A health promotion initiative in French primary schools based on teacher training and support

Jeanine Pommier (1, 2, 3) , Marie-Renée Guével (4, 2, 3) , Didier Jourdan (4, 5)

1 ARENES - Arènes: politique, santé publique, environnement, médias
2 EHESP - École des Hautes Études en Santé Publique [EHESP]
3 SHS - Département des sciences humaines et sociales
4 ACTé - Activité, Connaissance, Transmission, éducation
5 UBP - Université Blaise Pascal - Clermont-Ferrand 2

This article presents a health promotion initiative in French school settings. This initiative aims to promote children's social, emotional and physical health. The main strategy is the development of teachers' health-promoting practices and schools' health-promoting environment. The initiative was implemented in 115 primary schools in six French regions. Three types of evidence were used to develop the initiative: scientific, professional contextual, and critical evidence. The evidence was translated into the programme through a training and support process. According to their position, the actors used the evidence differently. The importance of the local context and actors' involvement is further explored.

Mots clés: Public health; Health promotion; Organizational case studies; Schools; Evidence-based practice

Domaines: Science politique

Jeanine Pommier, Marie-Renée Guével, Didier Jourdan. A health promotion initiative in French primary schools based on teacher training and support: Actionable evidence in context. Global Health Promotion, 2011, 18 (1), pp.34-38. ⟨10.1177/1757975910393585⟩. ⟨halshs-00771428⟩