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Comparing Intervention Strategies among Rural, Low SES, Young Adult Tobacco Users
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Zanis, David A.; Hollm, Ronald E.; Derr, Daniel; Ibrahim, Jennifer K.; Collins, Bradley N.; Coviello, Donna; Melochick, Jennifer Ryan – American Journal of Health Behavior, 2011
Objective: To evaluate 3-month tobacco quit rates of young adult tobacco users randomized to 2 intervention conditions. Methods: Overall 192 non-treatment-seeking 18-to-24-year-old tobacco users received educational information and advice to quit smoking. Participants were then block randomized to 2 brief intervention conditions: (1) a telephone…
Descriptors: Intervention, Smoking, Young Adults, Rural Youth
The Sun Sense Study: An Intervention to Improve Sun Protection in Children
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Glasser, Alice; Shaheen, Magda; Glenn, Beth A.; Bastani, Roshan – American Journal of Health Behavior, 2010
Objectives: To assess the effect of a multicomponent intervention on parental knowledge, sun avoidance behaviors, and sun protection practices in children 3-10 years. Methods: A randomized trial at a pediatric clinic recruited 197 caregiver-child pairs (90% parents). Intervention included a brief presentation and brochure for the parent and…
Descriptors: Intervention, Parent Education, Health Promotion, Health Behavior
The Promise and Challenge of eHealth Interventions.
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Atkinson, Nancy L.; Gold, Robert S. – American Journal of Health Behavior, 2002
Discusses how health education researchers can use the Internet to both intervene in health behavior and evaluate the effects of interventions (eHealth), describing the potential of computer technology for behavior interventions via message tailoring, intervention tailoring, simulations, games, and online communities, and noting implementation…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Comprehensive School Health Education, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Research
Developing and Evaluating a Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Project.
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Brownson, Ross C.; Mayer, Jeffrey P.; Dusseault, Patricia; Dabney, Sue; Wright, Kathleen; Jackson-Thompson, Jeannette; Malone, Bernard; Goodman, Robert – American Journal of Health Behavior, 1997
Describes the development and baseline evaluation data from the Ozark Heart Health Project, a community-based cardiovascular disease risk reduction program in rural Missouri that targeted smoking, physical inactivity, and poor diet. Several Ozark counties participated in either intervention or control groups, and researchers conducted surveillance…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Cardiovascular System, Community Education
Lessons Learned from the Uniontown Community Health Project.
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Littleton, Mary Ann; Cornell, Carol E.; Dignan, Mark; Brownstein, J. Nell; Raczynski, James M.; Stalker, Varena G.; McDuffie, Kathleen Y.; Greene, Paul G.; Sanderson, Bonnie; Struempler, Barbara Jo. – American Journal of Health Behavior, 2002
Examines lessons learned from a 5-year project designed to develop, implement, and evaluate a multifaceted community health advisor-based intervention to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease among older, rural, African American women. Data from observations surveys, and discussion groups highlight six lessons (e.g., establish personal working…
Descriptors: Blacks, Cardiovascular System, Community Programs, Females
Evaluation of a Brief Alcohol Prevention Program for Urban School Youth.
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Werch, Chudley E.; Pappas, Deborah M.; Carlson, Joan M.; Edgemon, Patricia; Sinder, Jacqueline A.; DiClemente, Carlo C. – American Journal of Health Behavior, 2000
Examined the effectiveness of a 2-year, stage-based alcohol prevention intervention using nurse consultations and parent prevention materials among 6th graders in one neighborhood school and one bused magnet inner-city school. Students received either the experimental program or a minimal intervention. Student surveys and saliva testing indicated…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Education, Behavior Change, Black Students