HEALTH PROMOTION IN PRESCHOOL AGE ON EXPERIENTIAL ACTIVITIES PLANNER (EAP) TO GOOD HEALTH BEHAVIOR

Abstract

Health promotion in preschool age on experiential activities planner (EAP) to good health behavior is action research to find how to promote health in preschool age child .The objective is to set learning process to promote good health behavior and decrease health problems in hand washing , brushing the teeth and diet eating to solve nutrition problem in preschool age child on EAP course. This learning process is three lessons 1. Hand , 2. Teeth and 3. Body shape. The target of preschool age children were in kindergarten and early childhood center in and out municipality area . This learning process in three lessons have assessment from works of their students and learning in 5 items (body movement /answer question /art work /act to command /participation to other). The scale of assessment is mean of quality of works of their students and learning in three level , good (point 2.5-3.0), moderate (point 1.5-2.4) and adjust (point 0.1-1.4). Health behavior in hand washing, brushing the teeth and diet eating before and after learning process at school were tested by Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test and tested at home by Paired t-test. The result of assessment of learning process, mean of works of each lesson (Body shape, Hand, Teeth) were 2.37, 2.58, 2.53 which were in moderate and good level. Mean of learning in 5 items were 2.38-2.61, 2.35-2.76 and 2.31-2.69 which were in good and moderate level too. The evaluation of health behavior at school before and after learning are different respectively in behavior of diet eating and hand washing (p<0.05). Health behavior at home are different respectively in behavior of hand washing , brushing the teeth and diet eating (p<0.05). Therefore this learning process on EAP course in three lessons is suitable for preschool age child to learn and have good health behavior.