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Direct linkPeterson, Kylie; Savoie Roskos, Mateja – Health Education & Behavior, 2023
Background: Weight bias is common in health care and needs to be addressed to provide equal and equitable care for people of all body sizes. Aims: This review aims to (a) describe the impact of weight bias on providers and patients, (b) identify the limitations of body mass index and suggest alternative screenings to determine health risk, (c)…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Social Bias, Access to Health Care, Allied Health Personnel
Schölmerich, Vera L. N.; Kawachi, Ichiro – Health Education & Behavior, 2016
Scholars and practitioners frequently make recommendations to develop family planning interventions that are "multilevel." Such interventions take explicit account of the role of environments by incorporating multilevel or social-ecological frameworks into their design and implementation. However, research on how interventions have…
Descriptors: Family Planning, Intervention, Holistic Approach, Health Behavior
Althoff, Meghan D.; Grayson, Cary T.; Witt, Lucy; Holden, Julie; Reid, Daniel; Kissinger, Patricia – Health Education & Behavior, 2015
The objective of this meta-analysis was to determine the effect of behavioral interventions in reducing risky sexual behavior and incident sexually transmitted infections (STI) among Latina women living in the United States. Studies were found by systematically searching the MEDLINE, EMBASE, and PsychInfo databases without language restriction.…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Behavior Modification, Intervention, Sexuality
Walker, Renee E.; Gordon, Melanie – Health Education & Behavior, 2014
The alarming obesity prevalence in Black women is well documented yet poorly understood. Obesity interventions for Black women have failed to produce long-term reductions in weight. Recommendations to incorporate a lifestyle and behavioral modification approach have been made to address obesity in this population. The purpose of this article was…
Descriptors: Life Style, Behavior Modification, Obesity, Intervention
Hwang, Myunghee Song; Yeagley, Kathleen Lux; Petosa, Rick – Health Education & Behavior, 2004
Psychosocial smoking prevention studies have shown inconsistent results and theory-driven programs have been related to program success. This meta-analysis was used as a judgment tool for resolving these issues by estimating average program effects and investigating the relative efficacy of program types. The present study examined 65 adolescent…
Descriptors: Smoking, Prevention, Effect Size, Social Influences
