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Using puppetry in a coordinated school health program.

L B Synovitz1

  • 1Dept. of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond 70403, USA. lsynovitz@selu.edu

The Journal of School Health
|June 4, 1999
PubMed
Summary

Puppetry offers a fun, age-appropriate method for educators and clinicians to promote positive health behaviors. Further research is needed to confirm its effectiveness on health knowledge, attitudes, skills, and behaviors.

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Area of Science:

  • Health Education
  • Child Development
  • Creative Arts in Health

Background:

  • Educators and clinicians seek effective, engaging methods to foster healthy behaviors in children.
  • Traditional health education approaches may lack age-appropriateness or engagement.
  • Innovative methodologies are needed to improve health outcomes in school settings.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore puppetry as a novel methodology for health education.
  • To identify various types of puppets and their applications in school health programs.
  • To present a framework for integrating puppetry into coordinated school health initiatives.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review on puppetry in educational and health contexts.
  • Identification and categorization of different puppetry techniques.

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  • Synthesis of potential applications for enhancing health behaviors.

    • Main Results:

    • Puppetry is a versatile, play-based learning tool stimulating engagement.
    • Various puppet types can be utilized across different health topics.
    • Puppetry can be integrated into coordinated school health programs to support positive behavior change.

    Conclusions:

    • Puppetry presents a promising, developmentally appropriate approach to health promotion.
    • Further empirical research is essential to validate the impact of puppetry on health knowledge, attitudes, skills, and behaviors.
    • The creative and engaging nature of puppetry warrants its consideration in health education strategies.