School Community Participation and School Health Promotion: Challenges and Opportunities

Kwatubana, Siphokazi

doi:10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n27p1458

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“…According to the International Union for Health Promotion and Education (2009, cited by Clelland, Cushman & Hawkins 2013:1), the Health Promoting School (HPS) initiative maintains that, in order to successfully promote the long-term health and well-being of learners, schools must work closely with parents and the local community. In her research, Kwatubana (2014:1458) argues that ‘full, meaningful community participation completes any model of health promotion implemented in any schools’.…”

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“…Community participation is referred to as both the processes and activities that allow members of a particular population to be heard, empowering them to be part of decision-making processes and enabling them to take action in conjunction with other structures on health promotion issues (Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies 2004:80, cited by Kwatubana 2014:1458).…”

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Compliance to the Integrated School Health Policy: Intersectoral and multisectoral collaboration

2019

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Background: Implementation of the Integrated School Health Policy (ISHP) requires strong intersectoral collaboration on the part of key role players such as the Department of Health, Department of Basic Education and Department of Social Development. These departments and educational structures such as school governing bodies, teacher unions and learner organisations, academic institutions, civil society and development partner organisations are also expected to contribute to the development of sustainable and comprehensive school health programmes.Objectives: The objective of this study was to describe the compliance of the schools in the City of Tshwane to the ISHP in 2015.Method: A quantitative, explorative and descriptive study was conducted in the City of Tshwane using a questionnaire to determine the extent of compliance to the application of the ISHP in selected schools.Results: The results indicated a widespread non-compliance to ISHP programmes. There was insufficient stakeholder integration in the school health programmes at schools in the City of Tshwane.Conclusion: The lack of collaboration with relevant stakeholders in school health service delivery will lead to a fragmented, uncoordinated and unsustainable approach to the execution of ISHP programmes. This might result in delayed or no detection and intervention in cases of, among others, mental, psychosocial and health challenges to learning, as well as development of nutrition-related conditions.

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Compliance to the Integrated School Health Policy: Intersectoral and multisectoral collaboration

2019

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“…As regards community outreach, a Hong Kong study described that the schools under Healthy Schools Award scheme were more likely to be better school health policy, higher degrees of community participation, and better hygienic environment [ 63 ]. Community outreach in the schools’ activities is vital for the effectiveness of the HPS program and so, the school teachers should involve the school health activities closely with parents and the community [ 50 , 64 , 65 ]. In the benefits of the training and research activities, a qualitative study done in Bangladesh stated that the teachers’ training program related to school health had a positive impact on the ability, skills, and self-confidence of the teachers, who received training compared to the teachers who did not receive it [ 66 ].…”

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Involvement of high school teachers in Health Promoting School program in selected township, Yangon Region, Myanmar: A cross-sectional mixed methods study

Naing¹,

Htun²,

Tun³

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PLoS ONE

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Background Schools provide a big opportunity for promoting the student’s health, life skill, and behavior. Teachers play a fundamental role in the promotion and successful implementation of school health services. This study aimed to assess the level of involvement in the Health Promoting School program and its associated factors and to explore the benefits and barriers to involvement among high school teachers in Myanmar. Methods A mixed methods explanatory sequential study was conducted among 194 high school teachers in Thanlyin Township, Yangon Region, Myanmar, from June to August 2020. Quantitative data were collected with the pretested structural questionnaire and analyzed by Chi-square tests and Fisher’s exact tests. A qualitative strand was added by conducting in-depth interviews (n = 15, five teachers from each level of involvement: poor, medium, and good), analyzed by thematic content analysis. Results Of the 194 teachers, 23.7% had a good level of involvement in the Health Promoting School program. The factor associated with involvement in Health Promoting School program were age (p value < 0.001), duration of services (p value = 0.001), and a number of accomplished training-related school health (p value = 0.008). Qualitative data revealed that improvement of the health knowledge and awareness on health problems, the progress of healthy behaviors, development of physical and mental health, prevention of the disease spread, achievement of healthy and productive learning environment, and development of academic achievement were major benefits of teachers’ involvement. Moreover, the main barriers to involvement were insufficient materials and human resources, time constraints, incompetence of the teachers, poor cooperation of school health partnerships, and insufficient awareness of parents. Conclusions The proportion of good involvement in the Health Promoting School program among high school teachers was low in this study area. Providing sufficient human resources and material, conducting the on-the-job and refresher training, enhancing parent-teacher cooperation, and strengthening the community partnerships were crucial to improve the level of involvement and reduced the barriers for the achievement of the Health Promoting School program.

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“…Various studies have suggested the need for schools to understand school community participation, its importance, and execution [38,39]. School-based health promotion interventions can include the photovoice method for health education and can address various public health-related issues in school and community-based settings.…”

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Engagement of Nepalese High-School Students in Cancer Awareness Using a Photovoice Based on the Health Belief Model

Poudel

Sumi

2021

Healthcare

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Delivering cancer education is one of the strategies for implementing health promotion and disease prevention programs. Moreover, cancer education can help people understand the risks related to specific behaviors that can trigger cancer during later life stages. This study examines the cancer perception of high school students (median age: 14 years) using a photovoice based on the health belief model. Students were requested to take photographs to answer the framework question: “How is cancer present in your surrounding?” A theoretical thematic analysis was conducted to develop codes, and the narratives completed by the participants on the SHOWED checklist were used to create contextualization. With the use of the health belief model, the following factors were determined: risk factors and environmental pollution (perceived susceptibility), symptoms (perceived severity), prevention and screening (benefits), ignorance and poverty, and ineffective laws and regulations (perceived barriers). Linked to these themes, students’ narration demonstrated the risk of developing cancer if the same environment and inadequate regulations persisted. This study highlights the need to incorporate the participation of adolescents in the design, implementation, and monitoring of several community issues to help address several unanswered questions.

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School Community Participation and School Health Promotion: Challenges and Opportunities

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Compliance to the Integrated School Health Policy: Intersectoral and multisectoral collaboration

Compliance to the Integrated School Health Policy: Intersectoral and multisectoral collaboration

Involvement of high school teachers in Health Promoting School program in selected township, Yangon Region, Myanmar: A cross-sectional mixed methods study

Engagement of Nepalese High-School Students in Cancer Awareness Using a Photovoice Based on the Health Belief Model

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