Conditions for professional support of school health promotion implementation in the Netherlands

Abstract Background The Dutch Healthy School Program (‘Programma Gezonde School’; HSP) is a whole school approach including education, stimulating physical and social environment, health services, and school health policies. Implementation support is offered by Healthy School Advisers employed at 25 regional Public Health Services (PHSs). To strengthen this professional support, this study aimed to map conditions for the degree of support offered by PHSs and received by schools. Methods The data collection plan was developed together with a Community of Practice. In 2021 and 2022, two rounds o... Mehr ...