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Thapa-Bajgain, Kalpana; Bajgain, Bishnu Bahadur; Dahal, Rudra; Adhikari, Kamala; Chowdhury, Nashit; Chowdhury, Mohammad Z. I.; Turin, Tanvir C. – Health Education Journal, 2023
Background: Health literacy is an important public health concern and can be defined as 'the degree or extent to which the individuals have the capacity to obtain, process and understand basic health information and services to make appropriate health decisions'. Research on health literacy among recent immigrants to Canada is not that extensive.…
Descriptors: Health Education, Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Public Health
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Ulrika Löfkvist; Eva Karltorp; Jessica Dunn; Holly Teagle; Albert Park – Volta Review, 2024
Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infection is a prevalent yet underrecognized cause of sensorineural hearing loss and neurodevelopmental disorders in children. While CMV infection is typically asymptomatic in healthy individuals, its transmission during pregnancy can result in significant and lasting health consequences for the fetus. Despite its…
Descriptors: Communicable Diseases, Public Health, Disease Control, Hearing Impairments
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Katherine East; Eve Taylor; Erikas Simonavicius; Matilda Nottage; Jessica L. Reid; Robin Burkhalter; Leonie Brose; Olivia A. Wackowski; Alex C. Liber; Ann McNeill; David Hammond – Health Education Research, 2024
Public health campaigns have the potential to correct vaping misperceptions. However, campaigns highlighting vaping harms to youth may increase misperceptions that vaping is equally/more harmful than smoking. Vaping campaigns have been implemented in the United States and Canada since 2018 and in England since 2017 but with differing focus: youth…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Youth, Smoking, Public Health
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Guillermo M. Wippold; Kaylyn A. Garcia; Sarah Grace Frary; Derek M. Griffith – Health Education & Behavior, 2024
Introduction: Community health workers (CHWs) are health promotion specialists who are trusted members of the community served and have a close understanding of the community's needs and values. CHWs are a cost-effective and scalable workforce to promote health among men through tailored approaches. The purpose of the present review was to use the…
Descriptors: Males, Health Promotion, Intervention, Public Health
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Adam M. Taylor; Quenton Wessels – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2024
Anatomy has been integral to medical and health education for centuries, it has also had a significant role in wider public life, as an educational resource, a link to their health, and also as a darker deterrent. Historically, public engagement in anatomy is hallmarked by public dissections of convicted criminals across the globe. Artists,…
Descriptors: Anatomy, Medical Education, Health Education, Public Health
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Naomi Schwartz; Theresa Poon; David Hammond; Erin Hobin – Health Education Research, 2024
This study investigated whether noticing cannabis education campaigns was associated with increased cannabis risk perceptions in Canada's three territories following non-medical cannabis legalization. Data were from the Cannabis Policy Study in the Territories, including 2452 participants, age [greater than or equal to]16 years residing in Yukon,…
Descriptors: Public Health, Marijuana, Risk, Foreign Countries
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Michael Stellefson; Izzy Boyd; Sarah Flora; Olivia Campbell; Adam Knowlden – American Journal of Health Education, 2024
Background: The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) "Learn About Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)" YouTube playlist educates the public on diagnosing, treating, and managing COPD. Despite its potential benefits, it is unknown if users with inadequate health literacy will likely understand and apply the…
Descriptors: Diseases, Health Education, Information Dissemination, Knowledge Level
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Utunen, Heini; Appuhamy, Ranil; Attias, Melissa; Ndiaye, Ngouille; George, Richelle; Arabi, Elham; Tokar, Anna – International Journal of Information and Learning Technology, 2023
Purpose: OpenWHO is the World Health Organization's online learning platform that was launched in 2017. The COVID-19 pandemic led to massive growth in the number of courses, enrolments and reach of the platform. The platform is built on a stable and scalable basis that can host a large volume of learners. The authors aim to identify key factors…
Descriptors: Observation, COVID-19, Pandemics, Online Courses
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Laura Alonso Martínez; María Begoña Vigo-Arrazola – Health Education, 2024
Purpose: Government's role and sex education are vital in promoting inclusivity and sexual health. To understand the impact that the legislation has had on sex education, it is necessary to evaluate it at the different training levels. Design/methodology/approach: The method used is a critical review aimed at comparing educational and state…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sex Education, Educational Legislation, Social Justice
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Siva Gowri Pathmanathan; Nizam Baharom; Nurul Azmawati Mohamed; Wan Shahida Wan Sulaiman; Liyana Azmi; Che Ilina Che Isahak – Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Sciences, 2024
The human gastrointestinal tract is host to a complex community of microorganisms called gut microbiota that is crucial for maintaining health through various metabolic, immunological and protective functions. Despite their significance, public awareness of gut microbiota remains limited among children and adults. This study aimed to assess and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Human Body, Microbiology, Public Health
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Garbers, Samantha; Crinklaw, Allyson D.; Brown, Adam S.; Russell, Roxanne – Education and Information Technologies, 2023
Digital advances in the learning space have changed the contours of student engagement as well as how it is measured. Learning management systems and other learning technologies now provide information about student behaviors with course materials in the form of learning analytics. In the context of a large, integrated and interdisciplinary Core…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Course Content, Graduate Students, Public Health
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Timothy C. Marchell; Laura Beth Santacrose; Anne C. Laurita; Elizabeth J. Allan – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: The present report describes a comprehensive, public health approach to hazing prevention on a university campus and evaluates its impact over time. Participants: Two different surveys (PULSE and MASCOT) were administered to college undergraduate students, in April 2013 (PULSE n = 6,190; MASCOT n = 3,117) and March 2015 (PULSE n =…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Hazing, Prevention, Student Experience
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Artawan Eka Putra, I. Wayan Gede; Purnama Dewi, Ni Putu Eka; Probandari, Ari Natalia; Notobroto, Hari Basuki; Wahyuni, Chatarina Umbul – Health Education & Behavior, 2023
Lack of participation of household contacts is the main problem of early detection of tuberculosis (TB) in Indonesia. A comprehensive health education (CHE) program has been developed to encourage the participation of household contacts. This study aimed to assess the implementation of the CHE to improve participation of household contacts in…
Descriptors: Health Education, Identification, Communicable Diseases, Foreign Countries
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Burt Davis; Carel Jansen – Health Education Journal, 2024
Objectives: This study evaluated the effects of reading different versions of a fotonovela about diabetes in resource-poor settings in South Africa. Design: An experimental study was conducted with 411 participants, comparing a fotonovela with a younger protagonist, a similar fotonovela version with an older protagonist and a no message control…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Diabetes, Community Education, Information Dissemination
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Rankine, Jacquelin; Goldberg, Lauren; Miller, Elizabeth; Kelley, Lori; Ray, Kristin N. – Journal of School Nursing, 2023
Chronic absenteeism is associated with poor health and educational outcomes. School nurses have great potential to address the health and educational needs that contribute to absenteeism. Through qualitative analysis of interviews with school nurses, we characterize their current role in reducing absenteeism and identify barriers 3 that limit…
Descriptors: School Nurses, Employee Attitudes, Role, Barriers
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