scholarly journals Evaluation of a health-promoting school program to enhance correct medication use in Taiwan

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 271-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hsueh-Yun Chi ◽  
Fong-Ching Chang ◽  
Hsueh-Ju Lin ◽  
Li-Jung Huang ◽  
Jung-Chen Chang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medication Use ◽  
School Program ◽  
Health Promoting School ◽  
Health Promoting

scholarly journals Corrigendum to “Evaluation of a health-promoting school program to enhance correct medication use in Taiwan” [J Food Drug Anal 22 (2014) 271–278]

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 455
Author(s):  
Hsueh-Yun Chi ◽  
Fong-Ching Chang ◽  
Hsueh-Ju Lin ◽  
Li-Jung Huang ◽  
Jung-Chen Chang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medication Use ◽  
School Program ◽  
Health Promoting School ◽  
Health Promoting

A coalition partnership of vision health through a health-promoting school program for primary school students in Taiwan

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 23-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li-Chun Chang ◽  
Jong-Long Guo ◽  
Li-Ling Liao ◽  
Hsiu-Ying Peng ◽  
Pei-Lin Hsieh
Keyword(s):  
Elementary Schools ◽  
School Children ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Rank Test ◽  
School Program ◽  
School Students ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Health Promoting School ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
The Impact

Myopia, the most common refractive error, is the most common cause of avoidable visual impairment among children and has reached epidemic proportions among children and young adults in urban areas of East and Southeast Asia that contain populations of Chinese ancestry. Moreover, vision health is an important theme of the health-promoting school program issued by the Ministry of Education in Taiwan. The aim of this study is to assess the impact of pre- and post-intervention proposed by the health-promoting school (HPS) model. The objectives are to understand whether the HPS model influenced the vision screening results and the attitude, knowledge level, and vision care behavior of the students involved. A prospective cohort study design was used to evaluate a vision health program. Four elementary schools, local education authorities, and one university in northern Taiwan established a coalition partnership to design a six-month program to combat myopia among students. The target population was 6668 school children from local elementary schools. For the purpose of this study, the outcome of visual acuity testing (in logMAR) was analyzed with a sampling of 373 school children (aged 11–12 years old) who were chosen from high prevalence of poor vision classes. After the HPS program, the attitudes, behaviors, and knowledge levels of the school children regarding vision health were significantly improved. The pre-intervention mean logMAR of all participating students ( N = 373) was –.10, which increased to –.19 after the intervention. Analysis using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test showed that the logMAR value was significantly improved after the intervention ( t = 2.13, p < 0.05). Our findings highlight the relevance and effectiveness of the coalition’s efforts, which reinforces the usefulness of co-operatively implementing the HPS program.

scholarly journals Developing Adolescent Boys Toward Adaptation of Male Sexual and Reproductive Health in Communities With Embedded Cultural Manhood Values

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 155798832094934
Author(s):  
Patience Primrose Khuzwayo ◽  
Mbuyiselo Douglas ◽  
Gugu Gladness Mchunu
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
School Health ◽  
Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽  
Male Dominance ◽  
Adolescent Boys ◽  
School Program ◽  
Health Promoting School ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
School Health Nurses

Manhood values are highly prioritized among most culturally orientated South African Black communities with an ideology that revolves around the concept of masculinity. The notion of manhood values is deeply rooted in male dominance, sexual drive, and traditional male circumcision. The goals of this study were to (a) explore the experiences of school health nurses in the provision of sexual and reproductive health among adolescent boys; and (b) recommend suggested action to develop adolescent boys to adapt a healthy behavioral lifestyle through a health-promoting school program. This study employed a qualitative approach utilizing a descriptive and exploratory research design. The Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion was used to guide the study. Purposive sampling was used to select participants for individual interviews to collect data. A total of 21 school health nurses were selected to participate in face-to-face interviews. A thematic analysis was conducted using ATLAS ti (version 8) software. Five overarching themes were yielded and categorized as facilitators, barriers, and suggested action to improve sexual and reproductive health services as follows: (a) legislative frameworks and policies; (b) male medical circumcision, and prevention of HIV/AIDS and STIs; (c) lack of support from teachers and school-governing bodies; (d) risky sexual behaviors among the learners; and (e) empowerment and personal skills development. The study concludes with a discussion and recommendations that a comprehensive health-promoting school program should be developed for adolescent boys with guaranteed ownership and sustainability of male sexual and reproductive health.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of health promoting school program: The relationship of HPS award level and outcome

