Educating for Health: Schools and Community Approaches With Adolescents

by Leo B. Hendry, Janet Shucksmith, Kate Philip

What can schools and those working with young people in the community do to promote a healthy lifestyle? The authors of this timely book stress the importance of health education while acknowledging that it must compete with other pressures on school and community work.Unique recent research in adolescent health is reviewed and set within theoretical frameworks such as lifestyle development, health education models and issues of intervention.In conclusion, the authors draw together key issues and examine the intriguing question of young people's rights, and our responsibilities as parents and educators. Furthermore, the implications, in terms of health education, of adopting a child-centered approach to the decision-making process are addressed.

226 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1995