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Sharma, Shreela V.; Kelder, Steven; Yamal, Jose-Miguel; Chuang, Ru-Jye; Byrd-Williams, Courtney; Bona, Gisela; Bajaj, Nimit; Brito, Frances; Neumann, Ana S. – Journal of School Health, 2022
Background: We present results of the development and feasibility testing of CATCH Healthy Smiles, a school-based oral health program, among children in grades K-2 in Houston, Texas. Methods: Study design was cross-sectional (N = 2 schools; N = 125 parent-child dyads; 31 kindergarteners, 42 first graders, and 52 second graders). CATCH Healthy…
Descriptors: Program Development, Feasibility Studies, Dentistry, Health Programs
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Barcelona, Jeanne; Centeio, Erin; Arvidson, Paige; Hijazi, Kowsar – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2021
Purpose: This exploratory study evaluated how youth healthy eating (HE) and physical activity (PA) behaviors could be influenced by a whole-of-school program, which was transformed to a virtual setting at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors investigated how students experienced programming and the role of students' perceptions of…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Student Experience, Outcomes of Education
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Ablah, Elizabeth; Dong, Frank; Konda, Kurt; Konda, Kelly; Armbruster, Sonja; Tuttle, Becky – Health Education & Behavior, 2015
Intervention: In an effort to increase physical activity, 15 workplaces participated in a minimal-contact 10,000-steps-a-day program sponsored by the Sedgwick County Health Department in 2007 and 2008. Pedometers were provided to measure participants' weekly steps for the 10-week intervention. Method: Participants were defined as those who…
Descriptors: Intervention, Wellness, Success, Physical Activities
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Gay, Jennifer L.; Trevarthen, Grace – Health Education & Behavior, 2013
Less than half of the adults in the United States meet national guidelines for physical activity. Physical activity programs can induce short-term improvements in physical activity. To develop effective interventions, researchers and practitioners should consider the timing, location, and social structure patterns of participants. Using a pretest,…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Adults, Health Programs, Pretests Posttests
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Derscheid, Linda E.; Kim, So-Yeun; Zittel, Lauriece L.; Umoren, Josephine; Henry, Beverly W. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2014
Childhood obesity remains a problem in the United States. Preschool teachers can help to attenuate it but need to have the confidence or self-efficacy to provide healthy practices. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to (a) develop and validate a preschool teacher self-efficacy tool to examine teachers' confidence in addressing the nutrition…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Teacher Effectiveness, Knowledge Level, Child Health
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Cselik, Bence; Szmodis, Márta; Szots, Gábor; Ács, Pongrác – Practice and Theory in Systems of Education, 2015
It is an old pursuit to find the balance between nature and society (within the individual and the sum of people). In order to talk about a healthy society, it is necessary to have the people making up the society healthy, too. The health condition of the individuals affects the society, creating a close connection among individuals and society.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Activity Level, Physical Activities, School Health Services
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Comiskey, Catherine M.; O'Sullivan, Karin; Quirke, Mary B.; Wynne, Ciara; Hollywood, Eleanor; MGillloway, Sinead – Journal of School Health, 2012
Background: In 2008, the Irish Government initiated a pilot Healthy Schools Programme based on the World Health Organization Health Promoting Schools Model among children attending schools officially designated as urban and disadvantaged. We present here the first results on physical and emotional health and the relationship between childhood…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Urban Schools, Disadvantaged Youth
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Oswalt, Sara B. – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2010
Sexual health education often focuses on prevention of sexually transmitted infections and unintended pregnancies, but the decision to engage in sexual activity is equally important. This cross-sectional study examined the decisions of college students (n = 422) to engage in oral sex, vaginal sex, and other sexual behaviors. Regression analyses…
Descriptors: College Students, Health Education, Health Programs, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Puddy, Richard W.; Boles, Richard E.; Dreyer, Meredith L.; Maikranz, Julie; Roberts, Michael C.; Vernberg, Eric M. – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2008
We illustrate the use of formative and summative assessment in evaluating a therapeutic classroom program for children with serious emotional disturbances. Information was analyzed based on data gathered for clinical decision-making during treatment (formative assessment) and measurement of outcomes at discharge (summative assessment) from a…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Emotional Disturbances, Health Programs, Mental Health
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Xie, Bin; Chou, Chih-Ping; Spruijt-Metz, Donna; Reynolds, Kim; Clark, Florence; Palmer, Paula H.; Gallaher, Peggy; Sun, Ping; Guo, Qian; Johnson, C. Anderson – American Journal of Health Behavior, 2007
Objective: To investigate overweight prevalence and socio-demographic and economic correlates in Chinese adolescents. Methods: Weight, height, waist circumference, and socio-demographic and economic variables of 6863 middle and high school students were measured. Results: 10% of girls and 17% of boys were overweight. Waist circumference and…
Descriptors: Obesity, Health Programs, Public Health, Adolescents
Black, David R.; And Others – 1982
Individual variability in response to behavioral weight loss programs remains an unresolved and perplexing issue for health psychologists. Determining in advance who will succeed or fail at losing weight would be useful in devising programs that produce a more homogeneous and dramatic response to treatment. In order to examine which responses to…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Body Weight, Health Programs
Black, David R.; And Others – 1982
Health psychologists continue to have difficulty identifying prognostic indicators of weight loss success. Psychological, social, and demographic factors have been examined, but correlations with weight loss are disappointing. Actual behaviors or quantifications of specific actions and historical measures were examined for their validity in…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Body Weight, Health Programs, Intervention
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Friedman, Susan M.; Steinwachs, Donald M.; Temkin-Greener, Helena; Mukamel, Dana B. – Gerontologist, 2006
Purpose: We sought to determine whether participants in the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) with an informal caregiver have a higher or lower risk of nursing home admission than those without caregivers. Design and Methods: We performed a secondary data analysis of 3,189 participants aged 55 years or older who were enrolled in…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Risk, Nursing Homes, Program Evaluation
Atkins, Catherine J.; And Others – Health Education Quarterly, 1990
As part of a family cardiovascular health promotion project, 111 Mexican-American and 95 Anglo-American families with fifth or sixth grade children were assigned to either a primary prevention program involving 18 sessions or to a control condition. Correlates of attendance were low baseline scores on physical activity and cardiovascular fitness…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Elementary School Students, Family Involvement, Health Programs
Manlove, Jennifer; Terry-Humen, Elizabeth; Papillo, Angela Romano; Franzetta, Kerry; Williams, Stephanie; Ryan, Suzanne – 2001
There is an extensive body of research on the factors that are associated with reproductive health, focusing on factors within the adolescent as well as within the various components of the adolescents environment. This paper presents a selective review of the research pertaining to each layer of the adolescent's ecosystem. Emphasized are (1)…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Health Services, Early Parenthood, Environmental Influences
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