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Xu, L. J.; Meng, Q.; He, S. W.; Yin, X. L.; Tang, Z. L.; Bo, H. Y.; Lan, X. Y. – Health Education Journal, 2014
Objective: This study collected on from all research relating to health education and hypertension in China and, with the aid of meta-analysis tools, assessed the outcomes of such health education. The analysis provides a basis for the further development of health-education programmes for patients with hypertension. Methods: Literature searches…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Hypertension, Health Education, Meta Analysis
Barcellos, Silvia H.; Carvalho, Leandro S.; Turley, Patrick – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2019
This paper studies distributional effects of education on health. In 1972, England, Scotland, and Wales raised their minimum school-leaving age from 15 to 16 for students born after 9/1/1957. Using a regression discontinuity design and objective health measures for 0.27 million individuals, we find that education reduced body size and increased…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Outcomes of Education, Health, Body Composition
Abshire, Demetrius A.; Graves, Janessa M.; Dawson, Robin M. – Journal of American College Health, 2020
Objective: To examine rural-urban differences in college students' cardiovascular risk perceptions. Participants: College students in rural (n = 61) and urban (n = 57) Kentucky counties were recruited from November 2012 to May 2014. Methods: This was a secondary data analysis of a cross-sectional study examining rural-urban differences in…
Descriptors: Rural Urban Differences, College Students, Student Attitudes, Risk
Bibon, Michael B. – Journal of Education, 2022
The study aimed to develop culture-based lessons in Biology 9, integrating indigenous medicinal plants and practices in Cagraray Island. These developed lessons were designed incorporating features of research results, problem-based approach, active learning, and culture- or context-based teaching. The accounts from eight folk healers revealed the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Biology, Indigenous Knowledge, Plants (Botany)
Akindutire, Isaac Olusola; Olanipekun, Johnson Adetunji – Journal of Education and Practice, 2017
The phenomenon of sedentary lifestyle has become a dangerous issue with serious health consequences in modern time. Modern technology has contributed, in no small measure, to a sedentary lifestyle of many individuals with attendant physical, physiological and social health hazards. As a result of lack of regular exercises, many people are now…
Descriptors: Life Style, Physical Activity Level, Quality of Life, Exercise
Cathorall, Michelle L.; Xin, Huaibo; Peachey, Andrew; Bibeau, Daniel L.; Schulz, Mark; Aronson, Robert – American Journal of Health Education, 2015
Purpose: To examine the extent to which neighborhood disadvantage accounts for variation in blood pressure. Methods: Demographic, biometric, and self-reported data from 19,261 health screenings were used. Addresses of participants were geocoded and located within census block groups (n = 14,510, 75.3%). Three hierarchical linear models were…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Hypertension, Demography, Stress Variables
Marlow, Nicole M.; Malaty, John; Jo, Ara; Tanner, Rebecca J.; Beau de Rochars, Valery M.; Carek, Peter J.; Mainous, Arch G., III – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2017
Purpose: The objective of this study was to use cross-sectional, nationally representative data to examine the relationship between self-reported hearing impairment and undetected diabetes, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and chronic kidney disease. Method: We analyzed the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey for the years…
Descriptors: Hearing Impairments, Clinical Diagnosis, Diseases, Diabetes
Gawlik, Kate; Melnyk, Bernadette Mazurek; Tan, Alai; Amaya, Megan – Journal of American College Health, 2019
Objective: To describe the relationships between the cardiovascular health, lifestyle behaviors, and lifestyle beliefs among college-aged students. Participants: Seven hundred and twenty-nine college-aged students participated between October 2016 and April 2017. Methods: Heart checks, consisting of a cross-sectional survey and biometric…
Descriptors: College Students, Human Body, Physical Health, Health Promotion
Pullyblank, Kristin; Brunner, Wendy; Wyckoff, Lynae; Krupa, Nicole; Scribani, Melissa; Strogatz, David – Health Education & Behavior, 2022
Context: Rural populations experience both a higher prevalence of and risk for premature death from chronic conditions than do their urban counterparts. Yet barriers to implement community-based chronic disease self-management programs persist. Program: The Living Well program, a multi-sector collaboration between a rural health care system and a…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Barriers, Self Management, Health Behavior
McDonald, Andrea E.; Dawkins-Moultin, Lenna; McWhinney, Sharon L. – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2020
Food preparation literacy is defined as an individual's ability to plan, manage, and prepare tasty foods with limited directions (Vidgen & Gallegos, 2014). Food preparation practices are complex and demanding but they play a crucial role in health outcomes. Low food preparation literacy may contribute to less healthy food consumption,…
Descriptors: Food, Literature Reviews, Cooking Instruction, Multiple Literacies
Hansen, Elisabeth; Nordén, Helena; Ohlsson, Marie Lund – Sport, Education and Society, 2023
Individuals with intellectual disability (ID) are less physically active than individuals without ID, and rarely reach the recommended daily level of physical activity (PA). It is understood that both social interaction and the ability to perform physical work affect participation in daily activity as well as PA. Individuals with ID generally have…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Intellectual Disability, Attitudes
Song, In Han; Kim, Sang-A; Park, Woong-Sub – Health Education Research, 2012
The objective of this study was to examine the effects of a hypertension management program provided by a primary health care post located in a distant rural area in South Korea on the level of knowledge of hypertension. The panel data consisted of a total of 319 people or the entire population aged above 40 years of five villages located in…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Hypertension, Primary Health Care, Rural Areas
Benitez, Tanya J.; Lopez, Nanette; Haughton, Jessica; Marcus, Bess H.; Sallis, James F.; Crespo, Noe; Perez, Lilian G.; Arredondo, Elva M. – Health Education & Behavior, 2022
Background: Performing regular muscle-strengthening activity has numerous health benefits, including improvements in blood pressure, hemoglobin A1c, and lean body mass. Despite the disproportionate prevalence of lifestyle-related chronic disease in Latinas (diabetes, hypertension, obesity), most do not report meeting the national guidelines for…
Descriptors: Correlation, Hispanic Americans, Demography, Socioeconomic Status
McElfish, Pearl A.; Long, Christopher R.; Stephens, R. Michael; Spencer, Nicola; Rowland, Brett; Spencer, Horace; Stewart, M. Kathryn – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2018
We performed this study to better understand communities' health priorities and willingness to participate in research in order to reduce health disparities. To include communities whose members often experience health disparities and may lack opportunities to participate in research, student interns from multiple disciplines administered the…
Descriptors: Public Health, Access to Health Care, Diseases, Diabetes
MaQuita McGhee – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Introduction: The demand for patient needs surpasses the current supply of knowledgeable clinical staff such as medical assistants (MAs), licensed practical nurses (LPNs), and registered nurses (RNs). Healthcare has expanded to supplement this demand to include newly graduated clinicians and individuals with limited medical experience. The staff…
Descriptors: Intervention, Allied Health Personnel, Nurses, Patient Education