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Berman, Jacquelin; Pardasani, Manoj; Powell, Mebane – Educational Gerontology, 2020
Age-Tastic! is a health and wellness intervention designed for older adults. Incorporating game theory and behavioral activation concepts, this intervention is a board game that engages older adults in an interactive and immersive experience over 8 weeks. This paper reports on a pilot study that evaluated the impact of this intervention on health…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Depression (Psychology), Older Adults, Intervention
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Banville, Dominique; Dyson, Ben; Kulinna, Pamela H; Stylianou, Michalis – European Physical Education Review, 2020
Teacher efficacy influences what and how they teach. This may be particularly important to consider in Aotearoa New Zealand contexts where primary classroom teachers teach health and physical education and use physical activity breaks with little training. It remains unclear how classroom teachers perceive this role and how to better support them.…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes, Health Education, Physical Education
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McWilliams, Stephanie R.; Bulger, Sean; Keath, Adam; Elliott, Eloise – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2020
The Fit Family Challenge, a web-based healthy lifestyle program, was developed to motivate families to participate in more physical activity by tracking their behaviors and by providing them with educational materials and community events to attend with their families. This article is an account of the steps taken and the efforts needed to make a…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, Life Style, Health Promotion, Health Behavior
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Abbas, Kiran; Nawaz, S. Muhammad A.; Amin, Nazish; Soomro, Fareena M.; Abid, Kanza; Ahmed, Moiz; Sayeed, Khalid A.; Ghazanfar, Shamas; Qureshi, Noorulain – Health Education Research, 2020
Proper training on the preventive measures against COVID-19 among health-care workers is crucial for mitigating the spread of viral infection. The present study evaluated the efficacy of a brief web-based module on the practice of hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette among respective health-care workers. A comparative study was conducted with a…
Descriptors: Health Personnel, COVID-19, Pandemics, Health Education
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Cavioni, Valeria; Grazzani, Ilaria; Ornaghi, Veronica; Agliati, Alessia; Gandellini, Sabina; Cefai, Carmel; Camilleri, Liberato; Bartolo, Paul; Tatalovic Vorkapic, Sanja; Golob, Lana; Poulou, Maria; Martinsone, Baiba; Supe, Inga; Simões, Celeste; Lebre, Paula; Colomeischi, Adina; Rusu, Petruta; Acostoaie, Lidia; Vintur, Tatiana; Conte, Elisabetta – International Journal of Emotional Education, 2023
In the last two years, a growing number of studies have focused on the promotion of students' mental health to address the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, less studies have been conducted on sustaining teachers' mental health which has been affected by the sudden changes in online teaching and the difficulties in keeping and…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Health Promotion, Teacher Student Relationship, Stress Variables
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Carla Salas-Ruiz; Ann Marie Stanley; Joshua Burgos – Visions of Research in Music Education, 2023
Healthy musicianship is a growing area of research and interest within music teacher preparation, encompassing both university students' mental wellbeing (Kuebel, 2019) and their physical wellness (Stanhope et al., 2014; Steinmetz et al., 2012). Musculoskeletal problems, physical/mental stress, and performance anxiety are common in music education…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Music Teachers, Music Education
Pamela Morris-Perez; Rachel Abenavoli; Adam Benzekri; Sarah Rosenbach-Jordan; Gianna Rose Boccieri – Society for Research in Child Development, 2023
For much of the past decade, suicide has been the second leading cause of death for adolescents in the United States, and suicide rates among adolescents have been rising for the last 15 years. Suicidal thoughts and behaviors among adolescents were common before COVID-19 and have become an increasing public health priority in the pandemic's wake.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Suicide, Prevention, Public Policy
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Corcoran, Nova – Journal of International Students, 2018
This study aimed to explore international student food choices in a semirural setting using participatory photovoice techniques. Eighteen international students took photographs over 7-10 days of a typical food week and then attended a workshop where they completed three photography display and captioning tasks. Ten themes emerged linked to the…
Descriptors: Food, Eating Habits, Foreign Students, Photography
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Garney, Whitney R.; Szucs, Leigh E.; Primm, Kristin; King Hahn, Laura; Garcia, Kristen M.; Martin, Emily; McLeroy, Kenneth – Health Education & Behavior, 2018
Introduction: In 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funded the American Heart Association to implement policy, systems, and environment-focused strategies targeting access to healthy food and beverages, physical activity, and smoke-free environments. Method: To understand factors affecting implementation and variations in success…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Public Health, Health Promotion, Program Evaluation
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Lynch, Kristie – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2018
The purpose of this article is to describe how to integrate nutrition concepts into physical education activities that include aspects of health- and/or skill-related fitness and relevant nutritional information. Three activities, which are applicable to K-12 physical education classes, are showcased.
Descriptors: Physical Education, Learning Activities, Physical Fitness, Nutrition Instruction
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Thapa, Janani R.; Lyford, Conrad P. – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2018
Purpose/Objectives: Research on incentivizing consumption of fruits and vegetables (F/V) has been and continues to be conducted in school lunchrooms. This study examined the use of stickers and toys to nudge F/V selection and consumption among students in grades 1 through 5. The study was conducted in two low-income elementary schools in West…
Descriptors: Incentives, Elementary School Students, Low Income Students, Food
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Green, Sarah H.; Mallya, Giridhar; Brensinger, Colleen; Tierney, Ann; Glanz, Karen – Journal of School Health, 2018
Background: Schools can reduce student access to competitive foods and influence healthy food choices by improving the school nutrition environment. This study describes changes in competitive nutrition environments in 100 K-8 schools participating in the Philadelphia Campaign for Healthier Schools. Methods: Interviews with school staff were used…
Descriptors: Food, Nutrition, Eating Habits, Elementary Schools
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Michal Vorlicek; David Prycl; Josef Heidler; Manuel Herrador-Colmenero; Jitka Nabelkova; Josef Mitas; Erica Hinckson; Sandra Mandic; Karel Frömel – Smart Learning Environments, 2024
This study addresses the issue of insufficient physical activity (PA) among youths. The emergence of gamified interventions, such as Gamifiter web portal, offers a novel approach to promoting healthy habits and increasing intrinsic motivation for PA. Gamifiter engages users in virtual challenges linked to daily step counts and progress on a…
Descriptors: Parents, Middle School Students, Grade 7, Foreign Countries
Office of Educational Technology, US Department of Education, 2024
Digital health, safety, and citizenship skills reflect the full set of knowledge and habits students can adopt to protect themselves and others in online spaces. For schools and districts, protecting student health and safety while those skills develop means taking an approach that can include policies governing the use of school-provided…
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, Minority Group Students, Student Behavior, Safety
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Kostenius, Catrine; Lundqvist, Catarina – Health Education, 2022
Purpose: This study explores to what extent health promotion policy in practice and leadership engagement is reflected in school actors' experiences of health dialogues (HDs) and their ideas about promoting health and learning in schools. Design/methodology/approach: The 93 participants consisted of 44 school nurses, 37 students in grades 4, 7 or…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Student Attitudes, Expectation, Letters (Correspondence)
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