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Doremus, Wendy A. – National Association of School Nurses, 2023
It is the position of the National Association of School Nurses (NASN) that healthy and safe communities are essential for the optimal health, well-being, academic success, and lifelong achievement of all school age youth (NASN, 2022a). Bridging education and healthcare, the registered professional school nurse (hereinafter referred to as school…
Descriptors: School Nurses, Role, Student Needs, Public Health
Regina Gairal-Casadó; Oriol Ríos-González; Beatriz Villarejo-Carballido; Ana Burgués-Freitas – Qualitative Research in Education, 2023
Research on the effects of social media has evidenced their influence on public opinion concerning health issues. However, there are scarce analyses that pay attention to this influence when health advice generalizes certain groups' sexual practices. This generalization occurred with monkeypox, men who have sex with men, after two World Health…
Descriptors: Social Bias, Negative Attitudes, Sexual Orientation, Public Opinion
Jeon Hee Kim; Soonyoung Park; Youngmi Cho; Sohyune Sok – SAGE Open, 2023
Studies on human papillomavirus (HPV) prevention education and its educational effects for elementary school students are necessary. This study aimed to examine the effects of human papillomavirus (HPV) prevention education on knowledge about cervical cancer, HPV, immunization, and attitude about immunization among girls in the sixth grade…
Descriptors: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Immunization Programs, Disease Control, Prevention
Thacker, J.; Sturman, D.; Auton, J. – Health Education Research, 2021
Pandemics are associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality, and the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has been the most fatal coronavirus outbreak of the 21st century. To reduce person-to-person transmission, interventions such as social distancing have been recommended; however, it is anticipated that 80% compliance is required to…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Compliance (Psychology), Public Health, Foreign Countries
Emily M. Burke – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Certification in the public health workforce is key to professionalizing public health. However, professionals who are certified in public health (CPH) are allowing certification to lapse by failing to report earned public health continuing education (PHCE) credits. As a result, the National Board of Public Health Examiners (NBPHE) is not able to…
Descriptors: Certification, Public Health, Behavior Theories, Health Personnel
Yelena N. Tarasenko; Maria I. Olivas; Urkovia Andrews; Kara Holland – Journal of Service-Learning in Higher Education, 2024
Service-learning is a critical component of public health education, especially students of Doctor of Public Health (DrPH), designed for public health professionals. As an evidence-based approach to impactful teaching improving students' learning outcomes, service-learning enables future public health practitioners to engage in the learning and…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Technology Uses in Education
Maria Brann – Communication Education, 2024
When communication strategies of government and public health officials across the world during a crisis are unclear and incompetent, it can lead to confusion and increase fear and anxiety in the public. Health campaigns should be organized strategically and professionally, and must rely on creative briefs to develop communication strategies…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Public Health, Communication Strategies, Public Officials
Noah Lenstra; Nicole Peritore – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2024
This article introduces the Health in All Policies (HiAP) approach to the LIS community to propose a new way of thinking and teaching about how health is supported in public libraries. The topic of consumer health literacy has been a mainstay in the discourse of public librarianship, but we argue that this approach has not fully supported public…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Public Health, Partnerships in Education, COVID-19
Zsanai Epps – ProQuest LLC, 2024
On June 24, 2022, the United States (U.S.) Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which has provided federal protection for safe and legal abortion access and care for 49 years in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. This decision gave states the power to enact some of the most restrictive abortion policies, resulting in 14…
Descriptors: Public Health, Allied Health Occupations Education, African American Students, College Students
Conrad, David L. – Journal of School Administration Research and Development, 2020
The COVID-19 emergency has created new challenges for schools regarding student attendance. The predominant practice of "perfect" attendance incentives in schools conflicts with new government policies regarding student self-quarantine due to the COVID-19 virus. School leaders must change their procedures and communication regarding…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, COVID-19, Pandemics, Educational Policy
Petteway, Ryan J. – Health Education & Behavior, 2020
April is National Minority Health Month in the United States. The first week of April is National Public Health Week. This year, both occasions passed as the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded and, in the process, rendered remarkably clear the magnitude of the United States' collective shortcomings in advancing population health equity--particularly as…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Public Health, Justice
Lawson, Hal A. – Quest, 2020
Employing the ideal type of "The Physical Education System," in this analysis I explore the import of systems frameworks for new institutional designs which hold promise for better outcomes. The inherited idea of a system is restricted to the relationship between teacher education and school programs. It draws on the developmental…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Social Influences, Design, Kinetics
Kolbe, Lloyd J. – Journal of School Health, 2020
Background: Although less than 2% of all homicides among young people are school-associated, since 1970 1373 K-12 school gun violence incidents have injured 1403 people and killed another 728. These incidents have changed the education landscape. Informed stakeholders must work together to prevent school gun violence. Methods: We reviewed the…
Descriptors: Violence, Weapons, School Safety, Homicide
Aimiuwu, Ehi E. – International Journal of Technology in Education, 2022
As of April 18, 2021, the coronavirus or COVID-19 virus has affected 219 countries and territories, killed over 3 million people, and infected over 141 million people globally (Pattersson et al., 2021). The purpose of this literature review is to explore how augmented reality (AR) and artificial intelligence (AI) can help to stop the spread of a…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Prevention, Computer Simulation
Anderson, Laura; Neil-Sztramko, Sarah E.; Alvarez, Elizabeth; Jack, Susan M.; Thabane, Lehana; Scott, Fran; Apatu, Emma – Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2022
Training in research methods is important for improvement of healthcare delivery and population outcomes. Graduate programs of public health play a critical role in offering such education to current and future healthcare professionals as well as entry level learners with no experience in the field. A key skill across all fields of research…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Research Methodology, Courses