As a setting where children and adolescents live and learn, linked to the family and embedded within the wider community, schools have an important influence on every student's health. Many health interventions have used schools as a platform, often for standalone programmatic initiatives to reduce health risks, and sometimes for more comprehensive approaches, but the interventions, uptake, and sustainability are generally disappointing. Evidence shows that, to improve health and to reduce inequality, all students must attend school from a young age and for as long as possible, and their educational success therein must be maximised. Thus, beyond educational benefits, schools are also important for health. Coherence between each school's policies, structures and systems, human resources, and practices is required to advance both academic and health outcomes. Beyond simply implementing ready-made programmes into schools, health professionals can position themselves as catalysts for structural change as they have many opportunities to advocate for, and participate in, the intersectoral implementation of reforms and innovations in school systems to promote the health of all students.

学校是儿童和青少年生活和学习的场所，与家庭息息相关，并融入更广泛的社区中，对每个学生的健康都有重要影响。许多健康干预措施都以学校为平台，通常用于独立的计划性倡议以降低健康风险，有时还用于更全面的方法，但是干预措施，采用率和可持续性通常令人失望。证据表明，为了改善健康状况和减少不平等现象，所有学生都必须从年轻到尽可能长的时间入学，并且必须最大程度地提高其在教育中的成功率。因此，除了教育收益外，学校对健康也很重要。每所学校的政策，架构和系统，人力资源，并需要实践来促进学术和健康成果。除了简单地在学校中实施现成的计划外，卫生专业人员还可以将自己定位为结构变革的催化剂，因为他们有很多机会倡导并参与跨部门实施学校系统的改革和创新，以促进所有学生的健康。