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Direct linkStrochlic, Ron; Woodward-Lopez, Gail; Plank, Kaela; Hewawitharana, Sridharshi; Richardson, Jackie; Whetstone, Lauren – Health Education Journal, 2022
Objective: To promote healthy beverage consumption among 9-12 grade students (ages 14-18) by means of a 4-week curriculum promoting increased awareness of drinks containing added sugar and the association between sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and health risks. Design: Quasi-experimental pre-post design. Setting: High schools in Northern…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, High School Students, Nutrition, Health Behavior
Lee, Sae-Mi; Li, Shuang; Newland, Aubrey; Leedeman, Juliana; Clifford, Dawn E.; Keeler, Linda A. – Health Education Journal, 2021
Objective: Despite the popularity of weight loss interventions, research indicates these methods are ineffective for promoting long-term health. College age is a developmentally important age for developing lifelong health habits. FitU is a peer-led non-diet nutrition and physical activity (PA) mentoring intervention developed to promote lifelong…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Life Style, Health Behavior, Nutrition
Dos Santos, Hildemar; Beeson, W. Lawrence; Segovia-Siapco, Gina; Koranda, Brenda; Jehi, Tony – Health Education Journal, 2020
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the effect of Full Plate Diet (FPD) on the primary prevention of cardio-metabolic risk factors. Design: Randomised clinical trial. Setting: Drayson Center, Loma Linda University, CA, USA. Methods: Forty individuals were randomly assigned to either an intervention group receiving the FPD health…
Descriptors: Nutrition Instruction, Metabolism, Dietetics, Prevention
Lu, Catherine; Winkelman, Megan; Wong, Shane Shucheng – Health Education Journal, 2016
Objectives: This study investigated the efficacy of a tablet-based multimedia education application, the Project Not Alone Depression Module, in improving depression literacy and reducing depression stigma among a community-based mental health clinic population. Methods: A total of 93 participants completed either a tablet-based multimedia…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Handheld Devices, Health Education, Multimedia Instruction
Jerman, Petra; Berglas, Nancy F.; Rohrbach, Louise A.; Constantine, Norman A. – Health Education Journal, 2016
Objective: Although Hispanic adolescents in the USA are often the focus of sexual health interventions, their response to survey measures has rarely been assessed within evaluation studies. This study documents the test-retest reliability of a wide range of self-reported sexual health values, attitudes, knowledge and behaviours among Hispanic…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Hispanic Americans, Intervention, Surveys
Efrat, Merav W.; Esparza, Salvador; Mendelson, Sherri G.; Lane, Christianne J. – Health Education Journal, 2015
Objectives: To assess whether a telephone-based breastfeeding intervention delivered by lactation educators influenced exclusive breastfeeding rates among low-income Hispanic women in the USA. Design: Randomised two-group design. Setting: Pregnant low-income Hispanic women (298) were recruited from community health clinics in Los Angeles County…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Control Groups, Mothers, Intervention
Young, Sean D.; Harrell, Lauren; Jaganath, Devan; Cohen, Adam Carl; Shoptaw, Steve – Health Education Journal, 2013
Objective: This study aims to determine the feasibility of recruiting peer leaders to deliver a community-based health intervention using social media.
Method: We recruited 16 African American and Latino men who have sex with men (MSM) as peer leaders for either an human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention or general health intervention using…
Descriptors: Recruitment, Leaders, Peer Groups, African Americans
