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Rajeswari Sambasivam; Edimansyah Abdin; P. V. AshaRani; Kumarasan Roystonn; Fiona Devi; Peizhi Wang; Eng Sing Lee; Chee Fang Sum; Mythily Subramaniam – Health Education Research, 2024
The War on Diabetes campaign was launched in 2016, encouraging Singapore residents to engage in regular exercise, adopt healthy dietary habits and screen for early detection of diabetes. This study aims to examine campaign awareness and its associations with sedentary behaviour, dietary habits and identifying diabetes. Data were obtained from the…
Descriptors: Diabetes, Health Promotion, Health Behavior, Dietetics
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Kelly Slovin; Kelly Jones – Athletic Training Education Journal, 2024
Context: Since the consensus statement on relative energy deficiency in sport (REDs) was released in 2014, little research has been done to increase awareness to expand prevention and early detection efforts. Collegiate athletes have a high risk for the health and performance consequences of REDs due to busy schedules and social pressures, yet…
Descriptors: Student Athletes, College Students, Physical Health, Health Education
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May, Brandon K.; Britwum, Kwadwo; Nicol, Ginger E. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
Individuals with developmental disabilities (DD) are twice as likely to have obesity than non-disabled individuals. Replacing the consumption of sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) with water has many health benefits, including weight reduction. In this study, a token reinforcement system was implemented to increase water consumption and decrease the…
Descriptors: Water, Health Behavior, Health Promotion, Developmental Disabilities
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Ellen C. L. Montarroyos; Eduardo Y. Nakano; Kelb Bousquet-Santos – Journal of American College Health, 2024
To comparatively analyze nutrient intake and dietary adequacy on weekdays (WKDs) and weekends (WKNs) among undergraduate students. Participants: University students (N = 210), 18-30 years old. Methods: A two-day food record was used. Intake of energy, macronutrients, micronutrients and fiber were calculated, without and with an adjustment for 2000…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Dietetics, Nutrition, Eating Habits
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Emily N. Werner; Chelsea A. Robinson; Jean M. Kerver; James M. Pivarnik – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Optimizing diet quality is an important concept for college athletes. Purpose: To evaluate dietary quality of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I athletes. Methods: Total 94 college athletes (n= 21 male, 73 female) from 19 different varsity teams at a single university completed a 24-hour dietary recall using the Automated…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Dietetics, College Athletics, Student Athletes
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Padideh Lovan; Alyssa Lozano; Yannine Estrada; Cynthia Lebron; Tae Kyoung Lee; Sarah E. Messiah; Guillermo Prado – Prevention Science, 2024
Previous studies have suggested the impact of intervention fidelity on the management and prevention of chronic diseases; however, little is known about the effect of the contributing determinants (at multiple levels of influence) that can impact health-related interventions intending to improve the health status of Hispanic adolescents with…
Descriptors: Intervention, Fidelity, Health Behavior, Hispanic Americans
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Hamilton, Lindsay; Goodman, Lynnel; Roberts, Lindsey; Dial, Lauren A.; Pratt, Mercedes; Musher-Eizenman, Dara – Journal of School Health, 2021
Background: Evidence suggests that schools play an important role in student health; however, little is known about variability in teachers' use of food-related classroom practices. In this study, we examined associations between teacher demographic and individual factors and their food-related practices and modeling in the classroom. Methods: We…
Descriptors: Teacher Behavior, Role Models, Health Promotion, Educational Practices
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Røstad-Tollefsen, Helen K.; Kolset, Svein O.; Retterstøl, Kjetil; Hesselberg, Heidi; Nordstrøm, Marianne – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: Adults with intellectual disabilities living in residential houses have a high prevalence of obesity which is related to poor dietary habits. Aim: The aim of this study was to assess supporting staff`s thoughts and experiences on factors influencing their opportunities to promote a healthy diet in adults with intellectual disabilities.…
Descriptors: Adults, Intellectual Disability, Physical Health, Health Promotion
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Costarelli, Vassiliki; Michou, Maria; Svoronou, Eleni; Koutava, Nancy; Symvoulidou, Marina; Anastasiou, Katia; Abeliotis, Konstadinos – Health Education Journal, 2022
Objectives: Healthy and sustainable eating should be encouraged in children. This study aimed to create, apply and evaluate the effectiveness of a specially designed, school-based educational programme to promote healthy and sustainable eating in children. Design: Pilot, school-based educational intervention, aimed at promoting health and…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Child Health, Intervention, Elementary Schools
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Vilme, Helene; Campbell, Santiba D.; Sauls, Derrick L.; Powell, Keith; Lee, Jennifer; Stout, Robyn; Erkanli, Alaattin; Reynolds, Glenn; Story, Mary T.; Matsouaka, Roland A.; Austin, Tomia; Templeton, P. Gizem; Locklear, Millard; Bosworth, Hayden B.; Skinner, Asheley C.; Otienoburu, Philip E.; Duke, Naomi N. – American Journal of Health Education, 2022
Background: Farm-to-University (Farm2U) programs make healthy eating accessible, easier, and the default option. Yet, few published studies have focused on Farm2U implementations in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in conjunction with measurements of implementation barriers using the consolidated framework for implementation…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Agriculture, Partnerships in Education, Barriers
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Salam, Rehana A.; Das, Jai K.; Irfan, Omar; Ahmed, Wardah; Sheikh, Sana S.; Bhutta, Zulfiqar A. – Campbell Systematic Reviews, 2020
Malnutrition is one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality among adolescents and is now considered to be one of the largest risk factors responsible for the global burden of disease, along with poor diet. This review assesses the impact of preventive nutrition interventions (including nutrition education and counselling;…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Adolescents, Eating Habits, Intervention
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Katerina Michael; Michael A. Talias – Health Education Journal, 2024
Objective: To evaluate the effects of a nutrition education programme conducted during health education lessons on students' adherence to the Mediterranean Diet (MD) and their body mass index (BMI). Design: Quasi-experimental pre-test/post-test research design: two study conditions (intervention and control groups). Setting: Two urban schools, the…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Intervention, Health Promotion, Eating Habits
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Sharp, Paul; Bottorff, Joan L.; Oliffe, John L.; Hunt, Kate; Caperchione, Cristina M. – Health Education Research, 2020
Preventive lifestyle interventions are needed to address challenges in engaging men in conventional health programmes. This process evaluation examined the feasibility and acceptability of HAT TRICK, a gender-sensitized programme targeting physical activity, healthy eating and social connectedness. A mixed-methods approach was utilized to examine…
Descriptors: Prevention, Life Style, Intervention, Health Promotion
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Sarma, Elizabeth A.; Moyer, Anne; Messina, Catherine R.; Laroche, Helena H.; Snetselaar, Linda; Van Horn, Linda; Lane, Dorothy S. – Health Education & Behavior, 2019
Background: The gateway behavior hypothesis posits that change in a health behavior targeted for modification may promote positive changes in other untargeted health behaviors; however, previous studies have shown inconsistent results. Aims: To examine the patterns and predictors of change in untargeted health behaviors in a large health behavior…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Health Promotion, Behavior Change, Physical Activity Level
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Yan, Zi; Harrington, Alexandra – Health Education Journal, 2020
Aim and objectives: In the USA, undergraduate students gain more weight in the first year in college than at any other point in their lives. However, the factors that predict their weight gain are unknown. The purpose of this study was to explore the predictors of weight gain among first-year college students at a US college over a 3-month period.…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Obesity, Predictor Variables, Knowledge Level
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