g principles they used for implementing health promotion in secondary school communities (Manson, 1997). GUIDING PRINCIPLES1.Strong support from school communities is crucial in the initial stages. 2.Credibility must be established.3.Providing school communities with a school-specific, data-based profile of the health status of students and current health promoting actions represents an important vehicle for demonstrating the need for intervention.4.Identifying key individuals or “gatekeepers” which facilitates the process of initiating health promotion actions. And carry out health promotion actions. This enables teachers to view important parts of their role and not as an additional task.5.A set of minimum actins should be developed along with supporting resources.6.Actions and accompanying resources should be introduced to schools one at a time.7.Schools should be provided with feedback on their progress. A comparison of efforts across schools also can be used to motivate individual schools.8.Regular contact with the school liaison.9.A range of supplementary activities across all schools, including running workshops, providing regular newsletters and quarterly reports, and information resources such as touch screen computer interactive programs.Table 1.3 (Manson, 1997)This schools project involved having presence in school communities by providing skills training and resources. The school implemented and evaluated the schools health programs. Questions that should be asked after implementation are:a.How effective is the approach in bringing about positive health behavior change?b.If significant improvement occurs, what is the cost in terms of money?*Manson, 1997Even if the monetary cost is great, in the long run, the money and time saved in the end will be worth it. If there is not full commitment the first time, chances are extra money will be spent in the long run trying to go back over what was neglected or wha...
