Factors influencing the adoption of a health promoting school approach in the province of Quebec, Canada.

abstract：:Story-based learning is well recognized as an effective strategy for adult health education. However, there is a scarcity of research on story-based health education among women in South Asian diasporic communities. To address this gap, we undertook a pilot study in Toronto to explore how South Asian women respond to ...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Wong JP,Kteily-Hawa R,Chambers LA,Hari S,Vijaya C,Suruthi R,Islam S,Vahabi M

更新日期：2019-02-01 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：:This study assesses similarities and differences in anti-smoking socialization beliefs of White and Native American parents in a low-income, rural population in northeastern Oklahoma. Data are from a population-based, cross-sectional children's environmental health study in which in-home interviews were conducted with...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Kegler MC,Malcoe LH

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adolescent hearing loss is a public health problem that has eluded effective intervention. A persuasive message strategy was tested for its effectiveness on adolescents' intention to listen to music at a reduced volume. The messages manipulated both type of message frame [positive consequences of listening to music at...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： de Bruijn GJ,Spaans P,Jansen B,van't Riet J

更新日期：2016-04-01 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：:Given the high prevalence of young adult smoking, we examined (i) psychosocial factors and substance use among college students representing five smoking patterns and histories [non-smokers, quitters, native non-daily smokers (i.e. never daily smokers), converted non-daily smokers (i.e. former daily smokers) and daily...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Pinsker EA,Berg CJ,Nehl EJ,Prokhorov AV,Buchanan TS,Ahluwalia JS

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Message tailoring is a promising innovative approach to persuasive communication that involves designing messages to meet a person's psychological, behavioral and/or demographic characteristics. Although the tailored intervention literature has many strengths, a weakness is inconsistency in reporting information relat...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Harrington NG,Noar SM

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although physical activity is often believed to be influenced by both environmental and individual factors, little is known about their interaction. This study explores interactions of perceived safety and social neighborhood factors with psychosocial cognitions for leisure-time walking. Cross-sectional data were obta...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Beenackers MA,Kamphuis CB,Mackenbach JP,Burdorf A,van Lenthe FJ

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By reporting suspected child abuse and neglect, teachers can make an important contribution to the early detection and prevention of abuse. However, teachers are sometimes reluctant to report their suspicions. This study investigated the determinants of teachers' reporting behaviour using concepts from the Integrated ...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Goebbels AF,Nicholson JM,Walsh K,De Vries H

更新日期：2008-12-01 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：:Innovative and effective health promotion interventions targeted on older adults within a public health framework will be increasingly important as the US population ages dramatically. The benefits of healthier lifestyles for older adults include increased functional ability and improved quality of life. The Study of ...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Clark PG,Nigg CR,Greene G,Riebe D,Saunders SD,Study of Exercise and Nutrition in Older Rhode Islanders Project Team.

更新日期：2002-10-01 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：:This study obtained qualitative data to assess how parental role modeling and parental social support influence physical activity in underserved (minority, low-income) adolescents. Fifty-two adolescents (22 males, 30 females; ages 10-14 years, 85% African-American) participated in a focus group (6-10 per group, same g...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Wright MS,Wilson DK,Griffin S,Evans A

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A student peer-taught program, to decrease antibiotic use for colds and flu, was developed and implemented in one school district (21 schools) in Chisinau, Moldova, in 2003-04. A second district (20 schools) served as the control (C). Students (12-13 years) and adults most responsible for the family's health care comp...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Cebotarenco N,Bush PJ

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:'Coaching Boys into Men' is an evidence-based dating violence prevention program for coaches to implement with male athletes. A common adaptation of this program is delivery by domestic violence and sexual violence prevention advocates instead of coaches. We explored how this implementer adaptation may influence athle...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Jaime MC,Stocking M,Freire K,Perkinson L,Ciaravino S,Miller E

更新日期：2016-12-01 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：:Using a qualitative focus-group methodology, this study investigated risk-taking behaviors and AIDS knowledge among minority pregnant and parenting adolescents at risk for heterosexual and perinatal transmission of HIV. Seven focus groups were conducted with a total of 48 young women recruited from alternative schools...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Koniak-Griffin D,Nyamathi A,Vasquez R,Russo AA

更新日期：1994-12-01 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：:The objective of this study was to assess the relationship between exposure to state-sponsored anti-tobacco advertising and smoking cessation. Cessation rates in 2001 among a cohort of 2061 smokers who participated in the Community Intervention Trial for Smoking Cessation between 1988 and 1993 and completed a follow-u...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Hyland A,Wakefield M,Higbee C,Szczypka G,Cummings KM

更新日期：2006-04-01 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：: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：:The objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of a self-management patient education programme for fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) as compared with usual care education in inpatient rehabilitation. In a multicentre cluster-randomized controlled trial, 583 inpatients in 3 rehabilitation centres received an advanced self-...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Musekamp G,Gerlich C,Ehlebracht-Kï Nig I,Dorn M,Hï Fter A,Tomiak C,Schlittenhardt D,Faller H,Reusch A

更新日期：2019-04-01 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 paper describes the development and first results of a brief self-management course for patients recently diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. The intervention incorporates elements from proactive coping and self-regulation theory in a five-step plan to help newly diagnosed patients formulate and carry out intentions ...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Thoolen B,de Ridder D,Bensing J,Gorter K,Rutten G

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little documentation exists about male community health workers (promotores) networks. The experiences of promotores can provide input on how to attract, train, supervise and maintain male promotores in CHW programs. We present the experience and perspectives of promotores who participated in a male promotores network...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Macia L,Ruiz HC,Boyzo R,Documet PI

更新日期：2016-06-01 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：:Our objective was to establish the short-term outcomes for successful tobacco cessation of a programme offering UK resident Bangladeshi women chewing paan with tobacco nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) in addition to brief advice and encouragement alone. We used a short-term longitudinal, quasi-experimental study des...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Croucher R,Islam S,Jarvis MJ,Garrett M,Rahman R,Shajahan S,Howells G

更新日期：2003-04-01 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 objectives of this study were to describe the sources of falls prevention information provided to older adults during and after hospitalization, identify and explore reasons why discussion about falls prevention may not take place. Six participant groups were interviewed using semi-structured interviews or focus g...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Lee DC,McDermott F,Hoffmann T,Haines TP

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An alternative approach to intervention-control designs to evaluate community health education studies is to use a quasi-experimental design in which the outcomes of interest are examined over time in the intervention unit. The Forsyth County Cancer Screening Project (FoCaS) was a comprehensive clinic- and community-b...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Michielutte R,Shelton B,Paskett ED,Tatum CM,Velez R

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00