What are the Needs of Students? An Experience from a District Based Health Promoting Schools Project in Hong Kong

Abstract

A district based needs assessment was conducted over the past year to understand the health problems and the health education needs of the students in Tai Po district, Hong Kong. 6,879 primary one to primary six students from eighteen primary schools, participating in a district based Health Promoting Schools Project in Hong Kong, were invited to complete a selfadministrated questionnaire which was partly adapted from the Centre for Diseases and Control (CDC)'s Youth Risk Behaviour Surveillance Survey. The results presented a holistic picture of the health and needs of primary students with respect to their general health status, mental health, body weight and dietary behaviour, exercise, preventive health care, tobacco use, alcohol and other drug use, school environment and school health education. It provides baseline information for the project to prioritize the problems and strategically plan health promotion programmes with reference to the concept of Health Promoting Schools by the World Health Organization.

The lifestyle behaviours and psychosocial well‐being of primary school students in Hong Kong

“…If school nurses are to meet the increasing demands to fulfil their public health role for primary school students, investment in recruiting and education is required to increase the number of qualified school nurses (Merrell et al 2007). While the Hong Kong government has focused on funding numerous services to address the various needs of marginal youths' developmental and emotional needs (Lee et al 2004a), resources should also be allocated to targeting 'healthy' primary school students (Zigler & Styfco 2004, Lee & Loke 2005.…”

“…2007). While the Hong Kong government has focused on funding numerous services to address the various needs of marginal youths’ developmental and emotional needs (Lee et al. 2004a), resources should also be allocated to targeting ‘healthy’ primary school students (Zigler & Styfco 2004, Lee & Loke 2005).…”

Program Usaha Kesehatan Sekolah: Upaya Kolaboratif Untuk Kesehatan Anak

“…Identifikasi kesehatan siswa baik tentang kesehatan umum, kesehatan jiwa, berat badan dan perilaku diet, aktivitas merokok, penggunaan obat dan alkohol, dan pendidikan kesehatan sekolah secara kuantitatif, berdampak pada proses perencanaan dan evaluasi UKS (Lee et al, 2004). Pengembangan UKS berbasis pada kebutuhan siswa penting dilaksanakan karena sebagai dasar implementasi program yang berbasis pada prioritas dan identifikasi kebutuhan siswa di lembaga pendidikan.…”