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Casey Parker-Crockett; Shelli D. Rampold; Sebastian Galindo; J. C. Bunch; Heather Yoder; Andrew Thoron; Anthony C. Andenoro; C. Roxanne Connelly; Andrea Lucky; Ricky Telg – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2022
Mosquitoes are both a nuisance and public health threat. In recent decades, outbreaks of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika in Florida have raised awareness of the importance of domestic and peri-domestic container mosquitoes, Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. The synanthropic nature of these species, coupled with their preference for human…
Descriptors: Entomology, Public Health, Diseases, Community Education
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Addie, Yewande O.; Strekalova, Yulia A. Levites; Pufahl, Jeffrey – Health Education Journal, 2021
Background: Edutainment has long been used as a strategy in health promotion and public health wellness interventions. In March 2019, a large US southeastern university hosted a multimodal theatrical production entitled From Colored to Black (FCTB). The play used a historical lens to broadly address social determinants of health such as…
Descriptors: Wellness, African American Community, Health Promotion, Public Health
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Walsh-Buhi, Eric R.; Helmy, Hannah; Harsch, Kristin; Rella, Natalie; Godcharles, Cheryl; Ogunrunde, Adejoke; Lopez Castillo, Humberto – Health Education Journal, 2016
Objective: This paper reports on a pilot study evaluating the feasibility and acceptability of a text- and mobile video-based intervention to educate women and men attending college about non-daily contraception, with a particular focus on long-acting reversible contraception (LARC). A secondary objective is to describe the process of intervention…
Descriptors: Contraception, Pregnancy, Females, Prevention
Zombil, Henri – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Domestic violence is a continuing public health problem. Immigrant women facing domestic violence have additional challenges in dealing with domestic violence and accessing services. Hopeful thinking has been identified as a strategy for intervening and surviving beyond domestic violence. The purpose of this multiple descriptive case study was to…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Immigrants, Haitians, Females
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Bank, Adam L.; Arguelles, Soledad; Rubert, Mark; Eisdorfer, Carl; Czaja, Sara J. – Gerontologist, 2006
Purpose: Dementia caregiving is a rapidly growing public health problem. Logistical problems prevent many caregivers from utilizing available interventions. This article provides a demonstration of the usefulness of technology for conducting telephone-based support groups in ethnically diverse dementia caregivers. Design and Methods: Participants…
Descriptors: Dementia, Social Support Groups, Cultural Differences, Caregivers