Health and education of children with albinism in Zimbabwe.

abstract：:The Internet offers a unique means of health promotion through the use of interactive tools like chat rooms, E-mail, hyperlinks and the like. This paper reports a study examining links between learning and interactivity of health-related websites. We address three research questions. First, are tools of interactivity ...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Stout PA,Villegas J,Kim H

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:AIDS is a disease which has received a great deal of attention from the popular media, which in turn has attracted the interests of those who analyse media. The health information conveyed to the general public by the popular press is a topic of special interest to health educators. This paper documents the Australi...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Lupton DA

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a large-scale survey the qualitative component of the interview is often used either to refine the quantitative coding categories or to get a 'general feel' for the respondents' comments with no attempt at analysis. This article reports on an approach which has been developed for solving some of the problems of li...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Nisbet LA,McQueen DV

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A smoking prevention project in six European countries (European Smoking prevention Framework Approach) was developed, featuring activities for adolescents, schools and parents, including out-of-school activities. Consensus meetings resulted in agreement between the countries on goals, objectives and theoretical metho...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： de Vries H,Mudde A,Leijs I,Charlton A,Vartiainen E,Buijs G,Clemente MP,Storm H,González Navarro A,Nebot M,Prins T,Kremers S

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Internet offers a promising medium for delivering nutrition education. This study aimed to evaluate user perceptions and usage patterns of an innovative healthy eating website promoting the Mediterranean diet. The website was evaluated over a 6-month period by female employees of University of Glasgow, aged 25-55 ...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Papadaki A,Scott JA

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Examining factors that influence implementation of key program components that underlie an intervention’s success provides important information to inform the development of effective dissemination strategies. We examined direct and indirect effects of preschool capacity, quality of prevention support system and teach...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Lau EY,Saunders RP,Beets MW,Cai B,Pate RR

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The association between condom norms and unprotected sexual intercourse was examined within social and sexual networks of young African American men who have sex with men (MSM) in an HIV epicenter of the southern United States. We used a chain-link design to recruit 158 young African American men: 95 initial participa...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Peterson JL,Rothenberg R,Kraft JM,Beeker C,Trotter R

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We designed a school-based, nationwide program called the 'New Era in Eye Health' to strengthen teacher training and to examine whether the existence of a government vision care policy influenced teachers' vision care knowledge and students' behavior. Baseline data and 3-month follow-up data were compared. A random sa...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Chang LC,Liao LL,Chen MI,Niu YZ,Hsieh PL

更新日期：2017-10-01 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 paper reviews evidence of the impact which television generally, and drama series in particular, can have on health beliefs, attitudes and behaviours. It describes how a television series, The Family House, was planned in Egypt to disseminate key health messages in an entertaining context. As only a very small nu...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Elkamel F

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This multi-methods qualitative study aimed to identify environmental factors that influence physical activity participation among young people in Edinburgh, Scotland. School pupils (aged 11-13 years) took part using photography, computer blogs, maps and focus group discussions (FGDs). Eleven computer sessions (n = 131...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Kirby J,Levin KA,Inchley J

更新日期：2013-12-01 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：:It has been previously established that young people who have negative attitudes towards school and education are more likely to experiment with cigarette smoking and to become regular smokers. This paper explores this relationship across 10 countries (Austria, Belgium, Finland, Hungary, Israel, Norway, Scotland, Swe...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Nutbeam D,Aaro LE

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study followed a predominantly qualitative approach to explore the perspectives of employers in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, call centres (CCs) regarding physical activity (PA) promotion in workplaces, by identifying current practices and employers' motivation to promote PA, as well as perceived facilitators and bar...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Renton SJ,Lightfoot NE,Maar MA

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The school is an important setting for physical activity. The purpose of the present study was to examine the association between physical environmental characteristics and participation in daily physical activity during school breaks. Data from 130 schools and 16 471 students (Grades 4-10) in Norway were obtained in ...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Haug E,Torsheim T,Sallis JF,Samdal O

更新日期：2010-04-01 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：:Within the literature on community-based heart health promotion and chronic disease prevention, the North Karelia project is often viewed as a model program for achieving community-wide reductions in risk factors and mortality associated with cardiovascular disease. In the present study, we examine the tendency to att...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： McLaren L,Ghali LM,Lorenzetti D,Rock M

