The sustainability of public health interventions in schools: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The sustainability of school-based health interventions after external funds and/or other resources end has been relatively unexplored in comparison to health care. If effective interventions discontinue, new practices cannot reach wider student populations and investment in implementation is wasted. This review asked: What evidence exists about the sustainability of school-based public health interventions? Do schools sustain public health interventions once start-up funds end? What are the barriers and facilitators affecting the sustainability of public health interventions in schools in high-income countries?

Methods

Seven bibliographic databases and 15 websites were searched. References and citations of included studies were searched, and experts and authors w

SUBMITTER: Herlitz L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6945701 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature