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.