Clusters of Health-Promoting Schools in Middle and High Schools Based on the WHO Guidelines.
10.12799/jkachn.2013.24.3.282
- Author:
Young KO
1
;
In Sook LEE
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, Gachon University, Incheon, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Adolescent;
Schools;
Health promotion;
Health behavior;
Cluster analysis
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Cluster Analysis;
Communicable Disease Control;
Health Behavior;
Health Promotion;
Humans;
Risk-Taking;
United States;
World Health Organization;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
2013;24(3):282-291
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify the Clusters of health promoting schools in middle and high schools for the Korean Youth Risk Behaviors Web-based Survey. METHODS: The tool of health promoting school was developed based on a framework for action for health promoting schools in World Health Organization and Schools Health Index for middle and high schools in the United States by 2 professionals and 2 health teachers and revised as a result of the preliminary study. Data were collected with a questionnaire from teachers who attended the conference run by Korean Centers for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention in 2009. The data of 363 schools were analyzed using descriptive analysis, t-test, and ANOVA. RESULTS: As a result of comparing the scores of health promoting schools, three Clusters were identified. The Clusters differed significantly in presence of health teacher, location, and type of schools (p<.05). CONCLUSION: These results are a good reference in developing tailored strategies for health promoting schools, which will help improve health-promoting schools.
