Exploring the effects of government funding on community-based organizations: 'top-down' or 'bottom-up' approaches to health promotion?

abstract：:Universal access to healthcare has assumed renewed importance in global health discourse, along with a focus on strengthening health systems. These developments are taking place in the backdrop of concerted efforts to advocate moving away from vertical, disease-based approaches to tackling health problems. While this ...

journal_title：Global health promotion

authors： Mahmood Q,Muntaner C

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physical inactivity has been recognised by the World Health Organization as one of the leading causes of death due to non-communicable disease (NCD), worldwide. The benefits of action over inactivity can cut across health, environment, transportation, sport, culture and the economy. Despite the evidence, the policies ...

journal_title：Global health promotion

authors： Blanchard C,Shilton T,Bull F

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physical inactivity is the fourth most important risk factor contributing to global non-communicable disease (NCD) deaths, occurring in high-, middle- and low-income countries. Building capacity in NCD prevention is a daunting task, and toward this end, an introductory open online course about physical activity (PA), ...

journal_title：Global health promotion

authors： Engelen L,Bauman A,Physical Activity Network group.

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetes and its complications are increasing in frequency worldwide. Lower-extremity complications carry a high risk for morbidity and mortality, yet are largely preventable through education and self-monitoring. In India, rural areas lack access to education, care, and treatment. Despite existing evidence-...

journal_title：Global health promotion

authors： Peacock A,Skemp L,Seetharam S,Shanmukha R,Prasad M,Seetharam MR

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a growing and diverse health promotion workforce in Europe; however, no overall body has responsibility for quality assuring standards of training and professional practice at the European level. This paper provides an overview of recent developments in Europe, including initiatives led by the International U...

journal_title：Global health promotion

authors： Santa-María Morales A,Battel-Kirk B,Barry MM,Bosker L,Kasmel A,Griffiths J

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Japanese people place a high priority on maintaining social harmony and conforming with what we perceive to be mainstream thought and opinion. These social norms present challenges for developing health promotion policies and programs that value individual uniqueness and individual sensibilities about health. To addre...

journal_title：Global health promotion

authors： Moriyama M

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tanzania is third in Africa in tobacco production after Malawi and Zimbabwe. In spite of increased production, Tanzania remains a poor country, with tobacco farmers getting poorer and the country losing more than 16,500 hectares of forests annually from tobacco curing alone. Tanzania grows fire-cured and air-cured tob...

journal_title：Global health promotion

authors： Kagaruki LK

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The New Zealand Prostitutes Collective (NZPC) formed in 1987 with the intention of reforming the policy that governed prostitution. The Prostitution Reform Act 2003 was created to protect sex workers from exploitation and to give them the same rights as other workers by protecting their occupation health and safety. I...

journal_title：Global health promotion

authors： Laverack G,Whipple A

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In recent decades, China has experienced an exponential growth in the number of internet users, especially among the youngest population, as well as a rapid proliferation of Western-type fast food restaurants. The health consequences of internet availability and fast food consumption among youth have been la...

journal_title：Global health promotion

authors： Hansstein FV,Hong Y,Di C

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this commentary, we use examples from West Africa to highlight how the liberalization of global agricultural trade exacerbates population health inequalities by threatening the livelihoods and food security of communities in low-income settings. We highlight the exploitative nature of trade agreements with West Afr...

journal_title：Global health promotion

authors： Pirkle CM,Poliquin H,Sia D,Kouakou KJ,Sagna T

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tobacco exposure is an important risk factor for tuberculosis (TB) when considering its effects on population-level disease outcomes. If we hope to gain control over TB globally, we must begin to think 'outside of the box' to identify an extended and multi-faceted intervention strategy that is grounded in an understan...

journal_title：Global health promotion

authors： Hassmiller Lich K,Osgood ND,Mahamoud A

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This case study of the Argentina Road Safety Project demonstrates how the application of World Bank road safety project guidelines focused on institution building can accelerate knowledge transfer, scale up investment and improve the focus on results. The case study highlights road safety as a development priority and...

journal_title：Global health promotion

authors： Raffo V,Bliss T,Shotten M,Sleet D,Blanchard C

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This commentary describes a student-led project that distributed long-lasting insecticide-treated nets in Masaka, Uganda. The role of student-led initiatives in global health promotion projects is also discussed. METHODS:A survey of 213 net recipients was conducted after a 12-month period to evaluate mala...

journal_title：Global health promotion

authors： Byron Y,West H,Wood B,Murray L,Cooling N

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The global prison population has grown exponentially in all five continents and consistent analysis shows that many diseases, illnesses and long-term conditions are over-represented in the prison population. Despite the myriad of health challenges in the population, the concept and practice of health promotion is both...

journal_title：Global health promotion

authors： Woodall J,Dixey R

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer diagnosed among women in India and current estimates indicate low screening rates. To implement successful population-based screening programs, there is an urgent need to explore the social and cultural beliefs among women residing in underserved communities. An innovat...

journal_title：Global health promotion

authors： Adsul P,Nayaka S,Pramathesh R,Gowda S,Jaykrishna P,Srinivas V,Madhivanan P

