Sustaining Health Interventions in Urban Schools to Construct Educational Possibilities

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Abstract

School-based health and wellness programs have evolved from single-component to the current conception of multi-component programs, focusing on the continual and sustained improvement of a child’s overall health and wellness. Facilitators and barriers to successful multi-component wellness interventions are well represented in the literature, but there are gaps regarding the longevity and sustainability of comprehensive programs. This qualitative study examined how the [INTERVENTION NAME], implemented across seven schools, used a comprehensive toolkit to identify program factors that may aid sustainability. Qualitative results suggested that continuity between levels of implementation, teacher and administrator buy-in, and additional resources such as time and money are needed for sustainability to occur.
Keywords: school health, whole school-whole child-whole community, sustainability, professional development, qualitative methods

Authors

• Christine Pedder, Wayne State University

• Jeanne M. Barcelona, Wayne State University