title: The World Health Organization: school health initiatives.
abstract: The United Nations and its family of operational agencies have existed for almost five decades. For school health personnel, to understand how these agencies operate--in particular, the World Health Organization (WHO)--is worthwhile. To understand how WHO influenced the practice of health education for school-aged youth, some critical events that have occurred during the past five decades are reviewed and several current and future activities are identified and described.
authors: Dept. of Health Education, University of Maryland, College Park 20742.
authors: R S
authors: RS
authors: Gold
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D003479:Curriculum; D005544:Forecasting; D006266:Health Education; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D012572:School Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D014944:World Health Organization