A study on the development and evaluation of health educational materials on prevention of hyperlipidemia and obesity in schoolchildren

由于近年来日本学龄儿童中高脂血症和肥胖症的患病率一直在上升，因此编写了关于预防学龄儿童高脂血症和肥胖症的健康教育材料。这些材料的设计不仅是为了提供知识，也是为了提供能够进行自我思考和自我判断的技能。教师的可及性和家长的影响也被考虑在内。健康教育材料用于和歌山县日达卡县四年级的学童。四年级的识别率为61%，五年级的识别率为79%。对于“膳食纤维”一词，这一比例从59%上升到78%。在脂肪、盐和糖的15个问题上得分在13分或更高的儿童比例从38%增加到49%。儿童对糖果原料的知晓率由73%上升到85%，鱼肉比例从51%上升到54%，每天吃蔬菜的比例从37%上升到42%，每天锻炼的比例从78%上升到81%，每天锻炼的比例从41%上升到43%。健康教育的开展提高了对健康相关主题的认识。练习的计划需要改进。这项计划将在未来扩展到其他年级的学童和其他健康问题。

Health educational materials on prevention of hyperlipidemia and obesity in schoolchildren were developed because the prevalence of hyperlipidemia and obesity among schoolchildren has been increasing in Japan in recent years. The materials were devised in the aspects of offering not only knowledge but also skills which enable self-thinking and self-judgment. Teachers' accessibility and parents' effects were also considered. The health educational materials were used for fourth grade schoolchildren in Hidaka Country, Wakayama Prefecture. The recognition rate of the word "Cholesterol" increased from 61% in the fourth-grade to 79% in the fifth grade. For the word "Dietary Fiber," the rate increased from 59% to 78%. The percentage of children who marked 13 or higher scores for the 15 questions of fat, salt, and sugar increased from 38% to 49%. The percentage of children who knew the materials of confectionery increased from 73% to 85%, who had meat and fish equally increased from 51% to 54%, who had vegetable everyday increased from 37% to 42%, who ad breakfast everyday increased from 78% to 81%, who exercised everyday increased from 41% to 43%, respectively. The health education produced increased the knowledge of health related topics. The program of exercise needs improvement. This program will be expanded to other grade schoolchildren and other health problems in future.