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Webster, Collin A.; Russ, Laura; Webster, Liana; Molina, Sergio; Lee, Heesu; Cribbs, Jason – Physical Educator, 2016
The purpose of this study was to examine faculty accounts of the nature and incorporation of Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program (CSPAP) learning experiences for preservice physical education teachers (PPETs) in undergraduate physical education teacher education (PETE). Nine individuals employed as faculty members in different PETE…
Descriptors: Learning Experience, Physical Education, Preservice Teachers, Physical Education Teachers
Qomariyah, Nurul; Savitri, Titi; Hadianto, Tridjoko; Claramita, Mora – International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, 2016
Employability skills (ES) are important for effective and successful individual participation in the workplace. The main aims of the research were to identify important ES needed by graduates of Public Health Study Program Universitas Ahmad Dahlan (PHSP UAD) and to assess the achievement of the ES development that has been carried out by PHSP UAD.…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Job Skills, Skill Development, Public Health
Green, Lawrence W. – Health Education & Behavior, 2016
This reflection is on a health education professional's rotation from professor in a school of public health to a government position and back parallels that of Professor Howard Koh's journey to Assistant Secretary of Health, one level higher in the same federal bureaucracy. We both acknowledge the steep learning curve and some bureaucratic…
Descriptors: Reflection, Health Education, Career Change, Career Development
Jolly, Susie – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2016
There used to be talk about pleasure being silenced in public health and international development discourses on sexuality, and the damage this silence caused. The exclusion of pleasure continues in some domains, for example, mainstream sexuality education programmes in schools in China and the USA. However, despite considerable challenges to…
Descriptors: Public Health, Sexuality, Sex Education, Educational Environment
Hewitt, Amy; Hall-Lande, Jennifer; Hamre, Kristin; Esler, Amy N.; Punyko, Judy; Reichle, Joe; Gulaid, Anab A. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2016
The current study presents results from an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) public health surveillance project conducted in Minneapolis. The study was designed to compare ASD prevalence in Somali children (ages 7-9) to that of non-Somali children. The study adapted methodology used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Autism and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Incidence
Davis, Wendy S.; Varni, Susan E.; Barry, Sara E.; Frankowski, Barbara L.; Harder, Valerie S. – Journal of School Nursing, 2016
Students in Vermont with incomplete or undocumented immunization status are provisionally admitted to schools and historically had a calendar year to resolve their immunization status. The process of resolving these students' immunization status was challenging for school nurses. We conducted a school-based quality improvement effort to increase…
Descriptors: Immunization Programs, School Nurses, State Legislation, Compliance (Legal)
Tripken, Jennifer L. – Journal of Health Education Teaching, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the educational efficacy of an online software decision-making program, The Values Exchange. While ethics is a vital aspect of educating public health professionals, it is both difficult to teach and assess. There is a need to identify best practices in the pedagogy of public health ethics and in…
Descriptors: Public Health, Ethics, Teaching Methods, Academic Achievement
ALBashtawy, Mohammed; Al-Awamreh, Khetam; Gharaibeh, Huda; Al-Kloub, Manal; Batiha, Abdul-Monim; Alhalaiqa, Fadwa; Hamadneh, Shereen – Journal of School Nursing, 2016
Nonfatal injuries are considered as one of the major public health hazards affecting schoolchildren, and the majority of these injuries occur at school or in the home. A cross-sectional study was conducted over a period of 3 months, March-May 2015. The participants were 4,355 Jordanian schoolchildren in Grades 7-12. The Pearson ?[superscript 2]…
Descriptors: Epidemiology, Injuries, Family Income, Public Health
Apostolopoulos, Yorghos; Lemke, Michael; Sönmez, Sevil; Hege, Adam – American Journal of Health Education, 2016
Background: Commercial trucker health is a vital public health concern. Enhanced understanding of the multiplicity, diversity, interdependence, and complexity of policies, resources, and stakeholders relevant to healthful living in trucking worksites can guide future interventions. Purpose: This article examines how the environmental attributes of…
Descriptors: Work Environment, Obesity, Transportation, Motor Vehicles
Murray, Ellen R. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
According to the literature, identifying and treating tuberculosis (TB) in correctional facilities have been problematic for the inmates and also for the communities into which inmates are released. The importance of training those who can identify this disease early into incarceration is vital to halt the transmission. Although some training has…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Communicable Diseases, Correctional Institutions, Institutionalized Persons
Satinsky, Sonya; Washington, Reonda L.; Pastor, Jonathan; Wagner, A. Katherine – American Journal of Health Education, 2017
High-risk drinking (HRD) is a public health priority on college campuses in order to decrease harm to individuals who engage in HRD, as well as others in their presence. We posit an underexplored impact of campus HRD culture: the exposure of marginalized students to instances of bias perpetrated by those under the influence. Therefore, our focus…
Descriptors: Drinking, Social Justice, Well Being, Chronic Illness
Sipiyaruk, K.; Gallagher, J. E.; Hatzipanagos, S.; Reynolds, P. A. – Technology, Knowledge and Learning, 2017
Serious gaming claims to provide an interactive and motivational approach to learning; hence, it is being increasingly used in various disciplines, including dentistry. GRAPHIC (Games Research Applied to Public Health with Innovative Collaboration)-II, a serious game for dental public health, was used by dental undergraduates at King's College…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Decision Making Skills, Undergraduate Students, Dental Health
Saliba, Yvette; Barden, Sejal – Professional Counselor, 2017
Occupational stress is a top source of stress for over 65% of Americans due to extended hours in the workplace. Recent changes in health care have encouraged employers to build workplace wellness programs to improve physical and mental health for employees to mitigate the effects of occupational stress. Wellness programs focus on either disease…
Descriptors: Stress Management, Stress Variables, Occupational Safety and Health, Wellness
Choi, Sora; Park, Myonghwa – Educational Gerontology, 2017
People with dementia (PWD) and their family caregivers need an increasing number of diverse health and social services. A multidisciplinary person-centered approach to dementia services is required to meet the complex needs of PWD and their family caregivers. However, educational programs struggle to prepare health and social work students to meet…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Dementia, Research Projects, Experiential Learning
Wu, Anise M. S.; Lau, Joseph T. F.; Cheng, Kit-man; Law, Rita W.; Tse, Vincent W. S.; Lau, Mason M. C. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2018
Internet addiction (IA) is prevalent among adolescents and imposes a serious public health threat. Familial risk and protective factors may co-exist and interact with each other to determine IA. We conducted a cross-sectional survey among 9,618 Secondary 1 to 4 students in Hong Kong, China. About 16% of the surveyed students were classified as…
Descriptors: Risk, Addictive Behavior, Multivariate Analysis, Intervention