School of Nursing and Health Studies, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA.
School of Education and Counseling, Cambridge College, Boston, MA 02129, USA.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 Oct 17;21(10):1372. doi: 10.3390/ijerph21101372.
The current study explored teacher and principal familiarity with school wellness polices in primary schools, including who serves on school wellness committees, and who should implement and enforce wellness policies in the school. An electronic survey guided by the Health Promoting Schools framework was administered from February to May 2020 to teachers and principals from one urban and one suburban school district in the Midwestern United States. There were 450 participants; response rates were 28% (urban), 33% (suburban), and 51% (school principals). Only 41.7% of the aggregate participant pool were familiar with their wellness policy. Participants were more familiar in the suburban compared to the urban district (χ = 68.2, -value ≤ 0.001). Teachers/health teachers, nurses, and principals were most likely to be on wellness committees, and the most preferred wellness champions were teachers, nurses, and food service staff. Teachers and nurses are integral to school wellness and health education as part of multiple systems that can promote school health. The Health Promoting Schools framework is useful for guiding examinations to improve understanding of school wellness within school communities.
本研究探讨了中小学教师和校长对学校健康政策的熟悉程度，包括谁在学校健康委员会任职，以及谁应该在学校执行和实施健康政策。2020 年 2 月至 5 月，采用健康促进学校框架指导，对美国中西部一个城市和一个郊区学区的教师和校长进行了电子调查。共有 450 名参与者；响应率分别为城市地区 28%、郊区地区 33%和校长 51%。只有 41.7%的总参与者群体熟悉他们的健康政策。与城市地区相比，郊区地区的参与者更为熟悉（χ=68.2，p 值≤0.001）。教师/健康教育教师、护士和校长最有可能在健康委员会任职，最受欢迎的健康拥护者是教师、护士和餐饮服务人员。教师和护士是学校健康和健康教育的重要组成部分，是促进学校健康的多个系统的一部分。健康促进学校框架可用于指导检查，以增进对学校社区内学校健康的理解。
