Elementary School Health Education Research Articles

Exploring Academic Emotions Using Design Thinking Applied to Elementary School Learning Stress Adaptation.

Students' learning stress adaptation is crucial. Research on design thinking in stress adaptation and academic emotions is still lacking. This study developed "Stress Relief Design" instructional activities using a mixed-method research design, including student academic emotion journals and a stress relief agreement survey for data collection. This study was approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee and conducted in accordance with ethical guidelines. Participants were 24 students, aged 10 to 12, recruited through open enrollment. The instructional activities were conducted in a holiday workshop format, consisting of fifteen sessions over 5 days, with three sessions per day. The results indicated that students predominantly experienced positive academic emotions (joy, pride, hope, and relaxation), with negative emotions (anxiety and boredom) being less common. Students reported that the course helped them relieve psychological stress. Therefore, design thinking is suitable for application in stress adaption courses and creates a learning environment that supports students' academic emotions, making it a critical learning focus for modern students. This study contributes to the academic research on the application of design thinking in elementary school health education and learning stress adaptation, as well as on academic emotions.

Parents’ Attitudes towards Inclusion of Sexuality Education in Malaysian Schools

The present study examined the attitudes of Malaysian rural parents regarding sexual health education in elementary schools. Using a comprehensive list of sex education topics, parents were asked to examine which topics they believed should be taught at schools. In addition, the study also assessed the relationship between parents’ demographic characteristics such as age, gender, education, and occupation and their approval of sexual health education. The respondents of the study included parents (n=211) of children registered in four selected schools in Kedah, Malaysia. The majority of them (73%) supported the inclusion of various sexual health topics in school curriculum provided the contents were in line with religious teachings. The study has generated important empirical findings regarding local community’s response to school-based sexuality education. This information is needed in facilitating the development of sexual health policy at various institutional levels, and in the effective implementation of sexual health curriculum in Malaysian schools.

Challenges of Development of Health Education in Elementary School in the city of Banda Aceh

Abstract
 
 Background: The development of Health Education is still a problem at the implementation stage. Various efforts have been made, one of which is by optimizing school health efforts in elementary schools. The lack of knowledge about Health Education in Elementary Schools is a severe challenge that all stakeholders must solve. The Implementation of School Health Services in elementary schools is expected to be a place to improve the abilities and skills of students in order to form healthy living behaviors. 
 AIM: The purpose of this study is to analyze the challenges in implementing health education in elementary schools in Banda Aceh
 
 Methods: This study uses a phenomenological descriptive qualitative method. The phenomenological study attempts to describe the challenges of developing health education. Data were collected by observation, document analysis, and interviews. Deep data analysis was carried out using the thematic content analysis technique, which is a method to explain the content of the findings according to a predetermined theme.
 
 Results: The study results show several challenges in implementing health education. Lack of understanding about School Health Services, School Health Services is not considered a strategic program, Low attention from policymakers, School Health Services Program has not been understood as part of the national target, Implementation of UKS program in schools is only a formality, Implementation and development School Health Services program is not evenly distributed. Barriers to the Implementation of School Health Services in Elementary School are the lack of optimal inter-sectoral cooperation, lack of trained personnel, high workload, and the impact of conflicting health issues, causing various School Health Services activities to be hampered in their Implementation
 
 CONCLUSION: The challenges of developing health education in elementary schools in the city of banda aceh are generally related to the understanding of the school health unit, the school health unit program and the availability of human resources.

Analysis of the Use of Herbal Therapy to Reduce Labor Pain (Literature Review)

Abstract
 Background:. labor pain can stress the mother and cause pain impulses to multiply and potentially weaken uterine muscle contractions. Pain can cause distress to the baby. One way to reduce pain is by giving herbal therapy or aromatherapy. Aromatherapy is one of the non-pharmacological methods to reduce labor pain. Aromatherapy often used to reduce labor pain is Lavender, Rose, Jasmine, Citrus Aurantium.
 
 AIM: This study aims to determine the use of herbal therapy to reduce labor pain.The purpose of this study is to analyze the challenges in implementing health education in elementary schools in Banda Aceh
 
 Methods: the design in this study was a literature review article. Search for articles using relevant ones obtained from data based on Pubmed, Proquest, Ebsco, ScienceDirect, and Google Scholar in the past ten years (2011–2021) received 121 articles.
 Results: The study results show several challenges in implementing health education. Lack of understanding about School Health Services, School Health Services is not considered a strategic program, Low attention from policymakers, School Health Services Program has not been understood as part of the national target, Implementation of UKS program in schools is only a formality, Implementation and development School Health Services program is not evenly distributed. Barriers to the Implementation of School Health Services in Elementary School are the lack of optimal inter-sectoral cooperation, lack of trained personnel, high workload, and the impact of conflicting health issues, causing various School Health Services activities to be hampered in their Implementation
 
 CONCLUSION: Utilization of herbal therapies such as Lavender, Mawar, Jasmine, Citrus, Aurantium has been proven to reduce labor pain which can be used in various methods such as inhalation, bath, massage, and foot soak. The easy use of aromatherapy can be an alternative to reduce labor pain.

