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Zill, Nicholas – 1999
This report details a national survey study of parents, age 54 or younger, living with children under age 18. The study examined parents' physical health status, stress levels and negative feelings, health habits, and access to health care. Findings indicated that one in eight parents reported health problems, with health related to education,…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Comparative Analysis, Family Health, Health
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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Inst. (DHHS/NIH), Bethesda, MD. – 1991
Studies have shown that high blood cholesterol levels play a role in the development of coronary heart disease in adults, and that the process leading to atherosclerosis begins in childhood. To address the problem of high cholesterol levels in children, the Panel on Blood Cholesterol Levels recommends complementary approaches for individuals and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Child Health, Children
Beck, Kenneth H.; Frankel, Arthur – 1978
Making others especially fearful of what can happen if they ignore the advice given in a health-threat warning (fear appeal) encourages their acceptance of the message most of the time, though occasionally this strategy backfires. Current formulations of fear appeals are unable to reconcile these findings satisfactorily. The drive model notion…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Behavior Theories, Counseling Theories
Golaszewski, Thomas J. – 1979
A health education curriculum for secondary school and undergraduate college students is described. The prime emphasis in this curriculum is upon behavior modification and personal motivation on the part of the student. Strategies for modifying health behavior are outlined stressing the importance of students understanding and clarifying their…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Change Strategies, Curriculum Design, Health Behavior
Austin, G.; Duerr, M. – WestED (NJ1), 2005
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) mandates that schools receiving federal Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Community (SDFSC) funds conduct an anonymous teacher survey of the incidence of, prevalence of, and attitudes related to drug use and violence. To meet this NCLB mandate, the California Department of Education (CDE) funded the development of the…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Substance Abuse, Violence, Student Behavior
Venuti, John Paul; Conroy, Matthew; Bucy, Paige; Landis, Pamela L.; Chambliss, Catherine – 2002
Despite the increased use of cigarettes among college students, there is evidence to suggest that anti-smoking norms still predominate among both students and faculty. In order to assess the prejudice against college students who smoke, relative to that associated with membership in other disparaged groups, a sample of 99 college students were…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Criminals, Group Behavior
Anderson, Patricia M.; Butcher, Kristin F. – Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, 2004
The proportion of adolescents in the United States who are obese has nearly tripled over the last two decades. At the same time, schools, often citing financial pressures, have given students greater access to "junk" foods and soda pop, using proceeds from these sales to fund school programs. We examine whether schools under financial pressure are…
Descriptors: Obesity, Body Composition, Adolescents, Counties
South Dakota State Dept. of Education and Cultural Affairs, Pierre. – 2000
These South Dakota physical education standards provide a framework for use by state education and health agencies and local school districts to create an instructional program that will enable their students to become healthy and capable of academic success. It is a framework for making decisions about which lessons, strategies, activities, and…
Descriptors: Child Health, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Behavior, Health Promotion
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on the Judiciary. – 2001
This report documents the proceedings of a two-day hearing held in Utah to begin a public dialogue on how professionals can work together to combat the dangers of substance abuse problems among adolescents. The introductory comments by the presiding chairman, Senator Orin Hatch, spell out the present problem in Utah. The senator points out how…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Community Action, Drug Education
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Wolfgang, James; Dennison, Darwin – Journal of School Health, 1981
A study evaluated the effectiveness of a heart health inservice workshop by examining the health behaviors of students of the teachers attending the workshops. Results indicate that teachers attending the workshop were more motivated to improve their own behavior in order to improve the heart health behavior of their students. (JN)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Cardiovascular System, Health Behavior, Health Education
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Crosby, Richard A. – Journal of School Health, 1996
Perceived invulnerability to acquired immunodeficiency virus is strong among adolescents, but it is changeable. Health education can attempt to move students beyond this perception using a five-stage model (facts and figures, initial dissonance, uncovering hidden realities, transitional events, and new dissonance). (SM)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Comprehensive School Health Education, Health Behavior
Balding, John – Education and Health, 1989
This article examines the extent to which the lifestyles of young people are affected by health and fitness considerations. An analysis of data from 3253 Health Related Behavior Questionnaires, completed by fourth-year secondary school pupils is presented. (IAH)
Descriptors: Correlation, Drinking, Eating Habits, Foreign Countries
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Elder, John P.; And Others – American Journal of Health Promotion, 1994
This study investigated the usefulness of a telephone-based intervention in circumventing participant biases in school-based tobacco use prevention programs. Researchers attempted to conduct telephone interventions with ninth graders and found it difficult to reach a large portion of targeted individuals. Results provided data on which adolescents…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Grade 9, Health Behavior, Health Promotion
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Duryea, Elias L.; Semark, Larry – Rural Educator, 1994
A cohort of 29 students in a small rural New Mexico school completed a self-report measure of behavioral intention toward alcohol and drug use in 7th and 11th grades. During the four years between measures, students received intensive education about resisting pro-drug-use pressures. Students reported significantly better behavioral intention…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Behavior Change, Drug Use, Health Behavior
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Plowman, Sharon Ann – Quest, 1994
Researchers have not yet agreed upon links between stress and illness. Levels of response mediated by the central nervous system are considered important in predicting and determining health consequences of stress. The paper uses the cardiovascular system to examine experimental evidence for the relationship between stress, health/illness, and…
Descriptors: Cardiovascular System, Diseases, Emotional Response, Health Behavior
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