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lack of iodine in the diet can cause a spectrum of conditions, known as iodine deficiency disorders (IDD). While iodized salt has been retailed in Australia since the 1960s, sales have remained low, at approximately 10% of total edible salt sales. Salt has never been promoted, advertised or discounted by retailers or ...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Li M,Chapman S,Agho K,Eastman CJ

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the medical visit is widely acknowledged as an important event presenting unique opportunities for the modification of health beliefs and behaviors, health education theory has provided few explanatory mechanisms for understanding its communication process. The purpose of this paper is to explore a theoretica...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Roter DL,Hall JA

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Influenza remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Vaccinating school-aged children has been demonstrated to be beneficial to the child and in reducing viral transmission to vulnerable groups such as the elderly. This qualitative study sought to identify reasons parents and students...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Herbert NL,Gargano LM,Painter JE,Sales JM,Morfaw C,Murray D,Diclemente RJ,Hughes JM

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing the number of bone marrow (BM) donors is important to ensure sufficient diversity on BM registries to meet the needs of patients. This study used an experimental approach to test the hypothesis that providing information about the risks of BM donation to allay unsubstantiated fears would reduce male and fem...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Mclaren PJ,Hyde MK,White KM

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article discusses how process indicators can complement outcomes as part of a comprehensive explanatory evaluation framework, using the example of skills-based behavioural interventions to prevent sexually transmitted infections and promote sexual health among young people in schools. A systematic review was cond...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Shepherd J,Harden A,Barnett-Page E,Kavanagh J,Picot J,Frampton GK,Cooper K,Hartwell D,Clegg A

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary heart disease (CHD) rates in Ireland are very high but little is known about attitudes to the disease. Qualitative attitudinal data were collected in focus group settings from 74 individuals across socio-demographic categories in order to assess knowledge of and attitudes to CHD and associated risk factors. F...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Nic Gabhainn S,Kelleher CC,Naughton AM,Carter F,Flanagan M,McGrath MJ

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While policy makers argue for a greater share of health resources to go to health promotion, action is stalled by, among other things, the perception that little is known about which interventions offer the best health returns. Additionally, what is missing is any sense of what the economic literature in health promot...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Rush B,Shiell A,Hawe P

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Youth can be 'powerful catalysts' in their own and their community's development. The paper describes the experience of youth based on their participation as decision makers in and implementers of a community-based research project in a Palestinian refugee camp of Beirut, Lebanon. In-depth interviews were conducted wi...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Makhoul J,Alameddine M,Afifi RA

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The early years life-stage (1 year either side of childbirth) is an important period for preventive action focusing on optimizing nutritional health for mothers and babies. Community pharmacy is a much utilized, easily accessed setting for health promotion and exposure to the primary health care system. The literature...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Maher JH,Hughes R,Anderson C,Lowe JB

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Smoking onset takes place in the early years of adolescence, and can be seen as a progression through stages of preparation, trying, experimentation, regular smoking and nicotine dependence or addiction. The objective of this study is to identify 1-year predictors of smoking consolidation among occasional smokers (exp...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Ariza-Cardenal C,Nebot-Adell M

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in social cognitions targeted within a group-based mentoring program for adolescent girls were examined as predictors of changes in physical activity (PA) and dietary behavior (in two separate models) over the course of the 7-week program. Data were collected from 310 participants who participated in the progr...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Dowd AJ,Chen MY,Schmader T,Jung ME,Zumbo BD,Beauchamp MR

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Parents of Asthmatics Quit Smoking (PAQS) project contrasts two theory-based smoking cessation interventions for parents of children with asthma, and compares mechanisms of behavior change within and across theoretical perspectives. We hypothesize that enhancing the perception of risk to self and child will motiva...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Borrelli B,McQuaid EL,Becker B,Hammond K,Papandonatos G,Fritz G,Abrams D

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Telework is decentralized computer-mediated performance of work activities at a location distant from the employing organization. In order to improve well-being at such remote workplaces, we developed a health circle (HC) concept for teleworkers. Three HC sessions were conducted with a total of 17 teleworkers from div...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Konradt U,Schmook R,Wilm A,Hertel G

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00