Elementary School Nurses' Perceptions Regarding Menstruation Education: An Exploratory Study.

Menarche can be a difficult transition for young people. With appropriate education, youth can feel more positively about the menstrual experience. Since many elementary teachers are not equipped with menstrual health knowledge, the education falls to the school nurse. However, it is unknown if school nurses feel comfortable communicating about menstruation with young people. The purpose of this study was to explore school nurses' perceptions regarding menstrual health education in elementary schools (grades K-5).An online mixed-methods survey was established using Qualtrics. Through snowball sampling, 30 elementary school nurses responded. Using the Integrated Behavioral Model (IBM) as a framework, a deductive semantic thematic analysis was used to identify themes for each question.Data suggested that elementary school nurses would participate in professional development regarding menstrual health and hygiene. School health nurses are receiving limited knowledge/skills surrounding pedagogy and are not familiar with cultural differences when it comes to menstrual health.

Development of Health Integrative Thematic Textbooks (Batik) To Provide Health Education in Elementary Schools

This research aims to develop health integrative thematic textbooks (BATIK). The method used is the Research and Development model of Borg & Gall. Based on the research, it obtained that integrated health education material in accordance with the PHBS indicator of school. Integration using two patterns, explicitly through the subtitle "Ayo Lakukan Hidup Bersih dan Sehat", and implicitly integrated into the text, the use of children's songs and illustrated images that contain of health education. The BATIK assessment at the validation and readability stage obtained the following results: (1) validation by experts obtained very good, (2) validation by elementary school teachers obtained very good, (3) a one to one evaluation readability test obtained good, and (4) a small group evaluation readability test obtained very good. Based on the results of the validation and readability test, it shows that the quality of BATIK is good so it is suitable to be used in thematic learning in elementary schools.

Assessment of Dental Caries Status and Oral Hygiene Practices among 6-10-year-old Rural and Urban Schoolchildren in South Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

Dental caries is the most common disease affecting oral cavity. Despite credible scientific advances and the fact that dental caries is preventable, the disease continues to be a major public health problem.AimTo assess the dental caries status and oral hygiene practices among 6–10-year-old rural and urban schoolchildren in south Bengaluru.Materials and methodsA total of 452 children from four schools which included one government school from rural and urban area and one private school from rural and urban area in south Bengaluru. Detailed pro forma was used, and information was recorded through an interview system. The examination for dental caries was made according to the dentition status and treatment needs as described by the World Health Organization (1997) using Community Periodontal Index Probe and Plane Mouth Mirror (type III examination), under natural day light in school premises. The examination was done by a single examiner and recorded by the trained personnel.ResultsPrevalence of dental caries was more in rural schoolchildren. More than five decayed teeth were documented in higher percentage of children in rural government school, while it was much less in children of other schools.ConclusionA comprehensive community-focused oral healthcare intervention that includes oral health education in elementary schools and homes is recommended to increase general oral health awareness.How to cite this articleChandregowda KY, Kumar VD, Shankarappa KB, et al. Assessment of Dental Caries Status and Oral Hygiene Practices among 6–10-year-old Rural and Urban Schoolchildren in South Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2020;13(4):348–354.

Some aspects of healthcare culture of Valakonje in the 1980s of the XX century

The primary school in Valakonje was one of eight schools in the ‘Model schools for health education’ in the region of Zajecar. The system of health education in elementary schools, at the end of the 1980s, included students, teachers, teaching staff and parents in the area of schools. Secondary education was carried out according to a special program whose implementation lasted four years, which, in addition to other activities included research of the health culture of the population in the field of the school. This led to an educational diagnosis, i.e. to the knowledge about the health behavior of the population. In the program, therefore, there were activities that needed to influence health behavior that is beneficial to protect and improve health. In his work, the author described some phenomena in the health culture of the population of Valakonje about the socializing of young people, food, housing, personal hygiene, superstitions and quackery, which were a signpost in the work on health education in the elementary school in Valakonje and in its area.

