• 作者：In&#233 ; s M. Barrio Cantalejo^a ; ; M. Luisa Ayudarte Larios^a ; Mariano Herná ; n Garcí ; a^b ; Jesú ; s Martí ; nez Tapias^a ; Juana M. de Haro Castellano^a ; Pablo Simó ; n Lorda^c ; Manuel Sá ; nchez Garcí ; a^d
• 关键词：Educació ; n para la salud ; Libros de texto escolares ; Salud infantil ; Salud adolescente ; Escuela
• 刊名：Gaceta Sanitaria
• 出版年：2008
• 期刊代码：pca166_02139111
• 类别：med
• 出版时间：May 2008
• 卷：22
• 期：3
• 页码：227-231
• 文件大小：69 K

Background

Textbooks are an educational tool for learning health habits. The aim of this study was to determine how these textbooks present the health priorities defined by health organizations to children and teenagers.

Method

We performed a descriptive study in 3 steps: a) the priorities defined by health organizations were identified; b) the messages on health in the textbooks used in the schools of a municipality were identified, and c) the extent to which these messages fitted the priorities established was analyzed.

Results

The World Health Organization, the European Union, the Spanish Ministry of Health and Consumption, and the Spanish Society of Public Health and Healthcare Administration define 24 priorities. One hundred textbooks were collected, with 663 health messages. The priorities most frequently covered in the textbooks were diet, physical exercise and the impact of environmental contamination. The least frequently covered topics was bullying, child maltreatment, poverty, self harm, and obesity. The latter topic was especially lacking in kindergartens and elementary schools.

Conclusions

The health messages contained in school textbooks are not well adapted to the priorities defined by health organizations.