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Annabel Levesque; Genevieve N. Roy-Wsiaki – Health Education, 2025
Purpose: The goal of this study was to assess changes in eating self-efficacy after participating in a brief psychoeducational group intervention, grounded in the cognitive-behavioral model, delivered by dieticians in community-based health facilities. Design/methodology/approach: The study was conducted using a quasi-experimental, pre-post…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Eating Habits, Intervention, Program Effectiveness
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Jogy George; N.R. Suresh Babu – Health Education, 2025
Purpose: Disruptive behavioural disorders (DBD) of children are a major concern for teachers while engaging in the classroom. Correspondingly, primary school teachers should be well-equipped to manage child learners with DBD. This study explored what factors influence primary school teachers' access, utilisation and appraisal of vital health…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Behavior Disorders, Elementary School Teachers, Multiple Literacies
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Ebrahimipour, Hajar; Mokhtari Dinani, Maryam; Pandari, Abbas Rezaei – Health Education, 2021
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify and rank the influential social marketing factors for physical activity promotion. Design/methodology/approach: A descriptive-survey approach is used in this study. First, the influential social marketing factors for physical activity promotion were determined through the review of theoretical…
Descriptors: Marketing, Health Behavior, Health Promotion, Public Health
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Ioannou, Soula; Kouta, Christiana; Charalambous, Neofytos – Health Education, 2012
Purpose: This paper seeks to discuss the rationale of the newly reformed health education curriculum in Cyprus, which aspires to enable not only teachers, but also all the school personnel, to work from the perspective of health promotion. It is a curriculum which moves from the traditional approach of health education focusing on individual…
Descriptors: Health Education, Health Promotion, Foreign Countries, School Personnel
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Hoving, Ciska; Mudde, Aart N.; Dijk, Froukje; de Vries, Hein – Health Education, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to test the effectiveness of a computer-tailored smoking cessation intervention, distributed through 75 Dutch general practices (GP) and 65 pharmacies (PH) in a randomised control trial. Design/methodology/approach: Respondents receive a tailored letter or a thank you letter (control condition). Main outcome…
Descriptors: Intervention, Social Desirability, Smoking, Testing
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Christiansen, Hanna; Hirsch, Oliver; König, Anika; Steinmayr, Ricarda; Roehrle, Bernd – Health Education, 2015
Purpose: Early onset of behavioral disorders is predictive of long term adverse outcomes. There are some indicated and selective early prevention programs for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), one of the most common behavioral disorders in childhood and adolescence. The purpose of this paper is to present a universal preschool…
Descriptors: Prevention, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Access to Education, Preschool Education
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Ridder, Monica A. M.; Heuvelmans, Maartje A.; Visscher, Tommy L. S.; Seidell, Jacob C.; Renders, Carry M. – Health Education, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate perceptions of second grade lower vocational students concerning benefits, barriers and strategies of healthy eating and physical activity. Design/methodology/approach: Focus group discussions are conducted with 37 adolescents, from three schools in The Netherlands. A semi-structured…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Focus Groups, Adolescents, Peer Groups
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Brouwer, W.; Oenema, A.; Crutzen, R.; de Nooijer, J.; de Vries, N. K.; Brug, J. – Health Education, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore adults' cognitive deliberations in deciding to visit an internet intervention, to extend the visit to use and process the intervention's content, and to revisit the intervention. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative study was conducted consisting of five focus group interviews (n = 29, 25-69…
Descriptors: Intervention, Focus Groups, Health Behavior, Behavior Modification
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Maxwell, Claire; Aggleton, Peter; Warwick, Ian; Yankah, Ekua; Hill, Vivian; Mehmedbegovic, Dina – Health Education, 2008
Purpose: This paper aims to inform the development of policies and programmes to support children and young people's emotional wellbeing and mental health. It seeks to bring together findings both from recent systematic reviews, and from individual evaluation studies which have adopted a relatively rigorous methodology but whose findings have not…
Descriptors: Health Needs, Health Promotion, Program Evaluation, Mental Health
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Whitehead, Dean – Health Education, 2005
Purpose: To highlight recently emerging issues and discussions related to the "health journey" of young people, and how health education interventions may be best applied in light of these. Design/methodology/approach: A general review of the "health journey" phenomena in young people is explored. Findings: Many health education interventions…
Descriptors: Health Education, Young Adults, Health Behavior, Intervention