ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES ON HOLISTIC COMMUNITY HEALTH PROMOTION

Abstract

The objectives of this research were 1) to investigate the conceptual framework; 2) to explore the current and desirable situation; and 3) to develop elementary school management strategies on holistic community health promotion. The research adopted a mixed methods approach. The population included 279 elementary schools under the local administrative authority. The research instruments were a questionnaire and an evaluation form. The statistical analysis involved frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, PNIModified and a content analysis.
The results were as follows.1) The conceptual framework of elementary school management of holistic community health promotion consisted of (1) the elements of community health management including health policy formulation, management of learning on health education and physical education, management of health services and counseling, management of food and nutrition, management of supportive environment for health, and establishment of partnerships and networks for health; (2) the concept of holistic community health involving the concept of holistic community health in individual related dimension comprising 3 levels, i.e. individual level, school level, and community level; and the concept of holistic community health in health related dimension, i.e. physical health, mental health, social health, and spiritual health. 2) The current situation was at moderate level, while the desirable situation was at high level. 3) The elementary school management strategies on holistic community health promotion contained 6 main strategies and 18 sub-strategies. The main strategies comprised: (1) strategy on strengthening health partnerships and networks in holistic health; (2) strategy on enhancing the capacity on management of health service and counseling on holistic health; (3) strategy on leveraging the driven holistic health policy; (4) strategy on leveraging the promotion of food and nutrition management for holistic health; (5) strategy on developing the management of supportive environment for holistic health; and (6) strategy on reforming the management of learning on health education and physical education for holistic health.