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Direct linkFenton, Ginger; Radhakrishna, Rama; Cutter, Catherine Nettles – Journal of Extension, 2010
A study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of the Handwashing University on teaching youth the benefits of proper handwashing. The Handwashing University is an interactive display with several successive stations through which participants move to learn necessary skills for proper handwashing. Upon completion of the Handwashing University,…
Descriptors: Hygiene, Health Promotion, Health Behavior, Program Effectiveness
Schafft, Kai A.; Jensen, Eric B.; Hinrichs, C. Clare – Rural Sociology, 2009
The concept of the "food desert", an area with limited access to retail food stores, has increasingly been used within social scientific and public health research to explore the dimensions of spatial inequality and community well-being. While research has demonstrated that food deserts are frequently characterized by higher levels of…
Descriptors: Obesity, Body Composition, Economically Disadvantaged, Public Health
Malepati, Sarath; Pirani, Hafiza; Surie, Diya; Dietz, David; Lee, Jason; Ramos, Lauren Raskin; Petersen, Brittney – National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation, 2007
In this report the National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation (NIHCM) and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) focus on selective, exemplary collaborations between state health agencies and health plans to reduce overweight and obesity in children. The idea of collaboration is simple. Partner A agrees to…
Descriptors: Obesity, Prevention, Public Health, Cooperation
