evaluation of the Interdisciplinary Health Promotion (IHP) course offered by the University of the Western Cape (UWC) at schools revealed that the needs expressed by the schools had not changed in the last five years. Objectives: This paper describes the process that was undertaken to identify specific interventions that would have an impact on the schools and, in turn, the broader community, and provides an overview of the interventions conducted in 2011 - 2012. Methods: A stakeholder dialogue explored notions of partnership between the university and the schools, sustainability of health promotion programmes in the schools, and social responsiveness of the university. An action research design was followed using the nominal group technique to gain consensus among the stakeholders as to which interventions are needed, most appropriate and sustainable. Results: A comprehensive plan of action for promoting health in schools was formulated and implemented based on the outcome of the stakeholder dialogue. Conclusion: The study's findings reiterate that an ongoing dialogue between schools and higher education institutions is imperative in building sustainable partnerships to respond to health promotion needs of the school community.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationWaggie, F. Laattoe, N. & Filies, G.C. (2013). Moving from conversation to commitment: Optimising school-based health promotion in the Western Cape, South Africa. African Journal of Health Professions Education, 5(1): 26-29
dc.identifier.issn0256-9574
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/2606
dc.identifier.urihttp://doi.dx.org/10.7196/AJHPE.207
dc.language.isoenen_US
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dc.publisherHealth and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG)en_US
dc.rightsThe African Journal of Health Professions Education is an Open Access Journal and provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. In accordance with the definition of the Budapest Open Access Initiative all content published by the AJHPE is made free to users without any subscription or other charges. Users are permitted to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full text of these articles, or use them for any other lawful, non-commercial purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. The article can be found online at: http://doi.dx.org/10.7196/AJHPE.207
dc.status.ispeerreviewedTRUE
dc.subjectInterdisciplinary Health Promotion (IHP)en_US
dc.subjectSchoolen_US
dc.subjectSocial responsivenessen_US
dc.titleMoving from conversation to commitment: Optimising school-based health promotion in the Western Cape, South Africa
dc.typeArticleen_US

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