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Grant-Alfieri, Amelia; Burke, Kimberly; Zeinomar, Nur; Delgado, Maria-Lucia; Terry, Mary Beth – Health Education & Behavior, 2022
Given the long induction time of many cancers and the fact that modifiable risk factors (e.g., cigarette smoking) including preventive factors (e.g., human papillomavirus [HPV] vaccination, healthy dietary and physical activity patterns) are influenced in adolescence, educating adolescents about cancer causation and risk reduction may have a large…
Descriptors: Cancer, Health Education, Intervention, Health Promotion
Hennessy, Michael; Bleakley, Amy; Ellithorpe, Morgan E.; Maloney, Erin; Jordan, Amy B.; Stevens, Robin – Health Education & Behavior, 2023
American adolescents consume more sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) than any other age group. Sports and energy drinks consumption among adolescents is higher than other SSBs. For sports drinks, there is uncertainty about their "healthiness" and also beliefs that these drinks may provide health benefits such as hydration, enhanced…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Eating Habits, Health Behavior, Knowledge Level
Emmanuel Orkoh; Uchenna Efobi – Evaluation Review, 2024
Behaviour change communication (BCC) remains a central component of the interventions used in the fight against malaria in Ghana. However, there is limited evidence of its effectiveness. This study evaluated the effects of BCC strategies on knowledge (symptoms, causes and prevention) and overall knowledge of malaria among Ghanaian women aged…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Behavior Change, Health Behavior, Diseases
Andrew, Lesley; Barwood, Donna; Boston, Julie; Masek, Martin; Bloomfield, Lauren; Devine, Amanda – Education and Information Technologies, 2023
Digital gaming has broad appeal globally, with a reported 2.7 billion gamers worldwide. There is significant interest in using games to enhance learning, with 'serious games' being included in classrooms to engage adolescents' learning across a range of domains. A systematic scoping review of serious games used for health promotion with…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Health Promotion, Educational Games, Games
Sadeghi, Reza; Masoudi, Mamood Reza; Khanjani, Narges – American Journal of Health Education, 2021
Background: Hookah is addictive and hazardous for health, but it has become popular particularly among adolescence. Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Health Communication Efforts (HCE) based on the KAP model to reduce hookah use among adolescents in Sirjan, Iran. Methods: This was a pre- and postintervention…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Smoking, Adolescents, Health Promotion
Moore, John; Bond, Kiersten; Turner, Lori W. – American Journal of Health Education, 2022
Background: Dental neglect results in dental caries, gum disease, and contributes to chronic diseases such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and cancers. Poor oral health habits developed in childhood persist into adulthood and can contribute to chronic diseases. School settings are a practical platform for teaching oral health skills. Purpose:…
Descriptors: Child Health, Prevention, Health Promotion, Dental Health
Morrison-Beedy, Dianne; Ewart, Abigail; Ross, Samiha; Wegener, Rachel; Spitz, Alison – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2022
Due to limited knowledge and exposure to sexual health information, refugee adolescent girls need health education programming and research studies that oftentimes require parental consent. We sought to understand the parental consent decision-making process of thirteen refugee parents from eight different countries who consented for their…
Descriptors: Refugees, Adolescents, Daughters, Parent Role
Cuesta-Zigorraga, Amaia; Arrue, Marta; Labaka, Ainitze – Journal of School Health, 2023
BACKGROUND: Adolescents are more susceptible than originally thought to COVID-19, and they could play a significant role in community transmission. We aim to evaluate a health education program on students' declarative knowledge and risk awareness concerning COVID-19-related public health recommendations. METHODS: A quasi-experimental pre-post…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Health Education, Public Health, Knowledge Level
Hamilton-Ekeke, Joy-Telu; Abam, Regina Patricia; Ogobiri, Eunice – Journal of Health Education Teaching, 2020
Purpose: The study determined the level of health literacy in terms of knowledge of drug abuse as well as its application in making healthy decisions among secondary school students in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Method: Three research questions and one hypothesis guided the study. Survey-design was utilised and 260…
Descriptors: Wellness, Secondary School Students, Health Promotion, Foreign Countries
Liana Gefter; Nancy Morioka-Douglas; Ashini Srivastava; Can Angela Jiang; Meredith Lewis; Lee Sanders; Eunice Rodriguez – Health Education Research, 2024
To assess the impact of a school-based health intervention on adolescents' health knowledge, psychosocial assets and health behaviors, including comparisons of implementation mode: remote, hybrid or in-person. The Stanford Youth Diabetes Coaches Program, an 8-week, school-based health promotion and coaching skills program, was offered to…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Behavior Change, Distance Education, Blended Learning
Chou, Li-Na; Shen, I. Chin; Chu, Tusi-Ping; Chen, Min-Li – Health Education Journal, 2020
Objective: Schools should design holistic sex education programmes to improve sex knowledge and enhance positive sexual attitudes among adolescents. A school-based social marketing sex education programme named "Starting from love -- Go! Go! Go!" was designed. This study determined the effectiveness of the intervention to promote…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Junior High School Students, Sex Education, Adolescents
Blunt, Madeleine; Joseph, Liyana; George, Caroline; Garner, Shelby – Health Education Journal, 2020
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to develop and research an interactive health education programme on NCDs in a rural subpopulation of Bengaluru and to build 'health champions' among young people to contribute to the prevention of NCDs in India. Design: A descriptive qualitative approach was used to develop and evaluate an interactive…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Education, Rural Areas, Health Promotion
Sprajcer, Madeline; Mander, David; Rigney, Gabrielle; Benveniste, Tessa – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2021
Boarding schools, by definition, house students in residence either on campus or close by in residential facilities - where the sleep environment is likely to differ from their home environment. For boarders, being in the boarding environment occurs alongside a convergence of psychosocial and physiological factors likely to impact adolescent…
Descriptors: Sleep, Preadolescents, Adolescents, Elementary School Students
Gailloud, Leslie; Gonzalez-Argoti, Tatiana; Philip, Sophia; Josephs, Lena S.; Mantell, Joanne E.; Bauman, Laurie J. – Health Education Research, 2021
Although 21% of new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) diagnoses in the United States are in youth aged 13-24 years, adolescent awareness and uptake of the HIV prevention medication pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) are low. This study explores the attitudes and challenges that adolescents face while taking PrEP. Thirty interviews were conducted…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Prevention, Contraception, Secondary School Students
Hanrahan, Stephanie; Rynne, Steven; Beckman, Emma; Rossi, Tony – European Physical Education Review, 2019
In its contemporary form, sport for development has been positioned as an important part of strategic policy for a variety of governmental and sporting organisations. One area that has been targeted by governments and a variety of sporting partners has been the impact of sport on non-communicable diseases (NCDs, sometimes colloquially referred to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Activity Level, Athletics, Child Behavior