Tai Po Shun Tak Wong Kin Sheung Memorial School AM, Hong Kong
- A Lee1,
- J R Ashton2
- 1Department of Community and Family Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- 2Joint Editor, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
- Correspondence to: Dr A Lee Department of Community and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine 4th Floor, School of Public Health, Prince of Wales Hospital Shatin, NT, Hong Kong; aleecuhk.edu.hk
The school started developing the Healthy School concept in 1999, after two teachers had enrolled in the Professional Diploma Course in Health Promotion and Health Education provided by the Chinese University of Hong Kong. They had been launching various health promotion programmes, and the priority areas were evidence based according to the 1999 youth risk behavioural surveillance, which highlighted three important areas for attention: unhealthy eating habits, lack of exercise, and emotional problems. The school …







