Obesity, stigma and public health planning.

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：:Despite growing literature showing associations of availability and accessibility of facilities to greater levels of physical activity, considerably less is known about the actual extent of use of these facilities. The purpose of this study was to examine the individual (sex, age, education and extent of involvement i...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Riva M,Gauvin L,Richard L

更新日期：2007-09-01 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：: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：: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：:Effective implementation of the WHO international Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) is the key to controlling the tobacco epidemic. Within countries, strong national tobacco control capacity is the primary determinant for successful implementation of the FCTC. This case study of tobacco control policy des...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Stillman FA,David AM,Kibria N,Phan HT

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since Margaret Thatcher reached power in the United Kingdom, European governments have increasingly turned to neoliberal forms of policy-making, focusing, especially after the 2008 Great Recession on 'austerity policies' rather than investing in social protection policies. We applied a multiple explanatory case studie...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： O'Campo P,Freiler A,Muntaner C,Gelormino E,Huegaerts K,Puig-Barrachina V,Mitchell C

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In health promotion, enthusiasm for sustainability has frequently overshadowed critical reflection with regard to whether this aim is warranted, let alone feasible. Consequently, the not insubstantial body of literature on sustainability in health promotion is not particularly helpful to decision makers. In this paper...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Swerissen H,Crisp BR

更新日期：2004-03-01 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：:This study uses a health asset (HA) framework to explore current perspectives on health, wellbeing and their determinants amongst a group of 15-18-year-old adolescents living in the neighbourhood of Zaidin (Granada, Spain). The study was carried out in Summer 2011 using a qualitative approach. It included 20 semi-stru...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Pérez-Wilson P,Hernán M,Morgan AR,Mena A

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When predicting volunteer intention, much attention is paid to the volunteer organization environment (VOE). Given that self-efficacy and motivation have emerged as important predictors of volunteer intention, we adopted a combination of ideas of Bandura's social cognitive theory and Ajzen's theory of planned behavior...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Wang JW,Wei CN,Harada K,Minamoto K,Ueda K,Cui HW,Zhang CG,Cui ZT,Ueda A

更新日期：2011-06-01 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：:In spite of improvements in global health over the 20th century, health inequities are increasing. Mounting evidence suggests that reducing health inequities requires taking action on the social determinants of health (SDOH), which include income, education, employment, political empowerment and other factors. This pa...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Mogford E,Gould L,Devoght A

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the rise of digital technologies, electronic learning and communication tools are becoming a firm part of academia to promote knowledge of health sciences. This study sought to analyse the attitude of students regarding social media and digital learning for study purposes in sport and exercise science. A survey w...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Rigamonti L,Dolci A,Galetta F,Stefanelli C,Hughes M,Bartsch M,Seidelmeier I,Bonaventura K,Back DA

更新日期：2020-06-01 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：:These reflections from a Child Public Health perspective underline the dramatic changes in children's conditions in Europe over this last century, including a considerable improvement in health. However, we still face problems, disturbing facts and alarming signs. There are important gaps in our knowledge about essent...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Köhler L

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unhealthy lifestyle behaviors, namely poor diet and inadequate physical activity, significantly contribute to poor health and obesity risk, which in turn impact chronic illness outcomes. A possible approach to improving these health behaviors and subsequent outcomes is to capitalize on the theorized link between socia...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Emley EA,Musher-Eizenman DR

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2003, the German Federal Centre for Health Education (BZgA) initiated the national Cooperation-Network (CN) 'Equity in Health'. The CN is constantly increasing in size and scope, supporting setting approaches aimed at reducing health inequalities. A detailed description of the CN has not yet been available in Engli...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Mielck A,Kilian H,Lehmann F,Richter-Kornweitz A,Kaba-Schönstein L

更新日期：2018-04-01 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：:The study explored the impact of self-rated health (SRH) and work ability on employment, and examined the effects of meaningfulness, social networks and physical activity on health and work ability with a population-based cross-sectional survey data (n = 12 729) of full-time employed and unemployed workers. SRH, perce...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Hult M,Pietilä AM,Saaranen T

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper examines the factors that have enabled the Healthy Cities Noarlunga (HCN) initiative to be sustainable over 18 years (1987-2005). Sustainability related to the ability of the initiative to continue to operate continuously in a manner that indicated its existence was accorded value by the community and local...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Baum F,Jolley G,Hicks R,Saint K,Parker S

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:General practitioners (GPs) play a key role in reducing the hidden HIV-epidemic, but many diagnostic opportunities are missed in primary care. This study aimed at informing the development of an HIV-testing intervention for GPs in Flanders (Belgium) using formative research with a participatory approach. Through the a...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Apers H,Nöstlinger C,Van Beckhoven D,Deblonde J,Apers L,Verheyen K,Loos J,HERMETIC Study Group .

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Translational or implementation research that assesses the effectiveness of strategies to promote health behaviours among children that have been previously tested under 'ideal' conditions is rarely reported. Switch-2-Activity aimed to examine the effectiveness of an abbreviated programme delivered by teachers targeti...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Salmon J,Jorna M,Hume C,Arundell L,Chahine N,Tienstra M,Crawford D

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the Canadian record of concern with the social determinants of health (SDOH), actual public health activities consistent with such an approach are sporadic at best. Canadian research and advocacy activities in the service of strengthening the SDOH are so divorced from everyday public policy activity, media dis...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Raphael D

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prior studies have supported the effectiveness of the use of Lay Health Workers (LHWs) as an intervention model for managing chronic health conditions, yet few have documented the mechanisms that underlie the effectiveness of the interventions. This study provides a first look into how LHWs delivered a family-based in...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Burke NJ,Phung K,Yu F,Wong C,Le K,Nguyen I,Nguyen L,Guan A,Nguyen TT,Tsoh JY

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Health Promoting School (HPS) and Comprehensive School Health Program (CSHP) initiatives have been proposed as a means of going beyond some of the limitations associated with health promotion initiatives aimed at school-aged children. This involves moving beyond practices that rely mainly on classroom-based health...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Deschesnes M,Martin C,Hill AJ

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Workplaces are considered promising settings for protecting and promoting the health and wellbeing of employees. To date, few workplaces, particularly small and medium sized enterprises (SME), or their workers, have adopted Workplace Health Promotion (WHP), raising questions as to why. We conducted interviews in 10 SM...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Sargent GM,Banwell C,Strazdins L,Dixon J

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many effective community health service delivery systems implemented in the USA assess risk and protective factors (RPFs) for youth problem behaviors in a community, and report these data back to local coalitions for prevention planning. This study examined whether community prevention coalitions in Chile and Colombia...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Eisenberg N,Brown EC,Pérez-Gómez A,Mejía-Trujillo J,Paredes-Aguilar M,Cardozo-Macias F,de Maipo FSC,Guttmannova K

更新日期：2020-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the study was to determine the utility of general population health surveillance data for evaluating broad policy changes that relate to health promotion. Data were drawn from the United States (US) Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) for one US state, California. Because these data are c...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Campostrini S,Holtzman D,McQueen DV,Boaretto E

更新日期：2006-06-01 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