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Dubowitz, Tamara; Ncube, Collette; Leuschner, Kristin; Tharp-Gilliam, Shannah – Health Education & Behavior, 2015
A growing body of evidence has highlighted an association between a lack of access to nutritious, affordable food (e.g., through full-service grocery stores [FSGs]), poor diet, and increased risk for obesity. In response, there has been growing interest among policy makers in encouraging the siting of supermarkets in "food deserts," that…
Descriptors: Low Income, Research Design, Community Involvement, Evidence
Brackney, Dana E.; Cutshall, Michael – Journal of School Nursing, 2015
Childhood obesity and the early development of type 2 diabetes (T2 DM) place students at risk for chronic health problems. The school nurse is uniquely situated to promote school health initiatives that influence health behavior. The purpose of this review was to determine effective nonpharmacological interventions for prevention of T2 DM in…
Descriptors: Prevention, Diabetes, Youth Problems, Youth Programs
Zanchetta, M. S.; Kolawole Salami, B.; Perreault, M.; Leite, L. C. – Health Education Research, 2012
Health education for socially marginalized populations challenges the efficacy of existing strategies and methods, and the pertinence of the educational and philosophical principles that underpin them. The Brazilian Community Health Agents Initiative (CHAI) hires residents of deprived marginalized communities to undertake health promotion and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Civil Rights, Health Education
MkNelly, Barbara; Nishio, Stephanie; Peshek, Cynthia; Oppen, Michelle – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2011
Health care providers could help achieve the necessary shift to healthful eating and active living; however, lack of coverage or reimbursement, lack of time, and limited information about appropriate interventions are some of the documented barriers. This report highlights the potential for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Demonstration Programs, Nutrition Instruction, Federal Programs
Holt, Cheryl L.; Wynn, Theresa A.; Lewis, Ivey; Litaker, Mark S.; Jeames, Sanford; Huckaby, Francine; Stroud, Leonardo; Southward, Penny L.; Simons, Virgil; Lee, Crystal; Ross, Louis; Mitchell, Theodies – Health Education, 2009
Purpose: Prostate and colorectal cancer (CRC) rates are disproportionately high among African-American men. The purpose of this paper is to describe the development of an intervention in which barbers were trained to educate clients about early detection for prostate and CRC. Design/methodology/approach: Working with an advisory panel of local…
Descriptors: Intervention, Focus Groups, Community Involvement, Public Health
Zanjani, Faika; Rowles, Graham D. – Journal of Rural Studies, 2012
Geographical, economic, social and cultural barriers to accessing services in rural areas are widely reported. Less widely discussed are dilemmas posed by individual and community reluctance to address sensitive health issues. This article, focusing on the highly sensitive area of mental health, and employing a participatory action approach,…
Descriptors: Action Research, Intervention, Mental Health, Rural Areas
Charlier, N.; Glover, M.; Robertson, J. – Health Education Research, 2009
Community participation in program decision-making and implementation is an ideal that community and academic stakeholders aspire to in participatory research. This ideal, however, can be difficult to achieve. We describe lessons learned about community participation from a quasi-experimental trial aimed at reducing the uptake of smoking among…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Promotion, Intervention, Health Personnel
Bencivenga, Marcyann; DeRubis, Susan; Leach, Patricia; Lotito, Lisa; Shoemaker, Charles; Lengerich, Eugene J. – Journal of Rural Health, 2008
Context: Multiple national agencies and organizations recommend that women age 40 years and older have an annual screening mammogram. Women who are poor, less educated, lack a usual source of care, and reside in rural Appalachia are less likely to have had a recent mammogram. Purpose: To increase use of mammography among a rural Appalachian…
Descriptors: Intervention, Females, Community Action, Cancer

MacMaster, Samuel A.; Vail, Kenneth A.; Neff, James Alan – Health & Social Work, 2002
Notes the rise of the harm-reduction model in the provision of substance abuse services and the history and success of syringe exchange programs. Describes the Xchange Point, a nonprofit community-based AIDS services organization founded in 1996 as a street-based outreach and syringe exchange program. (Contains 15 references.) (GCP)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Community Health Services, Disease Control, Drug Use
Franklin, Paula; And Others – 1994
Over the past several years, outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases have drawn greater attention to the problem of low immunization rates in the U.S. In response to this problem, the federal government created the Vaccines for Children program as a foundation for a new national immunization policy to ensure proper and timely immunizations for…
Descriptors: Child Health, Communicable Diseases, Community Health Services, Disease Control
Randall, Teri – 2000
In 1995, the federal Office of Rural Health Policy awarded 3-year outreach demonstration grants to 25 projects to provide direct primary and preventive health care services to rural residents in 20 states. The grant program allows recipients to test innovative ideas against persistent problems of rural health care, such as provider shortages,…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Community Health Services, Consortia, Demonstration Programs
Health Resources and Services Administration (DHHS), Rockville, MD. Office of Rural Health Policy. – 2000
In 1996, the federal Office of Rural Health Policy awarded 3-year outreach demonstration grants to 25 projects to provide direct primary and preventive health care services to rural residents in 20 states. The grant program allows recipients to test innovative ideas against the challenges of rural health care delivery, such as provider shortages,…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Community Health Services, Consortia, Demonstration Programs
Health Resources and Services Administration (DHHS), Rockville, MD. Office of Rural Health Policy. – 2001
In 1997, the federal Office of Rural Health Policy awarded 3-year outreach demonstration grants to 45 projects to provide direct primary and preventive health care services to rural residents in 28 states. The grant program allows recipients to test innovative ideas against the challenges of rural health care delivery, such as provider shortages,…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Community Health Services, Consortia, Demonstration Programs
Randall, Teri – 1998
In 1994, the federal Office of Rural Health Policy awarded 3-year outreach demonstration grants to 81 projects to provide direct primary and preventive health care services to rural residents in 42 states and 2 U.S. territories. The outreach grant program allows recipients to test innovative ideas against the persistent problems of rural health…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Allied Health Occupations Education, Community Health Services, Consortia
Juszczak, Linda; Schlitt, John; Moore, Aisha – National Assembly on School-Based Health Care, 2007
The National Assembly on School-Based Health Care conducted the 2004-05 Census, the tenth count of school-based health centers (SBHCs) since 1986, to: (1) provide a better understanding of the role of SBHCs in meeting the needs of underserved children and adolescents; (2) collect up-to-date data on demographics, staffing services, operations,…
Descriptors: School Health Services, Health Personnel, Program Descriptions, Patients