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Davis, Diane; Maughan, Erin D.; White, Krista A.; Slota, Margaret – Journal of School Nursing, 2021
A gap analysis was used to examine the scope of school nursing practice in the United States. An investigator-developed 39-item self-assessment survey of scope of school nursing practice was modified from an existing validated tool, organized around the five principles of the National Association of School Nurses' Framework: Standards of Practice,…
Descriptors: School Nurses, School Health Services, Improvement, Public Health
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Lowery, Gary; Flinders, Matthew; Gibson, Barry J. – Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 2021
Background: Tooth extractions are the most common cause of hospital admissions for children in England. Water fluoridation has the potential to reduce this number by 60%, is backed by the scientific and public health communities, and yet is currently consumed by only 10% of the population. Aims and objectives: This 'evidence-policy gap' is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Dental Health, Public Health, Evidence
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Shaw, Susan; Tudor, Keith – Policy Futures in Education, 2021
This article offers a critical analysis of the role of public health regulation on tertiary education in Aotearoa New Zealand and, specifically, the requirements and processes of Responsible Authorities under the "Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act" for the accreditation and monitoring of educational institutions and their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Health, Postsecondary Education, Accreditation (Institutions)
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Battel-Kirk, Barbara; Barry, Margaret M. – Health Education & Behavior, 2019
Introduction: Competency-based approaches have been developed in health promotion over the past four decades but, to date, there has been limited focus on the evaluation of their use and impact. In 2016, 5 years after publication of the CompHP Core Competencies Framework for Health Promotion, an evaluation of their use and impact across the health…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Foreign Countries, Health Education, Public Health
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Barwood, Donna; Jones, Andy – Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical Education, 2019
In Australia, where high temperatures, excessive ultraviolet (UV) radiation and an outdoors lifestyle is commonplace, adherence to sun protection by adolescents is poor. As a group of sun-seekers, adolescents have the highest incidences of sunburns and repeat sunburns. This health-compromising behaviour occurs despite the knowledge that simple…
Descriptors: Cancer, Foreign Countries, Public Health, Safety
Steele, Richard, Ed. – UNICEF, 2018
The global effort to achieve sanitation and water for all by 2030 is extending beyond the household to include institutional settings, such as schools, healthcare facilities and workplaces. This has been reinforced by global education for all strategies highlighting how water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in schools improves access to education…
Descriptors: World Problems, Sanitation, Water, Global Approach
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Ervin, Lesley; Carter, Bronwyn; Robinson, Priscilla – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2013
Curriculum mapping is an increasingly common concept within the field of education. A joint project between La Trobe University and the Public Health Agency of Canada attempted to map public health competencies with learning objectives from online learning modules developed by the two organisations. As part of this project a literature review was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Curriculum Development, Concept Mapping, Electronic Learning
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Janicki, M. P. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2011
Background: Dementia, as a public health challenge, is a phenomenon vexing many care organisations providing specialised residential and family supports for older adults with intellectual disabilities. With increasing survivorship to ages when risk is greatest, expectations are that many more adults in service will present with cognitive decline…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Dementia, Public Health, Group Homes
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Michalos, Alex C.; Ramsey, Douglas; Eberts, Derrek; Kahlke, P. Maurine – Social Indicators Research, 2012
The aim of this investigation was to obtain some baseline self-reported data on the health status and overall quality of life of a sample of residents of the city of Brandon, Manitoba aged 18 years or older, and to measure the impact of a set of designated health determinants, comparison standards and satisfaction with diverse domains of life on…
Descriptors: Life Satisfaction, Health, Public Health, Quality of Life
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Kessler, Seth A.; Horton, Karissa D.; Gottlieb, Nell H.; Atwood, Robin – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to describe preceptors' implementation experiences after implementing a workplace learning program in Texas WIC (women, infant, and children) agencies and identify implementation best practices. Design/methodology/approach: This research used qualitative description methodology. Data collection consisted of 11…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Curriculum Implementation, Public Agencies, Federal Programs
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Speller, Viv; Byrne, Jenny; Dewhirst, Sue; Almond, Palo; Mohebati, Lisa; Norman, Melanie; Polack, Sarah; Memon, Anjum; Grace, Marcus; Margetts, Barrie; Roderick, Paul – Health Education, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to report the outcome of an education and public health collaboration investigating the impact of adapted training to enhance teachers' potential role to promote child health and wellbeing. Design/methodology/approach: The study was conducted in three phases: a survey of the health education content in…
Descriptors: Health Education, Health Promotion, Public Health, Child Health
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Friedman, Daniel J.; Cohen, Bruce B.; Averbach, Abigail R.; Norton, Jennifer M. – American Journal of Public Health, 2000
Assessed the impact of the Office of Management and Budget's revised standards for collecting race and ethnicity data on state health departments, highlighting the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. The revised standards appear to affect state health departments, adding complexity to data collection and analysis, but producing a more…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Ethnic Groups, Ethnicity
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Walsh, Patricia Noonan; Linehan, Christine; Kerr, M. P.; van Schrojenstein Lantman-de Valk, H. M. J.; Buono, Serafino; Azema, Bernard; Aussilloux, Charles; Maatta, Tuomo; Salvador-Carulla, Luis; Garrido-Cumbrera, Marco; van Hove, Geert; Bjorkman, Monica; Ceccotto, Raymond; Kamper, Marion; Weber, Germain; Heiss, Cecilia; Haveman, Meindert; Jorgensen, Frank Ulmer; O'Farrell, Lisa – Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 2005
The European Commission's Health Monitoring Programme culminated in the development of a set of European Community Health Indicators (ECHI) for the general population. Despite evidence of marked disparities between the health of people with intellectual disabilities (ID) and their peers in the general population, the ECHI contain no significant…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Public Health, Foreign Countries, Standards
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Hughes, Rosemary B.; Friedman, Ann Lorentson – Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 1994
Examines the ethical and legal dilemmas faced by mental health professionals who deal with Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS). Concentrates on professional responsibility, competence, and confidentiality. Special attention is paid to court cases that have implications for counselors working with clients who…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, At Risk Persons, Competence, Confidentiality
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Olney, Cynthia A.; Chumley, Heidi; Parra, Juan M. – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2004
A team designing a Web-enhanced third-year medical education didactic curriculum based their course planning and evaluation activities on the Institute for Higher Education Policy's (2000) 24 benchmarks for online distance learning. The authors present the team's blueprint for planning and evaluating the Web-enhanced curriculum, which incorporates…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Policy, Web Based Instruction, Benchmarking
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