Health Promoting School in Surabaya, Indonesia: The Six Elements Implementation.

Context: School health program has been developed by WHO through comprehensive approach in promotion efforts and health education in the schools, called health promoting school. Indonesia Ministry of Health translated HPS as Sekolah Berwawasan Kesehatan. There are six elements of HPS developed by WHO-SEARO are adopted by IMoH. Six elements of HPS will be easy to be implemented when school health program also adopts them. However, UKSas Indonesia school health program, only implements three elements called Trias UKS. This study aims to explore the potency faced by school in implementing the elements of HPS. A qualitative study was conducted to explore three state elementary school potencies to implement it. Totally 40 informants were involved in this study conducted with in-depth interview and focus group discussion. Results shows that there are slightly difference among three school in the potency to implement HPS, even they had differ characterictics. One school been coaching by Education Office-City of Surabaya, has implemented three elements well and has always been a champion of school health competition in Surabaya. Even though, the last two school have potency too. Need more advocate and socialization about the HPS implementation among school at Surabaya to gain the comprehensive approach in health and education sectors in Indonesia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]