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Kelly-Hanku, Angela; Newland, Jamee; Aggleton, Peter; Ase, Sophie; Fiya, Voletta; Aeno, Herick; Vallely, Lisa M.; Mola, Glen D. L.; Kaldor, John M.; Vallely, Andrew J. – Health Education Journal, 2019
Objective: The type of health education messages that communities and individuals seek to have communicated about the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is important if vaccine programmes are to succeed, especially in settings such as Papua New Guinea (PNG), which have a high burden of cervical cancer, low health literacy and negative experiences…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cancer, Prevention, Immunization Programs
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Andrews, Leigh; Botting, Nicola – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2020
Background: There is very little awareness of the speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) of rough sleepers. The small amount of documentation that does exist involves a wider group of homeless adults (not just rough sleepers), and reports that communication needs are an area of concern. Aims: To investigate: (1) the reported prevalence of…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Adults, Incidence, Networks
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Heslop, Carl W.; Burns, Sharyn; Lobo, Roanna – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2020
This paper examines the provision of youth targeted Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) and sexual health interventions in the rural Australian context by examining the perspectives and experiences of a range of community stakeholders. Sixteen participants undertook one-on-one semi structured interviews. Four key themes emerged from the…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Sexuality, Community Health Services, Rural Areas
Cedefop - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, 2018
National authorities across Europe have been developing outreach measures to address the needs of people who slip through the cracks of standard education, training and employment policies. People who lack basic life and work skills require holistic strategies, which may mobilize health, social and psychological services and delay standard…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Access to Education, Outreach Programs, Holistic Approach
McCarthy, Christopher J.; Blaydes, Madison; Weppner, Caroline H.; Lambert, Richard G. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2022
Teachers, a population already vulnerable to high stress, experienced increased demands and threats to their coping resources during the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic likely will continue to exact a toll on the mental health of the teaching workforce. A silver lining from COVID-19 could come from teacher stress research conducted during the…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, COVID-19, Pandemics, Mental Health
Chitwanga, Anissa; Ostler, Teresa – ZERO TO THREE, 2022
Told through the lens of Malawi customs, culture, and taboos, the authors describe the life experiences and mental health needs of Pilirani, a young Malawi Slay Queen, and her children. The article reveals the adversities she faced, her dreams for her children, how she and her children fared, and what helped them at various junctures in their…
Descriptors: African Culture, Mental Health, Health Needs, Parent Child Relationship
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Ziols, Ryan; Kirchgasler, Kathryn L. – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2021
Concerns about health and disease have long pervaded mathematics education research, yet their implications have been underappreciated. This article focuses on three contemporary relationships amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic: (1) school mathematics and national health; (2) mathematics educators' roles in distinguishing the health needs of…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Mathematics Instruction, Public Health
Jacksonville Public Education Fund, 2021
Social emotional learning has become a top priority for public education. In response to growing understanding of the importance of mental health, educators have implemented significant measures to help children in crisis and explicitly teach skills to manage emotions in the classroom. Duval County (FL) Public Schools (DCPS) began its first mental…
Descriptors: Social Emotional Learning, Emotional Response, Self Control, Mental Health
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Erika L. Gustafson; Davielle Lakind; Angela L. Walden; Dana Rusch; Marc S. Atkins – Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 2021
Empirical engagement-promoting strategies in child and family mental health services have been identified largely within the context of clinic-based services delivered by mental health professionals. However, the magnitude of unmet youth mental health need necessitates expanding the scope of mental health services, and the associated engagement…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Mental Health, Health Needs, School Health Services
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Daniels-Witt, Quri; Thompson, Amy; Glassman, Tavis; Federman, Sara; Bott, Katie – Journal of American College Health, 2017
Opiate abuse in the United States is on the rise among the college student population. This public health crisis requires immediate action from professionals and stakeholders who are committed to addressing the needs of prospective, current, and recovering opiate users using comprehensive prevention methods. Such approaches have been used to…
Descriptors: Narcotics, Drug Abuse, College Students, Public Health
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Karpur, Arun; Lello, Angela; Frazier, Thomas; Dixon, Pamela J.; Shih, Andy J. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2019
Utilizing the 2016 National Survey of Children's Health, this study illustrates that children with ASD have nearly 4 times higher odds of unmet health care needs compared to children without disabilities, whereas children with other disabilities had nearly 2 times higher odds of unmet health care needs compared to children without disabilities.…
Descriptors: Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Child Health
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Wright, Blanche; Celeste-Villalvir, Alane; Moorehead, DaiJa; Johnson, Charlie; Luna Mendoza, Katherine; Bowers, Melvin; Zima, Bonnie T. – School Mental Health, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely impacted the well-being of K-12 students, positioning youth mental health as a public health priority. School closures and remote learning are identified as key factors worsening child and adolescent mental well-being. However, research is sparse about the pandemic's impact on the mental health of Black and…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Elementary Secondary Education, Mental Health
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Afeadie, Ransford Kwaku – Health Education, 2021
Purpose: The health challenges that characterise most of the migrants' urban slums raises a lot of concern for their well-being. Health-seeking behaviour becomes an important step towards maintaining a healthy life. The importance of contextual issues is necessary to help meet specific community health needs and programmes. Therefore, this study…
Descriptors: Rural to Urban Migration, Urban Areas, Migrants, Labor Market
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Francis, Grace L.; Duke, Jodi M.; Fujita, Megan; Raines, Alexandra – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2021
Adolescents with disabilities experience co-occurring mental health needs at higher rates than their peers without disabilities (Blake, 2017; Milligan et al., 2015; Poppen et al., 2016; Thornton et al., 2017). Mental health needs often become more prominent as individuals with disabilities transition from childhood to adolescence (White et al.,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Mental Health, Wellness, Comorbidity
Stroub, K.; Yin, M.; Cigarroa Kennedy, C. – Houston Education Research Consortium, 2021
The Wraparound Services Department connects students and their families with non-academic community resources that support the students' ability to learn in school. The district currently partners with over 200 community organizations to offer wraparound services across 210 campuses. Wraparound Services Specialists in these campuses work with…
Descriptors: Integrated Services, Community Programs, Needs Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
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