The role of the physical and sports education lesson in promoting health culture to reduce the risk of infection with COVID-19 variants for high school students

Abstract

The study aims to identify the level of health culture to reduce the risk of infection with new COVID 19 variants for high school students for the academic year 2022-2023. The researcher assumed that there were statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the research sample and the hypothetical mean on the scale of health culture among middle school students. The researcher used the descriptive method for its suitability and the nature of the research, and the research community represented preparatory schools in the neighborhood district center for boys and girls, while the research sample and their schools were chosen randomly, which was represented by 100 students (50 males 50 females) from 4 preparatory schools in the district city center for the academic year (2022 - 2023) and they represent (22%) of the original community, after which the health culture scale was applied in its final form for this study and using appropriate statistical methods. The results were extracted and presented in tables, analyzed and discussed according to the aim and hypothesis of the research. Preparatory stage students. Also, there was no difference in the level of health education among middle school students according to the gender variable. The researcher recommended paying attention to school libraries and providing books, magazines, scientific and cultural encyclopedias, and wall pamphlets (posters) that would contribute to raising the level of health culture in society. Encouraging families to practice healthy habits for the body of their students at home and follow up on that.