GUIDELINES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTH PROMOTION MODEL OF STUDENTS IN THAILAND NATIONAL SPORTS UNIVERSITY, TRANG CAMPUS

Abstract

Purpose
This study aimed at to 1) evaluating the healthcare status of students in Thailand National Sports University Trang Campus, and 2) developing the health promotion model of students in Thailand National Sports University, Trang Campus.

Methods
Eighty students were selected by purposive sampling method from the population of 538 students in Thailand National Sports University, Trang Campus. The research instruments were the evaluation form of the respondent’s health care status, the evaluation form of the health promotion model. Moreover, the data were collected by the interview and the focus group to evaluate the effectiveness of the health promotion model. The data were analyzed using the percentage, the mean score, the standard deviation.

Results
The results found that students 62.50 percent of males and females 37.50 percent. The average age was 21-22 years old around 55 percent. Moreover, the University have adequate exercise places and sports facilities and students also have knowledge about exercising at a good level. On eat and clean water to drink when they eat, they use serving spoons. Moreover, they have a good knowledge about consuming fruit and vegetables, smoking and drinking alcohol at a good level.

Conclusion
In summary, knowledge should be given about the formats of activities to promote exercise. reduce food consumption, quit smoking and drinking alcohol in a type variety that optimum to the student needs significantly. For this reason, university administrators should encourage students, related people and advisors to organize activities by collaborative student leadership organizations at all levels, such as majors, clubs, faculties, and student clubs at each campus and university. This may result in students continuing to have behaviors that good and sustainable health care.