Evaluation of an adoption strategy for a healthy diet programme for lower vocational schools.

abstract：:The objectives of this study included the following: obtaining qualitative information on tobacco use among Cambodian Americans, identifying cultural factors that influence tobacco use and acquiring information for the development of effective smoking prevention and cessation strategies. Data were collected by using d...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Friis RH,Forouzesh M,Chhim HS,Monga S,Sze D

更新日期：2006-06-01 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：: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：: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：:The paper presents an analysis of the problems that have created a gulf between theory and practice in health education. Drawing on the classical distinction made by Aristotle between theoria (natural processes) and praxis (social practices), the analysis traces the roots of the problem to the inadequacy and inappropr...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Buchanan DR

更新日期：1994-09-01 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：:This paper evaluates the content focus of health education research as presented in the professional literature over a 6-year period (2000-2005). The majority of research (1365 papers) addresses the physical dimension of health (79%), while other health dimensions receive less attention. It is argued that the current ...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Hawks SR,Smith T,Thomas HG,Christley HS,Meinzer N,Pyne A

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Attitudes are often referred to, researched and considered in the discipline of health education and health promotion. This paper highlights Q methodology as an appropriate and relevant means of exploring and studying attitudes within this field. It begins by discussing the difficulties in defining attitude and the pr...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Cross RM

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In autumn 1995 The Norwegian Cancer Society in cooperation with The Research Center for Health Promotion, University of Bergen started a study of school-based interventions aiming at preventing smoking among pupils in Norwegian secondary schools. The study comprised a nationwide sample of 4441 students at 99 schools (...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Jøsendal O,Aarø LE,Bergh IH

更新日期：1998-06-01 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：: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：:Qualitative research may be able to provide an answer as to why adults and children do or do not participate in sport and physical activity. This paper systematically examines published and unpublished qualitative research studies of UK children's and adults' reasons for participation and non-participation in sport an...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Allender S,Cowburn G,Foster C

更新日期：2006-12-01 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：:Medication mismanagement is a growing public health concern, especially among elders. Annually, it is a major contributor to emergency hospitalization and nursing home placement. Elders and their caregivers, as healthcare consumers and stakeholders in this issue, are uniquely qualified to inform strategies to improve ...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： O'Quin KE,Semalulu T,Orom H

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:British Government policy on drugs primary prevention is outlined and principal recommendations are identified. The review is organized under the four main providers: police, teachers, peers and parents. Current methods are reviewed within a British policy framework with a focus on British programmes which have been e...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Allott R,Paxton R,Leonard R

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cultural sensitivity is increasingly recognized as a means to enhance the effectiveness of health promotion programmes all over the world. Sociocultural meanings and terminology of diseases are important in understanding how different groups perceive and interpret illness. This study was conducted as part of the proce...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Sifunda S,Reddy PS,Braithwaite RB,Stephens T,Bhengu S,Ruiter RA,Van Den Borne B

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents initial findings of the Canadian Heart Health Initiative, Ontario Project (CHHIOP). CHHIOP has two primary objectives. The programmatic objective is to coordinate and refine a system for supporting effective, sustained community-based heart health activities. This paper addresses the scientific obj...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Elliott SJ,Taylor SM,Cameron R,Schabas R

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Concussion education is an important aspect of concussion prevention. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of a novel, theory of planned behavior (TPB)-driven concussion education program on secondary school athletes' concussion-reporting relevant cognitions immediately post-intervention and at 3 mo...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Sullivan L,Pursell L,Molcho M

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To identify the predictors of dropout in the 'Mexa-se' intervention according to the body mass index (BMI) category. This was a controlled, non-randomized study. The intervention included: (i) increase in the intensity of physical activities (PA) in physical education (PE) classes; (ii) active recess; (iii) educationa...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Berria J,Minatto G,Lima LRA,Martins CR,Petroski EL

更新日期：2018-08-01 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：:Type 2 diabetes is epidemic in the United States with greater incidence rates in African-American communities. Lifestyle interventions during the phase of insulin resistance mitigate cardiovascular risk and prevent diabetes. The primary aim of this study is to test the impact of a Community Health Advisor (CHA)-based ...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Faridi Z,Shuval K,Njike VY,Katz JA,Jennings G,Williams M,Katz DL,PREDICT Project Working Group.

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Development of community ownership is often identified as an important intermediate objective of community health education programs. Community ownership is assumed to be important to program effectiveness and long-term maintenance, but validated measures of this construct have not been available to test this proposit...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Flynn BS

更新日期：1995-03-01 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：: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：: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：:New health promotion and public health approaches such as media advocacy pose particular evaluation challenges. Evaluation is important to provide feedback to media advocacy practitioners on how to enhance their efforts, and to funders and researchers seeking to assess media advocacy's effectiveness as a health promot...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Stead M,Hastings G,Eadie D

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between parental support and physical activity enjoyment appears to be mediated by individual-level factors. The aim of this study was to examine whether the relationship between perceived parental support and physical activity enjoyment is mediated by overweight and obese adolescents' physical fitnes...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： De la Torre-Cruz MJ,Suárez-Manzano S,López-Serrano S,Ruiz-Ariza A

更新日期：2020-10-01 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：: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：:This study explored the role of donor prototype evaluations (perceptions of the typical organ donor) in organ donation communication decisions using an extended theory of planned behaviour (TPB) model. The model incorporated attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioural control, moral norm, self-identity, and donor...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Hyde MK,White KM

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00