The Royal Health Awareness Society (RHAS) started its healthy schools training workshops which will last for one week in Amman, Irbid, and Kerak, targeting the principals and health teachers of the participated schools, in addition to the health supervisors and officers that represent both Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education.
Sawsan Shamasneh, Healthy Schools Project Manager said that RHAS and in cooperation with Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education will be conducting the first training workshops in the north, middle, and south regions targeting 91 schools, 137 teachers, 91 principals, and 47 school health supervisors.
Shamasneh added that the workshops aim to brief the attendees about RHAS, and the healthy schools program.
The Healthy Schools National Accreditation Project has been conducted since 2008 with the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Ministry of Education (MOE). The accreditation project aims to create health promoting environments within Jordanian schools that reflect positively on student’s physical and social growing, as well as on their academic performance. The project is carried through national health standards that participating schools are trained and supervised to implement successfully.
Sawsan Shamasneh, Project Manager, said that the project gives the participating schools an opportunity to work on 10 chapters throughout the academic year for three years , and to be evaluated based on the achievements accomplished by implementing the health standards to develop and maintain a healthy setting for living, learning and working. The ten chapters are : management and leadership, safe school environment, healthy school environment, clean school environment, health education, community and staff participation, health services, social and psychological support, physical activity and diet.
RHAS was established in 2005 under the direction of Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah to promote health and to empower Jordanians to adopt healthy lifestyles and behaviors. RHAS community-based projects are implemented in accordance with the needs of the communities and revolve around the national health priorities.