THE MODEL OF HEALTH PROMOTION FOR STUDENTS UNDER NAKHON SI THAMMARAT PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE 4 THAILAND

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to analyze the components of promoting student
health in schools under the Office of Nakhon Si Thammarat Primary Educational Service Area
4 Thailand; to develop a model for promoting student health in schools under the Office of
Nakhon Si Thammarat Primary Educational Service Area 4 Thailand, and to evaluate the
patterns of student health promotion in educational institutions under the Office of Bachelor's
Degree in Primary 4 Thailand.
The samples used in the research were 136 people consisting of school administrators and
health teachers in educational institutions under the Office of Nakhon Si Thammarat Primary
Educational Service Area 4 Thailand, and 7 important informants based on interviews to
construct a model, 9 experts in the seminar, 15 school administrators in group discussion for
evaluation and confirmation of the model. The research tools consisted of interview form,
questionnaire, and expertbased seminar and group discussion.
Findings were as follows: 1) Elements in student health promotion in schools under the Office
of Nakhon Si Thammarat Primary Educational Service Area 4 Thailand, consisted of 10
elements (1) policy formulation on number, (2) policy transfer to practice, (3 ) implementation
of the health promotion program, (4) an environment management, conducive to health
promotion, (5) school health services (6) nutrition and safe food, (7) exercise, sports and
recreation, (8) social counseling and support, (9) community health promotion, and (10)
continuous health development: 2) the results of the development of student health promotion
model in schools under the Office of Nakhon Si Thammarat Primary Educational Service Area
4 Thailand include 4 school administration areas by PDCA quality cycle to drive/gear up all 10
elements in promoting student health in 5 dimensions: physical dimension, psychological
dimension, social dimension, intellectual dimension, and spiritual dimensions, and 3) the results
of the evaluation of the promotion of student wellbeing, both from expert-based seminars and
discussion of school administrators indicate compatibility, appropriateness ,possibility of the
model with a high level of benefit.