Social Support from Nola Pender's Theory for Educational Health Promotion

Abstract

Introduction: Educacional health promotion and social support emerges as a fundamental pillar for the comprehensive wellbeing of individuals and
communities, encompassing a complex web of social, family and educational interactions for the development of healthy and equitable environments. Objective: To analyze social support from the theory of health promotion for the improvement of health dynamics in educational contexts. Method: The research approach is
qualitative and the study design is a theoretical review of analytical scientific articles. To achieve this objective, a search was carried out in different
databases such as: Sciencedirect, Scielo, Scopus, Springerlink, among others. Result: Social support seen from the perspective of health promotion,
includes the formulation of programs and services designed to strengthen the wellbeing of the school community from its physical, social, cognitive and
psychological dimensions that manage to mitigate the barriers to access to quality education and strengthen the social fabric of the educational community. Conclusion: Social support is a crucial resource to promote positive behaviors in young people, from the recognition of the biopsychosocial human being in the educational context, which can lead to significant changes in life habits, as a key
factor to cultivate healthy individuals and communities.