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Direct linkSamantha Reaves; Brittany Parham; Kristen Figas; Brooke Chehoski; Karah Palmer; Mark D. Weist – American Journal of Health Education, 2025
Background: School mental health literacy programs, delivered at the universal level, are key to promoting positive behavioral health for all youth. Successfully implementing these programs requires adaptation to ensure the programs are aligned with contextual demands of the schools in which they are implemented. Yet, little is known about how to…
Descriptors: Mental Health Programs, Program Implementation, Middle Schools, Student Welfare
Sun Young Shim; Hyeonkyeong Lee; Sookyung Kim; Nguyen Thi Thanh Huong; Young-Me Lee; Phuong Lê Th?; Bui Thi Thanh Loan – Journal of School Nursing, 2024
Studies on how smoking media literacy (SML) is associated with susceptibility to smoking among adolescents in South Korea and Vietnam are scarce. Thus, we examined the association of SML with susceptibility to smoking among adolescents in these countries to initiate a collaborative global health program. In total, 460 adolescents (Vietnam: 277,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Media Literacy, Smoking
A. Susana Ramírez; Guadalupe Xochitl Ayala; Mary Murillo; Debora C. Glik; Alma D. Guerrero – Health Education & Behavior, 2025
Mobile phone interventions are evidence-based methods for preventing obesity among Latino adults and school-aged children; however, few such interventions exist to improve the obesogenic behaviors of children in the developmentally critical preschool years (ages 2-5). Focusing on this age group is important since over one-quarter of 2- to…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Preschool Children, Child Behavior
Sveta Mayer; Antonia Simon; Jennifer Allen; Hannah Wilkinson; Matt Somerville; Phil Jones – IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society, 2024
The evaluation of YMHFA training implemented by London-wide practitioners within their respective settings showed this training to be significantly effective in delivering mental health provision within settings. This was evidenced by significant increases in practitioners' rating on beliefs on six evaluation belief constructs: (A) confidence in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Influences, COVID-19, Pandemics
DeFosset, Amelia R.; Sivashanmugam, Megala; Mosst, Jennifer; Kuo, Tony – Health Education & Behavior, 2022
Clinics and community-based organizations (CBOs) are priority settings for implementing the evidence-based National Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP). Both program settings present theoretical advantages and disadvantages for engaging and helping populations most at risk for diabetes achieve lifestyle change goals. To date, few studies have…
Descriptors: Diabetes, Prevention, Health Programs, Health Behavior
Schroeter, Christiane; Corder, Taylor; Brookes, Blair; Reller, Victoria – Journal of American College Health, 2021
Objective: Is dietary education, incentivized by financial rewards, effective in achieving improved dietary intake behavior of college students? Participants: Fifty-seven undergraduates (18-24 years old), non-nutrition major students. Methods: The intervention group participated in weekly nutrition education meetings which focused on MyPlate for…
Descriptors: Health Programs, Incentives, Dietetics, Health Behavior
Rachel A. Chambers; Christopher Kemp; Abagail Edwards; Summer Rosenstock; Angelita Lee; Laura Pinal; Etheline Cosen; Francene Larzelere; Lauren Tingey – Prevention Science, 2023
In 2019, Native youth had the highest rate of teen pregnancy of all racial/ethnic groups. "Respecting the Circle of Life" (RCL) is one of the first evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention programs for Native teens and there is interest in replicating the program across tribal communities. To inform replication, it is important to…
Descriptors: American Indians, Youth, Adolescents, Pregnancy
Alexander Häge; Kenneth K. C. Man; Sarah K. Inglis; Jan Buitelaar; Sara Carucci; Marina Danckaerts; Ralf W. Dittmann; Bruno Falissard; Peter Garas; Chris Hollis; Kerstin Konrad; Hanna Kovshoff; Elizabeth Liddle; Suzanne McCarthy; Antje Neubert; Peter Nagy; Eric Rosenthal; Edmund J. S. Sonuga-Barke; Alessandro Zuddas; Ian C. K. Wong; David Coghill; Tobias Banaschewski; ADDUCE Consortium – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2024
Objective: Short-term RCTs have demonstrated that MPH-treatment significantly reduces ADHD-symptoms, but is also associated with adverse events, including sleep problems. However, data on long-term effects of MPH on sleep remain limited. Methods: We performed a 2-year naturalistic prospective pharmacovigilance multicentre study. Participants were…
Descriptors: Sleep, Barriers, Children, Adolescents
Dietz, C. J.; Sherrill, W. W.; Ankomah, S.; Rennert, L.; Parisi, M.; Stancil, M. – Health Education Research, 2023
Diabetes is a chronic condition that has reached epidemic proportions in the United States, affecting nearly 34 million adults, and disproportionately affecting vulnerable populations, such as ethnic minorities, the elderly and individuals with low socioeconomic status. This study addresses the impact of the Health Extension for Diabetes (HED)…
Descriptors: Diabetes, Self Management, Adults, Health Programs
Download full textDan Wang; Yunqi Wang; Maria R. de Guzman; Yan R. Xia; Kieu-Anh T. Do; Zhenqiao Yang – Journal of Human Sciences & Extension, 2024
Youth substance use challenges their health and well-being. There is research and practical need for rigorous evaluation of substance use prevention programs in prompting positive youth development. This study examined the program effectiveness of Health Rocks!, a youth substance use prevention program, with a quasi-experimental two-factor mixed…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Substance Abuse, Health Programs, Program Effectiveness
Yifeng Wei; Robert Mcweeny; Cheryl Shinkaruk; Andrew Baxter; Andrew Greenshaw; Stan Kutcher – American Journal of Health Education, 2025
Background: Mental disorders most likely manifest during adolescence, providing opportunities for schools and professionals to implement standardized mental health literacy (MHL) interventions to support improvement of mental health outcomes. Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of an MHL intervention (the Guide) on knowledge, stigma,…
Descriptors: Mental Health Programs, Health Behavior, Resources, Grade 8
Amanda Brooke Espinoza – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The mental health of college students continues to decline, leading to increased suicide rates among young adults. College campuses provide mental health resources; however, many college students do not effectively utilize the resources. This quantitative research study allowed for a deeper understanding of why college students are not using…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Help Seeking, Mental Health Programs, College Students
Morley, Belinda; Nuss, Tegan; Gascoyne, Claudia; Dixon, Helen; Wakefield, Melanie – Health Education Research, 2022
The LiveLighter® 2016 'Junk Food' campaign ran for 5 weeks in Western Australia (WA) and urged adults to reduce their junk food consumption to avoid weight gain and associated chronic disease. A cohort design assessed campaign impact on knowledge, beliefs and behaviour. Pre-campaign (n = 1501) and post-campaign (n = 737) telephone surveys of WA…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Food, Health Behavior, Health Programs
Bree E. Holtz; Shaheen Kanthawala; Kaley Martin; Victoria Nelson; Scott Parrott – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Objective: Millions of people use mobile phone or computer-based applications--apps--to maintain their mental health and connect with treatment providers through text- and video-based chat functions. The present study sought to understand young adults' motivations for adopting this technology using the "unified theory of acceptance and use of…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Mental Health, Health Behavior, Computer Oriented Programs
Miller, M. Elizabeth; Nicely, Stephanie; Shefet, Dana; Stage, Virginia C. – Health Education & Behavior, 2023
Body mass index (BMI) screenings are conducted as part of Head Start's (HS) health and nutrition assessments. Weight status classifications, which rely on the accuracy of the BMI measurements, are communicated to caregivers to engage them in health behavior change. Limited qualitative research has been conducted on the procedures for BMI…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Body Weight, Federal Programs, Low Income Students
