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Direct linkOwnby, Raymond L.; Waldrop-Valverde, Drenna; Taha, Jessica – Educational Gerontology, 2012
Health literacy has emerged as an important factor related to health in older persons. The reason for the link between health literacy and health outcomes is not clear. Possible explanations include common relations among income, education, access to health care, health-promotion behaviors, frequency of reading, and perceptual impairments. In this…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Health Promotion, Health Behavior, Adult Literacy
Cummiskey, Matthew – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2011
Smartphone use in the United States is growing rapidly and focuses mainly on sedentary activities, such as texting, gaming, and web browsing. Therefore, it is important that educators teach students the positive health-enhancing possibilities of smartphones. Apps exist for monitoring food consumption, planning meals, calculating BMI, and recording…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Physical Education, Internet, Technology Uses in Education
Wilkinson, Anna V.; Hernandez-Valero, Maria A.; Etzel, Carol J.; Barcenas, Carlos H.; Spitz, Margaret R.; Bondy, Melissa L.; Strom, Sara S. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2006
Self-rated health (SRH), a consistent predictor of mortality among diverse populations, is sensitive to health indicators and social factors. American-born Hispanics report better SRH than their foreign-born counterparts but simultaneously report poorer health indicators and have shorter life expectancy. Using a matched prospective cross-sectional…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Acculturation, Health Behavior
Peer reviewedJournal of American College Health, 2005
Assessing and understanding the health needs and capacities of college students is paramount to creating healthy campus communities. The American College Health Association-National College Health Assessment (ACHA-NCHA) is a survey instrument developed by the American College Health Association (ACHA) in 1998 to assist institutions of higher…
Descriptors: Drug Use, Safety, Prevention, College Students
