Health is an aspect of life that is essentially one of the important factors in basic human performance. Health contributes to general well-being and overall lifestyle. This study examined the perception of college students from Kuwait University about a healthy lifestyle and its effect on their health. A healthy lifestyle was measured by diet, exercise, and sleep. For the purpose of the study, a questionnaire was administered to the participants, which included 150 undergraduate college students from Kuwait University, who represented a range of ages, and gender. Computer data entry and analysis was done by using (SPSS). The results of the study illustrates that the majority of college students conduct a moderate healthy lifestyle, only (50.0%) eat a healthy diet, and (48.7%) suffer from iron deficiency anemia (IDA), while (46.3%) get at least seven to nine hours of sleep, (38.7%) suffer from increased body weight (obesity), and (34.0%) only exercise frequently. The study shows that a high percentage, (75.8%) do not take blood test, at least once every 6 months, and (74.0%) of the students, do not drink at least two glasses of milk per day. More research is needed to increase awareness between college students about the effect of a healthy lifestyle on their health.
The health promoting school concept is now a wellestablished framework for the development of health promotion initiatives in schools. Teachers who are part and parcel of the school environment can play an important role in evaluating or assessing the extent to which their school environment is supporting health promotion.This study was designed to assess the perception of teachers about the school environment and the role of the teacher in promoting health education in elementary schools in Kuwait. The findings from this study revealed that elementary school teachers in Kuwait expressed approval of their school environment in promoting health education.
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