Health promotion programs have been demonstrated to be vital to improving the health status of American adults. The majority of research confirming the value of such programs has been conducted in worksites. Unfortunately, only limited data are available regarding schoolsite health promotion programs for faculty, staff, and administration. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between administrative rank, school demographics, program administration and support, incentives, benefits, and evaluation. To end, this study was undertaken to compare the perceptions of superintendents and principals from a random sample of Ohio public school districts concerning health promotion programming for faculty, staff, and administration. Data for this study were gathered through a mail survey using Dillman's Total Design Method.
The instrument was an adapted version of the 1992 National Survey of Worksite Health Promotion Activities developed by the USDHHS. Surveys were mailed to 296 randomly selected Ohio public school districts. Seventy-eight high school principals and eighty-six superintendents completed the questionnaire. Results of the chi-square analysis revealed that superintendents and high school principals employed in the same school district generally responded similarly concerning health promotion programs offered to which employees had access. Statistically significant differences however were revealed regarding health promotion activities, payment methods, and types of data analysis conducted about the health promotion programs. Statistically significant differences also were revealed regarding school size, program administration and support, and evaluation with the offering of health promotion programs for school employees. Conclusions drawn based on the findings suggest that superintendents may consider financial aspects of health promotion programs more of a priority than their high school principal counterparts. High school principals however indicated a greater awareness of particular types (e.g. immunizations) of health promotion programs for employees. Conclusions confirm the need to determine a better definition or increase awareness of health promotion programs for faculty, staff, and administration. Finally, implications for health promotion programs for school employees and recommendations for further research are discussed.
Health promotion programs have been demonstrated to be vital to improving the health status of American adults. The majority of research confirming the value of such programs has been conducted in worksites. Unfortunately, only limited data are available regarding schoolsite health promotion programs for faculty, staff, and administration. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between administrative rank, school demographics, program administration and support, incentives, benefits, and evaluation. To end, this study was undertaken to compare the perceptions of superintendents and principals from a random sample of Ohio public school districts concerning health promotion programming for faculty, staff, and administration. Data for this study were gathered through a mail survey using Dillman's Total Design Method.
The instrument was an adapted version of the 1992 National Survey of Worksite Health Promotion Activities developed by the USDHHS. Surveys were mailed to 296 randomly selected Ohio public school districts. Seventy-eight high school principals and eighty-six superintendents completed the questionnaire. Results of the chi-square analysis revealed that superintendents and high school principals employed in the same school district generally responded similarly concerning health promotion programs offered to which employees had access. Statistically significant differences however were revealed regarding health promotion activities, payment methods, and types of data analysis conducted about the health promotion programs. Statistically significant differences also were revealed regarding school size, program administration and support, and evaluation with the offering of health promotion programs for school employees. Conclusions drawn based on the findings suggest that superintendents may consider financial aspects of health promotion programs more of a priority than their high school principal counterparts. High school principals however indicated a greater awareness of particular types (e.g. immunizations) of health promotion programs for employees. Conclusions confirm the need to determine a better definition or increase awareness of health promotion programs for faculty, staff, and administration. Finally, implications for health promotion programs for school employees and recommendations for further research are discussed.
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