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Download full textSaefi, Muhammad; Fauzi, Ahmad; Kristiana, Evi; Adi, Widi Cahya; Muchson, M.; Setiawan, M. Eval; Islami, Novita Nurul; Ningrum, Dian Eka Aprilia Fitria; Ikhsan, M. Alifudin; Ramadhani, Mavindra – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2020
Students' poor understanding of COVID-19 can contribute to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases.. However, there is no validated instrument for measuring undergraduate student knowledge about COVID-19. This study is at the cutting edge of validating the psychometry of students' knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) toward COVID-19. The…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Knowledge Level, Student Attitudes
Cho, Dongwook; Beck, Steve; Kim, Sung Kyeom – Journal of International Students, 2020
As the number of international and domestic college students has increased, the importance of developing healthy lifestyles has been getting significant attention from college administrators. The current study was designed to determine if differences occur in exercise motivation between international and domestic college students. A total of 155…
Descriptors: Exercise, Student Motivation, College Students, Health Behavior
Direct linkPierce, Dennis – Community College Journal, 2020
Community college leaders have very demanding jobs. They are pulled in many directions, both professionally and personally--and they're responsible for the welfare of hundreds or even thousands of students, faculty and staff. But, as the safety instructions on an airplane imply, those in positions of authority have to take care of themselves…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Leadership Responsibility, College Administration, Administrator Role
Janssens, Astrid; Blake, Sharon; Allwood, Matt; Ewing, Jan; Barlow, Anne – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2020
This paper reviews published research and gray literature on education programmes which aim to teach young people aged between 11 and 18 skills to develop and maintain healthy intimate relationships. Programmes focussing solely on sexual (risky) behaviour, HIV prevention or partner violence were not the focus of this review and thus excluded.…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Sexuality, Sex Education, Health Behavior
Teti, Michelle; Morris, Kristen; Bauerband, L. A.; Rolbiecki, Abigail; Young, Cole – Journal of LGBT Youth, 2020
Physical expression is key to transmasculine people's identity, presentation of gender, comfort, and safety. We explored the significance of apparel among transmasculine young adults and the relationships between clothing and well-being via Photovoice, a participatory research method in which transmasculine young adults (N = 16), aged 19-25, used…
Descriptors: Clothing, Young Adults, Sexual Identity, LGBTQ People
Gall Myrick, Jessica; Noar, Seth M.; Sontag, Jennah M.; Kelley, Dannielle – Journal of American College Health, 2020
Objective: This study tested how media, family, and peer sources of health and beauty information predict indoor tanning (IT) beliefs and behavior. Participants: 210 undergraduate women at a state university in the southeastern United States. Methods: Respondents completed a survey about sources of health and beauty information, IT beliefs, and IT…
Descriptors: Females, Aesthetics, Undergraduate Students, Surveys
Díaz-González, Esteban E; Danis-Lozano, Rogelio; Peñaloza, Gonzalo – Health Education Research, 2020
Dengue virus is the main arboviral disease transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes and affects mainly school-aged children and teens. Many methods have been developed for dengue control, including health education strategies for elementary and high school students. The objective of this study is to provide an update on the status of health education on…
Descriptors: Microbiology, Diseases, Child Health, Health Education
Denny, Thomas N.; Andrews, Laura; Bonsignori, Mattia; Cavanaugh, Kyle; Datto, Michael B.; Deckard, Anastasia; DeMarco, Todd; DeNaeyer, Nicole; Epling, Carol A.; Gurley, Thaddeus; Haase, Steven B.; Hallberg, Chloe; Harer, John; Kneifel, Charles L.; Lee, Mark J.; Louzao, Raul; Moody, M. Anthony; Moore, Zack; Polage, Christopher R.; Puglin, Jamie; Spotts, P. Hunter; Vaughn, John A.; Wolfe, Cameron R. – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2020
In fall 2020, Duke University's COVID-19 prevention strategy included risk reduction behaviors, frequent testing using pooled SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction testing, and contact tracing. Among 10,265 students who received testing 68,913 times, 84 had positive results. One half of infections were asymptomatic, and some had high viral loads.…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Screening Tests, Disease Control
Kelley, Dannielle E.; Noar, Seth M.; Seidenberg, Andrew B. – American Journal of Health Education, 2018
Background: To respond to the Surgeon General's call to develop, disseminate, and evaluate messages to reduce indoor tanning (IT) in the 2014 Call to Action to Prevent Skin Cancer, an understanding of the IT communication environment is necessary. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the most prevalent false or misleading IT claims.…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Content Analysis, Health, Safety
Thompson, Teresa L. – Communication Education, 2018
The study and practice of health communication have never been confined to the classroom context, as health communication is inherently practice-oriented while being simultaneously based in theory. In this article, Teresa Thompson, editor of "Health Communication" journal for over 30 years, reflects on the interrelationships between…
Descriptors: Health, Communication Skills, Communication Research, Teaching Methods
Pausé, Cat – Health Education Journal, 2019
Few fat kids enjoy physical education in school. Uniforms that do not fit, activities that have not been modified for fat bodies, taunting from peers and anti-fat bias from teachers, all of these result in a hostile environment that removes the joy associated with movement and exercise for fat kids. This is further reinforced as they are taught…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Obesity, Child Health, Teaching Methods
Hilley, Chanler; Lindstrom Johnson, Sarah; Royce, Sherer; M'Cormack McGough, Fredanna – Journal of American College Health, 2019
Objective: While cigarette smoking in the United States has declined, the age range of smoking initiation has risen to include young adults. This study investigated the relationship of Theory of Planned Behavior constructs (TPB; attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control [PBC]) to nonsmoking intention among college students.…
Descriptors: Smoking, Health Behavior, Student Attitudes, Behavior Theories
D'Aprile, Gianvito; Ligorio, Maria Beatrice; Ulloa Severino, Antonio – Technology, Knowledge and Learning, 2019
Based on behavioral science assumptions, the main purpose of this study is to validate a theoretical model of the relationship between serious game play, patient empowerment and health-related behaviors. We first hypothesized that serious games for health enhanced patients' empowerment-related education; second, we expected that gender may…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Health Education, Patient Education, Health Behavior
Tjurin, Petra; Niemelä, Maisa; Kangas, Maarit; Vähä-Ypyä, Henri; Sievänen, Harri; Jämsä, Timo; Korpelainen, Raija – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2019
The purpose of this study was to describe the accelerometry-based characteristics of overall sedentary behavior (SB) and sitting among adults under free-living conditions. Thirty-six (mean age 47.6 years) volunteers carried a waist-worn accelerometer for =4 days with data =600 min/d during 14 consecutive days. A machine learning (ML) based method…
Descriptors: Adults, Physical Activity Level, Measurement Equipment, Behavior Patterns
Moore, Crystal L.; Edie, Alison H.; Johnson, Jennifer L.; Stevenson, Eleanor L. – Journal of American College Health, 2019
Objective: To implement the Long-Acting Reversible Contraception Quality Improvement (LARC QI) project using evidence-based contraceptive counseling techniques to improve knowledge and intent to use among college females. Participants: The project, conducted from April through September 2017, involved 41 female students, from a 4-year public…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Females, Health Behavior, Sexuality
