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Kyeorda Kemp; Brianne Lewis; Akshata R. Naik; Virginia E. Uhley – Advances in Physiology Education, 2024
We offered an enrichment program for high school students with the theme, "The Environment, Health, and You" during the Summer of 2022 and the Spring of 2023. We developed several educational modules for high school students that provided them with an opportunity to learn and explore the foundations of physiological systems, nutrient…
Descriptors: High School Students, Learning Modules, Physiology, Nutrition Instruction
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Janssens, Astrid; Blake, Sharon; Allwood, Matt; Ewing, Jan; Barlow, Anne – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2020
This paper reviews published research and gray literature on education programmes which aim to teach young people aged between 11 and 18 skills to develop and maintain healthy intimate relationships. Programmes focussing solely on sexual (risky) behaviour, HIV prevention or partner violence were not the focus of this review and thus excluded.…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Sexuality, Sex Education, Health Behavior
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Horanieh, Nour; Macdowall, Wendy; Wellings, Kaye – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2021
Although sex education has been found to improve young people's sexual and reproductive health, no formal programmes exist in Saudi Arabia. This study aims to assess the views of stakeholders on the need for sex education programmes for adolescents in Saudi Arabia, suggested forms of provision, and views on the information provided in Science and…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Sexuality, Religious Education, Science Education
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Yusufov, Miryam; Orchowski, Lindsay M. – Journal of American College Health, 2021
Objective: Most sexual assault prevention approaches are universal in nature. The present study evaluated a Transtheoretical Model (TTM)--based Stages of Change (SOC) measure assessing readiness to utilize sexual assault risk reduction skills. The measure was evaluated with regard to Decisional Balance and Self-Efficacy. Participants: Survey data…
Descriptors: Females, Student Attitudes, Dating (Social), Factor Analysis
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El-Ammari, Abdelghaffar; El Kazdouh, Hicham; Bouftini, Siham; El Fakir, Samira; El Achhab, Youness – American Journal of Health Education, 2020
Background: Interventions are needed to improve health behaviors among Moroccan adolescents. Obtaining an understanding of suggestions and preferences of the target population can help develop such interventions. Purpose: The aim of the present study was twofold: (1) to explore social-ecological suggestions of participants for improving physical…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Health Promotion, Intervention, Preferences
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Temin, Miriam; Heck, Craig – Population Council, 2021
Programs increasingly use community-based girl groups (CBGGs) to address risks and empower adolescent girls, but evidence on their impact is not always accessible to decision makers. A closer look at 30 CBGG programs in low- and middle-income countries found that CBGGs had the greatest reported success in improving health and gender attitudes and…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Females, Adolescents, Empowerment
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Aycinena, Ana Corina; Jennings, Kerri-Ann; Gaffney, Ann Ogden; Koch, Pamela A.; Contento, Isobel R.; Gonzalez, Monica; Guidon, Ela; Karmally, Wahida; Hershman, Dawn; Greenlee, Heather – Health Education & Behavior, 2017
We developed a theory-based dietary change curriculum for Hispanic breast cancer survivors with the goal of testing the effects of the intervention on change in dietary intake of fruits/vegetables and fat in a randomized, clinical trial. Social cognitive theory and the transtheoretical model were used as theoretical frameworks to structure…
Descriptors: Nutrition Instruction, Cancer, Health Promotion, Curriculum Development
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Ioannou, Soula; Kouta, Christiana; Andreou, Angeliki – Health Education, 2015
Purpose: Health promotion can fall into a victim blaming approach and put social pressure on particular students who could be marginalized due to their personal, economical, cultural, social or ethnic characteristics, for example, students who are obese, drug users or HIV carriers. The purpose of this paper is to present and discuss ways in which…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Education, Curriculum Development, Victims
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Halabi, Saamira; Smith, William; Collins, John; Baker, David; Bedford, Jason – Health Education Journal, 2013
Objective: While the international donor community has spent millions on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) prevention through educational programmes, the quality of information in educational curricula is rarely analyzed. This study analyzes the content of prevention programmes, focusing on informational…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Health Education, Guides
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Kimmel, Allison; Williams, Terrinieka T.; Veinot, Tiffany C.; Campbell, Bettina; Campbell, Terrance R.; Valacak, Mark; Kruger, Daniel J. – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2013
High rates of pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections play a major role in the physical, mental, and emotional health of young people. Despite efforts to provide sexuality education through diverse channels, we know little about the ways in which young people perceive school- and community-based efforts to educate them about sexual health.…
Descriptors: Pregnancy, African Americans, Focus Groups, Sexuality
Murphy, Erin K. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
At present, school administrators do not have necessary information to create a school environment where teenage girls unhappy with their bodies can experience success at school. This research surrounds three research questions: (1) How do adolescent girls' definitions of their bodies relate to their perception of their high school's climate? (2)…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, High Schools, Physical Education, Qualitative Research
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Cravey, Altha J.; Arcury, Thomas A.; Quandt, Sara A. – Journal of Geography, 2000
Focuses on a mapping exercise based on the principles of Paolo Freire. It was used with non-student Latino North Carolina farmworkers to engage them in learning about health beliefs, behaviors, and injury prevention. Provides background information on the farmworkers' lives and the use of the mapping exercises. (CMK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Critical Thinking, Educational Strategies, Empowerment
US Environmental Protection Agency, 2003
To help educators raise sun safety awareness, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has developed the SunWise School Program, a national education program for children in grades K through 8. SunWise Partner Schools sponsor classroom and schoolwide activities that raise children's awareness of stratospheric ozone depletion, UV radiation,…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Public Health, National Programs, Program Content
Behrens, Ruth; Weiss, Joanne – 1988
This report is the 15th in a series of updates on worksite health promotion activities in the United States. The first section summarizes the results of three recent surveys: a study of the extent of worksite wellness activities in the United States (funded by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion); a 1986 Harris poll of Americans…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Behavior Modification, Case Studies, Corporate Education