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Murayama, Hiroshi; Taguchi, Atsuko; Spencer, Michael S.; Yamaguchi, Takuhiro – Health Education & Behavior, 2020
Background: Community health workers (CHWs), often called "health promotion volunteers" in Japan, are individuals who act as a natural helping resource in the community. Aim: This study tested the efficacy of a CHW-based intervention to improve dietary habits among community-dwelling older people in Japan, using a controlled, crossover…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Community Health Services, Health Personnel, Intervention
McMillan, Sara S.; El-Den, Sarira; O'Reilly, Claire L.; Roennfeldt, Helena; Theodorus, Theo; Chapman, Justin; Bailey, Kylie; Crump, Keith; Collins, Jack C.; Ng, Ricki; Stewart, Victoria; Wheeler, Amanda J. – Health Education Journal, 2022
Objective: The Bridging the Gap Between Physical and Mental Illness in Community Pharmacy ("PharMIbridge") randomised controlled trial (RCT) aims to test the effectiveness of a pharmacist-led support service in improving medication adherence, and the physical and mental health of people living with severe and persistent mental illness…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Personnel, Pharmacy, Community Health Services
Berkley-Patton, Jannette; Thompson, Carole Bowe; Williams, Joah; Christensen, Kelsey; Wainright, Cassandra; Williams, Eric; Bradley-Ewing, Andrea; Bauer, Alexandria; Allsworth, Jenifer – Metropolitan Universities, 2021
African Americans are disproportionately burdened by mental health issues (e.g., stress, chronic depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder). Upon review of mental health local/state/national data, a highly-engaged faith-based Community Action Board (CAB) raised concerns about the mental health needs of African Americans and addressed mental…
Descriptors: African Americans, Church Role, Community Health Services, Mental Health
Huang, Jack J.; Francesconi, Maria; Cooper, Madeline H.; Covello, Allyson; Guo, Michelle; Gharib, Soheyla D. – Journal of American College Health, 2018
Objective: To assess the impact of a campus community health worker program (HealthPALs) on student influenza vaccination. Participants: Undergraduate students at a northeastern US university (enrollment 6650), influenza seasons 2011-2012 through 2015-2016. Methods: Study design: Difference-in-differences analysis of student vaccination at campus…
Descriptors: Immunization Programs, Community Health Services, Health Personnel, College Environment
Ou, Judy Y.; Warner, Echo L.; Nam, Gina E.; Martel, Laura; Carbajal-Salisbury, Sara; Fuentes, Vicky; Wetter, David W.; Kirchhoff, Anne C.; Kepka, Deanna – Health Education Research, 2019
Hispanics have the lowest colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates of all racial/ethnic groups and comprise the largest proportion of low-income manual laborers in the nation. We partnered with businesses to implement a community health worker (CHW)-led intervention among Hispanic workers in service-related and manual labor occupations, which often…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Cancer, Health Promotion, Health Behavior
Wymbs, Frances A. – School Mental Health, 2018
This study used conjoint analysis, trade-off methodology employed by marketing researchers and health economists, to examine preferences of parents for school- and community-based interventions for childhood ADHD. Participants were 29 mothers (86.2% Caucasian) of boys aged 5-13 years with or at risk of ADHD. Mothers completed a conjoint survey…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Intervention, Preferences, Males
Murayama, Hiroshi; Spencer, Michael S.; Sinco, Brandy R.; Palmisano, Gloria; Kieffer, Edith C. – Health Education & Behavior, 2017
Background: Community health worker (CHW) interventions are known to be an effective strategy to improve health behaviors and outcomes in relation to diabetes, particularly for racial/ethnic communities. Although understanding the function of identity with same race/ethnicity among clients of CHW interventions could contribute to more effective…
Descriptors: Racial Identification, Ethnicity, Community Health Services, Health Personnel
Johnson, Alycia; Butcher, Melissa; Thomas, Kate H.; Jemsek, Jacqueline; Shields, Margaret M. – Journal of Health Education Teaching, 2016
Purpose: Prevention advocates work hard to create and deliver sexual assault awareness programs on college campuses, including Christian universities. To do so requires savvy planning and a high degree of cultural competence, as a review of the literature indicates that some Christian campuses shy away from the topic and refuse to allow needed…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Private Colleges, Outcome Measures, Prevention
Meghea, Cristian Ioan; Williams, Karen Patricia – Health Education & Behavior, 2015
The few existing economic evaluations of community-based health promotion interventions were reported retrospectively at the end of the trial. We report an evaluation of the costs of the Kin Keeper(superscript SM) Cancer Prevention Intervention, a female family-focused educational intervention for underserved women applied to increase breast and…
Descriptors: Alignment (Education), Participatory Research, Intervention, Health Promotion
Falbe, Jennifer; Friedman, Lily E.; Sokal-Gutierrez, Karen; Thompson, Hannah R.; Tantoco, Nicole K.; Madsen, Kristine A. – Health Education & Behavior, 2017
Childhood obesity is a public health threat that disproportionally affects Latino youth in the United States. Active and Healthy Families (AHF) is a culturally tailored, family-based program for addressing obesity disparities in a predominantly immigrant Latino population. AHF was the first primary care, culturally tailored intervention for Latino…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Obesity, Child Health, Disproportionate Representation
Shah, Megha K.; Kieffer, Edith C.; Choi, Hwajung; Schumann, Christina; Heisler, Michele – Health Education & Behavior, 2015
Background. Pregnancy is an opportune time to initiate diabetes prevention strategies for minority and underserved women, using culturally tailored interventions delivered by community health workers. A community-partnered randomized controlled trial (RCT) with pregnant Latino women resulted in significantly improved vegetable, fiber, added sugar,…
Descriptors: Pregnancy, Hispanic Americans, Females, Health Promotion
Belur, Vinetha; Dennis, Michael L.; Ives, Melissa L.; Vincent, Robert; Muck, Randolph – Advances in School Mental Health Promotion, 2014
The expansion of behavioral health services to school-based health centers under the Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) presents an opportunity to improve access to substance use disorders treatment for youth and reduce their substance use, and emotional, health, and school problems. We explore the feasibility of implementing five to seven…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Cognitive Restructuring, Feasibility Studies, Substance Abuse
Barron, Carla; Paradis, Nichole – Zero to Three (J), 2010
Relationship-based infant mental health home visiting services for infants, toddlers, and their families intensify the connection between the personal and professional. To promote the therapeutic relationship and maximize the effectiveness of the intervention, home visitors must exercise good judgment, in the field and in the moment, to set and…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Home Visits, Infants, Community Health Services
Nandha, B.; Krishnamoorthy, K. – Health Education Research, 2012
Globally mosquito-borne lymphatic filariasis (LF) is targeted for elimination by 2020. Towards this goal, the scope of community-based vector control as a supplementary strategy to mass drug administration (MDA) was assessed through an intensive education campaign and evaluated using pre- and post-educational surveys in an intervention and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Health Education, Public Health
Farahmand, Farahnaz K.; Duffy, Sophia N.; Tailor, Megha A.; Dubois, David L.; Lyon, Aaron L.; Grant, Kathryn E.; Zarlinski, Jennifer C.; Masini, Olivia; Zander, Keith J.; Nathanson, Alison M. – Grantee Submission, 2012
A meta-analytic review of 33 studies and 41 independent samples was conducted of the effectiveness of community-based mental health and behavioral programs for low-income urban youth. Findings indicated positive effects, with an overall mean effect of 0.25 at post-test. While this is comparable to previous meta-analytic intervention research with…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Community Health Services, Community Programs, Low Income Groups
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