The status of health-promoting schools in Hong Kong and implications for further development.

abstract：:Social determinants, or the conditions in which individuals are born, grow, live, work and age, can result in inequities in health and well-being. However, to-date little research has examined alcohol use and alcohol-related problems from an inequities and social determinants perspective. This study reviewed the evide...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Roche A,Kostadinov V,Fischer J,Nicholas R,O'Rourke K,Pidd K,Trifonoff A

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reports preliminary research results on a professional development (PD) model as a mechanism for supporting absorption of the Healthy School (HS) approach into school functioning. The purpose of our study was to document the model implementation process and understand whether it influenced, or not, the ac...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Deschesnes M,Tessier C,Couturier Y,Martin C

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to compare cardiovascular risk factors of working-aged people in Chinese and Finnish rural villages. The surveys were carried out in 1989 in Tianjin, China, and in Kuopio, Finland. Altogether, 897 Chinese inhabitants and 795 Finnish subjects participated in the surveys. Health behaviours were...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Hu G,Pekkarinen H,Halonen P,Hänninen O,Tian H,Guo Z,Kumpusalo E

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study takes a first step toward examining the relationship between organizational characteristics and the perceived attitude toward health promotion in companies from the perspective of chief executive officers (CEOs). Data for the cross-sectional study were collected through telephone interviews with one CEO fro...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Jung J,Nitzsche A,Ansmann L,Ernstmann N,Ommen O,Stieler-Lorenz B,Wasem J,Pfaff H

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health literacy can be defined as the knowledge, motivation and competence to access, understand, appraise and apply information to make decisions in terms of healthcare, disease prevention and health promotion. Health literacy is a European public health challenge that has to be taken seriously by policy-makers. It c...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Quaglio G,Sørensen K,Rübig P,Bertinato L,Brand H,Karapiperis T,Dinca I,Peetso T,Kadenbach K,Dario C

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seeking achievement of health equity has underpinned national government and global health policies for decades. However, major difficulties and challenges faced in the practice of achieving 'Health for All' has led to a recognition of the need to broaden the focus of efforts to improve health equity. Civil society gr...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Nathan S,Rotem A,Ritchie J

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article-third in a series of three-uses theoretical frameworks described in Part 1, and empirical markers reported in Part 2, to present evidence on how power dynamics shifted during the early years of a major English community empowerment initiative. We demonstrate how the capabilities disadvantaged communities ...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Powell K,Barnes A,Anderson de Cuevas R,Bambra C,Halliday E,Lewis S,McGill R,Orton L,Ponsford R,Salway S,Townsend A,Whitehead M,Popay J

更新日期：2020-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The World Health Organization (WHO) has been a strong and persistent voice calling for the recognition of the role of health in development and of the impact of socio-economic development on health. Health impact assessment (HIA) is one mechanism that can be used to achieve this goal. The objective of this paper is to...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Ison E

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Thailand, a health-promoting school (HPS) program is in place nationwide. However, this policy has not covered Burmese migrant schools. Therefore, to ensure the feasibility of the implementation of a HPS program, we conducted evaluations and an intervention on school health in migrant schools in Thailand. We includ...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Akiyama T,Win T,Maung C,Ray P,Kaji A,Tanabe A,Jimba M,Kobayashi J

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article revisits our 1995 assessment of the international health promotion agenda. Then we concluded that a more radical agenda for change was required in which responses were both technically sound and infused with an appreciation of the imperative for a change in politics and power. We conclude that this messag...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Baum FE,Sanders DM

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Education and literacy are important aspects of health promotion. The potential for health literacy to promote healthier choices has been widely examined, with studies variously incorporating food literacy, nutrition literacy and/or media literacy as components of health literacy, rather than treating each as unique c...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Truman E,Bischoff M,Elliott C

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence shows that regular physical activity is enhanced by supporting environment. Studies are needed to integrate research evidence into health enhancing, cross-sector physical activity (HEPA) policy making. This article presents the rationale, study design, measurement procedures and the initial results of the fir...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Aro AR,Bertram M,Hämäläinen RM,Van De Goor I,Skovgaard T,Valente A,Castellani T,Chereches R,Edwards N,REPOPA Consortium.

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aretaieion University Hospital participated in the World Health Organization (WHO) Pilot Health Promoting Hospitals Project from 1993 until 1997, when the Hellenic Network of Health Promoting Hospitals was established. This study is an overall evaluation of the participation of Aretaieion Hospital at the HPH Pilot Pro...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Tountas Y,Pavi E,Tsamandouraki K,Arkadopoulos N,Triantafyllou D

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An evaluability assessment was conducted to plan a community-based, multi-strategy approach to physical activity promotion (MSAPAP) to maximize young children's physical activity in an ethno-racially and socio-economically diverse city. This assessment involved consultation with various stakeholders to develop a progr...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Dwyer JJ,Hansen B,Barrera M,Allison K,Ceolin-Celestini S,Koenig D,Young D,Good M,Rees T

