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Rhodes, Scott D.; Tanner, Amanda E.; Mann-Jackson, Lilli; Alonzo, Jorge; Song, Eunyoung Y.; Smart, Benjamin D.; Garcia, Manuel; McCoy, Thomas P.; Schafer, Katherine R.; Wilkin, Aimee M. – Health Education & Behavior, 2022
Background: The North Carolina Community Research Partnership developed, implemented, and tested "weCare," a 12-month bilingual mHealth social media intervention designed to reduce missed HIV care appointments and increase viral suppression among racially/ethnically diverse gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) and…
Descriptors: Social Media, Health Promotion, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Wagner, Dana E.; Fernandez, Priscilla; Jordan, Jeffrey W.; Saggese, Daniel J. – Health Education & Behavior, 2019
Background: Peer crowds are macro-level, reputation-based subcultures with shared preferences, values, and behavior. The Country peer crowd has been the focus of tobacco industry research and marketing but has yet to be the primary focus of public health research. The current study explores the utility of "Down and Dirty," a "Social…
Descriptors: Peer Influence, Adolescents, Social Influences, Smoking
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Valenzuela-Yu, Ivette; Hosig, Kathryn; Misyak, Sarah – Journal of Extension, 2018
A sustainable Extension model for promoting health and managing lifestyle-related chronic diseases in Hispanic populations would help mitigate health disparities in Hispanic communities. Hispanic Balanced Living with Diabetes (HBLD) is a type 2 diabetes lifestyle management program that we tested in Virginia. Through postintervention focus group…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Hispanic Americans, Health Promotion, Life Style
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Ledford, Christy J. W.; Womack, Jasmyne J.; Rider, Heather A.; Seehusen, Angela B.; Conner, Stephen J.; Lauters, Rebecca A.; Hodge, Joshua A. – Health Education & Behavior, 2018
Background: As pregnant mothers increasingly engage in shared decision making regarding prenatal decisions, such as induction of labor, the patient's level of activation may influence pregnancy outcomes. One potential tool to increase patient activation in the clinical setting is mobile applications. However, research is limited in comparing…
Descriptors: Prenatal Care, Randomized Controlled Trials, Pregnancy, Clinics
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Garst, Barry A.; Baughman, Sarah; Franz, Nancy K.; Seidel, Richard W. – Journal of Experiential Education, 2013
Research suggests that family camp experiences can enhance family relationships. Families often participate in family camp experiences for a vacation, as part of a therapeutic and/or intervention strategy, or to gain general enrichment or engagement. To better understand the impacts of family camp experiences on family functioning, a mixed-methods…
Descriptors: Family Relationship, Intervention, Mixed Methods Research, Parenting Skills
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Langhorst, Diane M.; Choi, Y. Joon; Keyser-Marcus, Lori; Svikis, Dace S. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2012
Objective: A pilot randomized clinical trial (RCT) examined effectiveness of HIV/STD Safer Sex Skills Building + Alcohol (SSB+A) intervention for women with Alcohol Use Disorders (AUDs) in a residential treatment setting. Method: After randomizing thirty-six women with AUDs and reporting having intercourse with a male partner in the past 180 days…
Descriptors: Females, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Program Effectiveness, Sexually Transmitted Diseases