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Direct linkOwnby, Raymond; Acevedo, Amarilis; Waldrop-Valverde, Drenna – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2019
A number of studies have shown that health literacy is an important factor in a variety of health status indicators and outcomes. Low health literacy differentially affects minorities and older adults, but can be addressed through effective educational interventions. Even when provided in groups, however, these interventions can reach only a small…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Health Education, Intervention, Educational Strategies
Okatch, Dorothy – Childhood Education, 2021
Young people in East and Southern Africa need greater access to reliable information about health and education in order to make informed decisions on health matters--focusing on HIV and teenage pregnancy--and to increase basic education outcomes. Young 1ove organization, established in March 2014 in Gaborone, Botswana, is a grassroots, youth-led,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Education, Health Promotion, Peer Teaching
Schuster, Ellen – Journal of Extension, 2012
Technology is rapidly changing how our program participants learn in school and for their personal improvement. Extension educators who deliver nutrition program will want to be aware of the technology trends that are driving these changes. Blended learning, mobile learning, the visual Web, and the gamification of health are approaches to consider…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
Download full textWalsh, Christopher S.; Chaiyajit, Nada – Australian Association for Research in Education (NJ1), 2012
In addition to growing epidemics of HIV transgenders in Thailand, a low awareness of how to access justice increases their vulnerability to HIV infection. This paper presents a unique case study of how one community-based and led organisations used social networking and instant messaging to address this problem among transgender community in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Prevention, Sexual Identity
Cummiskey, Matthew – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2011
Smartphone use in the United States is growing rapidly and focuses mainly on sedentary activities, such as texting, gaming, and web browsing. Therefore, it is important that educators teach students the positive health-enhancing possibilities of smartphones. Apps exist for monitoring food consumption, planning meals, calculating BMI, and recording…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Physical Education, Internet, Technology Uses in Education
Shorr, Manya – Library Journal, 2009
Yoga and Pilates are everywhere these days, and it's no wonder. Innumerable medical studies have shown that yoga and Pilates not only help people improve their fitness levels and slim down but also help them to alleviate asthma symptoms, manage arthritis and carpel tunnel pain, decrease cardiovascular risk factors, and improve one's emotional…
Descriptors: Internet, Physical Health, Physical Fitness, Health Promotion
