Abstract: Human health is formed by the influence of several positive and negative factors. The majority of them manifest their impact in childhood. The knowledge and control of thеsе factors are important precondi- tions for improving public health. The responsibility is shared between parents, teachers, politicians, physicians. The role of school health workers in this process is very important. The aim of this study is to investigate the self-assessment of school nurses about their competency in the field of health promotion and evaluation of their work by health promotion experts at regional level. Data was collected by self-administered questionnaire among 105 school nurses in the region of Pleven. Most of the respondents report good self-assessment of their skills and motivation for work but they wont to upgrade their knowledge in this field. There is a necessity of con- tinuing education programs and improvement of infrastructure and resources for health promotion at school.
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