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Emma Farrell; Jennifer Symonds; Dympna Devine; Seaneen Sloan; Mags Crean; Abbie Cahoon; Julie Hogan – Health Education, 2024
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to understand the meaning of the term well-being as conceptualised by parents, grandparents, principals and teachers in the Irish primary education system. Design/methodology/approach: A hermeneutic phenomenological approach was adopted to understand the nature and meaning of the phenomenon of well-being.…
Descriptors: Well Being, Elementary School Teachers, Parents, Grandparents
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Wilson, Ceri; Spencer, Grace – Health Education, 2022
Purpose: Supporting the mental health of university students is a key priority for higher education. Students living with long-term health conditions are at increased risk of poor mental health; yet little work has focused on their particular mental health needs or indeed, the implications for health education in the university setting. This study…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Student Needs, Chronic Illness, Physical Health
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Daniel Hernández-Torrano; Kathelijne Bessems; Goof Buijs; Camille Lassalle; William Datema; Didier Jourdan – Health Education, 2025
Purpose: This study presents an overview of research literature on health promotion in schools, utilizing metadata extracted from 4,328 publications indexed in the Scopus database over the past 35 years. Design/methodology/approach: A bibliometric approach was used to analyze the development and current state of using publication and citation…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Educational Research, Mental Health, Physical Health
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Tran, Dai Binh; Thi My Tran, Hanh – Health Education, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between education and health amongst Australian women. Design/methodology/approach: This study uses the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia data set. Spouse's education is employed as an instrument to solve the potential endogeneity of educational attainment.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Correlation, Health
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Mehay, Anita; Meek, Rosie; Ogden, Jane – Health Education, 2021
Purpose: Prisons offer a public health opportunity to access a group with multiple and complex needs and return them to the community with improved health. However, prisons are not conducive to optimal health and there are few frameworks to guide efforts. This study aims to generate insights into health literacy across a young adult prison…
Descriptors: Males, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Public Health
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Kostenius, Catrine; Bergmark, Ulrika – Health Education, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore Swedish children's positive experiences of health and well-being, and their thoughts on how health literacy can be promoted. Design/methodology/approach: Totally, 121 schoolchildren between the ages of 10 and 14 from three schools in two municipalities in the northern part of Sweden shared their…
Descriptors: Health Education, Well Being, Knowledge Level, Preadolescents
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Beery, Moira; Adatia, Rachel; Segantin, Orsola; Skaer, Chantal-Fleur – Health Education, 2014
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to respond to food insecurity and environmental sustainability through school food gardens in Johannesburg, South Africa. Design/Methodology/Approach: Permaculture is a method of organic agriculture where the garden design maintains a stable and productive ecosystem, mimicking natural processes and thereby…
Descriptors: Gardening, Foreign Countries, Security (Psychology), Sustainable Development
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Kernan, William; Bogart, Jane; Wheat, Mary E. – Health Education, 2011
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to report the perceived impact of various health concerns on the academic performance of health sciences graduate students. Design/methodology/approach: The American College Health Association's National College Health Assessment (ACHA-NCHA), a 58-item anonymous survey, was distributed to all graduate health…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Academic Achievement, Depression (Psychology), Student Attitudes
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Lowe, Geoff – Health Education, 2006
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of some health-related effects of creative and expressive writing. Design/methodology/approach: Reviews some of the main research studies exploring links between expressive writing and aspects of health, including two new experimental studies showing effects of poetry on mood and immune…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Poetry, Influences, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder