The relationship between health and school physical education: An integrative review

Abstract

This study analyzes scientific production on school Physical Education and health published in journals in the areas of Education and Physical Education. An integrative review was conducted on journals indexed on the WebQualis system and 41 articles were found. They focused on selection of subjects to be learned. Various topics were proposed, with a predominance of knowledge about the biological implications of physical exercise, even in studies that adopt the health promotion perspective, which shows the polysemy of the term. Health concepts are often discussed but not the school perspective underlying the relationship between health and Physical Education at school. Therefore, the debate on the topic has to be broadened, seeking support in the collective health framework and approaching the school context with teachers’ active participation in knowledge production.