WHO Information Series on School Health - Document 3 - Violence Prevention: An Important Element of a Health-promoting School (UNESCO - WHO, 1999, 61 p.): 1. INTRODUCTION: Who should read this document?

WHO Information Series on School Health - Document 3 - Violence Prevention: An Important Element of a Health-promoting School (UNESCO - WHO, 1999, 61 p.)

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

FOREWORD

1. INTRODUCTION

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Why did WHO prepare this document?

Who should read this document?

What is meant by ''violence''?

What are the causes of violence?

Why focus efforts through schools?

How should this document be used?

2. CONVINCING OTHERS THAT VIOLENCE PREVENTION THROUGH SCHOOLS IS IMPORTANT

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Rationale: Violence affects the well-being and learning potential of millions of children around the world

Rationale: Violence is a social and economic problem for all nations

Rationale: Violence is learned and therefore capable of being unlearned

Rationale: Schools offer an efficient, practical and timely means to prevent and reduce violence

Rationale: Evaluations of school-based violence prevention efforts show promising results

3. PLANNING THE INTERVENTIONS

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Who is going to make this happen?

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The School Health Team

Community Advisors

Where should we start?

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Situation Analysis

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Needs assessment

Resource assessment

Data collection

Commitment needed

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Political acceptability

Community and family commitment

Teachers and school staff

Youth involvement

What should we do?

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Goals

Objectives

Activities

How will we know how well we are doing?

Evaluation design and monitoring

4. INTEGRATING VIOLENCE PREVENTION INTO A HEALTH-PROMOTING SCHOOL

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School health education

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Timing

Teaching Methods

Youth involvement

Parent education

Building the capacity of administrators, teachers and other school staff

Pre-service training

In-service training

Where can you look for good training?

School health services

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Screening/Diagnosis/Treatment

Training for health service providers

Referral

A healthy school environment

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Overall school climate

Supportive school policies and practices

Health promotion for school staff

Physical environment

Safety and security

Youth development activities

School/community projects and outreach

Coordinating mutually reinforcing components

5. EVALUATION

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Types of evaluation

Formative evaluation

Process evaluation

Outcome evaluation

6. ENSURING CONTINUITY IN THE SCHOOL & COMMUNITY

ANNEX 1: Declaration and Integrated Framework of Action on Education for Peace, Human Rights and Democracy

ANNEX 2: Examples of educational interventions for violence prevention

ANNEX 3: Examples of Grade-Specific Objectives for Violence Prevention Skills

ANNEX 4: Resources to help you in your health promotion and violence prevention efforts

ANNEX 5: Recommended UNESCO documents and publications for the promotion of peace and prevention of violence through schools.

REFERENCES

Who should read this document?

This document has been prepared to help those willing to advocate for and initiate violence prevention and health promotion efforts through schools. This may include:

· Members of the school community, including teachers and their representative organizations, students, staff, volunteers, parent groups, coaches, caretakers and school-based health workers.
· Community leaders, local residents, health care providers and members of organised groups (e.g., community groups interested in improving health, education and well-being in the school and community).
· Members of non-governmental agencies and institutions responsible for planning and implementing the interventions described in this document, including programme staff and consultants of international health, education and development agencies who are interested in working with schools to promote health.
· Governmental policy-makers and decision-makers, programme planners and coordinators at local, district (provincial) and national levels.