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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2024
The general science of infection prevention and control can be applied to and adapted for a variety of settings, including kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12). Strategies can be implemented in the classroom and whole school environment to prevent a wide array of illnesses caused by both bacteria and viruses. This science brief presents findings…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Disease Control, Communicable Diseases, Prevention
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Simona C. Kwon; Julie A. Kranick; Nadia S. Islam; Laura C. Wyatt; Shilpa Patel; Gulnahar Alam; Perla Chebli; Joseph Ravenell; Perry Pong; Sara S. Kim; Victoria H. Raveis; Chau Trinh-Shevrin – Health Education & Behavior, 2025
Minoritized communities often experience worse health outcomes on the cancer continuum. Mainstream strategies may have limited reach and utility to populations experiencing inequities in real-world settings. Through the combined use of community-based participatory research (CBPR) and social marketing strategies, which highlight community-centered…
Descriptors: Marketing, Community Programs, Screening Tests, Immunization Programs
Yamashita, Takashi; Bardo, Anthony R.; Millar, Roberto J.; Liu, Darren – Grantee Submission, 2018
Objectives: Determine whether a specific numeracy skill cut-point(s) reflects an empirical threshold in the context of preventive health service utilization, and identify associations between numeracy and preventive health services utilization among middle-aged and older adults in the United States. Methods: A nationally representative sample (n =…
Descriptors: Numeracy, Mathematics Skills, Prevention, Health Services
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Schwartz, Heather L.; Diliberti, Melissa Kay; Grant, David – RAND Corporation, 2021
This report provides the survey questions and weighted responses from a July 2021 survey of parents concerning school hesitancy and preferences for COVID-19 safety practices in schools in the United States. The results are intended to inform school districts' and health officials' planning for operating schools in fall 2021. [For the survey…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Parent Attitudes
Ma, Grace X.; Shive, Steven S.; Toubbeh, Jamil; Wu, Dunli; Wang, Ping – International Electronic Journal of Health Education, 2006
Hepatitis B (HBV) infection is a serious health problem among Asian Americans, including Chinese Americans. This study was conducted to measure the perceptions of risk, barriers, and self-efficacy of HBV screening and vaccination in Chinese immigrants. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 429 Chinese Americans in New York City. A…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Physicians, Communicable Diseases, Chinese Americans