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Norris, Anne E.; Ford, Kathy – 1990
During summer 1989, 30 Hispanic American (15 female, 15 male) and 34 African American (17 female, 17 male) adolescents and young adults from Detroit (Michigan) participated in face-to-face interviews designed to identify condom beliefs that may influence condom use in young minority populations. Also of interest were AIDS knowledge, the…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Beliefs
Poole, Gary D. – 1987
It was hypothesized that a person's estimates of the preventability of health problems would be related to health behaviors such that a person who engages in healthful behavior should make higher estimates of preventability. A study was conducted to investigate the relationship between causal attribution of health problems and health-related…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, College Students, Foreign Countries, Health Behavior
Jackson, Gerald G. – 1977
A preliminary step toward the establishment of a mental health system in the United States that is congruent with the socio-cultural circumstances of Afro-Americans calls for an analysis of the relevance of behavior therapy to the Afro-American community. Considerable attention and analysis is given to the socio-cultural antecedents that interact…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Black Community, Black Culture, Community Influence
Scanlon, James V. – 1975
This report is a description of self-reported health behavior and attitudes of American youths based on questionnaire responses of a national probability sample of noninstitutionalized youths, 12 through 17 years of age. Topics include behavior and attitudes relating to general health status, cigarette smoking, physical appearance, personal…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Dental Health, Health, Health Activities
Currie, Janet; Moretti, Enrico – 2002
This study estimates the effect of maternal education on birth outcomes using data from the Vital Statistics Natality files for 1970 to 1999. It also assesses the importance of four potential channels through which maternal education may improve birth outcomes: use of prenatal care, smoking behavior, marriage, and fertility. In an effort to…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Child Health, Educational Attainment, Health Behavior
Sides-Gonzales, Karen; Byrd, Lanier – 2002
This paper uses St. Philips College in San Antonio, Texas, as a model for community colleges facing the challenge of meeting expanded academic and leadership expectations with ever-shrinking budgets. The authors offer suggestions for ways to maintain high-quality instruction, management, and support. The authors present the National Institute for…
Descriptors: Administrators, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Faculty Development
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O'Connell, Janelle K.; Price, James H. – Journal of School Health, 1983
Arguments based on the philosophies of natural law, utilitarianism, paternalism, and distributive justice are examined for their pertinence to health behavior change strategies. Health educators should prepare individuals to make health-generating decisions but may need to limit the conditions under which they intervene. (Author/PP)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Change Strategies, Decision Making, Educational Philosophy
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Martin, Gary L.; Newman, Ian M. – Journal of School Health, 1982
A sample of 38 ninth-grade students was tested with a randomized response questionnaire designed to ask respondents sensitive questions with the assurance that responses would remain anonymous. Results of the investigation indicate that this technique can be used effectively with ninth-grade students and with large groups of individuals to obtain…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Confidentiality, Grade 9, Health Behavior
Wilson, Richard W.; Eisenhauer, Vickie J. – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1982
College freshmen wrote behavior contracts detailing changes they would make in their lifestyles as part of a personal health course, while control group students wrote a term paper. Students who wrote behavior contracts showed greater gains in health knowledge during the semester than did control group students. (PP)
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Behavior Change, College Freshmen, Health Behavior
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Kolbe, Lloyd J. – Journal of School Health, 1982
School health education programs should fulfill five expectations: (1) increase understanding about individual and societal health; (2) increase individuals' decision-making skills about health behaviors; (3) increase individuals' abilities to engage in conducive health behaviors; (4) help individuals in their efforts to change health behavior;…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Decision Making, Disease Control, Educational Objectives
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Martens, Rainer – Quest, 1996
Analyzes why so many adults are inactive by examining how children are introduced to physical activity, focusing on two behavioral principles that are germane to turning children on to physical activity (fun and self-worth), reviewing practices that violate these principles, and speculating about why the principles get violated. (SM)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Behavior
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Baranowski, Tom; Cullen, Karen W.; Nicklas, Theresa; Baranowski, Janice – American Journal of Health Behavior, 2002
Reviewed research on school-based obesity prevention programs to identify ways to minimize increasing obesity levels. Seven studies showed change in body mass index and differed from those not finding change in three ways: program implementers were not classroom teachers, intervention targeted middle or high schools, and inactivity reduction was…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Body Composition, Body Weight, Comprehensive School Health Education
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Newman, Rita – Childhood Education, 1997
Provides several suggestions to parents willing to help their children understand the importance of developing and practicing healthful habits. Discusses advantages of washing hands regularly and thoroughly and developing good oral hygiene. Urges parents to practice and teach healthful habits and become models for their children. (AA)
Descriptors: Child Health, Dental Health, Habit Formation, Health Activities
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Tilson, Elizabeth C.; McBride, Colleen M.; Albright, Jennifer B.; Sargent, James D. – Journal of Rural Health, 2002
A survey was completed by 261 caregivers of elementary children in rural North Carolina (93 percent mothers, 59 percent African American). Most respondents engaged in and modeled multiple risk behaviors for their children, including smoking, poor diet, and physical inactivity. Various groups' attitudes toward their own behavior are examined.…
Descriptors: Black Family, Eating Habits, Educational Needs, Exercise
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Campbell, Annmarie – PTA Today, 1994
Inhalant abuse often starts as young as sixth grade. Inhalants are attractive to children because they are cheap and accessible. Though inhalant use has significant consequences, many parents fail to recognize the signs of abuse. The article suggests how to prevent inhalant abuse or intervene when there is a problem. A list of products abusers…
Descriptors: Child Health, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Behavior
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