Evaluation of a health literacy screening tool in primary care patients: evidence from Serbia.

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 article, a critical essay, presents the notion of an emancipatory promotion of health (EPH), which seeks to relate the field of public health in theoretical and practical terms with the reinvention of utopias and relevant social struggles of our time principally in the Global South, a metaphor designating the peri...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Porto MF

更新日期：2019-03-01 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 importance of building capacity in community interventions is well recognized. There is general agreement about the determinants of capacity and a range of existing capacity frameworks, however there is limited evidence or consistency in practice around assessing capacity in community interventions. The aim of thi...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： van Herwerden LA,Palermo C,Reidlinger DP

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unhealthy diet and physical inactivity are modifiable risk factors for non-communicable diseases. Policies formulated in line with international guidelines are required for the implementation of population-level interventions to reduce the risks. This study describes the utilization of multisectoral approach (MSA) for...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Oluwasanu M,Oladunni O,Oladepo O

更新日期：2020-12-01 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：:Over 1.5 million Americans are diagnosed with diabetes every year, and the majority of them go online to learn about their condition. Unfortunately, the online diabetes landscape is crowded, and the quality of website content is unknown-guidance for patients and healthcare providers regarding online diabetes informati...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Holtz BE

更新日期：2020-12-01 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：: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：:Corazón Sano y Feliz is a hypertension management intervention developed to address deficiencies in the management of hypertensive patients in Guatemala. From 2007 to 2009, Corazón Sano y Feliz was pilot-tested in the community of Mixco. Corazón Sano y Feliz comprises a clinical risk assessment and treatment component...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Mendoza Montano C,Fort M,deRamirez M,Cruz J,Ramirez-Zea M

更新日期：2016-06-01 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：: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：:Although the internet increases the availability of diabetes-related health information, health care consumers need to have different skills in order to obtain, interpret and evaluate such information. The eHealth literacy scale (eHEALS) was originally developed to assess consumers' perceived skills at using informati...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Aponte J,Nokes KM

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The idea that the Holocene is over and a new human-dominated geological epoch, the Anthropocene, is in progress has been widely discussed. The article aims to outline the published definitions and current patterns on the Anthropocene, highlighting an agenda of emerging risks, challenges and possibilities for the healt...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Moysés SJ,Soares RC

更新日期：2019-03-01 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：:A survey of students' smoking in China (n = 1896), comparing medical students with college students in non-medical majors, was carried out to determine whether a medical education has a preventive effect on smoking uptake. The survey, sampling students from 12 universities in three cities, found no significant differe...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Zhu T,Feng B,Wong S,Choi W,Zhu SH

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoporosis and its related fractures are major public health concerns. Physical activity (PA) is crucial for bone density preservation and fractures prevention. Yet, gaps in understanding exist regarding how ethno-cultural backgrounds might shape attitudes, intentions and actual PA participation. Based on the theory...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Edelstein OE,Vered I,Sarid O

更新日期：2020-04-11 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：: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：: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：:Reducing children's exposure to unhealthy food advertising is an accepted strategy to end childhood obesity. This study aimed to (i) measure children's space-time exposures to unhealthy food advertising in public outdoor spaces, using GPS and wearable cameras; and (ii) test effectiveness of banning options. We compile...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Liu W,Barr M,Pearson AL,Chambers T,Pfeiffer KA,Smith M,Signal L

更新日期：2020-08-01 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：: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：:Current mental health policy requires consumer involvement in all levels of health service management (i.e. planning, implementation, delivery and evaluation). However, current models often limit consumers to 'representation' roles that are criticized for silencing consumer views. This study compares understandings of...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Scholz B,Bocking J,Hedt P,Lu VN,Happell B

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Environmental tobacco smoke exposure is an important health risk for small children. The development, spread and evaluation of a national child health-centre-based counselling method targeting environmental tobacco smoke is described. The work progressed in six steps. In a first step, accomplished in 1994, it was foun...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Arborelius E,Bremberg S

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes the development, implementation and evaluation of a school- and family-based intervention to prevent obesity in children aged 5-7 years. In addition, the efficacy of three different intervention programmes was compared. Children aged 5-7 years (n=213) were recruited from three primary schools in O...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Warren JM,Henry CJ,Lightowler HJ,Bradshaw SM,Perwaiz S

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the expansion of couples' voluntary HIV counseling and testing (CVCT) in urban Zambia, there is a growing need to evaluate CVCT provider trainings to ensure that couples are receiving quality counseling and care. We evaluated provider knowledge scores, pre- and post-training and predictors of pre- and post-traini...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Wu KY,Oppert M,Wall KM,Inambao M,Simpungwe MK,Ahmed N,Abdallah JF,Tichacek A,Allen SA

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to clarify the structural relationship between health-related habits and psychosocial factors during adolescence/early adulthood. An anonymous, self-administered questionnaire was provided to 1141 third- and fourth-year students at eight academic departments from six universities in re...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Mato M,Tsukasaki K

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adaptation of health interventions has garnered international support across academic disciplines and among various health organizations. Through semi-structured interviews, we sought to explore and understand the perspectives of 26 health researchers and promoters located in the USA, UK, Australia, New Zealand and No...

journal_title：Health promotion international

authors： Liu JJ,Davidson E,Bhopal R,White M,Johnson M,Netto G,Sheikh A

更新日期：2016-06-01 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