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Jackson, Clare; Ronzi, Sara – Health Education & Behavior, 2021
Community-centered approaches can be effective ways to engage communities and improve their health and well-being. The Grange is a community-led, multifaceted, and dynamic intervention incorporating a community hub and garden, that took place in a small area of the North-West of England, characterized by high levels of deprivation and poor health.…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Centers, Intervention, Public Health
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Palazzo, Steven J.; Sanman, Ella; Bicknell, Laura E. – International Education Studies, 2019
Background: Obesity continues to afflict adolescents in underserved communities. It is difficult to understand how adolescents perceive empowerment over their health and the health of their communities. The purpose of our study was to describe the impact of the Healthy Heart Ambassador program on adolescents' perceived empowerment through the…
Descriptors: Student Empowerment, High School Students, Learner Engagement, Obesity