Healthy Schools Program

The Healthy Schools program is a national accreditation program implemented in collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Ministry of Education (MoE) since 2008, with an aim to create a health-promoting environment within schools, reflecting positively on students’ physical and social growth as well as their academic performance.  

The program is based on a set of international standards established by UNICEF and Johns Hopkins and Family Health Media Partners Foundation, which have been adapted to the national context. It is implemented in cooperation with school staff to create a clean, safe, and healthy school environment, increase health awareness, and improve health services provided to students and school staff alike. Additionally, the program promotes healthy food choices, physical activity, and implements public health laws such as banning smoking within school boundaries.  

 The program has been modified to include two separate tracks based on the readiness of the school’s infrastructure: The Healthy Schools track and the Health Promoting Schools track. RHAS and its partners supervise the Healthy Schools during the program’s implementation period, which lasts for five academic years. The school’s performance is evaluated annually according to the criteria set for each year and level, where the school is accredited as a Healthy School or a Health-Promoting School using a three-tier evaluation system (bronze, silver, and gold / stage 1, 2, and 3). Accreditation extends for two consecutive years in the Healthy Schools course, during which accredited schools are monitored to ensure that the standards continue to be implemented on an ongoing basis.

Royal Health Awareness Society

Adress: Muhammad As-Saeed Al-Batayni St.
P.O.Box: 699 Amman , 11821 Jordan
Tel: 962 6 554 1899

Fax: 962 6 554 1898
E-mail: info@rhas.org.jo

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