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Elkjaer, Bente; Nickelsen, Niels Christian Mossfeldt – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to illustrate how workplace interventions may benefit from a simultaneous focus on individuals' learning and knowledge and on the situatedness of workplaces in the wider world of changing professional knowledge regimes. This is illustrated by the demand for evidence-based practice in health care.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intervention, Workplace Learning, Evidence Based Practice
Panatsa, Vasiliki Maria; Malandrakis, Georgios – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2018
Purpose: This study aims to detect preschool and primary school student-teachers' (STs) views about the social pillar of urban sustainability and particularly about the importance they attach to various social aspects of urban sustainability, and the perceived effectiveness of education in influencing these aspects. Design/methodology/approach: A…
Descriptors: Urban Areas, Sustainability, Foreign Countries, Preschool Teachers
Stover, Bert; Lubega, Flavia; Namubiru, Aidah; Bakengesa, Evelyn; Luboga, Samuel Abimerech; Makumbi, Frederick; Kiwanuka, Noah; Ndizihiwe, Assay; Mukooyo, Eddie; Hurley, Erin; Lim, Travis; Borse, Nagesh N.; Bernhardt, James; Wood, Angela; Sheppard, Lianne; Barnhart, Scott; Hagopian, Amy – Journal of Research Practice, 2018
We report on the implementation experience of carrying out data collection and other activities for a public health evaluation study on whether U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) investment improved utilization of health services and health system strengthening in Uganda. The retrospective study period focused on the PEPFAR…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Health, Data Collection, Program Implementation
Egbe, Catherine O.; Petersen, Inge; Meyer-Weitz, Anna – Qualitative Research in Education, 2014
Cigarette smoking has widely received the attention of international and local health bodies. Efforts are being made towards curbing smoking prevalence globally with a view to reduce the health, economic and social effects of smoking in the society. While some developed countries are recording success in this effort mainly through stringent…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Smoking, Incidence, Public Health
Sofiana, Liena; Ayu, Suci Musvita – International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, 2017
Indonesia, being a tropical area with high humidity, is a source of proliferation of worms. Soil-Transmitted Helminths infection is widespread in all rural and urban areas. Children who are infected usually experience lethargy, pallor or anemia, weight loss and listlessness, as well as decreasing their learning concentration and productivity.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Health, Prevention, Soil Science
Makai, Alexandra; Prémusz, Viktória; Füge, Kata; Figler, Mária; Lampek, Kinga – Practice and Theory in Systems of Education, 2015
In this study we examined the health of the ageing population of East-Central Europe. Data derived from the 6th round of the European Social Survey. The aim of our research was to examine the most important factors that determine ageing people's health status. We paid particular attention to the social ties of our target group.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Geographic Location, Public Health, Aging (Individuals)
Lifsey, Sarah; Cash, Amanda; Anthony, Jodi; Mathis, Sheryl; Silva, Sandra – Health Education & Behavior, 2015
Population-level interventions focused on policy, systems, and environmental change strategies are increasingly being used to affect and improve the health of populations. At the same time, emphasis on implementing evidence-based public health practices and programming is increasing, particularly at the federal level. Valuing strategies in the…
Descriptors: Intervention, Public Health, Evidence, Strategic Planning
Freudenberg, Nicholas; Franzosa, Emily; Chisholm, Janice; Libman, Kimberly – Health Education & Behavior, 2015
Growing evidence shows that unequal distribution of wealth and power across race, class, and gender produces the differences in living conditions that are "upstream" drivers of health inequalities. Health educators and other public health professionals, however, still develop interventions that focus mainly on "downstream"…
Descriptors: Public Health, Health Promotion, Living Standards, Intervention
Nicholls, James; Greenaway, John – Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 2015
This article considers alcohol policy development in England and Wales under the coalition government after 2010. With a particular focus on minimum unit pricing, it examines why policy departures based on supply-side controls drawn from public health models were abandoned in favour of a restoration of policy equilibrium. This article adopts a…
Descriptors: Drinking, Public Policy, Policy Formation, Public Health
Robinson, Athena – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2013
Binge eating disorder (BED), a chronic condition characterized by eating disorder psychopathology and physical and social disability, represents a significant public health problem. Guided self-help (GSH) treatments for BED appear promising and may be more readily disseminable to mental health care providers, accessible to patients, and…
Descriptors: Psychopathology, Public Health, Eating Disorders, Therapy
Bidabadi, Fatemeh – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a plastic monomer and plasticizer and is a chemical that has one of the highest volume production worldwide, with more than six billion pounds each year. Its primary use is the production of polycarbonate plastics, epoxy resins used to line metal cans in a host of plastic consumer products such as toys, water pipes, drinking…
Descriptors: Hazardous Materials, Plastics, Chemistry, Scientific Principles
Rebmann, Terri; Turner, James Austin; Kunerth, Allison K. – Journal of School Nursing, 2016
Working while ill (presenteeism) with symptoms of influenza-like illness can contribute to outbreaks, but little is known about school nurse presenteeism. Missouri Association of School Nurses members (N = 396) were sent a survey in 2013/2014. A chi square test was conducted to compare having a school culture that encourages presenteeism versus…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, School Nurses, Productivity, Attendance Patterns
Racz, Sarah Jensen; Saha, Shonali; Trent, Maria; Adger, Hoover; Bradshaw, Catherine P.; Goldweber, Asha; Cauffman, Elizabeth – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2016
Background: Adolescent juvenile offenders are at high risk for problems associated with drug use, including polysubstance use (i.e., use of a variety of drugs). The combination of juvenile offending and polysubstance use presents a significant public and child health concern. Objective: This study explored polysubstance use among a sample of youth…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Males, Minority Groups, Regression (Statistics)
Webster, Collin Andrew; Stodden, David F.; Carson, Russell L.; Egan, Catherine; Nesbitt, Danielle – Quest, 2016
This article has two purposes: (a) to consider existing platforms and future possibilities in the United States for what the authors refer to as Integrative Public Health-Aligned Physical Education (IPHPE), which integrates standards-based K-12 physical education with a public health agenda focusing on promoting increased physical activity and…
Descriptors: Public Health, Physical Education, Integrated Activities, Teacher Educator Education
Patrick, Rebecca; Kingsley, Jonathan; Capetola, Teresa – Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 2016
Public health practitioners have important roles to play in addressing environmental sustainability imperatives that have an impact on human health. Yet, to date, the extent to which practitioners are willing and able to address these issues is an understudied subject. This article draws on the findings of two qualitative studies involving 49…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Health Education, Public Health, Labor Needs