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Flint, Jenny; Morris, Madison; Nguyen, An Thi; Keglovits, Marian; Somerville, Emily Kling; Hu, Yi-Ling; Stark, Susan L. – American Journal of Health Education, 2020
Background: Fall prevention education can increase knowledge of fall risks and promote behavior changes to help reduce the incidence of falls among older adults. Fall Prevention Bingo (FPB) was created as an engaging tool to deliver fall prevention education to older adults. Purpose: To evaluate the effects of FPB on older adults' knowledge of…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Knowledge Level, Risk Management, Readiness
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Alshehri, Saad Zafir – Health Education, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to understand if effective road safety education is being provided to students by embedding educational programmes within a curriculum framework. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative methodology was used to gain in-depth understanding of the health-promoting initiatives of Saudi Arabian universities and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Promotion, Safety Education, Traffic Safety
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Fiedler, Nora; Sommer, Friederike; Leuschner, Vincenz; Scheithauer, Herbert – International Journal of Developmental Science, 2019
The standardized, indicated school-based prevention program "Networks Against School Shootings" (NETWASS) combines a threat assessment approach with a general model of prevention of emergency situations in schools through early intervention in student psychosocial crises and training teachers to recognize warning signs of targeted school…
Descriptors: School Safety, Violence, Weapons, Prevention
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Kime, Nicky Helen; McKenna, Jim; Griffiths, Claire; Rivett, Martin; Gately, Paul – Health Education Journal, 2018
Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the healthy weight services in one local authority in England, where obesity levels have been above the national average since 2006. Design: We conducted process and outcome evaluation using a qualitative methodology. Data were generated in focus group discussions and semi-structured interviews…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Body Weight, Physical Health, Empowerment
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Hannah Dale; Bronagh Raftery; Heather Locke – Health Education, 2014
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine a national sexual health and relationships education (SHARE) educational package for behaviour change techniques (BCTs) utilised in order to make recommendations for further improvements. Design/methodology/approach: Using BCTs taxonomy (BCT V1), two coders independently examined the 22 session…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Health Behavior, Interpersonal Relationship, Behavior Change
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Bay, Jacquie L.; Vickers, Mark H.; Mora, Helen A.; Sloboda, Deborah M.; Morton, Susan M. – International Journal of STEM Education, 2017
Background: Scientific literacy development is widely emphasized as the overarching goal of science education. It encompasses development of understanding of the nature of science as well as knowledge, attitudes, and values that contribute to empowering adolescents to engage with and make evidence-based decisions about socioscientific issues.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Scientific Literacy, Science Education, Scientific Concepts
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Keely Brookes; Jeremy Peters; Caroline Limbert – Health Education, 2013
Purpose: "VTE Assess Prevent" is a unique communications campaign designed to educate and remind all front-line staff to risk assess inpatients for venous thromboembolism (VTE) (blood clots) and to provide those at risk with the recommended preventative treatment. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the VTE communications campaign…
Descriptors: Risk Management, Allied Health Personnel, Patients, At Risk Persons
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Dinaj-Koci, Veronica; Chen, Xinguang; Deveaux, Lynette; Lunn, Sonja; Li, Xiaoming; Wang, Bo; Braithwaite, Nanika; Marshall, Sharon; Gomez, Perry; Stanton, Bonita – Youth & Society, 2015
Dramatic changes occur in abstract reasoning, physical maturation, familial relationships and risk exposure during adolescence. It is probable that delivery of behavioral interventions addressing decision-making during the preadolescent period and later in adolescence would result in different impacts. We evaluated the intervention effects of an…
Descriptors: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Communicable Diseases, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Prevention
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Okinaka, Takeru; Shimazaki, Tsuneo – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2011
A reversal design was used to evaluate the effects of vocal and written prompts as well as reinforcement on safe behavior (dismounting and walking bicycles or motorcycles on a sidewalk) on a university campus. Results indicated that an intervention that consisted of vocal and written prompts and reinforcement delivered by security guards was…
Descriptors: Influences, Reinforcement, Prompting, College Students
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LaBrie, Joseph W.; Migliuri, Savannah; Cail, Jessica – Journal of American College Health, 2009
Objective: In collaboration with Residence Life, the Heads UP research team developed a 21st birthday card program to help reduce the risky drinking often associated with these celebrations. Participants: 81 students (28 males, 53 females) completed a post-21st birthday survey. Of these, 74 reported drinking during their 21st birthday and were…
Descriptors: Drinking, Intervention, At Risk Persons, Alcohol Abuse