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The Sun Sense Study: An Intervention to Improve Sun Protection in Children
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Glasser, Alice; Shaheen, Magda; Glenn, Beth A.; Bastani, Roshan – American Journal of Health Behavior, 2010
Objectives: To assess the effect of a multicomponent intervention on parental knowledge, sun avoidance behaviors, and sun protection practices in children 3-10 years. Methods: A randomized trial at a pediatric clinic recruited 197 caregiver-child pairs (90% parents). Intervention included a brief presentation and brochure for the parent and…
Descriptors: Intervention, Parent Education, Health Promotion, Health Behavior
Evaluation of a Social Marketing Campaign Targeting Preschool Children
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Johnson, Susan L.; Bellows, Laura; Beckstrom, Leslie; Anderson, Jennifer – American Journal of Health Behavior, 2007
Objectives: To determine the effectiveness of a pilot social marketing program to increase preschoolers' willingness to try new foods. Methods: Four Head Start centers participated (2 experimental, 2 control) in a study using a quasi-experimental design. Experimental sites received a 12-week intervention developed using social marketing…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Teacher Surveys, Preschool Children, Marketing
The Promise and Challenge of eHealth Interventions.
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Atkinson, Nancy L.; Gold, Robert S. – American Journal of Health Behavior, 2002
Discusses how health education researchers can use the Internet to both intervene in health behavior and evaluate the effects of interventions (eHealth), describing the potential of computer technology for behavior interventions via message tailoring, intervention tailoring, simulations, games, and online communities, and noting implementation…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Comprehensive School Health Education, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Research
A Kindergarten Cardiovascular Risk Surveillance Study: CARDIAC-Kinder
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Cottrell, Lesley; Spangler-Murphy, Emily; Minor, Valerie; Downes, Amia; Nicholson, Paula; Neal, William A. – American Journal of Health Behavior, 2005
Objective: To evaluate an intervention aimed at increasing family physical activity and parent education about diet and activity for kindergarten students and issues related to their children's BMI. Methods: A randomized, controlled trial design was used to assess intervention impact in parental report of child diet and physical activity, and step…
Descriptors: Intervention, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Parent Education
Developing and Evaluating a Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Project.
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Brownson, Ross C.; Mayer, Jeffrey P.; Dusseault, Patricia; Dabney, Sue; Wright, Kathleen; Jackson-Thompson, Jeannette; Malone, Bernard; Goodman, Robert – American Journal of Health Behavior, 1997
Describes the development and baseline evaluation data from the Ozark Heart Health Project, a community-based cardiovascular disease risk reduction program in rural Missouri that targeted smoking, physical inactivity, and poor diet. Several Ozark counties participated in either intervention or control groups, and researchers conducted surveillance…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Cardiovascular System, Community Education
Evaluation of a Brief Alcohol Prevention Program for Urban School Youth.
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Werch, Chudley E.; Pappas, Deborah M.; Carlson, Joan M.; Edgemon, Patricia; Sinder, Jacqueline A.; DiClemente, Carlo C. – American Journal of Health Behavior, 2000
Examined the effectiveness of a 2-year, stage-based alcohol prevention intervention using nurse consultations and parent prevention materials among 6th graders in one neighborhood school and one bused magnet inner-city school. Students received either the experimental program or a minimal intervention. Student surveys and saliva testing indicated…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Education, Behavior Change, Black Students