學校比任何組織更能提升年輕人的健康和豐富生活。為了增強對學生教育成就和健康狀態的直接和正向效應,全世界許多學校自二十世紀,紛紛開始執行健康促進學校計畫。本篇文章回顧八地區之健康促進學校計畫,並摘錄不同國家計畫上的重要元素和關鍵人物,藉此增進相關人士的國際觀。最後,提出國內未來在健康促進學校計畫執行和宣導的一些建議。
Schools could do more than any other single institution to enhance adolescent health and copious life. In order to have a direct and positive effect on the educational achievement and the health of its students, schools around the world have implemented health promoting school programs from twenty century. This article reviewed current status of health promoting school program in eight countries, and pointed out the major domains and key personnel for each individual country. The recommendations for extending the implementation and dissemination of the concepts of the health promoting school in future have been suggested.