Changes in Attitudes, Knowledge and Behavior Associated with Implementing a Comprehensive School Health Program in a Province of China

Autor/inn/en	Aldinger, Carmen; Zhang, Xin-Wei; Liu, Li-Qun; Pan, Xue-Dong; Yu, Sen-Hai; Jones, Jack; Kass, Jared
Titel	Changes in Attitudes, Knowledge and Behavior Associated with Implementing a Comprehensive School Health Program in a Province of China
Quelle	In: Health Education Research, 23 (2008) 6, S.1049-1067 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0268-1153
DOI	10.1093/her/cyn022
Schlagwörter	Grounded Theory; Health Services; Exercise; Health Education; Health Promotion; Pilot Projects; Health Programs; Nutrition; Foreign Countries; Data Analysis; Attitude Change; Comprehensive School Health Education; Program Implementation; Intervention; Hygiene; Smoking; Health Behavior; Safety; Injuries; Parent Child Relationship; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Übung; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt; Ernährung; Ausland; Auswertung; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Rauchen; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Sicherheit; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung
Abstract	After successful pilot projects, Zhejiang Province, China, decided to systematically scale-up health promoting schools (HPS) over the entire province of 47 million. This study describes the interventions and self-reported changes in attitudes, knowledge and behavior during the first phase of scaling-up. Group interviews were conducted with a sample of 191 participants (school administrators, teachers, students and parents) from nine schools with a total of [image omitted]15200 students. Grounded theory guided data analysis. Schools implemented all HPS components (school health policy, physical school environment, psychosocial school environment, health education, health services, nutrition services, counseling/mental health, physical exercise, health promotion for staff and outreach to families and communities), adapted to local circumstances. Participants reported a range of changes in attitudes (paying more attention to health, attaining better "psychological quality" and confidence, forming friendships between teachers and students and feeling more relaxed), knowledge and concepts (increasing knowledge about various health issues, developing a broader concept of health and gaining better understanding about the HPS concept) and behavior (actively participating, increasing physical activity, improving sanitary habits, reducing or quitting smoking, eating more nutritiously, increasing safety behavior, sustaining less injuries and improving parent-child communication). This qualitative study shows the feasibility and efficacy of implementing HPS in Zhejiang Province, China. (Contains 4 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10