Skills for Health: Skills-based Health Education Including Life Skills

Published by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 2003, this 80-page report is designed to provide information to strengthen efforts to implement quality skills-based health education on a national scale worldwide. The chapters include:

• Understanding Skills-based Health Education and Life Skills
• Theories and Principles Supporting Skills-based Health Education
• Evaluation Evidence and Lessons Learned
• Priority Actions for Quality and Scale
• Planning and Evaluating Skills-based Health Education

From the Introduction
This document specifically:

• defines the term skills-based health education, including life skills;
• describes the theoretical foundation;
• reviews the educational approaches of skills-based health education;
• presents evaluation evidence and practical experiences to make the case for implementing skills-based health education as part of an effective school health programme;
• reviews criteria for effective programmes and preparation for those who deliver such programmes;
• describes available resources.