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Royal Health Awareness Society
Annual Report 2018
مجلس الإدارة
2018 Achievements and Results:
“The Healthy Schools program
is a highly effective program
and tackles all aspects that
affect the students’ and
teacher’s health. I think it
should be implemented in all
schools”
Intesar Mistarihi
School Principal - Al Ashrafeeyeh
Secondary School
• 157 schools across Jordan, including • More than 300 health teachers and
5 private schools and 7 military schools 157principals from all participating schools
joined the Healthy Schools program for were trained on health standards for the
the academic year 2017/2018. 132 schools academic year 2017/2018.
were evaluated and 97 schools were
accredited as Healthy Schools at three • During the first semester of the 2018/2019
levels: 16 schools at the Gold level, 44
schools at the Silver level, and 37 schools academic year, 103 new schools joined the
at the Bronze level. program at the Bronze level, bringing the
total of participating schools on all levels
• 25 Healthy Schools sustained the Gold to 251 schools. Workshops were held for
the training of 397 teachers and principals
level by applying and achieving certification of these schools.
requirements during the fourth and fifth
years of the program, where the schools • RHAS has implemented several programs
implemented 25 health initiatives with the
participation of local community members. and projects aiming to raise awareness on
Initiatives included: Diabetes awareness specific health issues during 2018 under
initiatives, fitness initiatives such as the the umbrella of the Healthy Schools
establishment of community gyms and program, as follows:
using health rooms for blood pressure,
sugar, and weight measurements as well as
health awareness for parents.
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