The Development of a Management Model on An Integration of Physical Education, Health Education, and Medical Practice for Sustainable Students’ Health Development

Abstract

Background and Aim: The health of any person could not develop segmentally because all body parts were related and affected each other as the concept of “a sound mind is in a sound body”. Integrating physical education and health education in school teaching and learning could be implemented to enhance the students' whole body’s health development. The medical practice in some aspects could gain more success in health screening, habits, and practice on prevention and reduction of some health deficiencies. In response to the “Student Physical Health Standards” " the government declared the policy on the integration of physical education and education to strengthen education and other subjects. The concept of an integration of physical education, health education, and medical practice could be a good model to serve this policy of the “Healthy China 2030” plan. This research developed a school students’ health management model, provided macro guidance for the development of primary and secondary school sports courses, made everyone clear the basic outline of sports health management operation, and laid a foundation for subsequent development and research.

Materials and Methods: The participants of this research are as follows: 17 experts for expert interview to collect preliminary data, 5 experts to test the reliability and validity of the questionnaire with IOC and IOC value = 0.87 (.60-1.00), 19 experts for Delphi to gather the appropriateness and accuracy of the model, 11 stakeholders to connoisseurship group to gather the acceptation of the model on a satisfaction, practicality, and usefulness.

Result: The findings of an integrated management model by merging physical education, health education, and medical practice to improve students’ health for sustainable development included the following findings: (1) Planning and guiding students' physical education through the comprehensive management model could improve the comprehensive quality and development level of students' health with a scientific measurement practice system, objectively evaluation through the management modern on integrated operations and activities of physical education and sports, health education and medical practice. (2) The collaborative networks among schools, the Department of Community Public Health, and community sports organizations should be established to drive this model. 3) The physical education and health. education should integrate some courses to enhance the knowledge and practice of students’ health. 4) Schools should cooperatively organize events on students’ health development, such as annual health checks, health exhibitions, sports competitions, and health contests 5) The integrated management model and measurement practice was accepted to be practical, useful, and satisfying to them.

Conclusion: Based on the POLC theory, the establishment of cooperation and communication mechanisms among the government, schools, families, communities, hospitals, community public health, and sports clubs could promote the effective integration of school physical education, health education, and medical practices. This model could serve the government policy and total health development to the primary students in Xi’an Shaanxi Province.