[Educational and health dimensions of health education at school: a participative total experience in 2 health regions of Murcia].
BACKGROUND
The results of and experience on School Health Education during two years and in two health areas, which intends to promote solid contacts between all people interested in carrying out activities included in daily work, and, this way, to improve the schoolchildren habits are shown.


METHODS
The activity is situated in the Investigation Action paradigm. Quantitative and qualitative methods are used in the process and product evaluation.


RESULTS
The programme has had an statistically significant effect on the habits considered to be of interest (dental hygiene and physical exercise) and no effects on those habits on which no work was done. There have been 13 Educational Centers, 2 Health Centers and the Faculty of Medicine Sociosanitary Sciences Department. Collaboration, among all interested people, has been increasing, although there have been found difficulties and giving up.


CONCLUSIONS
Our opinion is that the role to be played by the Health Councils and the School Councils is essential to develop the recent ministerial dispositions on the matter, within the scope of health areas.
Sánchez Moreno
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Departamento de Ciencias Sociosanitarias, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Murcia.
Sánchez Estévez
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Cánovas Valverde
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Barceló Aparicio
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Marset Campos
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003153:Community Health Services; D003479:Curriculum; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006266:Health Education; D006293:Health Promotion; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D005082:Physical Exertion; D012574:Schools; D013030:Spain
Dímensiones educativas y sanitarias de la educación para la salud en la escuela: una experiencia participativa y global en dos zonas de salud de Murcia.