Assessing public health capacity to support community-based heart health promotion: the Canadian Heart Health Initiative, Ontario Project (CHHIOP).

abstract：:Second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure is high among UK Bangladeshi and Pakistani populations, reflecting higher male smoking prevalence and fewer home smoking restrictions than the general population. The Muslim Communities Learning About Second-hand Smoke (MCLASS) study explored the feasibility and acceptability of implem...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： King R,Warsi S,Amos A,Shah S,Mir G,Sheikh A,Siddiqi K

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The school setting provides a promising environment to increase children's physical activity (PA), however, staff often impact the success of PA within schools. The purpose of this article was to describe the knowledge of elementary school staff related to PA and their perception of the importance of the school enviro...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Huberty J,Dinkel D,Coleman J,Beighle A,Apenteng B

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:School tobacco policies (STPs) are a crucial strategy to reduce adolescents smoking. Existing studies have investigated STPs predominantly from a school-related 'insider' view. Yet, little is known about barriers that are not identified from the 'schools' perspective', such as perceptions of local stakeholders. Forty-...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Hoffmann L,Mlinarić M,Mï Lard N,Leï O T,Grard A,Lindfors P,Kunst AE,Silne-R Consortium.,Richter M

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New health promotion and public health approaches such as media advocacy pose particular evaluation challenges. Evaluation is important to provide feedback to media advocacy practitioners on how to enhance their efforts, and to funders and researchers seeking to assess media advocacy's effectiveness as a health promot...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Stead M,Hastings G,Eadie D

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated critical beliefs to target in interventions aimed at improving sun-protective behaviours of Australian adults, a population at risk for skin cancer. Participants (N = 816) completed a Theory of Planned Behaviour belief-based questionnaire and a 1-week follow-up of sun-protective behaviour. A range of b...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Hamilton K,White KM,McD Young R,Hawkes AL,Starfelt LC,Leske S

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Project Northland is a community-wide research program funded by the National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse, for a 5-year period (1990-95). The aim of the study is to prevent or delay onset of alcohol use among young adolescents, as well as to reduce use among those who are already drinkers. Twenty communi...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Perry CL,Williams CL,Forster JL,Wolfson M,Wagenaar AC,Finnegan JR,McGovern PG,Veblen-Mortenson S,Komro KA,Anstine PS

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to conduct an evaluation of Reach Out Central (ROC), an online gaming program designed to support the mental health of people aged 16-25. The evaluation sought to determine the benefit of playing ROC on alcohol use, use of coping strategies, psychological distress, resilience and satisf...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Shandley K,Austin D,Klein B,Kyrios M

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study identified factors that influence regular soda consumption among 707 female students, aged 13-18 years, attending North Los Angeles County public high schools. Participants completed a group-administered Theory of Planned Behavior-based questionnaire. Almost all of the participants, 96.3%, reported that the...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Kassem NO,Lee JW,Modeste NN,Johnston PK

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unhealthy behaviours represent modifiable causes of non-communicable disease. In men, concern focuses on those (i) demonstrating the poorest health, exacerbated by a lack of awareness of the risks that their lifestyles pose and (ii) who neither consult their doctor nor use health services. Classed as 'hard-to-engage',...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Pringle A,Zwolinsky S,McKenna J,Robertson S,Daly-Smith A,White A

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:African-American women report higher levels of chronic conditions and church attendance relative to the overall US population. Therefore, efforts have increased over the past decade to design church-based health promotion programs. The present study compared changes in religiosity, religious social support and general...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Story CR,Knutson D,Brown JB,Spears-Laniox E,Harvey IS,Gizlice Z,Whitt-Glover MC

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two studies are reported on the effects of photographic and written information on performance in an experimental melanoma detection task. Subjects were shown slides of four types of skin lesions, including melanoma, and were asked what they would do if the lesion was on their skin. Four response options were provided...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Borland R,Mee V,Meehan JW

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure causes cardiovascular disease, lung cancer and pulmonary disorders. Smoke-free policies are the most effective way to prevent exposure to SHS. A 5-year community-based randomized control trial (RCT) is in progress to assess factors associated with smoke-free policy development in rural ...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Fallin A,Parker L,Lindgreen J,Riker C,Kercsmar S,Hahn EJ

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this paper was to describe the development of a comprehensive, stage-based model for the prevention of drug use titled the multi-component motivational stages (McMOS) model. The McMOS model is proposed as a multi-element, integrative theoretical framework for the development of prevention strategies an...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Werch CE,DiClemente CC

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is increasingly argued that the effectiveness of health promotion interventions should be measured to inform policy and practice. The randomized controlled trial (RCT) continues to be regarded as the 'gold standard' of health services research but health promotion practitioners have raised concerns about the RCT's ...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Audrey S,Holliday J,Parry-Langdon N,Campbell R

