NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Honeycutt, Sally; Hermstad, April; Carvalho, Michelle L.; Arriola, Kimberly R. Jacob; Ballard, Denise; Escoffery, Cam; Kegler, Michelle C. – Health Education & Behavior, 2017
Evidence from formal evaluation of real-world practice can address gaps in the public health knowledge base and provide information about feasible, relevant strategies for varied settings. Interest in evaluability assessment (EA) as an approach for generating practice-based evidence has grown. EA has been central to several structured assessment…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Rural Areas, Health Promotion, Prevention
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Fulmore, Jason S.; Geiger, Brian F.; Werner, Karen A.; Talbott, Laura L.; Jones, Dina C. – Childhood Education, 2009
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that between two and three million non-melanoma skin cancers and 132,000 melanoma skin cancers occur globally each year. In the event of further depletion of the ozone, these cases will increase dramatically (WHO, 2004). Within the United States, cancers of the skin are the most frequent type of…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Prevention, National Standards, Cancer
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Herman, Patricia M.; Larkey, Linda K. – Health Education & Behavior, 2006
Although Latinos now comprise the largest minority in the U.S. population, they continue to be seriously underrepresented in clinical trials. A nonrandomized controlled study of an innovative community-developed clinical trial and breast cancer education program targeting Latinas tested whether use of an art-based curriculum could increase…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Disproportionate Representation, Health Education, Research