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Carla Bang; Kelly Carroll; Niyati Mistry; Justin Presseau; Natasha Hudek; Sezgi Yanikomeroglu; Jamie C. Brehaut – Health Education & Behavior, 2025
Misinformation hinders the impact of public health initiatives. Efforts to counter misinformation likely do not consider the full range of factors known to affect how individuals make decisions and act on them. Implementation science tools and concepts can facilitate the development of more effective interventions against health misinformation by…
Descriptors: Misinformation, Scientific Concepts, Decision Making, Health Behavior
Abby Marshall; Grace Mackson; Farnaz Kaighobadi; Neal D. Hoffman; Adam Ciarleglio; Theo G. M. Sandfort – Health Education & Behavior, 2025
This study explored sexual orientation and gender identity as predictors of health literacy among adolescents attending New York City (NYC) public high schools. Many studies have demonstrated disparities in sexual health among sexual and gender minority (SGM) adolescents. However, little is known about their health literacy. Health literacy,…
Descriptors: Health, Knowledge Level, Health Behavior, LGBTQ People
Austin R. Waters; Perla L. Vaca Lopez; Luis Rios; Amy Chevrier; Maria Guadarrama; Julie Contreras; Judy Y. Ou; Matt Slonaker; Anne C. Kirchhoff – Health Education & Behavior, 2025
Background: Equitable access to health care services for Hispanic and Latine populations requires that systems go beyond working to increase enrollment in health insurance but also addressing health insurance literacy--the knowledge, ability, and confidence to find and use health insurance. Methods: In collaboration with a local health policy…
Descriptors: Health Insurance, Health Promotion, Access to Health Care, Knowledge Level
A. Susana Ramírez; Guadalupe Xochitl Ayala; Mary Murillo; Debora C. Glik; Alma D. Guerrero – Health Education & Behavior, 2025
Mobile phone interventions are evidence-based methods for preventing obesity among Latino adults and school-aged children; however, few such interventions exist to improve the obesogenic behaviors of children in the developmentally critical preschool years (ages 2-5). Focusing on this age group is important since over one-quarter of 2- to…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Preschool Children, Child Behavior
Sandra Wittleder; Brianna Bhoopsingh; Peter M. Gollwitzer; Melanie Jay; Elizabeth Mutter; Tim Valshtein; Gina Angelotti; Gabriele Oettingen – Health Education & Behavior, 2025
Heavy drinking is a major public health concern, particularly among young adults who often experience fear of being stigmatized when seeking help for alcohol-related problems. To address drinking concerns outside clinical settings, we tested the feasibility of a novel imagery-based behavior change strategy led by student lay interventionists in a…
Descriptors: Lay People, Coaching (Performance), Intervention, Help Seeking
Amanda J. Aubel; Garen J. Wintemute; Aaron B. Shev; Nicole Kravitz-Wirtz – Health Education & Behavior, 2025
Optimism bias is common across health risk assessments, including firearm injury risk, and can have behavioral consequences. Using data from the 2018 California Safety and Wellbeing Survey, we examine whether optimism bias influences firearm injury prevention practices and policy support by comparing the characteristics, behaviors, and opinions of…
Descriptors: Prevention, Injuries, Weapons, Safety
Amy Bleakley; Erin K. Maloney; Michael Hennessy; Shawnika Hull; Kristin Harkins; Emily Largent; Miriam Ashford; Winnie Kwang; DeAnnah R. Byrd; Rachel Nosheny; Jason Karlawish; Jessica B. Langbaum – Health Education & Behavior, 2025
Alzheimer's disease (AD)-focused recruitment research registries can help identify eligible participants for AD studies, but registry participation is limited among racial and ethnic groups most at risk for AD. Using the Reasoned Action Approach (RAA), this study is part of a larger project to design theory-based persuasive recruitment messages…
Descriptors: Recruitment, Alzheimers Disease, Medical Research, Disproportionate Representation
Ching-Ling Lin; Yao-Tsung Chang; Li-Chi Huang; Ruey-Yu Chen; Shwu-Huey Yang – Health Education & Behavior, 2025
This study aimed to look into the effectiveness of a 6-month health coaching intervention on kidney function in treating patients with type 2 diabetes and early-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD). It was conducted via a two-armed, randomized-controlled trial involving 92 diabetic patients who were regularly followed under the shared care system at…