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Community-based distributors (CBDs) have been trained and utilized to promote a variety of health commodities. In addition, a variety of different types of community residents have been trained ranging from traditional birth attendants (TBAs) to patent medicine vendors. A training programme for CBD agents in the Akiny...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Ande O,Oladepo O,Brieger WR

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Smokers are exposed to advice about quitting from numerous sources. Within the 2013 ITC 4-Country Survey, 1211 Australian smokers or recent ex-smokers rated the perceived importance of eight sources of advice, categorized into evidence-based, non evidence-based, personal experience and vicarious experience (two items ...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Balmford J,Borland R

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Home related injuries are a major threat to the health of pre-school children in the Netherlands. Many risk situations can only be avoided through parental safety behaviour, especially with measures taken to structure the child's environment. This study was meant to contribute to the information needed to develop a ...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Wortel E,de Geus GH

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study reports the effect of a school-randomized fruit and vegetable intervention consisting of a subscription to the Norwegian School Fruit Programme at no parental cost, and the Fruit and Vegetables Make the Marks (FVMM) educational programme, both delivered in the school year of 2001-02. Nine randomly chosen sc...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Bere E,Veierød MB,Bjelland M,Klepp KI

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Trial Registration:NCT02058342. Registered 6 February 2014 retrospectively registered. ...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Rubin DA,Wilson KS,Honea KE,Castner DM,McGarrah JG,Rose DJ,Dumont-Driscoll M

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In South Africa, high pregnancy and infection rates show that many teenagers are having sex, and that they are not adequately protecting themselves against undesired pregnancies and disease. Sex education is usually taught as part of the subject area Life Orientation. In a qualitative study of 25 Life Orientation teac...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： DePalma R,Francis DA

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In autumn 1995 The Norwegian Cancer Society in cooperation with The Research Center for Health Promotion, University of Bergen started a study of school-based interventions aiming at preventing smoking among pupils in Norwegian secondary schools. The study comprised a nationwide sample of 4441 students at 99 schools (...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Jøsendal O,Aarø LE,Bergh IH

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2008, the Australian Government launched a mass-media campaign 'Measure-Up' to reduce lifestyle-related chronic disease risk. Innovative campaign messages linked waist circumference and chronic disease risk. Communication channels for the campaign included television, press, radio and outdoor advertising and local ...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： King EL,Grunseit AC,O'Hara BJ,Bauman AE

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Engaging men is a critical component in efforts to reduce intimate partner violence (IPV). Little is known regarding men's perspectives of approaches that challenge inequitable gender norms, particularly in settings impacted by armed conflict. This article describes men's experiences with a women's empowerment program...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Falb KL,Annan J,King E,Hopkins J,Kpebo D,Gupta J

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study describes the link between level of implementation and outcomes from an intervention to increase afterschool programs' (ASPs) achievement of healthy eating and physical activity (HE-PA) Standards. Ten intervention ASPs implemented the Strategies-To-Enhance-Practice (STEPs), a multi-component, adaptive inter...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Weaver RG,Beets MW,Hutto B,Saunders RP,Moore JB,Turner-McGrievy G,Huberty JL,Ward DS,Pate RR,Beighle A,Freedman D

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes the evaluation of an adoption strategy for the school-based healthy diet programme Krachtvoer. Health promotion (HP) professionals from five Regional Public Health Services (RPHSs) in The Netherlands were asked to recruit a total of 25 schools to adopt the Krachtvoer programme in accordance with t...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Bessems KM,van Assema P,Paulussen TW,de Vries NK

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Albinism is a relatively common genetic condition in Zimbabwe, a tropical country in southern Africa. Those affected have little pigment in their hair, skin or eyes, in sharp contrast to the normal dark pigmentation. This article describes the responses to a self-report questionnaire covering health, social and educat...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Lund PM

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The importance of increasing young women's level of physical activity is recognized as a priority within the United Kingdom and other Westernized nations. This study, conducted in two distinct geographical locations in the United Kingdom, explores the leading influences upon levels of physical activity participation a...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Coleman L,Cox L,Roker D

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study utilizes discrete-time survival analysis to assess the effect of level of academic achievement (both contemporaneously and prospectively) and changes in academic achievement on initiation of marijuana use among rural adolescents in junior high school. In the sample under consideration, 36% of boys and 23% o...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Henry KL,Smith EA,Caldwell LL

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:British Government policy on drugs primary prevention is outlined and principal recommendations are identified. The review is organized under the four main providers: police, teachers, peers and parents. Current methods are reviewed within a British policy framework with a focus on British programmes which have been e...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Allott R,Paxton R,Leonard R

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Development of community ownership is often identified as an important intermediate objective of community health education programs. Community ownership is assumed to be important to program effectiveness and long-term maintenance, but validated measures of this construct have not been available to test this proposit...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Flynn BS

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00