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Download full textJianjun Wang – Online Submission, 2024
A 50-cent-per-pack tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products has been endorsed by California voters to fund early childhood services under Proposition 10, California Children and Families First Act of 1998. In compliance with the legislative requirement of Result-Based Accountability (RBA) on revenue spending, this report delineates evaluation…
Descriptors: State Legislation, Child Health, Well Being, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedDan Wang; Yunqi Wang; Maria R. de Guzman; Yan R. Xia; Kieu-Anh T. Do; Zhenqiao Yang – Journal of Human Sciences & Extension, 2024
Youth substance use challenges their health and well-being. There is research and practical need for rigorous evaluation of substance use prevention programs in prompting positive youth development. This study examined the program effectiveness of Health Rocks!, a youth substance use prevention program, with a quasi-experimental two-factor mixed…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Substance Abuse, Health Programs, Program Effectiveness
Joseph R. Anthes – Journal of Youth Development, 2025
A growing divide in physical activity amongst youth, fueled by the privatization of youth athletic programs, most negatively impacts underrepresented students. Intramural-sports programs hold the potential to engage more of our youth in physical activity, including those from marginalized populations. Utilizing a collective impact approach,…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, School Districts, School Community Relationship, Partnerships in Education
Direct linkMolly McVoy; Salayna M. Abdallah; Emma Church; Joy Yala; Farren Briggs; Jennifer B. Levin – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2025
Background: ADHD is a generally persistent neurodevelopmental condition that can have significant consequences if left untreated, and medication, often in conjunction with psychotherapy, is the first-line treatment with well-established efficacy. Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) represent a particularly vulnerable and understudied subgroup and…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Adolescents, Young Adults, Drug Therapy
Øystein B. Røynesdal; Eivind Andersen; Hugo V. Pereira; Sally Wyke; Cindy M. Gray; Judith GM Jelsma; Kate Hunt; Nanette Mutrie; Marlene N. Silva; Marit Sørensen; Glyn C. Roberts; Hidde P. van der Ploeg; Femke van Nassau – Health Education Journal, 2025
Objective: Gender-sensitive approaches to increasing men's physical activity (PA) through sports settings have shown promise across cultural contexts. We examined changes to men's walking and the contribution of walking towards selfreported PA after participating in the men-only European Fans in Training (EuroFIT) programme before exploring men's…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Males, Physical Activities, Health Activities
Harper, Kaitlyn; Lu, Stacy V.; Gross, Julia; Obudulu, Chinwe; Wilson, Michael J.; Gross, Susan M. – Journal of School Health, 2022
Background: The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is a federally funded program that serves free, nutritious meals during the summer months. In 2019, 6 federal waivers that previously helped sponsors serve meals were rescinded. The purpose of this mixed methods study was to assess the impact of the waiver rescission on the experiences of SFSP…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Summer Programs, Food Service, Barriers
ChengChing Hiya Liu; Jiying Ling; Charles Liu; Kara Schrader; Ravichandran Ammigan; Emily Mclntire – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: To examine the effects of a university's health vaccination initiative in increasing vaccination rates among international students/scholars in the United States. Methods: The vaccination initiative included: increasing vaccination opportunities by holding a pre-registration event, providing vaccine recommendations from healthcare…
Descriptors: College Students, Foreign Students, Immunization Programs, Health Programs
Morteza Abdullatif Khafaie; Narges Mobasheri; Mahin Kheirollahi; Leila Ghahremani – Health Education, 2025
Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of a PRECEDE model-based educational program in enhancing awareness, attitudes and preventive behaviors against diabetes complications among rural patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Design/methodology/approach: This quasi-experimental study included 160 T2DM patients from rural health centers in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Areas, Health Facilities, Diabetes
Nia Erlina; I Nengah Suparta; Komang Hendra Setiawan; Muchtaruddin Mansyur; Paken Pandiangan; Iwan Wicaksono – Asian Association of Open Universities Journal, 2025
Purpose: This paper describes the effectiveness of the sustainability-based action teacher model in distance learning, focusing on health and teacher performance. Design/methodology/approach: In this quasi-experimental research, 34 primary school teachers (B accredited) from three areas participated in a one-group pretest-posttest design. Health…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Distance Education, Teacher Effectiveness, Elementary School Teachers
Dietz, C. J.; Sherrill, W. W.; Ankomah, S.; Rennert, L.; Parisi, M.; Stancil, M. – Health Education Research, 2023
Diabetes is a chronic condition that has reached epidemic proportions in the United States, affecting nearly 34 million adults, and disproportionately affecting vulnerable populations, such as ethnic minorities, the elderly and individuals with low socioeconomic status. This study addresses the impact of the Health Extension for Diabetes (HED)…
Descriptors: Diabetes, Self Management, Adults, Health Programs
Sapwarobol Suwimol; Tirapongporn Hataichanok – Child Care in Practice, 2024
Aim: This study aims to evaluate the impact of a novel multicomponent nutrition education program (United for Healthier Kids; U4HK) on the diet consumed during school lunch among preschool children. Methods: The program comprised four tools: hero plates, hero content, hero menus, and hero books and stickers. The program was implemented for 16…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Nutrition, Dietetics, Program Evaluation
Schmidt, Matthew; Lu, Jie; Luo, Wenjing; Cheng, Li; Lee, Minyoung; Huang, Rui; Weng, Yueqi; Kichler, Jessica C.; Corathers, Sarah D.; Jacobsen, Laura M.; Albanese-O'Neill, Anastasia; Smith, Laura; Westen, Sarah; Gutierrez-Colina, Ana M.; Heckaman, Leah; Wetter, Sara E.; Driscoll, Kimberly A.; Modi, Avani – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2022
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a lifelong and chronic condition that can cause severely compromised health. The T1D treatment regimen is complex, and is a particular challenge for adolescents, who frequently experience a number of treatment adherence barriers (e.g., forgetfulness, planning and organizational challenges, stress). Diabetes Journey is a…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Diabetes, Self Management, Intervention
A. Susana Ramírez; Guadalupe Xochitl Ayala; Mary Murillo; Debora C. Glik; Alma D. Guerrero – Health Education & Behavior, 2025
Mobile phone interventions are evidence-based methods for preventing obesity among Latino adults and school-aged children; however, few such interventions exist to improve the obesogenic behaviors of children in the developmentally critical preschool years (ages 2-5). Focusing on this age group is important since over one-quarter of 2- to…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Preschool Children, Child Behavior
Bulus Barnabas; Miroslava Bavorova; Mustapha Yakubu Madaki – SAGE Open, 2024
School feeding programs have been introduced with the aim to alleviate hunger and improve pupils' performance. This study investigates the effects of the school feeding program on pupils' enrollment, attendance and academic performance in northeastern Nigeria. Primary data were obtained from 180 class teachers at 60 participating primary schools,…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Hunger, Attendance, Enrollment
Moreland-Russell, Sarah; Farah Saliba, Louise; Rodriguez Weno, Emily; Smith, Romario; Padek, Margaret; Brownson, Ross C. – Health Education Research, 2022
Public health agencies are increasingly concerned with ensuring that they are maximizing limited resources by delivering effective programs to enhance population-level health outcomes. Preventing mis-implementation (ending effective activities prematurely or continuing ineffective ones) is necessary to sustain public health efforts and resources…
Descriptors: Leadership, Competence, Program Implementation, Public Health
