The Japanese Association of School Health

Field Report

ISSN ONLINE : 1880-2400

[School Health Vol.1 15-21, 2005]

Proposal for the Improvement of Lifestyle with Regard to School Health in Thailand using the HQC Method

Takahiro Nakano*, Takahiko Nishijima* and Seiji Ohsawa**

  • *Major of Health and Sport Sciences, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba
  • 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8574 Japan
  • taka@stat.taiiku.tsukuba.ac.jp
  • **Institute of Human Living Science, Otsuma women's University
  • 12 Sanbancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8357 Japan

[Received March 17, 2005 ; Accepted August 23, 2005]

Keywords:
School health, Lifestyle, Fishbone diagram, Health Quality Control

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Abstracts

This paper reports on activities carried out as part of the International Educational Cooperation Base System by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). The purpose of this project is to promote a transfer of educational technology on the school health area. We have proposed a method for the improvement of school environment health and school safety, as well as improvement in the lifestyle, growth and development, and physical strength of students. In particular, the paper reports on the proposal of the Health Quality Control (HQC) method for the improvement of students・lifestyle. We proposed an improvement strategy at five conferences for schools participating in the scheme in the Chiang Mai and Ubonrachathani provinces in Thailand. In the lifestyle improvement strategy based on the HQC technique, we proposed (a) a plan-do-check-act (PDCA) cycle, (b) a cause and effect analysis using a fishbone diagram, and (c) an HQC check sheet. Participating schools reported on lifestyle improvements and school hygiene and safety. The reports were based on the improvement strategy proposed by us, and they confirm its effectiveness. Currently, we are in the process of constructing a model school to exemplify the improvement strategy. Moreover, an implementation manual is being prepared based on these results.

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