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Pitt Barnes, Seraphine; Lang, Jason E. – Journal of School Health, 2023
Background: The workplace is an important setting for health protection, health promotion, and disease prevention programs. In the school setting, employee health and well-being programs can address many physical and emotional concerns of school staff. This systematic review summarizes evidence-based approaches from employee health and well-being…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, School Personnel, Health Promotion, Well Being
Lee, Sarah M.; Szucs, Leigh E.; Young, Emily; Fahrenbruch, Melissa – Journal of School Health, 2023
Background: School-based health education can provide students with learning experiences that improve knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions (KAP) and behaviors regarding physical activity and nutrition. Methods: We conducted a 2-phase systematic review. Phase 1 was a review of reviews (ie, systematic reviews or meta-analyses) that were published…
Descriptors: Students, Health Education, Physical Activity Level, Nutrition
Kotecki, Jerome E.; Greene, Maurita A.; Jones, Michelle M. – American Journal of Health Education, 2021
Background: Nutrition education materials are frequently used by health educators to inform consumers about quality food choices. However, evaluation of content-based factors that impact the consumer's ability to understand and act on nutrition information is lacking. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the content of a newly…
Descriptors: Literacy, Health Behavior, Food, Nutrition Instruction
Mandelbaum, Jennifer; Myers, Kristian G.; Brightharp, Courtney L.; Hicks, Shauna P. – Health Education & Behavior, 2023
Diabetes and heart disease are among the leading causes of death and disability in the United States, and these conditions are especially prevalent in the South. South Carolina's persistent racial and socioeconomic disparities in chronic disease outcomes are well-documented, yet little is known about how health care practices in medically…
Descriptors: Diabetes, Heart Disorders, Socioeconomic Status, Racial Differences
Saunders, Ruth P.; Wilcox, Sara; Jake-Schoffman, Danielle E.; Kinnard, Deborah; Hutto, Brent; Forthofer, Melinda; Kaczynski, Andrew T. – Health Education & Behavior, 2019
Faith-based settings offer opportunities for reaching populations at risk for chronic conditions and are optimal settings for dissemination and implementation (D&I) research. "Faith, Activity, and Nutrition" (FAN) is an evidence-based program designed to promote physical activity (PA) and healthy eating (HE) through church policy,…
Descriptors: Churches, Chronic Illness, Nutrition Instruction, Nutrition
Aycinena, Ana Corina; Jennings, Kerri-Ann; Gaffney, Ann Ogden; Koch, Pamela A.; Contento, Isobel R.; Gonzalez, Monica; Guidon, Ela; Karmally, Wahida; Hershman, Dawn; Greenlee, Heather – Health Education & Behavior, 2017
We developed a theory-based dietary change curriculum for Hispanic breast cancer survivors with the goal of testing the effects of the intervention on change in dietary intake of fruits/vegetables and fat in a randomized, clinical trial. Social cognitive theory and the transtheoretical model were used as theoretical frameworks to structure…
Descriptors: Nutrition Instruction, Cancer, Health Promotion, Curriculum Development
Kumpfer, Karol L.; Magalhães, Cátia – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2018
This article reviews the contents and research on the Strengthening Families Program (SFP), a family evidence-based seven- to 14-session intervention for drug prevention in high-risk children ages 0 to 17. Twelve Randomized Control Trials (RCTs) found significant improvements in youths' behavioral health, including 50% reductions in substance…
Descriptors: Program Descriptions, Family Programs, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
Crossman, Joanne M. – Health Education Journal, 2016
Study objective: To describe a successful approach to teaching principles and practices of behaviour change through a behaviour change plan (BCP) initiative to improve personal health while advancing health knowledge and general education intellectual skills. Students' perspectives of obstacles, behaviours important towards goal attainment and the…
Descriptors: Wellness, Health Behavior, Behavior Change, College Freshmen