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Laura Gallant – Childhood Education, 2024
Educators and caregivers can foster emotional wellbeing, growth, and resilience, contributing to a fulfilling and balanced adulthood by providing positive childhood experiences (PCEs). PCEs protect the brain and promote healing for people who have experienced adverse childhood environments (ACEs). In the presence of PCEs, adverse experiences in…
Descriptors: Family Environment, Problems, Barriers, Poverty
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DeFosset, Amelia R.; Sivashanmugam, Megala; Mosst, Jennifer; Kuo, Tony – Health Education & Behavior, 2022
Clinics and community-based organizations (CBOs) are priority settings for implementing the evidence-based National Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP). Both program settings present theoretical advantages and disadvantages for engaging and helping populations most at risk for diabetes achieve lifestyle change goals. To date, few studies have…
Descriptors: Diabetes, Prevention, Health Programs, Health Behavior
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Rachel A. Chambers; Christopher Kemp; Abagail Edwards; Summer Rosenstock; Angelita Lee; Laura Pinal; Etheline Cosen; Francene Larzelere; Lauren Tingey – Prevention Science, 2023
In 2019, Native youth had the highest rate of teen pregnancy of all racial/ethnic groups. "Respecting the Circle of Life" (RCL) is one of the first evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention programs for Native teens and there is interest in replicating the program across tribal communities. To inform replication, it is important to…
Descriptors: American Indians, Youth, Adolescents, Pregnancy
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Smith, Alexandra C. G.; Crooks, Claire V. – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2023
Background: There is a well-documented need for more responsive promotion and prevention programming for young immigrants and refugees in the context of mental health and healthy development. Incorporating the voice of newcomers in the development of promotion and prevention efforts could assist in producing culturally-relevant materials and…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Mental Health, Health Promotion, Prevention
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Alhabuobi, Thanaa Abdulrazzaq – Arab World English Journal, 2021
With the beginning of the Corona pandemic at the beginning of 2019 and its rapid spread, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was among the countries that moved very quickly to address this matter. All state institutions played the role related to them. Saudi Ministry of Health launched an intensive package of warning, awareness, and guidance in the form…
Descriptors: Prevention, Telecommunications, Foreign Countries, Health Programs
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Tucker, Kathryn; Ingram, Maia; Martinez, Diana; Sander, Alicia; Flores, Roxanna – Health Education Journal, 2022
Objective: In this paper, we describe an approach to engage young children in evaluating the impact of "La Vida Buena," a community health worker-led childhood obesity intervention for Latino children aged 5-8 years. Design: This paper describes the collaborative process used to pilot, refine, implement and evaluate evaluation…
Descriptors: Experience, Children, Childrens Attitudes, Obesity
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Kelsie H. Okamura; Tessa Palafu; Katlyn An; Sarah Momilani Marshall; Steven Keone Chin; Kelly A. Stern; Byron J. Powell; Sara J. Becker; David S. Mandell; Scott K. Okamoto – School Mental Health, 2024
Epidemiological research over the past two decades has highlighted substance use disparities that affect Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander youth, and the lack of effective approaches to address such disparities (Okamoto et al. in Asian American Journal of Psychology 10(3):239-248, 2019). The Ho'ouna Pono curriculum is a culturally grounded,…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Substance Abuse, Prevention, Health Programs
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Weiger, C. V.; Alexander, T. N.; Moran, M. B. – Health Education Research, 2020
Smoking education and prevention campaigns have had marked success in reducing rates of tobacco use among adolescents, however, disparities in use continue to exist. It is critical to assess if adolescents at risk for tobacco use are being exposed to antitobacco campaigns. We used data from Wave 2 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health…
Descriptors: Smoking, Health Education, Health Programs, Prevention
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Merrill, Ray M.; Hanson, Carl L. – Health Education, 2022
Purpose: This study is a formative evaluation of an adolescent online e-cigarette prevention program (Clearing the Vapor) giving attention to identifying higher risk adolescent populations, confirming the theory of change, and assessing short-term outcomes. Design/methodology/approach: The evaluation was conducted using online pre-test and…
Descriptors: Smoking, Health Behavior, Risk, Adolescents
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Dodgen, Leilani; Kitzman, Heather; Spence, Emily; Mamun, Abdullah; Walters, Scott T.; Cervantes, Diana – American Journal of Health Education, 2023
Background: Knowing which theoretical constructs work best to design effective interventions is essential for populations with increased disease burden. African American women (AAW) experience a greater prevalence of chronic diseases and fewer benefits from weight loss interventions compared to White women. Purpose: To examine how theoretical…
Descriptors: African Americans, Females, Body Composition, Body Weight
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Giombi, Kristen; Wiecha, Jean; Vine, Jackie; Rogers, Victoria W. – American Journal of Health Education, 2018
Background: Let's Go! is a Maine-based, nationally recognized childhood obesity prevention program. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify specific program and school characteristics, policies, and practices associated with schools achieving Let's Go!'s priority strategies for increasing opportunities for healthy eating/active living…
Descriptors: Obesity, Health Programs, Prevention, Institutional Characteristics
US Department of Agriculture, 2019
The Mountain Plains Region (Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming), in partnership with the Southwest Region (Arizona, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas), have combined efforts to produce the first cross-regional Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed)…
Descriptors: Nutrition Instruction, Federal Programs, Welfare Services, Low Income Groups
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Sarah Taylor; K. Anh Do; Shen Qin; Yan Ruth Xia; Maria Rosario T. De Guzman – Journal of Human Sciences & Extension, 2019
Youths' perspectives are often unexplored in youth program development and implementation. This article examined youths' perspectives of a 4-H youth prevention program called "Health Rocks!" that is designed to promote healthful decision-making skills, stress coping, and socioemotional skills related to substance use. Qualitative and…
Descriptors: Youth Clubs, Experiential Learning, Health Programs, Prevention
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Strand, Mark A.; He, Meizi; Johnson, Ryan; Perry, Judith; Yin, Zenong – Health Education Research, 2019
High prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes has emerged as a concern in China. The Pathway to Health Program was designed to prevent type 2 diabetes onset in prediabetic women in a north China urban community. This process evaluation of a randomized controlled trial analysed participant surveys at the 6- and 12-month assessment times, participant…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Evaluation, Health Promotion, Prevention
US Department of Agriculture, 2017
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is essential to improving the health and nutrition among low-income individuals. During Fiscal Year 2017, over 42 million people living in nearly 21 million households received SNAP in the United States. Within the Mountain Plains Region (Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska,…
Descriptors: Nutrition Instruction, Federal Programs, Welfare Services, Low Income Groups
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