Lessons learned from health education in Japanese schools.
Pediatr Int
; 63(6): 619-630, 2021 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-33544412
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
A qualitative improvement in school health education is required to improve health for school-aged children in developing countries. This study aimed to clarify the factors that enable the provision of comprehensive and consistent health education in Japan.METHODS:
We reviewed health education in Japanese schools and the feature of curriculum revision, and clarified the factors that enable the provision of comprehensive and consistent health education.RESULTS:
We identified nine points as enabling factors (i) clear description of the purpose of health education; (ii) clear provision of teaching content and adequate time allocation; (iii) comprehensive school health framework and clarification of the position of the health education; (iv) systems for surveying and screening children's health problems; (v) regular revising of the Courses of Study; (vi) well trained teachers responsible for health education; (vii) health education specialists in higher education facilities; (viii) various materials related to health education; and (ix) collaboration with related health workers.CONCLUSIONS:
We proposed measures to enhance health education in developing countries (i) clarifying the role of health education toward achieving goals set out in laws and policies related to education; (ii) providing appropriate learning content and time allocation; (iii) establishing a comprehensive school health framework; (iv) establishing a system that continuously monitors children's health issues; (v) identifying the person responsible for health education in a school and establishing a training system; (vi) providing a teacher's guide and teaching materials to facilitate child participatory learning, and (vii) collaborating with guardians, community members, and local health workers.Palabras clave
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Instituciones Académicas
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Educación en Salud
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Límite:
Child
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pediatr Int
Asunto de la revista:
PEDIATRIA
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Japón