title: A health promotion initiative in French primary schools based on teacher training and support: actionable evidence in context.
abstract: This article presents a health promotion initiative in French school settings. This initiative aims to promote children's social, emotional and physical health. The main strategy is the development of teachers' health-promoting practices and schools' health-promoting environment. The initiative was implemented in 115 primary schools in six French regions. Three types of evidence were used to develop the initiative: scientific, professional contextual, and critical evidence. The evidence was translated into the programme through a training and support process. According to their position, the actors used the evidence differently. The importance of the local context and actors' involvement is further explored.
authors: École des hautes études en santé publique (EHESP), Rennes, France, IUFM d'Auvergne/Université Blaise Pascal, Chamalières, France. Jeanine.Pommier@ehesp.fr
authors: Jeanine
authors: J
authors: Pommier
authors: Marie-Renée
authors: MR
authors: Guével
authors: Didier
authors: D
authors: Jourdan
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D005178:Faculty; D005602:France; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D012572:School Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D012574:Schools