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Caleb, Susan; Thompson, Danielle; Haimowitz, Rachel; Ciotoli, Carlo; Dannenbaum, Martha; Fu, Linda Y. – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: The interventions colleges use to help students be compliant with vaccinations is unknown. This study describes colleges' use of practices consistent with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations to encourage student body vaccination. Participants: Participants were a convenience sample of 136 student health…
Descriptors: Colleges, Intervention, Immunization Programs, Evidence Based Practice
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Nandha, B.; Meenakshy, V.; Abdul Khader, Nazer; Vijayakumar, K. N.; Jambulingam, P. – Health Education Research, 2019
Lymphatic filariasis (LF), a neglected tropical disease is targeted for elimination globally by 2020. National Health Policy of India set the goal by 2017 and annual single-dose mass drug administration (MDA) with anti-filarial drugs is in operation in endemic districts since 2004. Performance and effectiveness of MDA was diverse across the nation…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Promotion, Diseases, Immunization Programs
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Krüger, Johanna T.; Höffler, Tim N.; Parchmann, Ilka – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2022
Research on science outreach activities is often located in the interface between science communication and science education. The transferability of aims and objectives of one research field to the other offers great potential. The widely recognized aim of 'trust in science' in science communication is still less discussed in science education.…
Descriptors: Trust (Psychology), Scientists, Science Education, Scientific Research
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Hughes, Connor T.; Kirtz, Susan; Ramondetta, Lois M.; Lu, Qian; Cho, Dalnim; Katzin, Charlotte; Kahlor, Lee Ann – American Journal of Health Education, 2020
Background: The human papillomavirus (HPV) causes an estimated 11,600 males to contract HPV-associated cancers in the U.S. every year. Purpose: We describe the generalized results of a social media marketing campaign. The aim was to identify predictors of self-reported HPV vaccine uptake and target these predictors in a health education campaign…
Descriptors: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Cancer, Social Media, Marketing