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Download full textJessica Smith; Habiba Nur; Martha Archuleta; Mateja R. Savoie-Roskos; Celina Wille; Casey Coombs; Heidi J. Wengreen – Journal of Human Sciences & Extension, 2024
Nutrition education can improve nutrition and health for refugees. Extension program directors providing nutrition education to refugees were surveyed regarding successful program techniques, program challenges, and both the barriers refugees face and the strengths they possess concerning healthy eating. Researchers used grounded theory to explore…
Descriptors: Refugees, Nutrition Instruction, Extension Education, Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers
Direct linkFrank, Gail C.; Beaudoin, Jessica; Rascon, Mayra; Garcia-Vega, Melawhy; Rios-Ellis, Britt – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2013
The health of Hispanics is greatly influenced by level of education, socioeconomic status, and access to healthcare (United States Department of Health and Human Services [DHHS], 2011). To address this issue and to reduce health disparities among all ethnic groups, community based interventions with culturally appropriate and linguistically…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Nutrition Instruction, Culturally Relevant Education, Hispanic Americans
Cirignano, Sherri M. – Journal of Extension, 2011
An increase in consumer interest in functional foods provides an opportunity for FCS educators to use this topic in Extension programming to promote current nutrition recommendations. The Functional Foods for Life Educational Programs (FFL) are a curriculum of six evidence-based mini-seminars that highlight specific functional foods that have the…
Descriptors: Nutrition Instruction, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education, Health Behavior
Benke, Carrie J.; Bailey, Sandra J.; Martz, Jill; Paul, Lynn; Lynch, Wesley; Eldridge, Galen – Journal of Extension, 2013
Planning youth and family programming in the 21st century is daunting given family members' busy schedules. This is even more challenging when planning programs in rural areas, where there are vast distances between communities. This article discusses a research and educational outreach project that uses best practices in program development…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Obesity, Prevention, Health Promotion
Wang, Chunyun – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Introduction: Children today are under much more stress than a few decades ago due to academic pressure, family financial hardship, competition with peers, and stressed parents. Consequently, stress-related health issues and behavioral problems, such as cardiovascular diseases, headaches, insomnia, anxiety, depression, violent or withdrawal…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Elementary School Students, Stress Variables, Exercise
Cunningham, E. G.; Brandon, C. M.; Frydenberg, E. – 2000
This paper examines the effectiveness of a universal school-based prevention program designed to increase coping resources in preadolescents through the modeling and teaching of optimistic thinking skills in response to real and hypothetical events. Six classroom teachers implemented the program in grades five and six within the regular school…
Descriptors: Coping, Curriculum Development, Elementary School Teachers, Foreign Countries
Duffrin, Melanie W.; Cuson, Diane; Phillips, Sharon K. – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2005
There is a clear need for improved math and science education, according to the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, and National Science Board. The Food, Math and Science Teaching Enhancement Resource (FoodMASTER) Initiative was developed in response to this need. The FoodMASTER Initiative is a compilation of programs aimed…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Science Education, Program Development, Food
Silverman, Steven J., Ed.; Ennis, Catherine D., Ed. – 2003
This book provides the latest research on physical education curriculum, teaching, and teacher education and shows physical educators how to apply this knowledge to their day-to-day practices. There are 19 chapters in five parts. Part 1, "Overview of the Field," includes (1) "Enhancing Learning: An Introduction" (Stephen J. Silverman and Catherine…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Athletics, Beginning Teachers, Context Effect
