Child Health Nurs Res.  2018 Apr;24(2):186-198. 10.4094/chnr.2018.24.2.186.

Needs for Children's Health Promotion Education as Perceived by Child Care Center Teachers and Mothers

• Lee YR
• Park SN
• Lee MR

• KMID: 2438721
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4094/chnr.2018.24.2.186

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to determine the needs for children's health promotion education programs as perceived by child care center teachers and mothers.
METHODS
This study conducted a survey of 88 child care center teachers and 70 mothers of preschool children in Seoul from January 4 to February 5, 2016. This study aimed to characterize the current conditions of health promotion education for preschool children and the needs for health promotion education as perceived by child care center teachers and mothers of preschool children.
RESULTS
Areas of high need for health promotion education included lifestyle improvements for preventing diseases in children and awareness of the importance of health in educational objectives, standardized educational manuals, health educators as educators, child care centers as educational places, local health centers as educational support organizations, regular class hours as educational time, role play for training, and actual models in the educational medium. The educational subjects for which a high need was reported included safety and accident prevention, the role of smartphones and TV watching in mental health, and personal hygiene and disease prevention.
CONCLUSION
These findings suggest that it is necessary to develop a health promotion education program for preschool children.

Keyword

Child; Preschool; Health education; Needs assessment

MeSH Terms

Accident Prevention
Child
Child Care*
Child Health*
Child*
Child, Preschool
Education*
Health Education
Health Educators
Health Promotion
Humans
Hygiene
Life Style
Mental Health
Mothers*
Needs Assessment
Seoul
Smartphone