STRATEGIES FOR SCHOOL MANAGEMENT TO ENHANCE HOLISTIC HEALTH LITERACY TO PREPARE FOR EMERGING HEALTH PROBLEMS AND OTHER RISK FACTORS, BANGKOK EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to examine the current and desirable states, analyze the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats, and priority needs, and develop strategies for school management to enhance holistic health literacy to prepare for emerging health problems and other risk factors, of the Bangkok Educational Service Area Office 1. Results suggested the current state with mean at a moderate level (= 3.472), and the desirable state with mean at a highest level (= 4.459). The 3 highest rated priority needs and as weaknesses were health supportive environmental management (PNI_Modified = 0.313), health policy formulation (PNI_Modified = 0.311), food and nutritional management (PNI_Modified = 0.305), and provision of health service and counseling (PNI_Modified = 0.281). The proposed strategies consisted of 4 main strategies and 7 sub strategies as follows. Strategy 1: Developing a process to enhance holistic health literacy; Sub Strategy 1.1 Developing a holistic health information management system, Sub Strategy 1.2 Developing a self-management and decision-making skills in health. Strategy 2: Leveling up the provision of holistic health services and counseling, Sub Strategy 2.1 Enhancing the support of selecting information to develop self-management skills, Sub Strategy 2.2 Raising the development of decision-making skills in using health information. Strategy 3: Promoting the provision of food and nutrition to promote holistic health; Sub Strategy 3.1 Promoting communication skills on effective presentation of food and nutrition information, Sub Strategy 3.2 Promoting skills on selecting healthy food and nutrition. Strategy 4: Developing an environment to promote holistic health literacy; Sub Strategy 4.1 Developing an environment to promote self-management skills in health, Sub Strategy 4.2 Developing an environment to promote media literacy and decision-making skills.