Historical transformation of healthy promotion patterns among children and adolescents in China / 中国学校卫生

ABSTRACT

Abstract@#In order to identify new pattern and experience of school health, and to elaborate on the progress and trends in children and adolescents health promotion, the present article presents historical changes in health promotion approaches for children and adolescents in China, making strategic shift from "prevention and treatment of student common disease centered" to "student healthy development centered", fostering policy changes from "special school health services" to " comprehensive school health services", enacting the paradigm shift from "biomedical disease prevention and health care" model to "promoting social and behavioral success for learning" model, using various methods including needs analysis, trend research and judgment, system evaluation, and empirical evidence. The fast, substantial and extensive transformation delivers sustainable long term value and will continue to respond to the needs of the times and make steady and long term progress.