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Her Life Depends on It III: Sport, Physical Activity, and the Health and Well-Being of American Girls and Women
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Staurowsky, Ellen J.; De Souza, Mary Jane; Miller, Kathleen E.; Sabo, Don; Shakib, Sohaila; Theberge, Nancy; Veliz, P.; Weaver, A.; Williams, Nancy I. – Women's Sports Foundation, 2015
"Her Life Depends On It III" is the Women's Sports Foundation's comprehensive report that reviews existing and emerging research on the links between participation in sport and physical activity and the health and wellbeing of American girls and women. As with the previous editions in 2004 and 2009, this study also confirms that physical…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Well Being, Females, Athletics
Ibuprofen Therapy for Primary Dysmenorrhea in a University Student Health Service.
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Costin, Max – Journal of the American College Health Association, 1979
A newly discovered treatment for severe pain during menses is described. (JD)
Descriptors: College Students, Females, Medical Research, Preventive Medicine
Breast Cancer and Mammography: Summary of the Educational Impact of a Low-Cost Mammography Program.
Gresham, Louise S.; And Others – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1988
A mammography public education program which used newspaper press releases, local talk shows, news segments, and announcements, flyers, advertisements, and presentations to companies and select populations increased public awareness and decreased misconceptions about mammography. (CB)
Descriptors: Cancer, Disease Control, Females, Health Education
Older Women and the Practice of Breast Self-Examination.
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Grady, Kathleen E. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 1988
Trained 528 women in breast self-examination (BSE), provided behavioral management intervention for one year, and withdrew intervention for second-year follow-up. Results showed that women over age 50 did more BSEs during intervention year and were significantly more compliant during follow-up year than were younger women. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Cancer, Females, Health Promotion, High Risk Persons
Effects of Exercise on Bone Mineral Content in Postmenopausal Women.
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Rikli, Roberta E.; McManis, Beth G. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 1990
Study tested the effect of exercise programs on bone mineral content (BMC) and BMC/bone width in 31 postmenopausal women. Subjects were placed in groups with aerobic exercise, aerobics plus upper-body weight training, or no exercise. Results indicate that regular exercise programs positively affect bone mineral maintenance in postmenopausal women.…
Descriptors: Aerobics, Aging (Individuals), Exercise Physiology, Females
Breast Self-Examination and the Older Woman: Field Testing an Educational Approach.
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Baker, Judith A. – Gerontologist, 1989
Compared effectiveness of theoretically based educational strategy with standard breast self-examination educational strategy. Found that women in experimental group (N=68) were significantly more likely to perform breast self-examination appropriately three months following instruction than were women in standard treatment group (N=66) after…
Descriptors: Cancer, Females, Older Adults, Outcomes of Education
The "Health Belief Model" Applied to Two Preventive Health Behaviors Among Women from a Rural Pennsylvania County. AE & RS 115.
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Hazen, Mary E. – 1975
In order to test the usefulnes of the Health Belief Model (a model designed to measure health practices, attitudes, and knowledge), a survey of Potter County, Pennsylvania was conducted, and 283 responses from adult females without chronic illnesses were analyzed. The dependent variables employed were regulating diet and getting regular exercise.…
Descriptors: Age, Behavioral Science Research, Disease Control, Eating Habits