Improving children's health literacy in three disaster-prone countries in Asia: implementation and evaluation of a creative health intervention

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19KK0060
• Research Category: Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (Fostering Joint International Research (B))
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Medium-sized Section 9:Education and related fields
• Research Institution: Fukushima Medical University
• Principal Investigator: Goto Aya 福島県立医科大学, 公私立大学の部局等, 特任教授 (00347212)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 岡部 聡子 郡山女子大学, 家政学部, 教授 (10551129) ; 郡山 千早 鹿児島大学, 医歯学域医学系, 教授 (30274814) ; 村上 道夫 大阪大学, 感染症総合教育研究拠点, 特任教授(常勤) (50509932) ; 弓屋 結 広島大学, 医系科学研究科(医), 助教 (90769481)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-10-07 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: ヘルスリテラシー / 母子保健 / 国際保健 / 健康教育

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The ultimate goal was to develop the capacity of children in three disaster-prone countries (Japan, Cambodia, and Indonesia) to think proactively about health and its connection to the local community. The participatory school health project, Creative Health, was designed with reference to the Creative Health initiative in the UK and with consideration for local culture and customs. 1. Evaluation of pilot projects in Japan found that children's attitudes toward their health and community became positive after participating in workshops involving drama, drawing, and cooking. 2. Teachers also found it facilitated fun creative learning for children and led to their sustainable development. 3. An international case comparison of COVID-19 prevention information development identified key points for developing culturally appropriate and accessible information. 4. Evaluation of trials in Indonesia suggested that the project improved psychological indices and cognitive functions in children.

Free Research Field

公衆衛生

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

対象地域の教員や児童と活動することにより、各地域の言語や文化、習慣に適応した教材を作成した。最終年度は成果公表セミナーを開催し、モデルとなる共通教材パッケージを作成した。その他、カードゲームやコロナ禍に家庭で学べる教材作成を多言語で作成した。