Girls and young women's participation in physical activity: psychological and social influences.

abstract：:Effective obesity interventions in adolescent populations have been identified as an immediate priority action to stem the increasing prevalence of adult obesity. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to make a quantitative analysis of the impact of school-based interventions on body mass index during adolescence. Stu...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Saavedra Dias R,Barros AN,Silva AJ,Leitão JC,Narciso J,Costa AM,Tallon JM

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Weight-related outcomes were examined among high school students in Minnesota public school districts according to the quality of district wellness policies. Wellness policy strength and comprehensiveness were scored using the Wellness School Assessment Tool (WellSAT) for 325 Minnesota public school districts in 2013....

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Hoffman PK,Davey CS,Larson N,Grannon KY,Hanson C,Nanney MS

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article provides a theory-based, step-by-step approach to intervention development and illustrates its application in India to design an intervention to promote tobacco-use cessation among school personnel in Bihar. We employed a five-step approach to develop the intervention using the Social Contextual Model of ...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Nagler EM,Pednekar MS,Viswanath K,Sinha DN,Aghi MB,Pischke CR,Ebbeling CB,Lando HA,Gupta PC,Sorensen GC

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper discusses the findings of a multiple case study of a European health promotion project--Shape Up--a school-community approach to influencing determinants of a healthy and balanced growing up. The project sought to develop children's capacity to critically explore and act to improve health-related conditions...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Carlsson M,Simovska V

更新日期：2012-06-01 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：:Melanoma is the most common cancer among 15- to 29-year-olds in Australia, with rates increasing with age. The 'Dark Side of Tanning' (DSOT) mass media campaign was developed in 2007 to influence attitudes related to tanning. This study aimed to assess recall and impact of the DSOT campaign. Data were collected using ...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Perez D,Kite J,Dunlop SM,Cust AE,Goumas C,Cotter T,Walsberger SC,Dessaix A,Bauman A

更新日期：2015-04-01 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：:Professional drivers, i.e. lorry, truck, bus and taxi drivers, have been identified as a particular health risk group. An intervention to study the efficacy of a series of educational programmes, involving improved nutritional balance in meals served, food preparation routines and carrying out personal health profiles...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Gill PE,Wijk K

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty-three companies in the Chicago area were recruited to participate in a worksite smoking cessation program. Participants in each worksite received a television program and newspaper supplement (part of a community-wide media campaign), and one of three conditions: (1) self-help manuals alone (M), (2) self-help ma...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Jason LA,Salina D,McMahon SD,Hedeker D,Stockton M

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigs) is quickly growing in the United States, despite the unknown health implications and unregulated device contents. Although research is emerging around e-cigs in general, there continues to be a lack of scientific evidence regarding the safety and risks of e-cig use on maternal and...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： McCubbin A,Fallin-Bennett A,Barnett J,Ashford K

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has long been known that fishing is one of the most dangerous occupations. In the year 2001, 33 boats were lost and 10 fishermen killed in UK waters. Despite the dangerous nature of the occupation, very little research has been conducted on fishermen's health and safety. The few studies that have been conducted are...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Lawrie T,Matheson C,Ritchie L,Murphy E,Bond C

更新日期：2004-08-01 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：:Educational campaigns against health-threatening behaviors such as drug abuse may lose effectiveness because they tend to be narrow, atheoretical and to stress negative effects. As a corrective, it is proposed that health campaigns take into account the broad range of human needs and consider how the health-threateni...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： McGuire WJ

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Limiting exposure to sunlight during childhood can significantly reduce the risk of skin cancer. This was the first national study to assess the sun protection policies and practices of early childhood services across Australia. It also examined the key predictors of services' sun protection practices. In 2007, 1017 r...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Ettridge KA,Bowden JA,Rayner JM,Wilson CJ

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports the results of a study undertaken to explain levels of implementation of heart health promotion activities observed in Ontario public health agencies in 1997. Organizational-level data were collected by surveying all 42 health departments in 1994, 1996 and 1997 as part of the Canadian Heart Health I...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Riley BL,Taylor SM,Elliott SJ

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health literacy is 'the capacity to obtain, process and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions'. Although numerous studies show a link between health literacy and clinical outcomes, little research has examined the association of health literacy with oral health. N...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Brega AG,Thomas JF,Henderson WG,Batliner TS,Quissell DO,Braun PA,Wilson A,Bryant LL,Nadeau KJ,Albino J

更新日期：2016-02-01 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：: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：: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：:Growing numbers of adolescents are marginalized by social factors beyond their control, leading to poor health outcomes for their families and future generations. Although the role of the social determinants of health has been recognized for many years, there is a gap in our knowledge about the strategies needed to ad...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Mohajer N,Earnest J

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is hypothesized that perceived morbidity, a concept closely related to perceived vulnerability, is an important determinant of health behaviors. In this cross-sectional study (N = 2740), perceived morbidity was conceptualized as a categorical variable defining six distinct morbidity groups: the hypertension, high...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Fuchs R,Heath GW,Wheeler FC

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been a recent shift in public health policy towards population-based approaches to the reduction of cardiovascular disease. This shift has been accompanied by a re-examination of strategies appropriate to the goal. Often, community development approaches, designed to affect socio-environmental change, are su...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Robinson KL,Elliott SJ

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evaluation and quality assurance have, over time, become the bedrock of health promotion practice in ensuring effectiveness and efficiency of programme planning and delivery. There has been less emphasis, however, on formal recognition of the contribution of the personal characteristics and perspectives of those who p...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Fleming P

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes spectator recall of SunSmart skin cancer prevention advertising displayed on the Brisbane Cricket Ground scoreboard at intermittent periods throughout the 1999/2000 cricket season and the sun-protective behaviors of these spectators. Two hundred and thirty-one spectators were asked a series of fi...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Lynch BM,Dunn J

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, we explore the secondary school environment as an important context for understanding young teenagers' eating habits and food practices. We draw on data collected during semi-structured interviews with 36 young teenagers (aged 13/14 years) living in disadvantaged circumstances in Scotland. We found that...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Wills W,Backett-Milburn K,Gregory S,Lawton J

更新日期：2005-08-01 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：: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：:The aim of this study was to assess the extent to which parents and school-based stakeholders (principals, teachers, canteen managers and Parents & Citizen Committee presidents) are supportive of potential expansions to a new school food policy. Eight additional policy components elicited in preliminary focus groups w...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Pettigrew S,Pescud M,Donovan RJ

更新日期：2012-12-01 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：: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