Life Skills Education School Handbook - Noncommunicable Diseases: Introduction

Overview

Health promoting schools has been recognized an effective approach to enhancing education and health outcomes of children and adolescents. This handbook deals with the prevention of noncommunicable diseases in school settings. The first part of the handbook presents the knowledge around risks linked to tobacco use, unhealthy diet, lack of physical activity and hygiene including oral. it highlights the need to address these risk factors trough health literacy and life skills education.