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Developing trainee school teachers' expertise as health promoters

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posted on 2023-06-15, 14:01 authored by Viv Speller, Jenny Byrne, Sue Dewhirst, Lisa Mohebati, Melanie Norman, Sarah Polack, Anjum MemonAnjum Memon, Marcus Grace, Paul Roderick, Palo Almond, Barrie Margetts
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report the outcome of an education and public health collaboration investigating the impact of adapted training to enhance teachers' potential role to promote child health and wellbeing. Design/methodology/approach – The study was conducted in three phases: a survey of the health education content in universities in initial teacher training courses; a longitudinal survey at the commencement and completion of courses to capture trainees' knowledge, skills and attitudes towards health and their role in health promotion; and mapping curriculum content against qualified teacher standards and public health competencies. Findings – Training about health varies largely between institutions. Trainees' knowledge levels remained low after training; ranked importance of key health topics – nutrition, alcohol, smoking, – decreased significantly; a majority thought that teachers and schools play an important role in health promotion, but significant increases were also noted in the minority who thought health promotion is not part of their remit (Phase 2). Originality/value – To the best of one's knowledge, similar work has not so far been reported. While teachers are in a prime position to influence child health, trainees require knowledge and skills to realise their public health potential.

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  • Published

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  • Accepted version

Journal

Health Education

ISSN

0965-4283

Publisher

Emerald

Issue

6

Volume

110

Page range

490-507

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  • Primary Care and Public Health Publications

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  • Yes

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2010-11-22

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2016-03-22

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2016-11-15

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