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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Evaluation of a Peer-Led, Low-Intensity Physical Activity Program for Older Adults
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Werner, Danilea; Teufel, James; Brown, Stephen L. – American Journal of Health Education, 2014
Background: Physical inactivity is a primary contributor to decreasing functional physical fitness and increasing chronic disease in older adults. Purpose: This study assessed the health-related benefits of ExerStart for Lay Leaders, a 20-week, community based, peer-led, low-impact exercise program for older adults. ExerStart focuses on aerobic…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Older Adults, Physical Fitness, Chronic Illness
Expert Panel Consensus for and Analysis of Key Attributes on Websites Devoted to Weight Control
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Brown, Stephen L.; Land, Diane; Johnson, Chandrika; Miller, Kim – American Journal of Health Education, 2014
Background: Obesity presents major challenges to public health in the United States. Trials of web-based interventions for weight control suggest that the Internet is a promising option for program delivery. Purpose: This study sought consensus among experts regarding critical components of successful weight control and to systematically examine…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Body Weight, Internet, Evidence
Predisposing, Reinforcing and Enabling Predictors of Middle School Children's After-School Physical Activity Participation
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King, Kristi M.; Ogletree, Roberta J.; Fetro, Joyce V.; Brown, Stephen L.; Partridge, Julie A. – American Journal of Health Education, 2011
Children's participation in after-school physical activity can attenuate the overweight and obesity rates among rural, low socioeconomic status (SES) children. Children's individual determination, as well as social and environmental factors, can influence their behaviors. Purpose: The purposes of this study were to determine if a difference…
Descriptors: Research Design, Obesity, Health Education, Physical Activities
Examining the Breadth and Depth of Environmental Health through a Modified Delphi Technique
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Ratnapradipa, Dhitinut; Brown, Stephen L.; Wodika, Alicia B. – American Journal of Health Education, 2011
Background: Environmental health, a crucial part of our everyday lives, is a multidisciplinary field with many discrepancies as to what encompasses the core areas. Purpose: This study intended to establish core areas and corresponding topics of environmental health as a preliminary step to identifying knowledge, attitude and behavior questions for…
Descriptors: Delphi Technique, Health Education, Needs Assessment, Job Skills
Association of Eating Behaviors and Obesity with Psychosocial and Familial Influences
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Brown, Stephen L.; Schiraldi, Glenn R.; Wrobleski, Peggy P. – American Journal of Health Education, 2009
Background: Overeating is often attributed to emotions and has been linked to psychological challenges and obesity. Purpose: This study investigated the effect of emotional and external cue eating on obesity and the correlation of emotional and external cue eating with positive and negative psychological factors, as well as early familial eating…
Descriptors: Obesity, Health Education, Eating Disorders, Caregivers
Primary Prevention for Mental Health: A Stress Inoculation Training Course for Functioning Adults.
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Schiraldi, Glenn R.; Brown, Stephen L. – American Journal of Health Education, 2001
Describes a college course that taught preventive mental health skills to adults by exploring diverse cognitive-behavioral skills that facilitate coping, are preventive in nature, and are suitable for learning by healthy individuals in educational settings. It focused on anger management, anxiety and worry management, self-esteem enhancement,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Anger, Anxiety, Behavior Modification