Healthy school project in Yugoslavia: A model of health education in elementary schools for 21st century

The Healthy School Project in Yugoslavia was established in 1992 and was being implemented until 1996; it included 13 elementary schools in Serbia and Montenegro. On the occasion of 20 years since the completion of the implementation of the Healthy School project activities, the author in his article writes about the events and activities related to the realisation of the afore-mentioned project. In order to have successful health promotion in elementary schools, the author draws attention to the results achieved in the realization of the Yugoslav Healthy School Project, a project of NEW HEALTH EDUCATION AND PROMOTION in schools. Systematic work on health education in schools is the only way to achieve good results in the expansion of the concept of health and health education, to improve health vocabulary, hygienic conditions and health status of pupils, to improve the quality of pupils' nutrition, to contribute to the progress in the field of sexual development, better communication among teachers, pupils and parents in schools and to enhance health habits of pupils, teachers and parents in schools.

The use and impact of ICT in teaching and learning of health education in elementary schools in Lagos State, Nigeria

The study assessed the use and impact of Information and Communication Technology in teaching and learning of health education in elementary schools in Lagos State, Nigeria. A survey design was used for the study. The data were collected using self developed structured questionnaire, the co-variates collected in the questionnaire were: availability of ICT, adequate personnel and availability of funds, test-retest reliability co-efficient of 0.76 while purposive and stratified sampling technique was used to select the respondents and schools respectively. One thousand eight hundred and twenty six instruments were retrieved out of One thousand nine hundred and fifty distributed and statistics of mean, standard deviation and ANOVA were used to analyze the data. Results indicated that all the co-variates used in the study were significant. Showing a joint regression produced F (6.1819) = 83.188, P<0.05. Since p value is less than 0.05. Integrating information and communication technology into health Education is very essential to improve the teaching and learning of health education in elementary schools in Lagos Nigeria.

일부 중학생의 보건교육경험에 따른 칫솔질과 손 씻기 실천의 연관성

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between toothbrushing and hand washing according to health education experience in middle school students. Methods: The subjects were 480 students of four middle schools in Y region. This is a cross sectional study and the study instrument was adapted from the knowledge, attitude and practice of hand washing and toothbrushing in elementary school students by Jung. Cronbach’s alpha was 0.87 in the study. The questionnaire consisted of 5 questions of the general characteristics of the subjects, 5 questions of hand washing knowledge, 3 questions of hand washing behavior, 3 questions of health education experience. Toothbrushing questionnaire consisted of 10 questions of knowledge, 5 questions of behavior, 5 questions of health education experience, and 5 questions of dental health care facilities within schools. Data were analyzed by PASW 20.0 program. Results: Toothbrushing more than three times a day accounted for 76.8%. Those who receiving health education in elementary school accounted for 41.5% and those who had not accounted for 58.5%. Health education experience(75.8%) led to toothbrushing after meal(p<0.05). Those who receiving health education in elementary schools had 1.76 times of toothbrushing after meal than those who had not(p<0.01). Conclusions: Middle school students receiving health education had a tendency to do toothbrushing and hand washing frequently.

Development of a contextual decision-making game for improving students' learning performance in a health education course

Heath education is an important component of the curriculum for fostering children's correct health knowledge and good daily life habits. However, educators have indicated that most children might fail to realize the importance and meaning of health education content owing to the lack of authentic scenarios and daily life experience. With the advancement of computer technologies, researchers have tried to develop multimedia learning content in order to improve students' learning performance. Among various technology-enhanced learning alternatives, digital game-based learning has been recognized as a highly potential approach to motivating students. However, several previous studies have indicated that, without properly incorporating learning content into game scenarios, the effectiveness of digital game-based learning might not be as good as expected in comparison with conventional technology-enhanced learning. In this study, a contextual digital game was developed for improving students' learning performance in an elementary school health education course. A quasi experiment was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed approach by situating the experimental group in the game-based learning scenario and the control group to learn with conventional e-books. The experimental results showed that the proposed approach not only improved the students' learning motivation, but also their learning achievement and problem-solving competences. Moreover, the significant two-way interaction suggested that the contextual game-based learning approach benefited the higher motivation students more than the lower motivation ones in terms of the advanced knowledge, showing the importance and potential of applying contextual games to health education activities.

An evaluation of the role of elementary school teachers in Kuwait in promoting health

The health promoting school concept is now a well-established 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.

Utilizing undergraduate nursing students to provide health education in elementary schools.

Utilizing undergraduate nursing students to provide health education in elementary schools.

Utilizing Undergraduate Nursing Students to Provide Health Education in Elementary Schools. Drott PM. J Sch Health. 2001:71:201-203.

