The Research on Health Education Network originates in the SHE Research Group that was established in 2008; The SHE Research Group is a consortium of researchers and research institutions from a number of countries in Europe, operating within the Schools for Health in Europe (SHE) Network. The SHE network was founded in 1991 as the European Network for Health Promoting Schools as a unique tripartite initiative from the World Health Organization for the European region (WHO Euro), the Council of Europe and the European Commission.
The SHE Research Group Position Paper was officially ratified in February 2009, at the SHE Assembly Meeting in Egmond, the Netherlands. The SHE Research Group is a rapidly growing consortium of researchers and research institutions from a number of countries in Europe. Currently it consists of 40 participants from 20 SHE member countries. The coordinating institution of the group is the Research Programme for Environmental and Health Education, Danish School of Education (DPU), Aarhus University, in collaboration with NIGZ as a WHO Collaborating Centre for School Health Promotion.
In 2010 the group established itself as a network within EERA and had been functioning as such for ECER 2011 and onwards.