Descriptors: Intervention, Coaching (Performance), Diabetes, Patients
Erin Mickievicz; Callie Laubacher; Coley Alston; Johanna Burnett; Alicyn Simpson; Lynz Sickler; Brian O'Connor; Jesse Mahler; Joseph Amodei; Elizabeth Miller; Daniel Shaw; Robert W. S. Coulter; Maya I. Ragavan – Health Education & Behavior, 2025
Adolescent relationship abuse (ARA) has significant sequelae and is more prevalent among sexual and gender-diverse youth (SGDY). Increased parental involvement and communication has been linked to decreased prevalence of ARA and associated health risks. Parents of SGDY may have unique needs and experiences regarding communicating with their…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Prevention, Risk, Health Behavior
Elisabeth F. Callen; Tarin L. Clay; Wendy Cogan; William R. Black; Jordan T. Jones; Natabhona Mabachi – Health Education & Behavior, 2025
While 10% of the U.S. population are afflicted with a rare disease, patients with a rare disease can have a difficult time finding a provider or useful information. Patients with rare diseases are often frustrated by lack of knowledge from their provider, lack of satisfaction with their provider, and lack of available time with their provider.…
Descriptors: Genetic Disorders, Social Support Groups, Social Networks, Interaction
Ariana M. Traub; Kellen Mermin-Bunnell; Kelly Wang; Bryan Aaron; Louise P. King; Jennifer F. Kawwass – Health Education & Behavior, 2025
Third- and fourth-year U.S. medical students applying to residency were surveyed between August 6 and October 22, 2022, to assess the impact of "Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (Dobbs)" on medical student residency application location choices. Across all medical specialties, most respondents were unlikely or very unlikely…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Court Litigation, Graduate Medical Education, Pregnancy
Patrece L. Joseph; Sasha A. Fleary – Health Education & Behavior, 2025
Engagement in preventive health behaviors (PHBs; i.e., healthy eating, sleep, and physical activity) during adolescence is associated with reduced risks for chronic conditions, such as diabetes, in adulthood. Although several interventions seek to improve adolescents' engagement in health promoting behaviors, racial- and income-based disparities…
Descriptors: Health Needs, Minority Groups, Adolescents, Health Behavior
John P. Salerno; Christina M. Getrich; Jessica N. Fish; Yecenia Castillo; Susana Edmiston; Pedro Sandoval; Elizabeth M. Aparicio; Craig S. Fryer; Bradley O. Boekeloo – Health Education & Behavior, 2025
First-generation Latinx immigrant youth from the Northern Triangle (NT; El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras) face unique risks for experiencing stressors across the phases of migration, which could exacerbate their mental health. This study aimed to (a) identify and characterize unique latent profile groups based on response patterns to immigrant…
Descriptors: Mental Health, At Risk Persons, Immigrants, Hispanic Americans
Risk Factors Associated with General and Abdominal Obesity among South Asian Minorities in Hong Kong
Gary Ka-Ki Chung; Heidi Hung; Danna Camille Vargas; Woohyung Lee; Bulbul Sharma; Lee Sha Tong; Tsz Lui Tang; Hasiba Munir; Chi Yui Wong; Eliza Lai-Yi Wong; Dong Dong; Eng-Kiong Yeoh – Health Education & Behavior, 2025
South Asians have become a sizable ethnic minority in Hong Kong with unique health and social needs often being overlooked. Elevated obesity risk among South Asians has been highlighted in high-income Western settings; however, relevant local evidence is scarce. This cross-sectional study aims to explore the obesity prevalence and related risk…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Asians, Minority Groups, Ethnic Groups
Elise M. Stevens; Amy Cohn; Brian Ruedinger; Narae Kim; Jinhee Seo; Fuwei Sun; Seunghyun Kim; Glenn Leshner – Health Education & Behavior, 2025
Even though multiple states have approved legal recreational use of cannabis, the expansion of recreational cannabis legalization has led to public health concerns in the United States. Young adults (18-25 years old) have the highest percentage of cannabis use disorder compared to all other age groups. The purpose of this study is to compare…
Descriptors: Marijuana, Drug Use, Information Dissemination, Public Health