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Fröberg, Andreas – Journal of American College Health, 2022
The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has posed serious challenge to societies worldwide. To prevent person-to-person transmission of the coronavirus and avoid associated morbidity and mortality, several public health measures have been introduced by various health organizations and authorities, such as social…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Physical Activity Level, Health Promotion
Bachert, Philip; Hildebrand, Claudia; Erley, Nils; Jekauc, Darko; Wäsche, Hagen; Kunkel, Jule; Woll, Alexander – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: The authors assessed whether an intervention using motivational signs designed in a participatory manner to promote stair use resulted in changes to the proportion of stair to elevator use. Participants: Students of a German university were observed in three different academic buildings. Methods: The study design consisted of direct…
Descriptors: College Students, Health Behavior, Physical Activities, Intervention
Richman, Alice R.; Torres, Essie; Wu, Qiang; Eldridge, David; Lawson, Luan – Health Education Research, 2022
We assessed human papillomavirus (HPV) prevention practices and HPV literacy of pediatricians, family physicians and medical students in North Carolina. An online survey was distributed to physicians in 2018, and paper surveys were collected among medical students in 2019. Surveys measured HPV literacy, HPV prevention practices and HPV prevention…
Descriptors: Immunization Programs, Physicians, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Health Promotion
Health Promotion Challenges for Young Adults Living with Intellectual Disability and Type 1 Diabetes
Marks, Anne L.; Mahoney, Natasha; Chen, Yu-Wei; Cordier, Reinie; Buchanan, Angus; Wilson, Nathan J. – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Background: Self-management of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) can be challenging for people with intellectual disability. Often, parents provide health support due to lack of appropriate services outside the home. The study aim was to identify barriers and facilitators to T1DM self-management for young adults with intellectual disability and the…
Descriptors: Diabetes, Intellectual Disability, Caregivers, Family Environment
Sarmiento, Iván; Cockcroft, Anne; Dion, Anna; Paredes-Solís, Sergio; De Jesús-García, Abraham; Melendez, David; Marie Chomat, Anne; Zuluaga, Germán; Meneses-Rentería, Alba; Andersson, Neil – Field Methods, 2022
A recurring issue in intercultural research is whose knowledge informs conceptualization and design of projects or interventions. Fuzzy cognitive mapping uses arrows and weights to represent stakeholder knowledge on causal relationships and can generate composite theories to inform research and action. Cognitive mapping is accessible across…
Descriptors: Cognitive Mapping, Health Promotion, Cultural Relevance, Mothers
Patterson, Megan S.; Spadine, Mandy N.; Graves Boswell, Taylor; Prochnow, Tyler; Amo, Christina; Francis, Allison N.; Russell, Alex M.; Heinrich, Katie M. – Health Education & Behavior, 2022
Background: Exercise has been recognized as a promising and emerging treatment for individuals recovering from addiction. The purpose of this article was to systematically review scientific studies using exercise as a means to improve, sustain, or treat addictions, and to provide suggestions for the future use of exercise as a treatment method for…
Descriptors: Addictive Behavior, Drug Addiction, Alcoholism, Smoking
Welch, David; Rana, Komal; Reddy, Ravi – Health Education Journal, 2022
Objective: People are often resistant to hearing-health education messages such as those aimed at the prevention of noise-induced hearing loss. This resistance may be due to psychological distance: the perceived relevance of hearing and awareness of sound to daily life. The soundscape is the internal, perceptual, experience of a sound environment.…
Descriptors: Hearing (Physiology), Acoustics, Health Education, Prevention
Yalçin, Vakkas; Öztürk, Oguzhan – International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies, 2022
This study aims to raise awareness of dental health and care activities with pre-school children and cause desired behavioural changes in children, is basic qualitative research. The study group of the research consisted of 13 children studying in a pre-school class according to convenient/easily accessible sampling, which is one of the non-random…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Dental Health, Health Promotion, Health Behavior
Warwick-Booth, Louise; Cross, Ruth; Woodall, James; Bagnall, Anne-Marie; South, Jane – Health Education Journal, 2019
Health education has changed in many ways since "Health Education Journal" was first published, with developments moving the discipline forward in ways not envisaged 75 years ago. While there have been recent concerns about the decline in status of health promotion and linked worries about health education, the contemporary evidence base…
Descriptors: Health Education, Health Promotion, Reflection, Foreign Countries
Mulhearn, Shannon C.; Yu, Hyeonho; van der Mars, Hans; Griffo, Janelle M.; Kulinna, Pamela H. – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2023
Purpose: Grounded in the behavioral ecological model, and to address a lack of park space, this study looked at community members' use of public high school physical activity (PA) facilities during nonschool hours while considering the effects of seasonality. Method: Data included 3,959 observation sweeps across 19 public high school campuses over…
Descriptors: Public Schools, High Schools, Physical Activity Level, Recreational Facilities
Wiklander, Petter; Fröberg, Andreas; Lundvall, Suzanne – European Physical Education Review, 2023
Health in physical education (PE) has in recent decades received growing public and political attention. PE is recognized as playing an important role in promoting health and well-being among children and adolescents. Critical PE scholars contest the prevalent biomedical perspective on health for its narrow conceptualization of health and its…
Descriptors: Health, Physical Education, Health Promotion, Well Being
Stapley, Emily; Stock, Sarah; Deighton, Jessica; Demkowicz, Ola – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2023
Background: Adolescence is associated with a rise in the incidence of mental health issues. Thus, the factors, processes, and contexts that protect and promote positive mental health in adolescence are of key interest to policymakers. Objective: Our aim was twofold: First, to explore the coping strategies and sources of support that adolescents…
Descriptors: Coping, Mental Health, Mental Disorders, Health Promotion
AlKhudari, Majed Numan; Mohsen, Khaled; Almanaseer, Ashraf; Abu-Rahme, Mohammed O. – International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 2023
This study aims to identify the use of social networking sites by Jordanian university students to spread health awareness about the dangers of drugs. This study followed the descriptive analytical approach, and a questionnaire was developed to match the study dimensions. The study population consisted of students from the University of Jordan,…
Descriptors: Social Media, College Students, Knowledge Level, Health Promotion
du Plessis, Rentia; Breshears, Diana – Communication Teacher, 2023
Communication and dietetics departments co-created an assignment to design health campaign materials for a rural South African community that promotes healthy eating habits for pregnant mothers and mothers of young children. The goal of this assignment was twofold. First, we explored the possibility of incorporating a service-learning element into…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Service Learning, Rural Areas, Health Promotion
Adams, Donnie; Lok Tan, King; Sandmeier, Anita; Skedsmo, Guri – Health Education Journal, 2023
Objective: Schools are important settings for health promotion. In schools, children and adolescents can be reached regardless of their social background, which represents a unique opportunity for promoting health. Several studies have demonstrated the importance of school leadership in initiating and sustaining health promotion; however, efforts…
Descriptors: Leadership, Health Promotion, Administrators, Administrator Attitudes