Using System Dynamics tools to gain insight into intervention options related to the interaction between tobacco and tuberculosis.

abstract：:Community-based organizations hold an increasingly central role in the representation and advocacy of marginalized groups and individuals. In these capacities, such organizations make significant contributions to the areas of health and health services. In particular, they are considered well-positioned to operational...

journal_title：Global health promotion

authors： Carey GE,Braunack-Mayer AJ

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The practice of concurrent sexual partnerships (CP) is posited to be a contributor to the elevated risk of HIV transmission among youth in Malawi. The lens through which Malawian youth conceptualize the practices of CP and condom use has yet to be fully explored. The current study--a secondary data analysis of semi-st...

journal_title：Global health promotion

authors： Romero SL,Ellis AA,Gurman TA

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

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：: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：INTRODUCTION:Reorienting work practices to include health promotion and prevention is complex and requires specific strategies and interventions. This paper presents original research that used 'real-world' practice to demonstrate that knowledge gathered from practice is relevant for the development of practice-based e...

journal_title：Global health promotion

authors： Judd J,Keleher H

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:L' Approche École en santé (AÉS) est une approche globale de promotion de la santé inspirée des principes des « Health Promoting Schools » (écoles promotrices de santé). L'AÉS est associée à un dispositif d'accompagnement des écoles volontaires pour l'implanter qui comporte des ressources professionnelles d'accompagne...

journal_title：Global health promotion

authors： Couturier Y,Deschesnes M,Drouin N

更新日期：2014-06-01 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：:One risk factor for infant and childhood morbidity is not exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) during the first six months of life. Entertainment Education (EE) is a communication strategy consisting of placing educational information into television, movies, and radio programs. In developing countries this form of behaviora...

journal_title：Global health promotion

authors： Reinsma K,Bolima N,Fonteh F,Okwen P,Siapco G,Yota D,Montgomery S

更新日期：2016-09-01 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：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：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：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

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：:This paper examines the challenges facing the Nigerian government toward the implementation of global public health priories. The Nigerian government recognizes the need to implement these priorities by putting in place the necessary policy framework, but political instability, poor infrastructural development and ina...

journal_title：Global health promotion

authors： Echebiri VC

更新日期：2015-06-01 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 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：INTRODUCTION:One of the most important ways to prevent work-related diseases in occupations such as mining is to promote healthy behaviors among miners. This study aimed to predict and promote healthy behaviors among coal miners by using a health action model (HAM). METHOD:The study was conducted on 200 coal miners in...

journal_title：Global health promotion

authors： Vahedian-Shahroodi M,Tehrani H,Mohammadi F,Gholian-Aval M,Peyman N

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The PRALIMAP (PRomotion de l'ALIMentation et de l'Activité Physique) trial highlights the effectiveness of implementing a screening strategy in high schools to prevent overweight/obesity among adolescents. The strategy comprises three steps: i) body measurements to detect overweight/obese adolescents, ii) a medical in...

journal_title：Global health promotion

authors： Bonsergent E,Thilly N,Legrand K,Agrinier N,Tessier S,Lecomte E,Aptel E,Collin JF,Briançon S,PRALIMAP Group.

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Amajuba Child Health and Wellbeing Research Project measured the impact of orphaning due to HIV/AIDS on South African households between 2004 and 2007. Community engagement was a central component of the project and extended through 2010. We describe researcher engagement with the community to recruit participants...

journal_title：Global health promotion

authors： Beard J,Skalicky A,Nkosi B,Zhuwau T,Cakwe M,Simon J,DeSilva MB

更新日期：2020-06-01 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：: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：: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：:The closing plenary of the colloquium was an occasion for exchange between the four panelists and the participants. The panelists included Luc Berghmans, a doctor and director of the regional health observatory of Hainaut, Belgium; Louise Bouchard, a sociologist and professor in the Sociology and Anthropology Departme...

journal_title：Global health promotion

authors： Berghmans L,Bouchard L,Lorenzo P,O'Neill M,Potvin L

更新日期：2014-03-01 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：:Cet article présente le processus suivi pour développer et implanter une intervention ciblée encourageant les femmes travailleuses du sexe (TS) à se faire dépister régulièrement pour le virus de l'immunodéficience humaine (VIH) dans les services de santé adaptés au Bénin. Le modèle de planification d' intervention map...

journal_title：Global health promotion

authors： Batona G,Gagnon MP,Guedou AF,Kintin FD,Avocè J,Alary M

更新日期：2018-09-01 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：: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：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：:Belgaum district of Karnataka state is well known for high production and consumption of tobacco in Southern India. This study aimed to investigate the rural population's awareness of oral cancer, precancerous lesions and their risk factors. Data were collected via face to face interviews using a pretested and validat...

journal_title：Global health promotion

authors： Sankeshwari R,Ankola A,Hebbal M,Muttagi S,Rawal N

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper seeks to review the current international health-promoting sports club (HPSC) research, drawing together findings based on case studies from various countries to illustrate the status of HPSCs. In addition, future challenges for HPSC research and implementation are considered. The review includes six case s...

journal_title：Global health promotion

authors： Kokko S,Donaldson A,Geidne S,Seghers J,Scheerder J,Meganck J,Lane A,Kelly B,Casey M,Eime R,Villberg J,Kannas L

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00