公共卫生教育：德克萨斯州社区学院健康和与健康相关的体育活动课程的现状。
Public health education: the status of health and health-related physical activity courses in Texas community colleges.
机构信息
Department of Health and Human Performance, Parker University, Dallas, TX, United States.
出版信息
Front Public Health. 2023 Aug 24;11:1199734. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1199734. eCollection 2023.
BACKGROUND
There is an inverse relationship between disease and both health literacy and physical literacy. Courses taken during the completion of degrees at community colleges help to prepare students to be productive members of society by teaching knowledge, skills, and abilities needed for employment and good citizenship. Coursework in public health education and health-related behaviors should be included in the overall community college curriculum. The purpose of this study was to determine the status of Health/Wellness/Physical Fitness Lecture (HWPFL) and Health-Related Physical Activity (HRPA) courses in Texas community colleges.
METHODS
A review of the institutional websites of Texas community colleges (N = 50) was performed to access information regarding HWPFL and HRPA courses and graduation requirements. Information regarding the Texas Core Curriculum was reviewed for any local additions to the state mandated requirements that students are required to complete prior to the attainment of Associate in Arts (AA) and Associate in Science (AS) degrees.
RESULTS
Individual colleges were grouped into those with <5,000 students ( = 21), those having 5,000-10,000 students ( = 16), and those with >10,000 students ( = 13). Three (6%) institutions require a HWPFL course for AA and AS degrees and 49 (98%) had such courses available for elective credit. Two (4%) colleges require an HRPA course for AA and AS degrees whereas 47 (94%) offer such courses for elective credit. There was one college that only offers a HWPFL course. One college did not offer either HWPFL or HRPA courses. There were many identical courses offered by various colleges for required and elective credit.
CONCLUSION
Requiring health, wellness, and health-related physical activity requirements in Texas community colleges can be a policy solution for improving health and physical literacy in students. This research study demonstrated the prevalence of health, wellness, and health-related physical activity requirements in the 50 public community colleges in the state of Texas. Offering courses in health, wellness, and health-related physical activity as required or elective courses for graduation from Texas community colleges is a means through which to develop health literacy and physical literacy in students resulting in a positive influence on public health.
背景
疾病与健康素养和身体素养呈反比关系。社区学院学位课程中的课程通过教授就业和良好公民所需的知识、技能和能力，帮助学生成为社会有生产力的成员。公共健康教育和与健康相关的行为课程应纳入社区学院的整体课程。本研究旨在确定德克萨斯州社区学院健康/健康/身体健康讲座 (HWPFL) 和与健康相关的体育活动 (HRPA) 课程的现状。
方法
对德克萨斯州社区学院的机构网站进行了审查（N=50），以获取有关 HWPFL 和 HRPA 课程和毕业要求的信息。审查了德克萨斯州核心课程的信息，以了解学生在获得副学士 (AA) 和副学士 (AS) 学位之前必须完成的任何州授权要求的本地补充。
结果
个别学院被分为学生人数<5000 人（ =21）、学生人数为 5000-10000 人（ =16）和学生人数>10000 人（ =13）的群体。三 (6%)所学院要求 AA 和 AS 学位必修 HWPFL 课程，而 49 (98%)所学院则提供此类课程作为选修学分。两所 (4%)学院要求 AA 和 AS 学位必修 HRPA 课程，而 47 (94%)所学院则提供此类课程作为选修学分。只有一所学院仅提供 HWPFL 课程。一所学院既不提供 HWPFL 也不提供 HRPA 课程。许多相同的课程由不同的学院提供，作为必修和选修学分。
结论
在德克萨斯州社区学院中，要求健康、健康和与健康相关的体育活动要求可以成为改善学生健康和身体素养的政策解决方案。本研究展示了德克萨斯州 50 所公立社区学院健康、健康和与健康相关的体育活动要求的普遍性。在德克萨斯州社区学院，将健康、健康和与健康相关的体育活动课程作为毕业的必修或选修课程提供，是培养学生健康素养和身体素养的一种手段，从而对公共健康产生积极影响。
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