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Jayne D. Greenberg; Hans van der Mars; Thomas L. McKenzie; Rebecca A. Battista; Jamie F. Chriqui; Kelly Cornett; Kim C. Graber; Ben D. Kern; Jared A. Russell; Dianne S. Ward; Wesley J. Wilson – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2024
The Education Sector of the recently updated National Physical Activity Plan (NPAP, 2023) was developed to assist schools, early care and education centers, and colleges and universities to establish policies and provide programmatic opportunities to support all students in adopting physically active lifestyles. The 2023 Education Sector…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Physical Activity Level, Health Programs
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Sun Young Shim; Hyeonkyeong Lee; Sookyung Kim; Nguyen Thi Thanh Huong; Young-Me Lee; Phuong Lê Th?; Bui Thi Thanh Loan – Journal of School Nursing, 2024
Studies on how smoking media literacy (SML) is associated with susceptibility to smoking among adolescents in South Korea and Vietnam are scarce. Thus, we examined the association of SML with susceptibility to smoking among adolescents in these countries to initiate a collaborative global health program. In total, 460 adolescents (Vietnam: 277,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Media Literacy, Smoking
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Eric Nana Kwesi Eshun; Moses Segbenya – SAGE Open, 2024
This study modelled the Mediating Role of Work-Life Balance on the Relationship between Work Arrangement and Employee Performance in Higher Education. The explanatory research design was adopted for this study, and a sample of 316 was drawn from a study population of 2,045 administrative staff of a public university in Ghana. A questionnaire was…
Descriptors: Family Work Relationship, College Faculty, Teacher Effectiveness, Working Hours
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Moreland-Russell, Sarah; Farah Saliba, Louise; Rodriguez Weno, Emily; Smith, Romario; Padek, Margaret; Brownson, Ross C. – Health Education Research, 2022
Public health agencies are increasingly concerned with ensuring that they are maximizing limited resources by delivering effective programs to enhance population-level health outcomes. Preventing mis-implementation (ending effective activities prematurely or continuing ineffective ones) is necessary to sustain public health efforts and resources…
Descriptors: Leadership, Competence, Program Implementation, Public Health
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Sarah B. Maness; Sarah H. Kershner; Tracy P. George; Jennifer T. Pozsik; Mallory Gibson; Denise Marcano – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: This study evaluated a media literacy education program designed for sexual health promotion, "Media Aware," in southeastern universities. Participants: Participants included college students from four universities in the southeastern United States (n = 457). Methods: "Media Aware" was implemented on college campuses…
Descriptors: College Students, Sexuality, Health Education, Health Promotion
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Hayley B. McKown; Christopher B. Merica; Cate A. Egan – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2025
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to better understand Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program (CSPAP) curricular offerings related to physical activity leadership training competencies that occur within physical education teacher education programs across the United States. Methods: Physical education teacher education program…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, Teacher Education, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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Borja Suarez-Villadat; Rui Manuel Corredeira; Mario L. Vega; Ariel Villagra – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2024
Aims: To determine the effect of a 16-week fitness program (strength vs. aerobic) on different indicators of body composition and components of health-related physical fitness in youths with Down syndrome. Methods and procedures outcomes: Fifty adolescents (19 girls and 31 boys; average age, 18.33 ± 1.42 years) with Down syndrome were recruited…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Youth, Foreign Countries, Physical Fitness
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Mayen, Sandrine; Lagouanelle-Simeoni, Marie-Claude; Cote, José; Fonte, David; Reynaud, Rachel; Gentile, Stéphanie; Colson, Sébastien – Health Education Journal, 2022
Objectives: The aim of this study was to describe the needs of adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus for acquiring self-care and psychosocial skills for the progressive self-management of the disease, as a prelude to the development of an educational programme. The parents and health care professionals who supported young people were also…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Diabetes, Adolescents, Self Management
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Bulus Barnabas; Miroslava Bavorova; Mustapha Yakubu Madaki – SAGE Open, 2024
School feeding programs have been introduced with the aim to alleviate hunger and improve pupils' performance. This study investigates the effects of the school feeding program on pupils' enrollment, attendance and academic performance in northeastern Nigeria. Primary data were obtained from 180 class teachers at 60 participating primary schools,…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Hunger, Attendance, Enrollment
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Harper, Kaitlyn; Lu, Stacy V.; Gross, Julia; Obudulu, Chinwe; Wilson, Michael J.; Gross, Susan M. – Journal of School Health, 2022
Background: The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is a federally funded program that serves free, nutritious meals during the summer months. In 2019, 6 federal waivers that previously helped sponsors serve meals were rescinded. The purpose of this mixed methods study was to assess the impact of the waiver rescission on the experiences of SFSP…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Summer Programs, Food Service, Barriers
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Whitesell, Anne; Fitch, Hunter – Journal of School Health, 2022
Background: Millions of school-aged children receive free or reduced-price lunches through the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National School Lunch Program; that service was disrupted when public schools closed at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. Prior to the pandemic, this program received little attention on school…
Descriptors: Social Media, Health Promotion, Nutrition Instruction, Health Programs
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Frank Bird; Andew Shlesinger; Kimberly Duhanyan; James K. Luiselli – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2024
Some children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience seizures and associated staring episodes, loss of consciousness, weakened muscle tone, and myoclonic jerking. Data recording of seizure frequency, duration, and co-occurring behavior is necessary to document the effects of anti-epileptic medications, identify contextual influences on…
Descriptors: Children, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Seizures, Health Programs
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Alick, Candice L.; Samuel-Hodge, Carmen; Ammerman, Alice; Ellis, Katrina R.; Rini, Christine; Tate, Deborah F. – Health Education & Behavior, 2023
Background: Black men and women have the highest rates of obesity in the United States. Behavioral weight loss programs incorporating intimate partners may be effective in combating obesity among this population. Yet, current participation in these programs is low. Identifying motivations and triggers to weight loss may provide insight in…
Descriptors: African Americans, Obesity, Body Weight, Health Programs
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Muller, Carmen; van Deventer, Maricia Margrit; Pretorius, Beulah; Schönfeldt, Hettie Carina – South African Journal of Education, 2023
The National School Nutrition Programme (NSNP) in South Africa provides thousands of needy children with school meals on school days. One, and in some cases 2, of these meals per week are soya based. A review of the NSNP revealed that many children do not eat on those days because they find the soya mince meal unappetising. As the meal served…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nutrition, Nutrition Instruction, Foods Instruction
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Slagel, Nicholas; Newman, Taylor; Sanville, Laurel; Dallas, Jackie; Cotto-Rivera, Edda; Moore, Jessie; Roberts MPH, Alexis; Sun Lee, Jung – Health Education & Behavior, 2022
Fruit and Vegetable Prescription (FVRx) Programs combine produce prescriptions and nutrition education to reduce fruit and vegetable consumption barriers and promote health among low-income patient populations. This study examined whether a multi-level FVRx intervention model with intensive education improves dietary behaviors, food security, and…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Health Programs, Health Education, Low Income
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