The influence of professional factors in determining primary school teachers' commitment to health promotion.

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：:Population nutrition problems have a diversity of contributory factors and, ideally, multi-sectoral solutions should be developed by the relevant stakeholders, based on a common understanding of these factors. The problem and solution tree approach is a participatory process of working through the layers of determinan...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Snowdon W,Schultz J,Swinburn B

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A holistic well-being approach, understood as an approach that pays attention to the promotion of individual, relational and collective well-being in a particular context, is proposed as a way to address the fragmented nature in which mental health and well-being programmes are implemented in school communities in Sou...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Kitching AE,van Rooyen B

更新日期：2020-08-01 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：: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：:Dog health in rural and remote Australian Indigenous communities is below urban averages in numerous respects. Many Indigenous communities have called for knowledge sharing in this area. However, dog health education programs are in their infancy, and lack data on effective practices. Without this core knowledge, heal...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Constable SE,Dixon RM,Dixon RJ,Toribio JA

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Facilitating community action is a key goal of health promotion. This paper describes a public health advocacy framework. It then presents a case study of its application for planning community action by a community alliance concerned about increased heavy traffic on roads through a small regional city in the South We...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Gomm M,Lincoln P,Pikora T,Giles-Corti B

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tai Chi has been widely practiced as a Chinese martial art that focuses on slow sequential movements, providing a smooth, continuous and low intensity activity. It has been promoted to improve balance and strength and to reduce falls in the elderly, especially those 'at risk'. The potential benefits in healthy younger...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Thornton EW,Sykes KS,Tang WK

更新日期：2004-03-01 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：: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

abstract：:This article describes some of the crucial theoretical, methodological and practical issues that need to be considered when evaluating Health in All Policies (HiAP) initiatives. The approaches that have been applied to evaluate HiAP in South Australia are drawn upon as case studies, and early findings from this evalua...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Baum F,Lawless A,Delany T,Macdougall C,Williams C,Broderick D,Wildgoose D,Harris E,Mcdermott D,Kickbusch I,Popay J,Marmot M

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Social enterprises-businesses that work for social benefit rather than for the maximization of financial returns to shareholders or owners-could potentially prove to be an innovative and sustainable way of tackling 'upstream' social determinants of health. However, empirical work focusing upon how, and to what extent,...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Macaulay B,Roy MJ,Donaldson C,Teasdale S,Kay A

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adolescents in Panama face multiple barriers that affect their health, such as high rates of teenage pregnancy, increased human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections and sexual violence. Equal relationships between women and men are likely to reduce such risks. Here, we suggest that the school-based enhancement of S...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Araúz Ledezma AB,Massar K,Kok G

更新日期：2020-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Transnational corporations (TNCs) shape population health both positively and negatively through their national and international social, political and economic power and influence; and are a vital commercial determinant of health. Individual and group advocacy and activism in response to corporate products, practices...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Anaf J,Baum F,Fisher M,Friel S

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Indigenous people experience poorer cancer survival outcomes compared with non-Indigenous people. Currently, there is growing awareness of poor health literacy as a determinant of cancer outcomes. However, little attention has been given to researching cancer-related health literacy amongst Indigenous people...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Thewes B,McCaffery K,Davis E,Garvey G

更新日期：2018-04-01 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：: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：:This study looked at whether rates of health promotion practices among restaurants and cafés in the Hunter Region of New South Wales (NSW), Australia, increased between 1997 and 2000. During the project period all restaurants and cafés in the region were offered an annual direct marketing telephone interview (1997, 19...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Licata M,Gillham K,Campbell E

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Overweight and obesity in children is rising at the global level, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Among the causes for this increase is the marketing of unhealthy food and beverage products, which affects children's food preferences, purchasing requests and consumption patterns. The need to address h...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Granheim SI,Vandevijvere S,Torheim LE

更新日期：2019-06-01 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：:Research has shown that taxi drivers are at risk for numerous health concerns, such as low back and leg pain, linked to their highly sedentary occupation, long work hours and stressors related to the job (e.g. low income, safety threats). The goal of this study was to explore occupational health risks and opportunitie...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Murray KE,Buul A,Aden R,Cavanaugh AM,Kidane L,Hussein M,Eastman A,Checkoway H

更新日期：2019-04-01 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 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：:Research has demonstrated that living in a deprived neighborhood contributes to the occurrence and development of poor health. Furthermore evidence shows that social networks are fundamental resources in preventing poor mental health. Neighborhood relationships and networks are vital for sustaining and improving quali...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Tanggaard Andersen P,Holst Algren M,Fromsejer Heiberg R,Joshi R,Kronborg Bak C

更新日期：2018-12-01 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：:There are a number of published studies on workplace suicide prevention activities, and an even larger number of activities that are not reported on in academic literature. The aim of this review was to provide a systematic assessment of workplace suicide prevention activities, including short-term training activities...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Milner A,Page K,Spencer-Thomas S,Lamotagne AD

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to investigate possible effects of a total smoke-ban in Norwegian bars and restaurants (introduced on June 1st 2004) on employees' job satisfaction. A national representative sample was randomly selected from the public registry of all companies in the hospitality business. A baseline survey w...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Hetland J,Hetland H,Mykletun RJ,Aarø LE,Matthiesen SB

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Public policy strategies impact on population health by acting on the effectiveness, availability and distribution of the social determinants of health. Reducing obesity and promoting healthy weight is a key focus of governments, health promoters and researchers, and can benefit from a systems approach with 'upstream'...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Newman L,Ludford I,Williams C,Herriot M

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Summary:This study attempted to determine the effects of restrictions on television (TV) food advertising on children's food environments in South Korea. It examined changes that occurred in the marketing mix of food companies following enactment of those restrictions. An on-line survey was conducted with marketers or ...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Lee Y,Yoon J,Chung SJ,Lee SK,Kim H,Kim S

更新日期：2017-02-01 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