On May 11, 2024, the Thailand Physical Activity Knowledge Development Center (TPAK), Institute for Population and Social Research at Mahidol University, in collaboration with the Thai Health Promotion Foundation, organized a forum to explain guidelines for participating in model schools through the online Zoom Meeting system.
The event was honored by Mr. Niramon Rasri, Director of the Office of Healthy Lifestyle Promotion, who opened the meeting. She explained the origin, importance, and situation of physical activity in children and youth, as well as the goals of this operation. He emphasized the importance of promoting physical activity for children and youth in Thailand to the administrators and teachers of the 128 schools that applied to participate in the activity.
On this occasion, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Piyawat Katewongsa, Director of the Thailand Physical Activity Knowledge Development Center (TPAK), along with a team of researchers, presented a holistic concept of promoting physical activity in schools. They detailed the operating procedures, benefits that the schools will receive, and the expected outcomes of this initiative.
The purpose of the meeting was to clarify and create understanding of the guidelines for carrying out activities according to the concept of holistic promotion of physical activity in schools (Whole-of-School Approach to Physical Activity) across all 8 dimensions for the participating schools. This preparation aims to conduct physical activities in schools and establish them as model schools for holistic promotion of physical activity (WoSPA). It is also a joint effort to drive operations under the Physical Activity Promotion Plan for Children and Youth (2023 – 2030).
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