Student-driven health promotion activities

• Purpose - The aim was to examine how students experienced creating, leading and praticipating in student-driven health promoting activities in cooperation with their teacher. Design/methodology/approach - Inspired by the PAAR method (participatory appreciative action research) 19 Swedish students, ages 10-11 participated in health promotion work in the classroom through creating, leading, participating in and evaluating their own and their peers’ health promoting activities.Findings - The analysis of the student’s health promoting activities resulted in three themes; (i) the friendly touch (ii) the outdoor run for fun (iii) the sounds of well-being, including health promotion tools such as music, massage, physical activity and the outdoors.Originality/value - The comprehensive understanding of how students experienced creating, leading and participating in student-driven health promoting activities in cooperation with their teacher, revealed three key points; i) When students were asked to choose health promoting activities, they were not only in line with existing research but were able to reflect on how to develop praxis, ii) Students are competent to lead health promoting activities with the support of their teacher and participating in health promoting activities lead by their peers, iii) The group assignment in this study offer one example of implementing health promoting activities in school to increase health literacy

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MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Hälsovetenskap -- Annan hälsovetenskap (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Health Sciences -- Other Health Sciences (hsv//eng)

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Health Science

Hälsovetenskap

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