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Hopeful Thinking: Conceptualizing a Future beyond Domestic Abuse
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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
Relationship Between Health Literacy, Knowledge of Health Status, and Beliefs about HIV/AIDS Transmission among Ryan White Clients in Miami
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Mooss, Angela; Brock-Getz, Petra; Ladner, Robert; Fiano, Theresa – Health Education Journal, 2013
Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the relationships between health literacy, knowledge of health status, and human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) transmission beliefs among recipients of Ryan White care. Design: Quota and convenience sampled, quantitative analysis captured with closed and…
Descriptors: Health, Adult Literacy, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Beliefs
Frequent Fliers, School Phobias, and the Sick Student: School Health Personnel's Perceptions of Students Who Refuse School
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Torrens Armstrong, Anna M.; McCormack Brown, Kelli R.; Brindley, Roger; Coreil, Jeannine; McDermott, Robert J. – Journal of School Health, 2011
Background: This study explored school personnel's perceptions of school refusal, as it has been described as a "common educational and public health problem" that is less tolerated due to increasing awareness of the potential socioeconomic consequences of this phenomenon. Methods: In-depth interviews were conducted with school personnel…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, School Personnel, School Health Services, Anxiety
Improving School Readiness: A Brief Report from the Palm Beach County Family Study
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Spielberger, Julie; Gouvea, Marcia; Rich, Lauren – Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 2012
For more than a decade, Florida's Palm Beach County has been building a system of prevention and early intervention services to promote and support the healthy development and school readiness of children from birth to age 8. The county began this effort with a set of programs focused on serving families in four targeted geographic areas that have…
Descriptors: Pregnancy, Child Abuse, School Readiness, Early Intervention
Parent Reactions to a School-Based Body Mass Index Screening Program
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Johnson, Suzanne Bennett; Pilkington, Lorri L.; Lamp, Camilla; He, Jianghua; Deeb, Larry C. – Journal of School Health, 2009
Background: This study assessed parent reactions to school-based body mass index (BMI) screening. Methods: After a K-8 BMI screening program, parents were sent a letter detailing their child's BMI results. Approximately 50 parents were randomly selected for interview from each of 4 child weight-classification groups (overweight, at risk of…
Descriptors: Obesity, Body Composition, Exercise, Screening Tests
The Use of Portfolios in Coordinated School Health Programs: Benefits and Challenges to Implementation
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Barnes, Seraphine Pitt; Torrens, Anna; George, Valerie; Brown, Kelli McCormack – Journal of School Health, 2007
Background: Coordinated school health programs (CSHP) frequently struggle with how to adequately evaluate implementation. The CSHP framework provides flexibility in how it is implemented; however, this flexibility makes it a challenge to effectively evaluate. Portfolios have been used as a technique for evaluating progress and achievement. This…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), School Personnel, Health Programs, Content Analysis