Background: Prescription drug misuse among youth aged 12-18 remains high in the United States. Grounded in Social Norms Theory, school-based curricula have been shown to effectively challenge students' misperceptions of peer norms and safety regarding prescription drug misuse (PDM). Objective: The present study is a quasi-experimental evaluation…

Low health literacy poses many problems in the public health field and is linked to numerous negative health outcomes, including STIs and unplanned pregnancies. While many interventions focus on giving adolescents and young adults access to comprehensive sex education, these interventions do not necessarily improve sexual health literacy, which is…

Objective: To examine the effect of receiving daily motivational text messages on the change in college students' nutritional choices and levels of physical activity. Participants: Two hundred and one university students participated in an eight-week experimental/control group study. Methods: All participants received a brochure that contained…

Background: The prevalence of overweight and obesity in childhood makes intervention imperative, and schools provide a privileged setting in which to undertake this work. Teachers have the potential to influence children's eating behaviour through nutrition education and by acting as positive role models. We conducted a case-control study in 14…

From a health promotion perspective, schools are ideal settings for the promotion of physical activity since virtually all children and youth can be reached. Physical education is mandatory in many countries and offers unique opportunities for the promotion of physical activity among children and youth. However, since physical education represents…

The study aimed to enhance young children's knowledge of healthy eating, active play and environmental sustainability through play-based activities developed by nursery educators in Crete, Greece. Intervention group children received 4-6 weeks of curriculum activities, and their knowledge about healthy eating, active play and sustainability…

Vaping is a serious concern in public health. Nurses are well-positioned to play a role in providing counseling and health promotion related to vaping if they have adequate knowledge and skills to do so. However, both a knowledge and curriculum gap have been identified in nursing education related to vaping and how to counsel patients about vaping…

The teaching profession is commonly linked to stress and burnout, with most research focusing on negative well-being indicators. Positive Psychology offers a strengths-based perspective, emphasizing the promotion of well-being as essential for teachers. While general teacher well-being has been studied, little is known about music teachers, who…

Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) impact a substantial proportion of patients with diabetes, with high recurrence rates, severe complications, and significant financial burden to health care systems. Adherence to treatment advice (e.g., limiting weight-bearing activity) is low with patients reporting dissatisfaction with the way in which advice is…

Background: Religious institutions play a crucial role in health promotion and hold significant influence in the public health field. Aim: The aim of this review is to examine outcomes of health-promoting interventions involving the use of mosques as the intervention venue, its role in promoting health behavior change, and the role of theory in…

Legislative smoking bans that prohibit smoking in public places have successfully reduced passive smoking in public areas. However, smokers only partially adhere to smoking restrictions in their homes. Young children are particularly vulnerable to exposure to tobacco smoke because they spend more time at home. In this study, we designed an…

Insufficient sleep among high school students has become a pressing concern for its detrimental effects on academic performance, physical health, and mental wellness. This concern is amplified for students living away from their parents in a boarding school setting. The purpose of this action research study was to investigate and improve the sleep…

Background: The school environment, consisting of the physical environment and social-emotional climate (SEC), plays a crucial role in both student and employee health; however, there is a lack of recent literature synthesizing school environment interventions in K-12 settings. We describe updated evidence about school environment interventions to…

The objective of this study was to provide initial validity evidence for responses to the newly developed Well-Being Actions Self-Efficacy (WBASE) scale from adults with obesity under an exploratory latent variable approach. Longitudinal data (N[subscript baseline] = 667 and N[subscript 30 days post-baseline] = 550) from the Well-Being and…

Objective: Social adjustment, including alcohol use, directly affects the success of college students. Due to an increased reliance on computer-delivered alcohol interventions (CDIs) a need has emerged to further investigate alcohol use and web-based interventions. Methods: In-depth focus group interviews were conducted with 51 undergraduate…