title: [Health education in school].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To discover the contents of health education taught at present in the EGB (basic) schools of Castelldefels, the opinions of teachers on health education in schools, and to stimulate reflection among teachers and health-workers on health education at school.
  
  
  METHODS
  A crossover study using a self-administered questionnaire.
  
  
  METHODS
  EGB schools in the town of Castelldefels.
  
  
  METHODS
  All the EGB teachers in Castelldefels (n = 261).
  
  
  RESULTS
  148 teachers (57%) replied to the survey. Health education was considered necessary by 56.8% and essential by 33.1%. They needed technical support and adequate material to carry it through. Integration of health education into the teaching programmes of the school syllabus's different subjects was the best way of carrying it out, in the view of the majority. The advantage of different subjects coincided with those described in the "Health Plan for Catalonia".
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Given that we consider teachers to be the professionals best-placed to carry out health education at school, it is useful to confirm their awareness of its importance. As health education is also an objective of the primary care teams, these should be the reference and support point for teachers' demands for technical help.
authors.affiliation: Area Básica de Salud Castelldefels, Barcelona.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Masvidal
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lorenzo
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Arteta
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aliaga
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bages
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vivo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012572:School Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013030:Spain; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D000078329:Workforce
vernacular_title: La educación sanitaria en la escuela.