Clusters of Health-Promoting Schools in Middle and High Schools Based on the WHO Guidelines

Young Ko; In-Sook Lee

doi:10.12799/jkachn.2013.24.3.282

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Clusters of Health-Promoting Schools in Middle and High Schools Based on the WHO Guidelines: Young Ko, In-Sook Lee; Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing 2013;24(3):282-291.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2013.24.3.282
Published online: September 30, 2013

¹College of Nursing, Gachon University, Incheon, Korea.

²College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.

• Received: January 15, 2013 • Accepted: August 22, 2013

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Abstract

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.
Key Words: Adolescent; Schools; Health promotion; Health behavior; Cluster analysis

Figure 1

Mean score of each item in school health policies, physical and social environment of the school.

Figure 2

Mean score of each item in community links, action competencies for healthy living, and school health care and promotion services.

Table 1

Level of Performance on Items of 6 Elements for Health Promoting Schools

HP=healthy school policies; PE=physical environment of the school; SE=social environment of the school; C=community links; AC=action competencies for healthy living; HS=school health care and promotion services.

Table 2

Characteristics of the Schools and Respondents

Table 3

Comparison of Three Clusters by 6 Elements of Health Promoting School

^†Post-hoc test: Scheffé test, subgroup (a, b, or c); ^‡ANOVA.

Table 4

Results of the Multinomial Logistic Regression Analysis

This study were supported by a research grant of Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Serial Number: 2008-E00390-00).

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Clusters of Health-Promoting Schools in Middle and High Schools Based on the WHO Guidelines

Figure 1 Mean score of each item in school health policies, physical and social environment of the school.

Figure 2 Mean score of each item in community links, action competencies for healthy living, and school health care and promotion services.

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Clusters of Health-Promoting Schools in Middle and High Schools Based on the WHO Guidelines

Table 1 Level of Performance on Items of 6 Elements for Health Promoting Schools

Table 2 Characteristics of the Schools and Respondents

Table 3 Comparison of Three Clusters by 6 Elements of Health Promoting School