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Huelskamp, Amelia C. – Health Educator, 2018
Schools often credit instructional gardens with improving fruit and vegetable consumption and physical activity in children. Many schools are able to obtain funding and supplies to establish a garden program, but there are challenges to program sustainability that often result in garden failure. This systematic review compares recommendations for…
Descriptors: Gardening, Sustainability, Barriers, Child Health
Ubbes, Valerie A.; Ausherman, Judith A. – Health Educator, 2018
The purpose of this historical project was to compare 19th and 20th century books that originated approximately 165 years apart from collections at Miami University (Oxford, OH) in order to interpret how an early language and vocabulary may have emerged from literacy practices of reading printed books to form an early conception of health…
Descriptors: Books, History, Language Usage, Vocabulary
Erbe, Ryan; Lohrmann, David – Health Educator, 2015
Stress poses one of the biggest threats to the health and well-being of young people. Adolescents are especially vulnerable to the negative effects of stress due to developmental factors. Recently, Mindfulness Meditation (MM) programs have been implemented into both clinical and school-based settings to reduce stress and promote the health of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Metacognition, Well Being, Literature Reviews
Nobiling, Brandye; Drolet, Judy C. – Health Educator, 2012
Intrauterine devices (IUDs) have not been popular contraceptives in the US for the past 40 years. Recent evidence, however, has shown a slight rebirth in use, from a rate of approximately 2% in 2002 to over 5% in 2008 (Guttmacher Institute, 2010). Empirical evidence is favorable of IUD use in most women, but the still-low usage rate suggests…
Descriptors: Females, Student Attitudes, Marketing, Contraception
Pettit, Michele L.; Nienhaus, Alyson R. – Health Educator, 2010
This review of literature examines leading contributors and mediators of health disparities in the United States. Specifically, poverty, education, and health are addressed. Special emphasis is placed on implications of health risk behaviors and health education for select populations and settings. Existing and suggested strategies for addressing…
Descriptors: Health Services, Access to Health Care, Differences, Context Effect
Misra, Ranjita – Health Educator, 2009
Asian Indians are the third largest and fastest growing Asian subgroup in the U.S. and considered the model minority due to their high education and income level. Unlike other Asian immigrants, they are a more heterogeneous group with a genetic predisposition for diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Current national surveys are incapable of…
Descriptors: Health Education, Health Promotion, Prevention, Diabetes
Daniel, Eileen; Balog, Linda F. – Health Educator, 2009
The age of female puberty appears to have decreased in the United States and western countries as child health and nutrition have improved and obesity has become more prevalent. Also, environmental contaminants, particularly endocrine disruptors, may also play a role in lowering the age of puberty. Puberty at an early age increases the risk of…
Descriptors: Obesity, Substance Abuse, Heart Disorders, Eating Disorders
Pettit, Michele L. – Health Educator, 2008
This article presents a review of literature pertaining to disease and stigma. Specifically, a definition of stigma is provided along with an historical overview of disease and stigma and research trends related to three public health perils-AIDS, mental illness, and obesity.
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Obesity, Mental Disorders, Public Health
McNab, Warren L.; Henry, Jean – Health Educator, 2006
Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD), loss of sexual desire for sexual activity, is one of the most common sexual dysfunctions of men and women in the United States. This article presents an overview of this specific sexual dysfunction including incidence, possible causes, treatment options, and the role of the health educator in addressing…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Health Promotion, Sexuality, Incidence