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Executive Summary

The present study is an Evaluation of Tayside Primary Schools ' Health Programmes . Particularly , it is a comparison against the core interventions of the FRESH Framework . Using stratified random sampling 22 school personnel participated in the study . The results of the research suggest that there are differences between the perceptions of school personnel and students in terms of the components of the FRESH framework , as well as their engagement to their school 's health services programmes . Specifically , it has been shown school personnel seem to have more favourable perceptions of

the programme components compared to students . The degree of health policy development within each school is reflective of the pressures for change and its motivation to establish health tenets which will serve as guideposts for students , parents , and staff . The management of Tayside schools ought to ensure that support and advocacy for their health policies are ingrained in both school staff and students who may synergistically work towards the success of its implementation

An Evaluation of Tayside Primary Schools ' Health Programmes : A Comparison against the Core Interventions of the FRESH Framework

Introduction

The FRESH framework represents cooperation among different sectors to be able to Focus Resources on Effective School Health . It is a staunch lead in the effective promotion of health school policies . One of its key principles is that all schools and its students deserve good health and this thrust is possible only with the following strategies : 1 ) the provision of safe water and sanitation 2 ) skills based health education 3 ) provision of health and other services 4 ) effective referral to external health service providers and 5 ) links with the community ' [1

The FRESH framework adequately reinforces the role of collaborative partnerships to ensure the success of school health programmes . Some sectors that may be partnered with include health and education faculty , health personnel , students , and other parties who may help in the effort . Some of the benefits that may be yielded from an effective school health programme has direct positive implications on academic activity , encompassing improvement in enrolment rates decrease in absenteeism and a reduction in discriminatory practices against marginalized students [1]

The study has been carried out to determine the perceptions of school personnel on the effectiveness of their school 's health programmes . The framework against which these perceptions shall be compared is FRESH or Focusing Resources on Effective School Health . All primary schools within the Tayside area are eligible to participate in the study However , the respondents who shall be purposively chosen , should meet the inclusion criteria of the research . In a nutshell , the core of the study would involve determining whether the school based nutrition services of the school health programme in Tayside are synchronized in letter and spirit with the parameters defined by the Focusing Resources on Effective School Health (FRESH

The study would be limited only to an evaluation of their nutrition services thus , other health programmes is not within the scope of the study . The research is carried out with the...