Perspect Nurs Sci.  2020 Apr;17(1):1-11. 10.16952/pns.2020.17.1.1.

Development of Forest-based Health Promotion Program forVulnerable School Children

• Bang KS
• Kim S
• Song MK
• Kang K
• Jeong Y

• KMID: 2500144
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.16952/pns.2020.17.1.1

Abstract

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to develop a forest-based health promotion program for vulnerable school children.
Methods
The specific process for program development involved establishing a program goal, assessing the needs of the participants, analyzing existing programs and constructing a forest-based program.
Results
Each session of the program, which consisted of a total of 10 sessions, included 40 to 50 minutes of indoor education for children's physical and psychosocial health and 60 to 70 minutes of forest experience activities with nursing student mentors. For the application of the program, guidelines for mentor selection and prior education, physical environment check, children's safety, criteria for evaluation of the program effects and operation of the program were developed.
Conclusion
This study presents the specific procedures and contents for developing a forest-based program for vulnerable school children. The results of this study will provide useful data to develop a community-based program to promote the physical and psychosocial health of vulnerable school children.

Keyword

Child health; Forests; Vulnerable populations; Health promotion

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  Fig. 1. Sample of program contents.

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