世界衛生組織對健康促進學校的定義是，「學校社區的全體成員共同合作，為學生提供整體性與積極性的經驗和組織，以促進並維護學生的健康」。

The World Health Organization definition of a Health Promoting School is “where all members of the school community work together to provide students with integrated and positive experiences and structures which promote and protect their health”.