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Health Rocks!: An 11-Year Evaluation
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Dan Wang; Yan Xia; Maria Rosario de Guzman; Jeong-Kyun Choi; Yunqi Wang; Zhenqiao Yang – Journal of Extension, 2024
This study examined the program effectiveness of Health Rocks!, a youth substance use prevention program. Merging data from 128,544 youth participants in 21 states between 2009 and 2021, this study compared self-reported levels of knowledge, skills, and internal and external assets before and after the program. Youth reported significant increases…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, High School Students, Youth Programs
Youths Perceive Some Improvement in Substance Abuse Prevention Knowledge, Skills, and Assets from Participation in 4-H Health Rocks!
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Reeves, Kane T.; Donaldson, Joseph L.; Naylor, Mitchell; LeBleu, Lisa – Journal of Extension, 2017
The 4-H Health Rocks! curriculum aims to reduce use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs and promote healthful lifestyle choices among 8- to 14-year-old youths. A retrospective "post-then-pre" survey of Tennessee participants was aimed at describing the demographic characteristics of participants and investigating respondents'…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Substance Abuse, Prevention, Knowledge Level
The Prize Is Healthy Eyes: Using Games to Educate about Diabetic Retinopathy
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Stastny, Sherri N.; Garden-Robinson, Julie – Journal of Extension, 2013
This article describes a program for prevention of diabetic retinopathy (DR) that was designed for Extension in collaboration with optometrists. The program was created to increase knowledge and awareness about risk factors for DR and included a game and take-home materials. Participants were asked to play a game similar to Wheel of Fortune. A…
Descriptors: Diseases, Diabetes, Ophthalmology, Prevention
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Commitment Concerning Evidence-Based Prevention Programs: Differences between Family and Consumer Sciences and 4-H Youth Development Educators
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Perkins, Daniel F.; Chilenski, Sarah Meyer; Olson, Jonathan R.; Mincemoyer, Claudia C. – Journal of Extension, 2014
We describe the results of a study designed to assess knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes towards evidence-based and other prevention programs among county Extension educators. We examined differences across educators from Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) and 4-H Youth Development. Analyses based on a multi-state sample of educators revealed…
Descriptors: Prevention, Family Programs, Consumer Science, Youth Programs
Measuring the Impact of Termite Prevention Curricula in Hawaii Public Schools in an Area-Wide Extension Program
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Mason, Makena; Aihara-Sasaki, Maria; Grace, J. Kenneth – Journal of Extension, 2013
The efficacy of Educate to Eradicate, a K-12 service-learning science curricula developed as part of a statewide, community-based Extension effort for termite prevention, was evaluated. The curricula use termite biology and control as the basis for science education and have been implemented in over 350 Hawaii public school classrooms with more…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Public Schools, Prevention, Community Education
The Healthy Heart Program Lowers Heart Disease Risk in a Rural County.
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Anderson, Jennifer; Nixon, Jan; Woodard, Jennifer – Journal of Extension, 1998
Follow-up of 55 adults who completed the Healthy Heart Program, which focused on heart disease risks, cholesterol, and diet, found that attitudes and knowledge were significantly higher after the program; fat intake, blood pressure, and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol were significantly lower. Locus of control did not change. (SK)
Descriptors: Adults, Extension Education, Heart Disorders, Intervention