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Howie, E. K.; Brewer, A.; Brown, W. H.; Pfeiffer, K. A.; Saunders, R. P.; Pate, R. R. – Health Education Research, 2014
Despite evidence that preschoolers spend the majority of their time in sedentary activities, few physical activity interventions have focused on preschool-age children. Health promotion interventions that can be integrated into the daily routines of a school or other setting are more likely to be implemented. The Study of Health and Activity in…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Physical Activity Level, Intervention, Workshops
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Grabowski, Dan – Health Education, 2013
Purpose: The main aim of the paper is to explore whether health theatre as a school-based health promotion initiative communicates relevant health knowledge to children and the interrelated processes of identity development, knowledge acquisition and participation. Development of the definition of "health identity" was a subsidiary…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Interviews, Focus Groups, Theater Arts
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Ettridge, Kerry A.; Bowden, Jacqueline A.; Rayner, Joanne M.; Wilson, Carlene J. – Health Education Research, 2011
Limiting exposure to sunlight during childhood can significantly reduce the risk of skin cancer. This was the first national study to assess the sun protection policies and practices of early childhood services across Australia. It also examined the key predictors of services' sun protection practices. In 2007, 1017 respondents completed a…
Descriptors: Cancer, Caregivers, Young Children, Foreign Countries
Zeanah, Paula D.; Stafford, Brian; Zeanah, Charles H. – UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities, 2005
The unique focus of infant mental health interventions is most often the caregiver-infant relationship, rather than the traditional approach of focusing specifically on the child or caregiver. Because a relationship approach to assessment and treatment is new, the development of evidence-based approaches is still in its own infancy. Furthermore,…
Descriptors: Child Health, Mental Health, Infants, Mental Health Programs