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Direct linkKubacki, Krzysztof; Ronti, Rimante; Lahtinen, Ville; Pang, Bo; Rundle-Thiele, Sharyn – Health Education, 2017
Purpose: A significant proportion of the world's adult population is insufficiently active. One approach used to overcome barriers and facilitate participation in physical activity is social marketing. The purpose of this paper are twofold: first, this review seeks to provide a contemporary review of social marketing's effectiveness in changing…
Descriptors: Adults, Physical Activity Level, Intervention, Marketing
Hanlon, Clare; Morris, Tony; O'Sullivan, Grant Anthony – Health Education, 2018
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore a health program comprising the individual experiences, successes and setbacks of adults in an individually tailored, community-based smoking intervention and physical activity program. The program incorporated physical activity consultation (PAC) and phone support from the well-established Quit…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Health Promotion, Physical Activity Level, Smoking
Warren, Bradley; Odenheimer Brin, Eleanor – Health Education, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to assess college students' pre- and post- health-related, fitness levels, as determined by the American College of Sports Medicine's (ACSM) five components of fitness, in a one-credit, graded college course and to objectively measure any differences between those pre- and post- health-related fitness levels.…
Descriptors: College Students, Physical Fitness, Physical Activity Level, Pretests Posttests
Chesnut, Ryan; DiNallo, Jennifer M.; Czymoniewicz-Klippel, Melina T.; Perkins, Daniel F. – Health Education, 2018
Purpose: Parent-focused interventions (PFIs) are a promising method for supporting parents and promoting children's well-being. Few PFIs in the USA, however, include physical health promotion content and are universal programs. The purpose of this paper is to describe a universal health-promoting PFI for parents of elementary school-aged children…
Descriptors: Parent Education, Well Being, Child Health, Health Promotion
Darlington, Emily Joan; Simar, Carine; Jourdan, Didier – Health Education, 2017
Purpose: Implementing health promotion programmes in schools is key to improving children's health and well-being but difficulties in achieving expected results are often reported in the research literature. Discrepancies between expected and achieved outcomes can originate from differences in contexts. Understanding how interactions between…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Health Education, High Schools, Interviews
Maria Louisa Bruselius-Jensen; Dina Danielsen; Ane Kirstine Viller Hansen – Health Education, 2014
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore how pedometers (simple gadgets that count steps) can be used as tools in participatory health education to enhance primary school children's insights into, and abilities to reflect on, physical activity in their daily life. The paper focuses on how using pedometers fosters participation and enhances…
Descriptors: Measurement Equipment, Health Education, Elementary School Students, Physical Activity Level
K. K. Pucher; N. M. W. M. Boot; N. K. De Vries – Health Education, 2013
Purpose: A systematic review of effects and mediators was conducted to determine whether school health promotion interventions (SHPIs) can enhance children's academic performance (AP). Design/methodology/approach: PubMed and PsycINFO database searches and subsequent reference list reviews were conducted for papers published before 18 January 2012…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Academic Achievement
Kokko, Sami; Kannas, Lasse; Villberg, Jari; Ormshaw, Michael – Health Education, 2011
Purpose: This paper aims to clarify the extent to which youth sports clubs guide their coaches to recognise health promotion as a part of the coaching practice. The guidance activity of clubs is seen parallel to internal organisational communication. Design/methodology/approach: A survey of 93 (from 120, 78 per cent) youth sports clubs in Finland…
Descriptors: Athletics, Health Promotion, Accident Prevention, Clubs
O'Dea, Jennifer A. – Health Education, 2005
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to review current programmes and major issues surrounding preventive interventions for body image and obesity in schools. Design/methodology/approach: A literature review was carried out by analysing papers cited in major literature databases from the last 50 years. This review describes and summarises…
Descriptors: Obesity, Comprehensive School Health Education, Health Promotion, Self Esteem