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
M Tsai ◽  
F Chen ◽  
D Luh ◽  
Y Wang ◽  
K Lo
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Perceived Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Outcomes ◽  
Perceived Health Status ◽  
School Program ◽  
Health Promoting School ◽  
Health Promoting

Abstract Background According to Taiwan health promoting school (HPS) accreditations program, the school was recognized with a gold award, silver award, bronze award, participation award, and non-awards. Previous studies have foci on the effectiveness of the HPS from the perspective of students' health behaviors. The main purpose of this study is to compare the students' health and social outcomes in different HPS award levels to assess the effectiveness of the HPS program. Methods This cross-sectional survey was conducted to 121 schools registering HPS accreditation program in 2018. Overall, a total of 8812 elementary, junior and senior high school students completed the questionnaire. The accredited schools were classified into four categories according to the award level: excellent (5 schools with gold), good (32 schools with silver), fair (23 schools with bronze and 18 schools with participation), and poor (44 schools with non-award). The outcome variables included perceived health status, well-being, and quality of life. The descriptive statistics and ANOVA were analysed using SPSS 20.0 software. Results There were awards level differences of students' health (F = 10.66, p&lt;.001) and social outcomes (e.g. well-being: F = 3.76, p&lt;.01; quality of life: F = 11.58, p&lt;.001). From the perspective of health outcomes, the results found that schools with excellent level (Mean=3.59), good level (Mean=3.52), and fair level (Mean=3.47) were better in students' perceived health status than schools with poor level (Mean=3.38). Similarly, the results showed that schools with excellent level were better in students' well-being (Mean=7.63) and quality of life (Mean=34.56) than schools with poor level (Mean=7.25; 33.56). Conclusions Students from schools with excellent levels exhibited better health and social outcomes. The finding suggests that future studies evaluate and track the effectiveness to conduct the longitudinal study, and the HPS program should be effectively implemented and sustained. Key messages To explore the effectiveness of the health promoting school program in health and social outcomes. Note: This work was funded by the Health Promotion Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare. Health promoting schools award level is related to students’ perceived health status, well-being, and quality of life.

scholarly journals Health Promoting School Program to Prevent Hypertension of Adolescents in Indonesia and Western

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 228
Author(s):  
Maninggar Kayuningtyas ◽  
Ismayani Ismayani
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Salt Intake ◽  
Health Promotion Program ◽  
School Program ◽  
Promotion Program ◽  
School Activities ◽  
Health Promoting School ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
The Government

Background: Complications of hypertension causes 9.4 million of death worldwide each year. The risk factors for hypertension include heredity and environmental factors such as obesity, salt intake, physical activity, and alcohol. One-third of teenagers spent their time on school activities, so schools contribute to preventing hypertension in adolescents through Health School Program activities. Objective: to compare the health-promoting school program in Indonesia and Western in the prevention of hypertension. Method: The method used in writing this article was a literature review from 11 specific articles that were collected through google scholar, ProQuest, and SAGE pub search engines, with article inclusion criteria published in 2013-2019. Result: the review found that health promotion program in schools which was implemented in Indonesia have not been effective in preventing the emergence of risk factors for the incidence of hypertension in adolescents, compared with implementation in western. Ineffectiveness that occurs due to nutritional control patterns in adolescents in schools in the absence of regulations governing the nutritional content of student food, the lack of the teacher’s role in implementing health education due to high academic demands, and the lack of parental involvement. Conclusion: There are differences in the implementation of the health promotion program in Indonesia and the Western. The government priority for increasing the quality of live students trough health-promoting schools.

Evaluating the health‐promoting school

2000 ◽  
Vol 100 (6) ◽  
pp. 237-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alysoun Moon
Keyword(s):  
Health Promoting School ◽  
Health Promoting
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