The Japanese Association of School Health

Research Note

ISSN ONLINE : 1880-2400

[School Health Vol.10, 9-18, 2014]

Circumstances and Issues Relating to School Health Management in Brazilian Schools in Japan

Yumi Sato*, Junko Yamada*, Ikue Kiryu*, Narumi Ide*, Tomoko Saitoh**and Megumi Yuki***

  • * Graduate School of Health Sciences, Gunma University
  • 3-39-22, Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8514, Japan
  • satoy@gunma-u.ac.jp
  • ** Faculty of Medicine, Niigata University
  • 2-746, Asahimachi-dori, Chuo-ku, Niigata, 951-8518, Japan
  • *** Higher Education Center, Gunma University
  • 2-4, Aramaki-machi, Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8510, Japan

[Received September 25, 2013 ; Accepted June 11, 2014]

Keywords:
Brazilian schools in Japan, school health management, child healthcare

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Abstracts

Aims : This study aimed to clarify the circumstances and issues surrounding school health management in Brazilian schools in Japan.
Methods : The participants were the principals of five Brazilian schools in Japan. A semi-structured interview was conducted about the approaches to school health management, and the results were analyzed using qualitative inductive methods.
Results: The content of implementation items of school health management were classified into five categories : 1) Daily health observation, 2) Coping when children feel sick, 3) Health guidance, 4) Medical management and 5) Health checkups. Issues of school health management　recognized by principals were classified into two　categories: 1) Parents’ responses to their child’s poor physicalcondition and 2) Cannot share of a child’s health informations with parents. Issues of health and lifestyle habits of the children attending Brazilian schools in Japan recognized by principals were classified into three categories: 1) Physical and mental, 2) Dietary habits and 3) Health-related lifestyle.
Conclusions: The circumstances and issues surrounding school health management conducted in Brazilian schools in Japan were clarified as follows: 1) There are differences in the approach to school health management among Brazilian schools in Japan; 2) Approaches to dental health instruction and follow-up health checkups are performed in all schools; 3) There are issues in daily life for Brazilians living in Japan concerning the background of health issues; and 4) There is a difference in the awareness of the child healthcare between “schools” and “parents” of Brazilian in Japan.

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