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G-SHPPS

Global school health policies and practices survey 2023
St Catherine

Jamaica, 2023
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Reference ID
JAM_2023_GSHPPS_v01
Producer(s)
National Council on Drug Abuse
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Global school health policies and practices survey
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May 26, 2026
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May 26, 2026
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  • Identification
  • Version
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Sampling
  • Data collection
  • Data processing
  • Data Access
  • Disclaimer and copyrights
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number

    JAM_2023_GSHPPS_v01
    Title

    Global school health policies and practices survey 2023
    Subtitle

    St Catherine
    Abbreviation or Acronym

    G-SHPPS 2023
    Country
    Name Country code
    Jamaica JAM
    Study type

    Global school health policies and practices survey
    Series Information

    This is the first G-SPPHS conducted by Jamaica.
    Abstract

    The G-SHPPS is a survey of schools to assess school health policies and practices.
    Kind of Data

    Sample survey data [ssd]
    Unit of Analysis

    Schools

    Version

    Version Description

    Public-use dataset

    Scope

    Notes

    The following modules were included in the survey:
    school health services
    school physical environment
    food and nutrition services
    health education
    physical education
    school governance and leadership
    school policies and resources
    Topics
    Topic Vocabulary
    Global school health policies and practices survey (G-SHPPS) Survey
    Keywords
    school health school health services health information management water, sanitation and hygiene injury prevention sun safety road safety food services nutrition health education physical education sports community partnerships school health council bullying violence prevention tobacco use prevention alcohol use prevention drug use prevention crisis preparedness eye health

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    St Catherine
    Universe

    Secondary schools

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name
    National Council on Drug Abuse
    Funding Agency/Sponsor
    Name Abbreviation
    World Health Organization WHO

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure

    All 23 schools who had completed the GSHS in St Catherine were invited to participate in the G-SHPPS.
    Response Rate

    Response rate: 87%
    Weighting

    The weighting formula used is:
    weight=w1 x f1
    where w1 = the inverse of the probability of selecting each school and f1 = a non-response adjustment factor.

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2023-01 2023-06
    Mode of data collection
    • self-administered

    Data processing

    Data Editing

    All data processing was conducted by the World Health Organization.

    Data Access

    Access authority
    Name Affiliation URL Email
    NCD Surveillance Team World Health Organization https://www.who.int/teams/noncommunicable-diseases/surveillance/systems-tools/global-school-health-policies-and-practices-survey ncdmonitoring@who.int
    Access conditions

    The user undertakes:
    (1) to acknowledge the data source.
    (2) to share any planned publications with WHO prior to publication.
    (3) to offer co-authorship of any reports or publications using the survey results to the coordinator of the survey.
    (4) to use the data for non-commercial, not-for-profit public health purposes only.
    Citation requirements

    Publications based on G-SHPPS data should use the following acknowledgement:
    "This paper uses data from the Global school health policies and practices survey (G-SHPPS). G-SHPPS is supported by the World Health Organization."

    Disclaimer and copyrights

    Disclaimer

    The data is being distributed without warranty of any kind. The responsibility for the use of the data lies with the user. In no event shall the World Health Organization be liable for damages arising from its use.

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI_JAM_2023_GSHPPS_v01_M
    Producers
    Name Affiliation Role
    Melanie Cowan World Health Organization Documentation of data
    Date of Metadata Production

    2026-05-26

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    Version 1.0 (May 2026).
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