School health: strengthening child health in Hamburg!

School health: strengthening child health in Hamburg!

In Hamburg there is movement in school health: From January 1, 2025, the project "School Health Service at Hamburg primary schools" will be established in eleven schools with a low social index. This groundbreaking project was launched in 2020 to offer children aged five to ten years in everyday school life better support in their physical and mental health. Accordingly, the project aims to sensitize children to what they can do for their well -being and to try out health -promoting behaviors. The initiative was set up with a plan, which is in the long term through a five-year financing and evalution of the Leuphana University of Lüneburg, such as hamburg.de reported.

The school health specialists are not only available for support in acute health problems such as accidents, pain or discomfort, but also in the early detection of health abnormalities. They work closely with teachers, educational specialists and the families of the students to create a holistic concept for health promotion. Out -of -school offers are also included in the measures.

positive feedback and clear needs

The evaluation of the project shows impressive results: According to the investigations, 98.5 % of teachers want the permanent presence of these specialists in schools. In addition, 99.2 % of teachers and 80.9 % of the students are familiar with the school health specialists. The support is estimated by 84.4 % of teachers, while 98.6 % of the students report positive effects on their health. It is also striking that at least 71.9 % of the work of the specialists is no longer necessary and 68 % of the students quickly return to class after health incidents.

The school health specialists are active in various primary schools in Hamburg, including in the districts of Wandsbek, Hamburg-Mitte, Bergedorf, Hamburg-Nord and Harburg. This shows how important a broad cover is to support children in their individual and social development.

international perspectives

The concept of school health specialists is not only a local phenomenon, but also has international potential. This model is already successfully implemented in many countries, while there are still research gaps in Germany. According to a comprehensive analysis on health research-bmftr.de, a systematic literature review is carried out to gain the findings of how these skilled workers Can increase the health competence of students. Although there is a guess that studies could have a positive effect on health and quality of life, it remains to be seen how many meaningful surveys are available, especially in Germany.

If the benefits of this approach are still evidence -based, this could have far -reaching positive effects on the health care of students across Germany. Developments in Hamburg could therefore be an important step in the right direction to revolutionize health promotion in schools.