Sobczyk W, Hazel N, Reed C D, Ciarroccki B, Cohen S, Varga D
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, USA.
J Ky Med Assoc. 1995 Apr;93(4):142-7.
This article reviews the development and progress of an innovative, comprehensive school health project in the Jefferson County school district known as the Health Promotion Schools of Excellence (HPSE). This project features unique working relationships between public and private entities seeking a common goal: "A Healthier Community." The goals and development of HPSE have been formulated to coincide with the emerging directives of the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA) as well as the growing pressures to control health care costs through effective preventive measures. The results of testing following the first and second years of the project show an encouraging trend of improved physical fitness levels for all students (grades K-12) and improving levels of health knowledge and attitudes in elementary level children (grades 4-8) as well as school faculty and staff. These initial results, although encouraging, will only be meaningful if they translate over time into a healthier, more responsible cohort of adolescents and young adults when compared to their peers not involved in the project. The project, while only in its third year of development, has already been recognized at regional and national levels as a successful model of a comprehensive school health program. As the project continues and grows, the authors anticipate developing one of the nation's largest and most comprehensive longitudinal data bases of childhood and adolescent health information.
本文回顾了杰斐逊县学区一个创新型综合学校健康项目——卓越健康促进学校（HPSE）的发展历程与进展。该项目的特色在于公共和私营实体之间为实现共同目标“更健康的社区”而建立的独特合作关系。HPSE的目标与发展规划是为了契合肯塔基州教育改革法案（KERA）的新指令，以及通过有效预防措施控制医疗保健成本的日益增长的压力。该项目第一年和第二年之后的测试结果显示出令人鼓舞的趋势：所有学生（幼儿园至12年级）的身体素质水平有所提高，小学阶段儿童（4至8年级）以及学校教职员工的健康知识和态度水平也有所提升。这些初步结果虽然令人鼓舞，但只有当随着时间推移，与未参与该项目的同龄人相比，参与项目的青少年和年轻人能变得更健康、更有责任感时，这些结果才会具有意义。该项目虽然仍处于发展的第三年，但已在地区和国家层面被认可为综合学校健康项目的成功典范。随着项目的持续推进和发展，作者预计将建立起全国最大、最全面的儿童和青少年健康信息纵向数据库之一。