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Currently, health literacy (HL) worldwide is measured primarily among adults from a medical perspective. A children's HL test from a health promotion perspective is needed. This study develops the Taiwan Children's Health Literacy Test (TCHL) targeted at Taiwanese sixth-graders. METHODS:HL indicators were i...

journal_title：Global health promotion

authors： Liu CH,Liao LL,Cheng CJ,Chang TC

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Knowledge is limited on healthy lifestyle behaviors and their associations with glycemic and blood pressure control among patients with diabetes and hypertension in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). OBJECTIVE:To examine healthy lifestyle behaviors and their associations with glycemic and blood pressure contro...

journal_title：Global health promotion

authors： Baynouna LM,Neglekerke NJ,Ali HE,ZeinAlDeen SM,Al Ameri TA

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Male involvement in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) care cascades is identified as a critical prerequisite for the successful elimination of mother-to-child transfer of HIV. Scant evidence exists on efficacious culturally appropriate and male-inclusive elimination of mother-to-child transfer interventions. This ref...

journal_title：Global health promotion

authors： Komakech MDC

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Developing countries such as Nepal are experiencing a double burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) resulting in social and economic losses. In Nepal, more than half of the disease burden is due to NCDs. The major NCDs in Nepal are cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases and...

journal_title：Global health promotion

authors： Sharma SR,Page R,Matheson A,Lambrick D,Faulkner J,Mishra SR

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following a series of international meetings on behavioral monitoring and surveillance, in 2007 the Italian Ministry of Health (Ministerio della Salute) and the Institute for Health (Istituto Superiore della Sanità) hosted the 5(th) International Conference on Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance (BRFS) in Rome. A key ...

journal_title：Global health promotion

authors： Campostrini S,McQueen DV,Evans L

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health promotion is an ethically challenging field involving constant reflection of values across multiple cultures of what is regarded as good and bad health promotion practice. While many disciplines are guided by a Code of Ethics (CoE) no such guide is available to health promoters. The International Unio...

journal_title：Global health promotion

authors： Bull T,Riggs E,Nchogu SN

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Childhood routine immunization (RI) is a highly effective public health intervention for the prevention of infectious diseases. Despite high immunization rates, a 2018 Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) study by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) noted a growing practice of vaccine refusal among parent...

journal_title：Global health promotion

authors： Schiavo R,Basu Roy U,Faroul L,Solodunova G

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) program funded 40 communities in the United States during 1999–2007. Three of these communities implemented interventions to increase physical activity among African Americans. This case study looks at these...

journal_title：Global health promotion

authors： Howell SL,Tucker P,Liburd L

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 2019 IUHPE Global Health Promotion Conference held in Rotorua New Zealand, provided an unparalleled opportunity to demonstrate the contribution of health promotion to the achievement of planetary health and sustainable development. This brief conference report outlines the intent of the two conference statements a...

journal_title：Global health promotion

authors： Tu'itahi S,Stoneham M,Ratima M,Simpson T,Signal L,Puloka V

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Menstruation is a delicate physiological process through which a shedding of uterine lining occurs each month in females of reproductive age. Often considered a taboo subject, menstruation is seldom openly discussed in developing parts of the world. This article explores menstrual hygiene management (MHM) in sub-Sahar...

journal_title：Global health promotion

authors： Ssewanyana D,Bitanihirwe BKY

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty years have passed since the central document of health promotion, the Ottawa Charter, was constituted. Health was seen as the process enabling individuals and communities to increase control over their determinants of health, thereby improving their health and enabling an active and productive life, that is, a ...

journal_title：Global health promotion

authors： Lindström B,Eriksson M

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes an action agenda for community empowerment developed by participants at the 7th Global Conference on Health Promotion in Nairobi. It outlines gaps and barriers in enabling community empowerment; including those related to institutional capacity, institutional relationships to the community, and i...

journal_title：Global health promotion

authors： Fawcett S,Abeykoon P,Arora M,Dobe M,Galloway-Gilliam L,Liburd L,Munodawafa D

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An experience of collaboration between researchers and the Ministry of Health of Senegal has encouraged the social uses of results from research on the health of communities. This article presents the contributions of partnership-based research to tackling health inequalities. Following a diagnostic shared with all th...

journal_title：Global health promotion

authors： Fall AS,Cissé R

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2014, the Parafield Gardens Children's Centre for Early Childhood Development and Parenting was recognised as a Global Peace School - Early Years (GPSEY). During the recognition process, a project promoting the rights and responsibilities of children and families was facilitated. Partnering with children and famili...

journal_title：Global health promotion

authors： George E,Schmidt C,Vella G,McDonagh I

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:We aimed to provide process and effectiveness evaluations of a sex education intervention realized with interactive techniques in high schools of Pavia (Italy). METHODS:Six public high schools, divided into 'treated' and 'control' units, voluntarily joined this mixed-methods study. Only second-year classes were en...

journal_title：Global health promotion

authors： Benni E,Sacco S,Bianchi L,Carrara R,Zanini C,Comelli M,Tenconi MT,SISM educators group.

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00