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Parcel, Guy S.; And Others – Journal of School Health, 1995
Describes the development of the Child Dietary Self-Efficacy Scale (CDSS) to measure self-efficacy for selecting and consuming healthful food. Third and fourth graders completed the CDSS, and results revealed acceptable estimates of internal consistency for the dietary self-efficacy scale. Self-efficacy strongly related to students' usual food…
Descriptors: Dietetics, Eating Habits, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students

Clark, Noreen M. – Journal of Health Education, 1994
By the 21st century, there will be 5 new challenges for health education. Shifts in demographics, conceptions of family, and levels of activism will demand new thinking. Health educators must provide powerful leadership to pave the way. Approaches based on a new perception of health education are presented. (SM)
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Cultural Influences, Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society)

Hawks, Steven R.; Richins, Paul – Journal of Health Education, 1994
Examines alternate determinants of obesity, evaluates the efforts and results of current weight management programs, offers suggestions for change from traditional weight control programs, and discusses implications for health education. Comprehensive health education must include behavioral, cognitive, social, and nutritional components to…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Biology, Body Weight, Dietetics

Journal of School Health, 2000
Summarizes U.S. data from the 1997-98 World Health Organization Health Behavior in School-Aged Children Study, which examined the attitudes and experiences of children age 11, 13, and 15 years on various health behavior and lifestyle issues. Results are presented on: health and well-being; family relationships; school relationships; school…
Descriptors: Drinking, Foreign Countries, Health Behavior, Life Style

Knobloch, Mary Jo; Broste, Steven K. – Journal of School Health, 1998
Examined the effects of a multicomponent, four-year hearing-conservation program for farm youth. Researchers conducted pre- and postintervention hearing tests in control and intervention students. Surveys examined family hearing loss, farm work, noise exposure, and hearing-protection device (HPD) utilization. Significantly more intervention…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Comprehensive School Health Education, Farm Occupations, Health Behavior

Yawn, Barbara P.; Kurland, Margary; Butterfield, Linda; Johnson, Bryan – Journal of School Health, 1998
Identified barriers that delay seeking professional care following school vision screening. Focus groups of parents, students, teachers, school and community health professionals, and community leaders highlighted several barriers, including lack of community awareness about certain visual problems, high costs of glasses, inconvenient appointment…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Health, Children, Elementary Secondary Education

Fetro, Joyce V.; Coyle, Karin K.; Pham, Phong – Journal of School Health, 2001
Investigated the prevalence of health risk behaviors among diverse middle school students. Data from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey-Middle School indicated that respondents engaged in multiple health risk behaviors, with 24.4 percent seriously considering suicide, 53.5 percent having been in a physical fight, 50.2 percent ever drinking, 17.9…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Dietetics, Diversity (Student), Drinking

Bouchard, Claude; And Others – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 1995
Presents eight papers: "Physical Activity and Health"; "Exercise and Physical Health"; "Exercise and Physical Health: Cancer and Immune Function"; "Exercise and Psychosocial Health"; "Physical Activity, Health, and Wellbeing at Different Life Stages"; "Descriptive Epidemiology of…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cancer, Cardiovascular System, Exercise Physiology

Morton, Michael; And Others – Journal of Community Health, 1996
Medical students conducted an acquired immunodeficiency syndrome/human immunodeficiency virus (AIDS/HIV) education program for 2,169 high school students. Preintervention and postintervention surveys indicated that students significantly increased their AIDS/HIV knowledge after the program, though over half remained sexually active and practiced…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Attitude Change, Behavior Change, Health Behavior

Sanders-Phillips, Kathy – American Journal of Health Promotion, 1996
A review of the literature on the impact of exposure to violence on psychologic functioning, perceptions of well- being, and health decisions and behavior in the context of black and Latino low-income urban communities found that exposure to violence can produce feelings of powerlessness, hopelessness, and alienation that limit motivation,…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Black Community, Environmental Influences
Binson, Diane; Blea, LeRoy; Cotten, Paul D.; Kant, Jeff; Woods, William J. – AIDS Education and Prevention, 2005
Gay bathhouses have long been subject to community and public health pressures owing to the perceived link between the behaviors associated with these settings and various sexually transmitted infections. The straightforward solution of closing gay bathhouses has not worked for long when it has been tried. The more complex approach of working with…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Prevention, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Public Health
Donenberg, Geri R.; Schwartz, Rebecca Moss; Emerson, Erin; Wilson, Helen W.; Bryant, Fred B.; Coleman, Gloria – AIDS Education and Prevention, 2005
This study examined the utility of cognitive and behavioral constructs (AIDS information, motivation, and behavioral skills) in explaining sexual risk taking among 172 12-20-year-old ethnically diverse urban youths in outpatient psychiatric care. Structural equation modeling revealed only moderate support for the model, explaining low to moderate…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Structural Equation Models, Motivation, Psychopathology

Kramer, Alexander; Prufer-Kramer, Luise; Stock, Christiane; Tshiananga, Jacques Tshiang – Journal of American College Health, 2004
The authors used a standardized questionnaire to survey 201 international and 193 German students at the University of Bielefeld, Germany, to determine differences in health practices between the 2 groups and to identify targets for health-promoting interventions. Multivariate logistic regression models revealed that long-term female international…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Restraints (Vehicle Safety), Smoking, Physical Activities
Kaljee, L. M.; Genberg, B. L.; Minh, T. T.; Tho, L. H.; Thoa, L. T. K.; Stanton, B. – Health Education Research, 2005
Research suggests that youth are consuming more alcohol and at younger ages than in the past. Data also indicate that alcohol consumption is associated with participation in other risk behaviors including aggression and sexual behaviors. As part of a randomized control effectiveness trial for an HIV prevention program, 480 Vietnamese youth (15-20…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Females, Prevention, Drinking
Lundgren, Lena M.; Amodeo, Maryann; Chassler, Deborah – AIDS Education and Prevention, 2005
This study examined the relationship among mental health symptoms, drug treatment use, and needle sharing in a sample of 507 injection drug users (IDUs). Mental health symptoms were measured through the ASI psychiatric scale. A logistic regression model identified that some of the ASI items were associated with needle sharing in an opposing…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Mental Health, Drug Abuse, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)