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SynthesisCurationis2020

Dissemination and implementation of a policy on school health in public schools: A systematic review.

Helen I Wankasi, Leepile A Sehularo, Mahlasela A Rakhudu

Abstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Curationis, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Helen I WankasiSchool of Nursing Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Mmabatho. hidubamo@gmail.com.
Leepile A Sehularo
Mahlasela A Rakhudu

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe need to achieve school health and promote well-being that would transcend children's school life has been highlighted in several studies. Promotion of health and well-being of children has not been achieved despite the prescripts of the World Health Organization and national mandates.

objectivesThe purpose of this systematic review was to explore and describe the current evidence on the dissemination and implementation of a policy on school health in public schools.

methodsFive steps of a systematic review were used to achieve the purpose of the study. The steps include framing a clear review question, developing a search approach through gathering and classifying evidence, conducting a critical appraisal, evidence summary as well as the results. Ebscohost, SAE publications, Web of Science and JSTOR databases were used to identify articles written between 2013 and 2018 and to enable access to current studies on the promotion of school health. Keywords included the following: dissemination; implementation; school health policy; and public schools. The search yielded n = 1995 articles. From this figure, 1976 articles were ineligible and only 19 articles met the inclusion criteria.

resultsSeven themes emerged from the findings of this systematic review as follows: shared information, training and development of key role-players, programme development and research, commitment from key role-players, monitoring activities, executive support and collaborative partnerships.

conclusionThe findings show that it is possible for a policy on school health to be disseminated and implemented effectively in public schools.

Indexed as

Policy MakingSchool Health ServicesHealth PolicyHumansPublic SectorSchoolsSouth Africadisseminationimplementationpolicy and systematic reviewpublic schoolsschool health policy

Identifiers

PMID33314955
PMCPMC7736675

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