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Lau, Erica Y.; Saunders, Ruth P.; Beets, Michael W.; Cai, Bo; Pate, Russell R. – Health Education Research, 2017
Examining factors that influence implementation of key program components that underlie an intervention's success provides important information to inform the development of effective dissemination strategies. We examined direct and indirect effects of preschool capacity, quality of prevention support system and teacher characteristics on…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Teacher Characteristics, Preschool Teachers, Recess Breaks
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Bonnesen, C. T.; Plauborg, R.; Denbaek, A. M.; Due, P.; Johansen, A. – Health Education Research, 2015
The Hi Five study was a three-armed cluster randomized controlled trial designed to reduce infections and improve hygiene and well-being among pupils. Participating schools (n = 43) were randomized into either control (n = 15) or one of two intervention groups (n = 28). The intervention consisted of three components: (i) a curriculum (ii)…
Descriptors: Hygiene, Well Being, Focus Groups, Questionnaires
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Hall, William J.; Zeveloff, Abigail; Steckler, Allan; Schneider, Margaret; Thompson, Deborah; Pham, Trang; Volpe, Stella L.; Hindes, Katie; Sleigh, Adriana; McMurray, Robert G. – Health Education Research, 2012
Process evaluation is an assessment of the implementation of an intervention. A process evaluation component was embedded in the HEALTHY study, a primary prevention trial for Type 2 diabetes implemented over 3 years in 21 middle schools across the United States. The HEALTHY physical education (PE) intervention aimed at maximizing student…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Classroom Techniques, Physical Education, Middle Schools
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Dusenbury, Linda; Brannigan, Rosalind; Hansen, William B.; Walsh, John; Falco, Mathea – Health Education Research, 2005
As prevention programs become disseminated, the most serious threat to effectiveness is maintaining the quality of implementation intended by the developers. This paper proposes a methodology for measuring quality of implementation in school settings and presents data from a pilot study designed to test several of the proposed components. These…
Descriptors: Prevention, Program Content, Program Implementation, Intervention
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Martens, Marloes; van Assema, Patricia; Paulussen, Theo; Schaalma, Herman; Brug, Johannes – Health Education Research, 2006
The aim of this study was to examine the fidelity and completeness of the implementation of a school-based healthful diet promotion programme called "Krachtvoer" (we use the Dutch title of the programme throughout this article. A possible translation is Power Food, but this does not reflect the play on words in the Dutch title), aimed at…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Promotion, Vocational Schools, Student Attitudes