Health behaviours of teachers and other education professionals in France: can we do better?
Health Promot Int
; 37(2)2022 Apr 29.
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| ID: mdl-34542611
Education professionals play a crucial role in health education, notably as role-models, since they come into contact with students on a daily basis. Therefore, examining their health behaviours may be instructive. In this nationwide French study, teachers appeared to behave more healthily compared with non-education sector employees in important domains such as alcohol consumption or tobacco use. However, certain non-teaching education professional groups were more likely to be physically inactive or overweight/obese. Our results highlight opportunities for interventions aimed at raising health awareness and empowerment among school staff. A comprehensive health promotion approach integrating our findings would draw less on a vertical or top-down transfer of knowledge and depend more on participation and exchange among school staff, on teachers leading by example, as well as on the development of a supportive school environment.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Conductas Relacionadas con la Salud
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Sobrepeso
Tipo de estudio:
Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Health Promot Int
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Francia
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido