Health promoting schools has been recognized an effective approach to enhancing education and health outcomes of children and adolescents. This handbook deals with the prevention of noncommunicable diseases in school settings. The first part of the handbook presents the knowledge around risks linked to tobacco use, unhealthy diet, lack of physical activity and hygiene including oral. it highlights the need to address these risk factors trough health literacy and life skills education. 

1 Noncommunicable diseases What are noncommunicable diseases? NCDs among young people Preventing NCDs

2 The five risk factors What are risk factors? Nutrition, Hygiene, Physical activity, Smoking, Alcohol

3 Life skills education What are life skills? Why are life skills important for NCD prevention? Life skills and young people Teaching life skills

4 Policy dimensions What is policy? Why is health policy important? How is policy developed? What does policy involve? Monitoring and evaluation

5 School environment considerations What do we mean by environment? Why is environment important? Ways of addressing environment issues Stakeholder involvement Monitoring and evaluation

6 Suggested actions Approaches to classroom activities 1. Educational approach 2. Participatory approach Facilitating life skills learning Information and resource sharing Monitoring and evaluation