Utilizing Undergraduate Nursing Students to Provide Health Education in Elementary Schools. Drott PM. J Sch Health. 2001:71:201-203.

Implementation of comprehensive school health education in elementary schools: focus on teacher concerns.

This paper reports on the effectiveness of a teacher development project in promoting implementation of a comprehensive school health education curriculum among inner city elementary school teachers. The longitudinal evaluation design provides empirical data on the efficacy of a strategy to reduce teachers' concerns and promote use of the curriculum at the classroom level. Data were collected at various points throughout the project period from 156 school staff from five schools. Results from analyses of repeated measures of teachers' feelings of preparedness to teach specific health topics, and the observed relationship between both high and improved feelings of preparation and reported health teaching suggest that teacher development efforts including training and ongoing reinforcement to increase teachers' feelings of preparedness can have significant classroom effects.

Opinions of rural Texas parents concerning elementary school health education.

Parents of elementary school children in rural east-central Texas were surveyed about their attitudes toward and knowledge of Comprehensive School Health Education. Data indicated widespread support for health education compared to other subject areas. Parents felt alcohol and other drugs, nutrition, and first aid were the most important topics to be covered in elementary school, while sexuality, cancer, and stress were the least important. Parents were most comfortable discussing alcohol and other drugs, family life, and growth and development with their children and least comfortable discussing exercise, cancer, and sexuality. Implications for school health programs are discussed.

Cardiovascular risk factors of elementary school teachers in a low socio-economic area of a metropolitan city: the Heart Smart Program

A viable method to encourage healthy lifestyle development is health education in elementary schools; however, the effective implementation of health education depends to a large extent upon the teacher for information, motivation and role modeling. This need is especially pressing when health education efforts are instituted in innercity, low socio-economic (SES) minority schools. The Heart Smart program addressed this need by providing health risk status evaluation and feedback to elementary school teachers (n=42; x age = 46 years) in such a school. Screening procedures were similar to those used in The Bogalusa Heart Study. Total cholesterol 200 mg/dl was found in 68% of sample and 89% of these had LDL-C 130 mg/dl, a significantly greater percentage than would be expected in the general population. A significant percentage of teachers with elevated cholesterol were overweight, compared with teachers with normal ranges of cholesterol, demonstrating clustering of risk factors. Elevated blood pressure was found in 24% and 50% were at least 20% above ideal weight for height. The Carter Center Health Appraisal indicated risk for breast and ovarian cancer was less than that for heart disease. Preventive screening, e.g. pap smear, breast and rectal exams, were poorly used. Most teachers did not know blood pressure levels and none knew cholesterol levels. Evaluating the health risk of teachers as a preventive service to them can be important for: increasing personal awareness, providing information previously unavailable to them, and motivating health education efforts for themselves and their students.

Incentives for Strengthening Elementary School Health Education

Journal of School HealthVolume 60, Issue 9 p. 467-467 Incentives for Strengthening Elementary School Health Education Delegates to the Coalition of National Health Education Organizations First published: November 1990 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1746-1561.1990.tb05980.x Coalition of National Health Education Organizations, c/o Dean's Office, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Rosenau Hall, CB #7400, Chapel Hill, NC 27599–7400. Coalition Members: American College Health Association, Health Education Section; American Public Health Association, Public Health Education Section; American Public Health Association, School Health Education and Services Section; American School Health Association; Association for the Advancement of Health Education; Society for Public Health Education; Association of State and Territorial Directors of Public Health Education; and Society of State Directors of Health Physical Education and Recreation. This position paper was prepared by delegates to the Coalition of National Health Education Organizations in January 1990. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Volume60, Issue9November 1990Pages 467-467 RelatedInformation

Books and Book Reviews

Abstract Health Education in Elementary Schools. Cornacchia, Nickerson, and Olsen. Seventh edition. Nancy K. Roberson, Editor. Times Mirror/ Mosby, College Publishing, St. Louis. 1989.494 pps. Review by Claire Drew, Health Programs Director, Gorham School Department, Gorham, ME 04038. Cultural Pride and La Familia Curriculum Units and Student Workbooks. Ana Consuelo Matiella. Network Publications, a division of ETR Associates, Santa Cruz, CA. 1988. 180 pp (Curriculum Units); 96 pp (Student Workbooks). $14.95 each for Curriculum Units; $3.95 each for Student Workbooks. Reviewed by Marian V. Hamburg, Professor Emeritus, New York University, 933 Lincoln Ave., Baldwin, NY 11510.