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Daniel P. Hatfield; Shanti Sharma; Caitlin P. Bailey; Peter Bakun; Erin Hennessy; Caitlin Simon; Christina D. Economos – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: To evaluate implementation of nutrition/physical activity-related policies/practices at colleges participating in a healthy campus initiative and campus health leaders' perceptions of policies/practices' support for student health and ease of/barriers to implementation. Participants: Health leaders at colleges participating in the…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Eating Habits, Health Promotion, Physical Activities
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Juniusdottir, Ragnheidur; Hörnell, Agneta; Gunnarsdottir, Ingibjorg; Lagstrom, Hanna; Waling, Maria; Olsson, Cecilia; Talvia, Sanna; Olafsdottir, Anna S. – Journal of School Health, 2018
Background: Nutritious and attractive school meals can improve health equality and public health. Current official guidelines and recommendations on food and nutrient composition of school meals in 3 Nordic countries; Sweden, Finland, and Iceland, are described and compared with actual practice, ie, availability of foods and nutrients in served…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Programs, Food, Nutrition
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Lewis, Stephen P.; Heath, Nancy L.; Hasking, Penelope A.; Whitlock, Janis L.; Wilson, Mark S.; Plener, Paul L. – Journal of College Counseling, 2019
Nonsuicidal self-injury is a significant concern on college campuses. Hence, the authors, the International Consortium on Self-Injury in Educational Settings, offer the current position paper. First, the authors review current research in the field. Next, they discuss considerations for colleges' institutional-wide response to self-injury,…
Descriptors: College Students, Self Destructive Behavior, Responses, Mental Health Programs
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Gainforth, Heather L.; Jarvis, Jocelyn W.; Berry, Tanya R.; Chulak-Bozzer, Tala; Deshpande, Sameer; Faulkner, Guy; Rhodes, Ryan E.; Spence, John C.; Tremblay, Mark S.; Latimer-Cheung, Amy E. – Health Education & Behavior, 2016
Introduction: ParticipACTION's 2011 "Think Again" campaign aimed to draw parents', and specifically mothers', attention to the amount of physical activity (PA) their children do relative to the national guidelines (physical activity guidelines [PAG]). Purpose: To evaluate ParticipACTION's "Think Again" campaign in the context…
Descriptors: Health Programs, Physical Activity Level, Program Evaluation, Parents
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Hilton, Lara; Libretto, Salvatore – American Journal of Evaluation, 2017
The need for evaluation capacity building (ECB) in military psychological health is apparent in light of the proliferation of newly developed, yet untested programs coupled with the lack of internal evaluation expertise. This study addresses these deficiencies by utilizing Preskill and Boyle's multidisciplinary ECB model within a post-traumatic…
Descriptors: Capacity Building, Interdisciplinary Approach, Health Services, Military Personnel
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Stewart, Victoria; Campbell, Matthew; Wheeler, Amanda J. – Studies in Continuing Education, 2016
Advanced practitioner skill development has become an important focus in health service delivery as increasingly complex consumer needs, practice environments and national professional registration requirements impact on professional work practices. Increasingly, work-based or workplace learning experiences are being seen as an effective means for…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Decision Making, Course Descriptions, Mental Health Programs