[The North Rhine-Westphalia state programme "Education and Health NRW"-sustainable development and establishment of the good healthy school in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia].

With the "Education and Health NRW" programme, all of the participating sponsors have formed a partnership of shared responsibility for the funding of the Good Healthy School and the implementation of the Prevention Act in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW). The State Ministries of Schools and Education (MSB NRW) and of Labour, Health and Welfare (MAGS NRW), along with the State Statutory Health Insurers (GKV NRW) and Statutory Accident Insurance for the public sector in North Rhine-Westphalia (UK NRW), cooperate in advocating integrated health and quality development and in supporting the promotion of good health and prevention in schools. Central elements of public health research such as the participation (of everyone involved) and empowerment are components of the overall concept.The joint key objective of the programme sponsors is adequately and sustainably improving health and educational opportunities for children and young people as well as the performance capabilities of everyone involved in the school environment. This is achieved for the schools participating in the programme through expert advice with personal contact persons, wide-ranging support, evaluation on a regular basis, and the financing of sustainable school development measures aimed at firmly establishing the promotion of good health and prevention. This increases the quality of health and health expertise for everyone participating in the day-to-day school environment.This article provides insights into the recognized school development programme, which has been prolonged by the cooperation partners for an additional five years. One of the things revealed by the latest evaluation of BuG NRW is how implemented structures, active networking, and individual support services in North Rhine-Westphalia can advance and establish long-term school development that promotes good health.