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Direct linkLaura Santangelo White; Emily Maulucci; Melanie Kornides; Subhash Aryal; Catherine Alix; Diane Sneider; Jessica Gagnon; Elizabeth C. Winfield; Holly B. Fontenot – Journal of School Nursing, 2024
The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine can prevent 90% of cancers caused by HPV. Health care provider recommendations affect vaccine uptake, yet there are a lack of studies examining the impact of the school nurse (SN) in vaccine recommendations. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of adding a SN HPV recommendation to the standard…
Descriptors: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Immunization Programs, Prevention, Cancer
Martine Kajander; Martha Therese Gjestsen; Clive Ballard; Halvor Naess; Diego Alejandro Tovar-Rios; Jane Fossey; Ingelin Testad – Educational Gerontology, 2024
Group-based educational interventions on health promotion for people with early-stage dementia have shown promising results. The aim of this study was to explore the associations between sociodemographic characteristics (e.g. sex, education, marital status) and outcomes of a 12-week group-based educational intervention on health promotion for…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Dementia, Socioeconomic Status, Individual Characteristics
Jiaxing Li; Rui Zhang; Yingyi Luo; Lixin Na – Health Education Journal, 2024
Objective: In contrast to previous research that has primarily focused on gender differences in health behaviour compliance, this study explored the association between gender consciousness and sun protection in China - a cultural setting in which there is a pronounced gender bias towards sun protection. These article is the first attempt to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Gender Differences, Gender Issues
Susana Gaspar; Fábio Botelho Guedes; Ana Cerqueira; Tânia Gaspar; Maria do Céu Machado; Margarida Gaspar de Matos – European Journal of Education, 2024
Health literacy (HL) is an essential health determinant that could encourage the adoption of individual and community protective behaviours that contribute to public health. This study aims to analyse the associations between HL and medication HL (MHL) in 4015 adolescents from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC/WHO). Data were…
Descriptors: Health, Multiple Literacies, Knowledge Level, Health Behavior
Cris E. Haltom; Tate F. Halverson – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: This study examined relationships between eating disorder risk (EDR), lifestyle variables (e.g., exposure to healthy eating media), and differences among male and female college students. Participants: College students (N = 323) completed survey questionnaires (Fall, 2016). Fifty-three participants retook the survey at a later time.…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Life Style, At Risk Students, Gender Differences
Oliver W. A. Wilson; Christopher M. Bopp; Melissa Bopp – International Journal of Kinesiology in Higher Education, 2024
The purpose of this study was to examine the association between perceived weight change since high school and perceived factors contributing to weight change, or lack thereof, among college students. Students from a large university in the Northeast of the United States self-reported socio-demographic characteristics, and perceived factors…
Descriptors: College Students, Body Weight, Student Surveys, Change
Kitt Lee; Dominic Siaw; Gladys Ekong – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Objectives: This study assessed the uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine and factors related to vaccination coverage among college students in a university setting. Methods: A cross-sectional study design included undergraduate and graduate students in a university community as study participants. Survey questions assessed the uptake of the COVID-19…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, COVID-19, Pandemics, Immunization Programs
Harini Krishnamurti; Catherine A. Forestell – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Objective: This study investigated collegians' (N = 466) vegetable consumption as a function of their food choice motivations, gender, and dietary habits. Method: Vegetarians and vegans (veg*ns, n = 94, 60% women), occasional meat eaters (n = 90, 66% women), and omnivores (n = 282, 43% women) completed the Food Choice Questionnaire and reported…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Food, Gender Differences, Motivation
C. C. Chen; S. Lim – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: The aim of this study was to capture the impact of COVID-19 on exercise behavior in U.S. college students. Exercise behaviors and perceived academic stress were examined from pre-COVID-19 (January-March 2020) and early-COVID-19 (April-July 2020) to continued-COVID-19 times (August-October 2020). Participants: One hundred and thirty-two…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Health Behavior, COVID-19, Pandemics
Mollie T. McQuillan; Joseph R. Cimpian; Benjamin A. Lebovitz; Erin K. Gill – Grantee Submission, 2024
Despite well-established health disparities between transgender and cisgender youth, state bills restricting gender-inclusive school supports and health care have dramatically expanded since 2019. While parental support for transgender youth strengthens healthy development, unsupportive parents contribute to suicidality and homelessness. This…
Descriptors: Sexual Identity, LGBTQ People, Social Bias, Inclusion
Peacock, Jessica – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2022
The emergence of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, has had a major impact on higher education; however, little attention has been paid to how the virus and lockdown measures instituted to stop its spread have affected the health of faculty and staff. This study employed survey methodology to assess the impact of the coronavirus and ensuing…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Beliefs, School Closing
Fahamina Ahmed; Meva Beganovic; Fatima Zeini; Candice Smith; Amne Borghol – Discover Education, 2025
Introduction: Various methods are used to assess healthcare professional students' physical exam skills. Hypertension is a common chronic disease that affects nearly half of adults in the United States, therefore measuring blood pressure is a clinical skill often assessed in a healthcare program curriculum. Methods: This study was conducted to…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Pharmacy, Physical Examinations, Physiology
Lisa D. Bishop; Dalainey H. Drakes; Jennifer R. Donnan; Emily C. Rowe; Maisam Najafizada – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2025
Legalization of non-medical cannabis in Canada was intended to protect youth health and safety by limiting access and raising awareness of safety and risks. The purpose of this qualitative research was to explore youths' perceptions of their cannabis health literacy and future educational needs. A convenience sample of youth aged 13 to 18 residing…
Descriptors: Marijuana, Drug Use, Laws, Age Differences
Eliana Romina Meza-Miranda; Solange Liliana Parra-Soto; Samuel Durán-Agüero; Georgina Gomez; Valeria Carpio-Arias; Israel Ríos-Castillo; Ana Gabriela Murillo; Jacqueline Araneda; Gladys Morales; Brian M. Cavagnari; Edna J. Nava-González; Jhon J. Bejarano-Roncancio; Beatriz Núñez; Karla Cordón-Arrivillaga; Saby Mauricio-Alza; Leslie Landaeta-Díaz – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Introduction: Short sleep, physical inactivity, and being locked up are risk factors for weight gain. Objective: We evaluated weight gain according to sex, age, hours of sleep and physical activity in university students from 10 Latin American countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Cross-sectional and multicenter study (n = 4880).…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Sleep, Physical Activity Level, College Students
Oliver W. A. Wilson; Chris Bullen; Michele Duffey; Melissa Bopp – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: To examine the association between vaping and health behaviors (physical activity, fruit and vegetable consumption, sleep, cigarette use, alcohol consumption) and mental health among college students. Methods: Socio-demographic characteristics, vaping, health behaviors, perceived stress, and depressive symptoms of undergraduates…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Smoking, Physical Activity Level, Eating Habits