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examines the associations between neighbourhood perceptions and social participation in a sample of older adults living in medium-sized cities in Flanders, Belgium. Strong evidence of the influence of place on older people's physical and mental health exists. However, the question of how neighbourhoods prom...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Buffel T,De Donder L,Phillipson C,Dury S,De Witte N,Verté D

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Males employed in the construction industry are at greater risk of suicide than other employed males. It is plausible that a high level of stigma against mental health problems explains the elevated rates of suicide among this group. This study sought to test the effectiveness of an electronic mental health stigma int...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Milner A,Aitken Z,Law PCF,LaMontagne AD,Mann C,Cooper T,Witt K

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concept of 'health promoting schools' has been embraced internationally as an effective way of promoting the health of children, adolescents, and the wider school community. It is only recently that attempts have been made to evaluate health promoting schools. This paper reviews evaluations of health promoting sch...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Mũkoma W,Flisher AJ

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Population health as developed by the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIAR) has influenced the shape and direction of Canadian public health policy, and has the potential to do so in the USA and elsewhere. There is reason to be concerned about this ascendence of CIAR thinking: population health is rooted wit...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Raphael D,Bryant T

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schools are seen as important contributors to obesity prevention, yet face barriers in fulfilling this function. This qualitative study investigates headteacher views on the primary school role in preventing obesity. Semi-structured interviews were held with 22 headteachers from ethnically and socio-economically diver...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Clarke JL,Pallan MJ,Lancashire ER,Adab P

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This randomized controlled study was performed to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational program entitled 'Capacity building for community leaders in a healthy living environment,' and to assess the usefulness of a participatory style of education and the applicability of an intersectoral approach in the educati...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Hien le TT,Takano T,Seino K,Ohnishi M,Nakamura K

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to pilot the feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness of three co-developed healthy food and beverage pricing interventions in a community retail setting. Aquatic and recreation centres in Victoria, Australia were recruited to co-develop and pilot pricing interventions within their onsite cafés, f...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Huse O,Orellana L,Ferguson M,Palermo C,Jerebine A,Zorbas C,Boelsen-Robinson T,Blake MR,Peeters A,Brimblecombe J,Moodie M,Backholer K

更新日期：2020-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about the views of obese people and how best to meet their needs. Amongst London boroughs Barking and Dagenham has the highest prevalence of adult obesity at 28.7%; the lowest level of healthy eating and of physical activity; and is the 22nd most deprived area of England. The study aimed to gain insigh...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Wills J,Crichton N,Lorenc A,Kelly M

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Population health information interventions (PHIIs) use information in efforts to promote health. PHIIs may push information to a target audience (communication), pull information from the public (surveillance), or combine both in a bidirectional intervention. Although PHIIs have often been framed as non-invasive and ...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Greyson D,Knight R,Shoveller JA

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Empowerment, a multi-level construct comprising individual, community and organizational domains, is a fundamental value and goal in health promotion. While a range of scales have been developed for the measurement of empowerment, the qualities of these have not been rigorously assessed. The aim of this study was to e...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Cyril S,Smith BJ,Renzaho AM

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health in All Policies (HiAP) is a policy development approach that facilitates intersectoral responses to addressing the social determinants of health and health equity whilst, at the same time, contributing to policy priorities across the various sectors of government. Given that different models of HiAP have been i...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Delany T,Lawless A,Baum F,Popay J,Jones L,McDermott D,Harris E,Broderick D,Marmot M

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health promotion (HP) is a relatively recent field that stems from, notably, public health, sociology, political science, psychology and education. This multidisciplinarity has contributed to HP's challenged institutionalization. Scholars have so far predominately explored HP's multidisciplinarity using anecdotal appr...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Gagné T,Lapalme J,McQueen DV

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of physical activity is low in the Sultanate of Oman. The built environment is a key barrier to physical activity in the region. Our aim is to examine urban planners' perceptions of the relevance and feasibility of the proposed urban planning and design interventions in the draft WHO technical package o...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Mabry RM,Al Siyabi H,Kannan M,Al Siyabi A

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A team of researchers, including one behavioral scientist (S.M.N.) and three epidemiologists (L.Q., O.S. and S.N.) conducted community analyses to assess the social and cultural factors that affect the detection and reporting of disease cases in a surveillance system, using acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance i...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Ndiaye SM,Quick L,Sanda O,Niandou S

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Information is lacking on what parents in southern European countries know and how they view clinical shared-decision-making (SDM) for their children. This survey assesses general parental views on SDM and patient-physician SDM relationships in an Italian paediatric outpatients' clinic. In a 3-month cross-sectional su...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Rosati P,Di Salvo V,D'Amico R,Balduzzi S,Giampaolo R,Rita Marina Mazziotta M,Guerra C,Menichella G,Cosentino SP,Carlino C,Di Ciommo V

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Ontario (Canada) government has instituted a policy requiring elementary schools to offer at least 20 min of daily physical activity for students in Grades 1-8 and replace non-nutritious vending machine foods with healthier choices. These policy interventions represent 'natural experiments' offering unique opportu...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Ramanathan S,Allison KR,Faulkner G,Dwyer JJ

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00