Enhancing 2Health-Promoting Schools3 through implementing mental health program / Alaa Hassan Elanwar Shaaban ; Supervised Azza Elnouman , Omima Mostafa Kamel Gomma , Nesreen Mohamed Kamal

Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Community Medicine

Introduction: The Health Promoting School (HPS) concept initiated by WHO advocates for tackling health promotion and well-being in a whole school approach through school{u2019}s policy, curriculum design, care, and support. Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) is an educational movement that is gaining ground throughout the world. In the past two decades, research has demonstrated the importance of positive social behaviors in fostering academic achievement and increasing the educational outcomes. Methods: A school-based non-randomized controlled trial, in a purposively selected private language schools in Cairo governorate. The study included 460 students in the age group 11 (±0.7) years old, all are boys, and were divided into two groups; intervention group (n= 230) and a control group (n=230). The ten components of the health-promoting school were assessed in the intervention school primarily by a CDC tool 2The School Health Index3, then a tailored SEL program was developed fitting the Egyptian culture and our students{u2019} needs, targeting major nine dimensions. Results: The baseline assessment results for the intervention school were in the medium range percentages (20%-80%). The social and emotional part had not been a major concern given for our students. The students who participated in the SEL program evidenced significant improvements in grit, growth mindset, selfmanagement, social awareness, and school safety compared to the control group. According to the teachers{u2019} perception scale, 70% of the teachers reported that the leaning strategies of students have been improved

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