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Strengthening Global Health Content in Health Professions Curricula
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Chapman, Helena J.; Veras-Estévez, Bienvenido A. – Health Education Journal, 2020
Background: Health professionals should be prepared to lead and contribute to initiatives that mitigate emerging global health risks to target communities. Health professions education, however, has inconsistently incorporated essential global health topics into curricula despite growing interest among health professional students. Objective: To…
Descriptors: Risk, Global Approach, Allied Health Occupations Education, Health Education
Cultural Competency: A Call to Action to Address Microaggression in Preservice Health Education
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Melendez, Krizia; Thompson, Amy – Health Education Journal, 2020
Background: The United States Census Bureau projects half of the population to be from a minority group by 2044 and one in five of the population to be foreign born by 2060. Health educators must adapt to and embrace diversity to work effectively with various populations. Purpose: The purpose of this article is to discuss the implications of…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Aggression, Health Education, Teaching Methods
Improving Practice: Giving Voice to the Experiences of Sexual Health Education Teachers
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Cummings, Carol A.; Fisher, Christine M.; Reilly-Chammat, Rosemary – Health Education Journal, 2021
Objective: To explore teachers' beliefs, experiences and barriers influencing teaching related to sexual health education. Methods, Design and Setting: Descriptive, cross-sectional study design. Rhode Island certified health teachers (n=190) completed an online sexual health education survey. Teacher perceptions about the need and benefits of…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Barriers, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Needs
Health-Focused Course Content Is Associated with Altered Health Behaviours in Undergraduate University Students
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Guelfi, Kym J.; Ong, Ming Jing; Peeling, Peter – Health Education Journal, 2018
Objective: To examine whether the completion of a course of study relating to preventive health and lifestyle risk factors was associated with alterations in health behaviours. Design: Within-group intervention, repeated-measures design. Setting: Health behaviours of university students studying a course focused on health and well-being. Method:…
Descriptors: Health Education, Course Content, Physical Activity Level, Eating Habits
Initial Teacher Training to Promote Health and Well-Being in Schools--A Systematic Review of Effectiveness, Barriers and Facilitators
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Shepherd, Jonathan; Pickett, Karen; Dewhirst, Sue; Byrne, Jenny; Speller, Viv; Grace, Marcus; Almond, Palo; Roderick, Paul – Health Education Journal, 2016
Objectives: To conduct a systematic review of effectiveness, and barriers and facilitators, of initial teacher training to promote health and well-being in schools. Design: Systematic review of the literature. Method: A total of 20 bibliographic databases were searched, including MEDLINE, EMBASE and the Social Science Citation Index. Studies were…
Descriptors: Well Being, Barriers, Preservice Teacher Education, Health Promotion
Seventy Years of Sex Education in "Health Education Journal": A Critical Review
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Iyer, Padmini; Aggleton, Peter – Health Education Journal, 2015
This paper examines key debates and perspectives on sex education in "Health Education Journal" ("HEJ"), from the date of the journal's first publication in March 1943 to the present day. Matters relating to sexuality and sexual health are revealed to be integral to "HEJ'"s history. First published as Health…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Health Education, Sociocultural Patterns, Sexuality