Holistic health promotion in Hungarian schools: short summary

In Hungary the holistic health promotion (HHP) for schools is prescribed by law since 2012 and it means a holistic, whole school approach where health promotion has to be part of the every day life of the school - with participation of the whole school, parents and the public environment. HHP contains four health promoting tasks for teachers to do in their every day work:

1. Healthy eating - potentially based on local food products;
2. Daily physical education fulfilling health promotion criteria and other forms of physical activity;
3. Use of appropriate pedagogic methods (including also the use of arts) to enhance mental health;
4. Improving health literacy and health competencies of the children.