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Tatevik Markosyan; Catherine Sanders; Alexa Lamm – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2024
New approaches are needed when working in rural communities to identify and communicate holistic evaluation impacts related to community-based health promotion efforts of Cooperative Extension. Specifically, there is a lack of recorded long-term programmatic impacts of these programs, including behavior changes related to consuming nutritious and…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Health Promotion, Extension Education, Community Programs
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Campbell, Katherine; Weingart, Rachel; Ashta, Jasleen; Cronin, Thomas; Gazmararian, Julie – Journal of School Health, 2021
Background: Many schools transitioned online to reduce viral spread and promote social distancing amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Remote learning may impact health behaviors and coping strategies among adolescents, including reduced physical activity and increased screen time. Social media and peers provide information about the pandemic to…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Online Courses, School Closing
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Stotz, Sarah; Sanville, Laurel; Cotwright, Caree; Reed, Rachelle; Habibi, Mona; Lee, Jung Sun – Journal of Extension, 2019
Food Talk: Better U (FTBU) is a healthful weight management curriculum developed by the University of Georgia's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) team. FTBU addresses the high burden of obesity among low-income Georgians by focusing on healthful weight management practices. Topics include practicing portion control,…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Health Behavior, Nutrition Instruction, Curriculum Development
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Hermstad, April; Honeycutt, Sally; Flemming, Shauna StClair; Carvalho, Michelle L.; Hodge, Tarccara; Escoffery, Cam; Kegler, Michelle C.; Arriola, Kimberly R. Jacob – Health Education & Behavior, 2018
Diet and physical activity are behavioral risk factors for many chronic diseases, which are among the most common health conditions in the United States. Yet most Americans fall short of meeting established dietary and physical activity guidelines. Faith-based organizations as settings for health promotion interventions can affect members at…
Descriptors: Social Influences, Environmental Influences, Health Behavior, Religious Factors
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Talpade, Medha; Lynch, Diane; Lattimore, Barbara; Graham, Ashlee – International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 2008
The Juvenile and Adolescent Substance Abuse Prevention Program (JASAP) is a curriculum-based prevention and health promotion program for youth between the ages of 13 to 18 years in Fulton County, Georgia. The program was established in 2007 to promote healthy decision-making skills that would eventually lead to informed choices and decisions…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Program Evaluation, Self Efficacy, Prevention
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Stephens, Torrance; Braithwaite, Harold; Johnson, Larry; Harris, Catrell; Katkowsky, Steven; Troutman, Adewale – Health Education Journal, 2008
Objective: To examine impact of CVD risk reduction intervention for African-American men in the Atlanta Empowerment Zone (AEZ) designed to target anger management. Design: Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test was employed as a non-parametric alternative to the t-test for independent samples. This test was employed because the data used in this analysis…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Intervention, Physical Activities, Poverty