Några elevers syn på hälsa och skolans hälsoarbete : En kvalitativ intervjustudie

Sammanfattning: Aim: The purpose of this study is to investigate how some high school students experience their school's health work as well as their view on/understanding of health. Since the study is conducted in collaboration with the Swedish Institute FMS particular attention will be paid to a special intervention, named FMS. The research questions read: How is health presented in the students’ stories about the school’s health work? Where does the school's health work take place according to the students' stories? How do the students experience the subject Sport and Health? How do the students experience FMS:s health intervention? Method: A qualitative method has been used where nine students have been interviewed individually with the ambition to understand the phenomenon from the interviewees own perspective. A total of 18 interviews have been conducted since all participating students were interviewed on two different occasions. Results: Health for the students is primarily about feeling good and having the energy to perform. The pathogenic perspective appears the most when talking about physical health, while the salutogenic perspective becomes clearer when they argue about mental health and even more clear in social health. When the students talk about the opportunities and difficulties they experience about their own health, it mainly involves physical activity and diet. Here is a picture of how students seem to be about improving their health by being physically active and eating "good". Occasions when it is not possible to be physically active or to eat "good" therefore means that the students experience a difficulty for their own health. The school’s health work seems to, according to the student’s stories, mainly take place in the subject of Sport and Health, which is a subject the majority experiences provides good information and is fun. All students experience that the health intervention FMS has given them a deeper insight into what they can and can not do and what they need to improve with themselves. Overall, the interviewees describe how they think the FMS has been very good and fun. Conclusions: Regardless of whether a health work has a pathogenic or salutogenic perspective is it important for the school to think about how health is expressed in education and other health initiatives as it can ultimately affect students' approach to their health.