Developing and implementing an accreditation system for health promoting schools in Northern India: a cross-sectional study

摘要

BackgroundThe “Health Promoting School” (HPS) is a holistic and comprehensive approach to integrating health promotion within the community. At the time of conducting this study, there was no organized accreditation system for HPS in India. We therefore developed an accreditation system for HPSs using support from key stakeholders and implemented this system in HPS in Chandigarhterritory, India.