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Nongluk Weerasiri; Pinanta Chatwattana – Journal of Education and Learning, 2025
The community-based learning model via game simulation to promote community public health diagnosis skills, or CBL model via game simulation, is a research tool that was devised based on the concepts of public health diagnosis using the seven community tools (geo-social mapping, genogram, community organization chart, local health system,…
Descriptors: Public Health, Educational Games, Computer Simulation, Game Based Learning
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Markham, Wolfgang A. – Health Education, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to extend a theory of health promoting schools (Markham and Aveyard, 2003) that draws heavily upon Nussbaum's Aristotelian interpretation of good human functioning (Nussbaum, 1990). This theory of health promoting schools proposed that health is grounded in the meeting of identified fundamental human needs and…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Public Health, Program Development, Program Implementation
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Tara Collins; Virginia E. Koenig; Stephanie J. Dapice Wong; Michelle Buccinna; Rena B. Purohit; Shifra K. Leiser; Debra Cullinane – Journal of Occupational Therapy Education, 2022
The purpose of this article is to explain how an occupational therapy (OT) program in a university setting developed a virtual Level II community-based fieldwork program in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic. This virtual fieldwork program, guided by the PRECEDE-PROCEED Planning Model (PPM), was designed to help keep students on track with…
Descriptors: Occupational Therapy, Community Programs, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Mukherjee Das, Ankan; Shrivastav, Kumar Dron; Taneja, Neha; Awasthi, Aanchal Anant; Rashid, Shazia; Gogia, Ajay; Janardhanan, Rajiv – Health Education, 2022
Purpose: Breast cancer (BC) presents a major public health challenge world-over including India. While several risk-factors, early signs and symptoms of BC are known, the knowledge and awareness of this disease remains poor among the population. The present study aimed to determine the extent of knowledge and awareness of BC, its risk factors,…
Descriptors: Cancer, Public Health, Risk, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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Margaret DeZelar; Maureen T. S. Burns; Kimberly Rosania; Amy M. Bohnert – American Journal of Evaluation, 2024
Collective impact (CI) initiatives provide a promising collaborative community-based approach for addressing health disparities, but they are challenging to evaluate. This paper provides a detailed strategy for addressing these challenges through a case study, with the goal of not only of evaluating the CI, but also putting organizations in a…
Descriptors: Collectivism, Community Education, School Community Relationship, Access to Health Care
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Wodika, Alicia – Journal of Health Education Teaching, 2022
Purpose: Program planning and evaluation is an essential course for undergraduate and graduate students in health education/public health programs. The purpose of this study was to three-fold: 1) identify students' attitudes and behaviors towards civic engagement, 2) measure the importance of undergraduate collaboration with community partners,…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Experiential Learning, Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
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Lanier, Jacqueline; Wodika, Alicia – Journal of Health Education Teaching, 2020
Purpose: A primary responsibility in health education is to assess community health needs, which is often a difficult skill to master for the entry level health educator. This article outlines the outcomes of a long-term study of an undergraduate needs assessment course where students completed a real-world assessment with a community partner…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Teamwork, Health Education, Community Needs
Bejarano, Carolina M.; Snow, Kelli; Lane, Hannah; Calvert, Hannah; Hoppe, Kate; Alfonsin, Nicole; Turner, Lindsey; Carlson, Jordan A. – Grantee Submission, 2019
Purpose: This study presents a novel methodology/process for assessing inclusion of theoretically-based implementation factors within available adoption-ready health promotion programs. Methods: Classroom-based physical activity (CBPA) programs were used as an example to describe the process. Our team selected an implementation science framework…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Program Evaluation, Health Promotion, Physical Activity Level
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Masood, Sara; Kothari, Anita; Regan, Sandra – Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 2018
Background: ways of perceiving evidence by public health managers, practitioners and policymakers is one of the key determinants of evidence uptake. Recent public health policy in Ontario requires programmes to be based on evidence. Therefore, understanding views about evidence in both practice and policy contexts is important to bridge the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Health, Evidence, Theory Practice Relationship
Johnson, Rebecca; Ingram, Diana; Gordon, Simon; Davis, Paris – Metropolitan Universities, 2020
Faith-based communities supporting diverse and underserved communities are increasingly being recognized by researchers as community "anchor institutions" and equitable partners in research engagement. Research suggests that faith-based organizations (FBOs) can promote health and well-being within congregations and throughout…
Descriptors: Well Being, School Community Relationship, Health, Minority Groups
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Peerbhoy, Denise; Minou, Masoumeh; Stratton, Gareth – Health Education Journal, 2021
Objective: The aim of this project was to document a partnership working process from a cross-sectoral and cross-cultural participatory health research study focused on promoting physical activity among women from Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds. Design: A participatory health research paradigm was used to support this pilot…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Females, Blacks, Asians
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Sambell, Ros; Devine, Amanda; Lo, Johnny; Lawlis, Tanya – International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, 2020
Enterprising students who understand the work environment are considered more employable. It is accepted that higher-education has a responsibility to produce career-ready-graduates. Practicum experience provides a critical role in this preparation. This study describes the development and implementation of the WIL instrument and WIL experience to…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Work Experience, Practicums, Program Development
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Njoku, Anuli; Wakeel, Fathima; Reger, Michael; Jadhav, Emmanuel; Rowan, Julie – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2017
Rural communities, compared with their urban counterparts, have higher rates of disease and adverse health conditions, fueling disparities in health outcomes. This encourages the need for effective curricula to engage students and enable them to address such disparate health outcomes as imminent health professionals. Incorporating learner-centered…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Public Health, College Faculty, Instructional Design
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Davis, Wendy S.; Varni, Susan E.; Barry, Sara E.; Frankowski, Barbara L.; Harder, Valerie S. – Journal of School Nursing, 2016
Students in Vermont with incomplete or undocumented immunization status are provisionally admitted to schools and historically had a calendar year to resolve their immunization status. The process of resolving these students' immunization status was challenging for school nurses. We conducted a school-based quality improvement effort to increase…
Descriptors: Immunization Programs, School Nurses, State Legislation, Compliance (Legal)
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Wodika, Alicia; Rhodes, Darson – Journal of Health Education Teaching, 2019
Purpose: The aim of this study was to better understand how program planning and evaluation courses prepare students for their future careers in various health settings. Participants (n=20) from three different institutions with Health Education programs in the U.S. participated in the study. Methods: A modified snow-ball sampling technique was…
Descriptors: Health Education, Program Development, Program Evaluation, Alumni
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