Capacity building in physical activity and non-communicable disease prevention: a low-cost online training course can reach isolated practitioners.

abstract：:Within the European Union, as well as in Canada and the United States (US), health promoters employ a number of strategies to encourage community-based health improvements. This involves the creation of innovative health promotion partnerships to support and enable people to choose and engage in healthy living practic...

journal_title：Global health promotion

authors： Fagan DM,Kiger A,van Teijlingen E

更新日期：2012-06-01 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：: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：: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：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：: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

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：: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：: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：: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：: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：:This paper examines the concept of vulnerability in the context of maternal morbidity and mortality in Burkina Faso, an impoverished country in West Africa. Drawing on a longitudinal cohort study into the consequences of life-threatening or 'near miss' obstetric complications, we provide an in-depth case study of one ...

journal_title：Global health promotion

authors： Storeng KT,Drabo S,Filippi V

更新日期：2013-03-01 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：: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：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：: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：: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：: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：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：: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：:This study examined the prevalence and reporting of date rape among female college students (aged 18-24) in Cyprus and assessed the students' attitudes and awareness regarding date rape. In addition, the study examined how date rape is perceived among representatives of related private and governmental organizations i...

journal_title：Global health promotion

authors： Kouta C,Tolma EL,Pavlou SE

更新日期：2013-09-01 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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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