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Hall, Michael; Elise, Eifert – American Journal of Health Education, 2016
Morbidity and mortality related to chronic diseases are a primary concern of health professionals, including Health Educators. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over one half of the adult population in the United States suffer from one or more chronic conditions. Understanding the health risk behaviors that contribute to…
Descriptors: Diseases, Prevention, Intervention, Health Promotion
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Stephens, Jason M. – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2019
Epidemic is an apt adjective for describing the problem of academic dishonesty. When asked if they have cheated in the past year, a "disproportionately large number" (i.e., the majority) of secondary and tertiary students in the United States (and in every other country in which it's been studied) report having done so. The problem of…
Descriptors: Ethics, Cheating, Incidence, Moral Development
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Parkhurst, Justin O. – AIDS Education and Prevention, 2008
It seems natural to ask "what worked" when looking at nations achieving HIV prevalence declines. Yet this seemingly benign question is fraught with complexity and often poorly understood. This article presents a framework to comprehend the areas in which evidence is needed to assess the policy causes of HIV success. To truly explain what…
Descriptors: Incidence, Success, Disease Control, Prevention
Limber, Susan P. – American Journal of Health Education, 2003
Bullying among children and youth has received considerable recent attention by educators, policy makers, health and mental health professionals, the media, and the general public. Recent legislation pertaining to bullying is reviewed, and current school-based bullying prevention and intervention strategies are described and critiqued. A number of…
Descriptors: Intervention, Bullying, Prevention, Children
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Efta-Breitbach, Jill; Freeman, Kurt A. – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2004
Juvenile sexual offending is increasingly being recognized as a serious crime among youth. The prevalence of sexual offending and sexual reoffending suggests that many juvenile sex offenders (JSOs) may repeat their offending behaviors if not treated. However, clinical trials evaluating specific interventions are virtually nonexistent. Instead, the…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Juvenile Justice, Crime, Incidence
Tikkanen, Tarja I. – Online Submission, 2005
This paper summarises the main results of the research-based evaluation of the Norwegian Manifesto against bullying. Besides schools, the evaluation was to include bullying also in kindergartens and publicly organised leisure activities. Furthermore, the work in Manifesto was to be covered on national, regional and local levels. The goal setting…
Descriptors: Incidence, Financial Support, Bullying, Student Behavior