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Bettany-Saltikov, Josette; McSherry, Robert; van Schaik, Paul; Kandasamy, Gokulakannan; Hogg, Julie; Whittaker, Vicki; Racero, Garikoitz Aristegui; Arnell, Tracey – Campbell Systematic Reviews, 2019
School environment interventions are strongly supported by the World Health Organisation framework for health promoting schools (Barnekow et al., 2006). Indeed school-based education interventions for improving knowledge of back health and postural behaviour have been used in numerous countries worldwide to improve children's and adolescents'…
Descriptors: Health Education, Health Promotion, Human Body, Human Factors Engineering
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Tiffany, Elizabeth; Wilder, Christine M.; Miller, Shannon C.; Winhusen, Theresa – Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 2016
Aims: The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is implementing opioid overdose (OOD) education and naloxone distribution to reduce rising rates of OOD deaths. This study assessed knowledge and interest in OOD prevention with naloxone at a VHA hospital where naloxone kits were not yet available. Methods: Veterans receiving opioids for =3 months,…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Prevention, Veterans, Pain
Maykel, Cheryl, Ed.; Bray, Melissa A., Ed. – APA Books, 2019
Many students today struggle with stress and anxiety caused by increasing academic, social, and extracurricular demands. This book provides school psychologists, counselors, teachers, and other school faculty with guidelines for improving students' mental and physical well-being, which in turn leads to improved academic performance and happier,…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Intervention, Well Being, Physical Health
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Marks, Ray; Allegrante, John P. – Health Education Journal, 2007
Background: Due to its chronic nature and its associated impact on physical function and life quality, arthritis in its various forms imposes a significant burden on society. Objective: To critically review and evaluate: (1) what has been documented about the burden of arthritis, (2) what is being done in treatment, and (3) what might be done at…
Descriptors: Patient Education, Intervention, Incidence, Prevention
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Dustin, Donna; Davies, Liz – Child Care in Practice, 2007
Female genital cutting (FGC) is an ancient practice that affects girls and young women around the world, defining the identity of women in cultures where it is practiced. FGC is carried out for a range of social and cultural reasons. The United Kingdom as a point of inward migration receives families from countries and cultures where FGC is the…
Descriptors: Females, Childrens Rights, Foreign Countries, Social Environment
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Cavendish, Roberta – Journal of School Nursing, 2003
The Atlantic and Pacific coasts are the boundaries of Lyme disease with the Northeastern and Midwestern regions of the United States continuing to report the majority of cases. New reported cases of Lyme disease doubled from 1991 to 2001 according to statistics published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, 2002). Within that…
Descriptors: Disease Control, Health Education, School Nurses, Diseases