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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
Lee-Lan Yen, ScD1, Likwang Chen, PhD2, Szu-Hsien Tony Lee, PhD3, Ling-Yen Pan, PhD2, and Chuhsing Kate Hsiao, PhD4. (1) Institute of Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Room 1522 No 1 Sec 1 Jen-Ai Road, Taipei, Taiwan, 886-2-23123456ext8361, lan@ha.mc.ntu.edu.tw, (2) Division of Health Policy Research, National Health Research Institutes, 2F, 109, Ming-Chuan E. Road, Sec. 6, Taipei, 114, Taiwan, (3) Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Defense University, No 161 Sec 6 Min-Chuan E. Road, Taipei, Taiwan, (4) Division of Biostatistics, Institute of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Room 1542 No 1 Sec 1 Jen-Ai Road, Taipei, Taiwan, Taipei, 100, Taiwan
A person°¦s health-related behavior and lifestyle habits formed in childhood may substantially influence their health status in adulthood. A five-year longitudinal survey was conducted among primary school students and their parents in Taiwan to: 1.understand patterns of health-related behavior of students from childhood to adolescence; 2.investigate the changes of health-related behavior through different stages of development among the student cohorts; and 3. analyze the impacts of individual, family, school, and community factors on children°¦s lifestyle using a bio-psycho-social perspective. For this study, we have chosen Taipei City and Hsin-Chu County respectively and have randomly selected from each of the two areas one large-sized school (>400 students), two middle-sized schools (200-399 students), and six small-sized schools (50-199 students). Using self-developed questionnaires, the baseline data was collected from the first and fourth graders and their parents at the end of 2001. Follow-up data will be collected among respondents in each of the four consecutive years. Paired data of the children and their parents has been systematically collected and recorded into a data bank and hypotheses related to multiple factors, time series, and interactions between two generations will be tested. It is expected that this study will contribute to: 1.a systematic analysis of behavioral development and changes of students from childhood to adolescence; 2.a bio-psycho-social analysis of determinants of lifestyle of children and youth; 3.the development of health behavioral related theories; and 4.the provision of relevant information and reference material for youth health policy formation by government and educational institutions.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the presentation, the participants in this session will be able to
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.