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Laxer, Rachel E.; Dubin, Joel A.; Brownson, Ross C.; Cooke, Martin; Chaurasia, Ashok; Leatherdale, Scott T. – Journal of School Health, 2019
Background: The school environment has the potential to influence student body mass index (BMI) through programs and policies. Our objective was to examine the effect of modifying obesity-related school policies and programs on youths' BMI trajectories. Methods: Obesity-related school policies and programs related to physical activity and healthy…
Descriptors: Comprehensive School Health Education, Obesity, Evidence, Educational Environment
Gruno, Jennifer; Gibbons, Sandra L.; Condie, Richel; Wilton, Deanna – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2018
The aim of health and physical education (HPE) is to help children and youth develop physical activity and health behaviors that will benefit them throughout their lives. However, adolescent girls are often disengaged in HPE. Girls place considerable importance on having a socially supportive learning environment. Therefore, teachers should try to…
Descriptors: Females, Health Promotion, High School Students, Physical Education
Caperchione, Cristina M.; Reid, R. Colin; Sharp, Paul G.; Stehmeier, Joshua – Health Education Journal, 2016
Objectives: The value of workplace wellness programmes (WWPs) has been established in the literature. Such programmes, however, have an increased likelihood for success when both management and non-management employees' perspectives and needs are incorporated into development and implementation. This study aimed to identify the perspectives of…
Descriptors: Work Environment, Wellness, Health Education, Health Promotion
Duda, Michelle A.; Riopelle, Richard J.; Brown, Jacquie – Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 2013
Using principles of Applied Implementation Science, this paper examines strategies for systematically selecting and operationalising National clinical practice guidelines and intentionally creating implementation supports to ensure high fidelity use and sustainable application and outcomes. In the spirit of participatory action research, key…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Theory Practice Relationship, Capacity Building, Public Health
Kellam, Hugh – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2021
There is an identified need in the research literature for the design, implementation, and evaluation of a conceptual framework for creating contextual, interactive mobile learning. This article details how the conceptual framework was implemented and tested in an online learning course for physicians, nurses, and healthcare professionals at…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
Sulz, Lauren; Gibbons, Sandra; Naylor, Patti-Jean; Wharf Higgins, Joan – Health Education Journal, 2016
Background: Comprehensive School Health models offer a promising strategy to elicit changes in student health behaviours. To maximise the effect of such models, the active involvement of teachers and students in the change process is recommended. Objective: The goal of this project was to gain insight into the experiences and motivations of…
Descriptors: Comprehensive School Health Education, Intervention, Educational Strategies, Health Behavior
McIsaac, Jessie-Lee; Storey, Kate; Veugelers, Paul J.; Kirk, Sara F. L. – Health Education Journal, 2015
Objective: Health-promoting schools (HPS) constitute an internationally recognised approach that connects health and education in a planned, integrated and holistic way. There is considerable variability, however, in how HPS is implemented and recent research has attempted to clarify the key functions of implementation. A provincial HPS strategy…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Health Education, Program Implementation, Case Studies
Rajan, Sonali; Basch, Charles E. – Journal of School Health, 2012
Background: This study consisted of a formative evaluation of an after-school health education program designed for adolescent females, entitled Girls on Track. Evidence-based after-school programs have potential to supplement the traditional school day, encourage social and emotional skill development, improve the quality of student health, and…
Descriptors: Health Programs, National Programs, Health Education, After School Education
Deschesnes, Marthe; Drouin, Nathalie; Tessier, Caroline; Couturier, Yves – Health Education, 2014
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to understand how a Canadian intervention based on a professional development (PD) model did or did not influence schools' capacities to absorb a Healthy School (HS) approach into their operations. This study is the second part of a research project: previously published results regarding this research…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intervention, Professional Development, Capacity Building
White, Jennifer; Morris, Jonathan; Hinbest, Jerry – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2012
The development and implementation of a new school-based suicide prevention education programme in one secondary school in Vancouver, British Columbia, recently provided us with an opportunity to conduct an in-depth, qualitative case study. The purpose of our study was to deepen our understanding of how school-based suicide prevention education…
Descriptors: Prevention, Foreign Countries, Suicide, Adolescents
Reid, Una V. – 1982
A self-instructional slide/tape program entitled "Idiopathic Scoliosis: Guide for Teaching Parents, Children and Health Care Personnel" was created for an audience of nurse-trainees, physicians, and laypeople in British Columbia, Canada. Designed to assist these groups in understanding the nature, history, and treatment of the disease,…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Autoinstructional Aids, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
Alberta Learning, Edmonton. – 2002
This guide is intended to assist teachers with implementation of the prescribed outcomes in the "Program of Studies for Career and Life Management (CALM)" (2002). The goal of this program is to enable students to make well informed, considered decisions and choices in all aspects of their lives, and to develop behaviors and attitudes…
Descriptors: Career Education, Comprehensive School Health Education, Decision Making, Foreign Countries
Manitoba Dept. of Education, Winnipeg. – 1983
The Manitoba Health Education Curriculum focuses on promoting the development of positive lifestyle practices in students from kindergarten through grade nine. The core units of the program are: (1) social-emotional well-being; (2) physical well-being; (3) nutrition; (4) dental health; (5) safety; and (6) environmental health. This overview offers…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Health Education
Northwest Territories Dept. of Education, Yellowknife. – 1991
In order for individuals to make informed decisions about their health, they must have support, information, and skills to help them understand what promotes their health and what they themselves can do to enhance health. The major goals of the Northwest Territories (Canada) school health program are: to provide factual information on the human…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Educational Objectives, Elementary School Curriculum, English (Second Language)
Northwest Territories Dept. of Education, Yellowknife. – 1991
In order for individuals to make informed decisions about their health, they must have support, information, and skills to help them understand what promotes their health and what they themselves can do to enhance health. The major goals of the Northwest Territories (Canada) school health program are: to provide factual information on the human…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Educational Objectives, Elementary School Curriculum, English (Second Language)
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