Citation

Shackleton N, Jamal F, Viner R, Dickson K, Hinds K, Patton G, Chris B. Health Place 2016; 39: 168-176.

Affiliation

University College London Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL, UK. Electronic address: c.bonell@ioe.ac.uk.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.healthplace.2016.04.002

PMID

27126364

Abstract

For three decades there have been reports that the quality of schools affects student health. The literature is diverse and reviews have addressed different aspects of how the school environment may affect health. This paper is the first to synthesise this evidence using a review of reviews focusing on substance-use, violence and sexual-health. Twelve databases were searched. Eleven included reviews were quality-assessed and synthesised narratively. There is strong evidence that schools' success in engaging students is associated with reduced substance use. There is little evidence that tobacco-control policies and school sexual-health clinics on their own are associated with better outcomes.

Copyright © 2016. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

Language: en