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Rationale for Participation in University Worksite Wellness Programs
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Rebecca G. Mathien; Beth Cochran; Aimee K. Johnson; A. Laura Dengo – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: To understand the wellness needs of university employees to design more effective and inclusive worksite wellness programs (WWP) for health promotion. Methods: Cross-sectional assessment of university employees' wellness needs (online survey, n = 639). Results: Employees were most interested in physical activity (PA), nutrition, and…
Descriptors: Wellness, Employees, School Personnel, Health Promotion
Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Italian Version of the Montreal Children's Hospital Feeding Scale in a Special Healthcare Needs Population
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Sforza, Elisabetta; Onesimo, Roberta; Triumbari, Elizabeth Katherine; Leoni, Chiara; Giorgio, Valentina; Rigante, Donato; Proli, Francesco; Kuczynska, Eliza Maria; Ramsay, Maria; Zampino, Giuseppe – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2023
Background: The Montreal Children's Hospital Feeding Scale (MCH-FS) allows paediatricians and other health care professionals to identify feeding difficulties among children. Aim: To translate and adapt the MCH-FS into Italian, and to evaluate the validity and reliability of this Italian version of the Montreal Children's Hospital Feeding Scale…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Hospitals, Hospitalized Children, Food
Provision of Integrated Early Childhood Development in Namibia: Are We on the Right Track?
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Kamara, Elizabeth Ngololo; Kasanda, Choshi; Van Rooy, Gert – Education Sciences, 2018
The provision of Integrated Early Childhood Development (IECD) positively impacts children's futures physically, cognitively, emotionally and socially. The assessment sought to inform intervention programs to improve the status of children's physical, social-emotional, cognitive and educational needs, as well as their health and nutritional needs.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Educational Quality
Investigation of Care Needs, Driving Forces, and Challenges in the Caregiving System of Orphan and Vulnerable Children in Iran
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Asgarinekah, Seyyed Mohsen; Eslamian, Hassan; Saeedy Rezvani, Mahmood; Mohammadzade Naghashan, Neda – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
The present study aimed to investigate Orphan and Vulnerable Children (OVC) care needs and determine the related driving forces and challenges. The current study adhered to a qualitative emergent design to obtain insight into the attitudes of all individuals engaged in providing care services for OVC. In addition, the challenges and driving forces…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, At Risk Persons, Children, Child Welfare
The Role of Nutrition-Related Initiatives in Addressing Community Health Needs Assessments
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George, Daniel R.; Rovniak, Liza S.; Dillon, Judy; Snyder, Gail – American Journal of Health Education, 2017
Academic Health Centers and nonprofit hospitals are exploring strategies to meet Affordable Care Act mandates requiring tax-exempt institutions to address community health needs, which commonly include major chronic illnesses. We explore the implications of this regulatory landscape, describing methods that nonprofit health care institutions are…
Descriptors: Health Needs, Public Health, Nutrition, Health Services
Breakfast Skipping, Psychological Distress, and Involvement in Bullying: Is There a Connection?
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Cheryl E. Sanders – International Journal of Bullying Prevention, 2019
The occurrence of bullying and cyber-bullying is widespread throughout the world, and serious consequences of this complex phenomenon continue to plague individuals and society. Many studies have revealed a link between victimization and multiple adversities including health and quality of life issues. Since very little research attention has been…
Descriptors: Bullying, Eating Habits, Eating Disorders, Hunger