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Table 2 Review outcomes

From: The World Health Organization’s Health Promoting Schools framework: a Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis

Primary health outcomes

Overweight/obesity; physical activity and sedentary behaviours; nutrition; tobacco use; alcohol use; substance use; sexual health; mental health; violence; bullying; infectious disease (e.g. diarrhoea, respiratory infections); safety and accident prevention; body image/eating disorders; sun safety; and oral health.

Primary educational outcomes

Academic achievement, including student standardised test scores or school-level academic achievement.

Secondary outcomes included

School attendance outcomes; other school-related outcomes (such as school climate or attachment to school).