Różnice we wdrażaniu zasad promocji zdrowia w szkołach w czasie pandemii COVID-19. Rozważania oparte na badaniach przeprowadzonych wśród dyrektorów polskich szkół
The Differences in Implementing Health Promotion Principles in Schools During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Considerations Based on Research Conducted Among Polish Schools Principals

Summary/Abstract: During the coronavirus pandemic, health promotion became crucial for preventing COVID-19 diseaseand mitigating its consequences. Implementing health promotion principles was particularly essentialin educational settings, where the possibility of infection was high. Simultaneously, only limited em-pirical studies have addressed school principals’ perspectives on implementing health promotion is-sues during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, this study aims to examine the differences in implement-ing health promotion principles in schools during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results come froman online cross-sectional survey conducted in eight provinces of Poland from June to December 2021.The study was part of a global school principal health literacy survey under the COVID-HL Network.Research results have shown that schools in the Health Promoting Schools network tend to implementthe whole-school approach to health more often. In addition, the longer the school belongs to the net-work, the more health promotion activities are implemented. It can be assumed that school principalsplay a crucial role in implementing health promotion principles in schools. Therefore, their healthawareness and interest in health matters are essential for effectively promoting health in schools.

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