AUTHOR=Hof-Nahor Irit , Biswas Seema 

TITLE=Health Promotion in Israeli Colleges of Higher Education—The Example of Oranim College of Education

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Public Health

VOLUME=Volume 8 - 2020

YEAR=2020

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2020.00408

DOI=10.3389/fpubh.2020.00408

ISSN=2296-2565

ABSTRACT=Oranim College of Education in northern Israel responded to a countrywide call for integration of health promotion into the culture and curriculum of teacher-training to meet Ministry of Education policy goals for health promotion in schools and kindergartens across Israel. This paper outlines the changes made at the college over three years:
	commitment of college executives to the health promotion program
	appointment of a health leader (health promotion coordinator)
	staff and student engagement in change
	rededication of college resources toward healthy lifestyles and learning
	promotion of healthy eating and exercise
	overhaul of the cafeteria
	changes in teaching style
	open-air classes
	new courses
	health promotion in kindergartens by teachers-in-training
	deeper community interaction