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Garner, Nikki J.; Pond, Martin; Auckland, Sara; Sampson, Mike – Health Education & Behavior, 2022
Trained lay volunteers may have value in supporting lifestyle change programs in the prevention of type 2 diabetes, but the potential health benefits (or harms) experienced by these lay volunteers have not been well described. This is important, as this is an appealing model in terms of workforce planning. The aim of the prespecified quantitative…
Descriptors: Volunteers, Diabetes, Peer Influence, Mentors
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Ledderer, Loni; Kjaer, Marianne; Madsen, Emilie Kirstine; Busch, Jacob; Fage-Butler, Antoinette – Health Education & Behavior, 2020
Nudging is increasingly used in public health interventions in Western societies to produced health-promoting behavior changes; however, there is lack of clarity as to what constitutes a nudge, scant knowledge of the effectiveness of nudging techniques in public health lifestyle interventions and a number of ethical and value-based concerns. The…
Descriptors: Public Health, Intervention, Health Behavior, Behavior Change
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Wengreen, Heidi J.; Madden, Gregory J.; Aguilar, Sheryl S.; Smits, Rochelle R.; Jones, Brooke A. – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2013
Objective: Preliminary evaluation in the United States (US) of a school-based fruit and vegetable (F/V) intervention, known as the "Food Dudes" (FD) program, developed in the United Kingdom. Methods: Over 16 days (Phase 1), elementary-school children (n = 253) watched short videos featuring heroic peers (the FD) eating F/V and received a…
Descriptors: Intervention, Foreign Countries, Video Technology, Rewards
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Powell, L. A.; Barlow, J. H. – Early Child Development and Care, 2007
The aim of the study was to assess the Training and Support Programme (TSP) among parents of children with ataxia. Twenty-seven parents and their children completed the TSP. Data were collected by home record sheets and observation sheets completed by parents and therapists, respectively, and telephone interviews with 10 parents. Benefits reported…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Parent Attitudes, Parent Education, Physical Disabilities
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Acheampong, Rufina; Woolfe, Jenny; Levy, Louis – Journal of Biological Education, 2003
The Nutrition Division of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) held a seminar in November 2001 to discuss results from research projects related to encouraging good diets and identifying needs to ensure an integrated approach within schools. The principle aim of the seminar was to discuss the results from school-based interventions designed to increase…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Resources, Seminars, Nutrition