health education and behavior

• Health education and food safety behavior in the university setting.

Introduction According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (1997), "Colleges and universities are important settings for deliver...

• Journal of Environmental Health
• Vol. 65 Nbr. 7, March 2003

• Impaired driving behaviors among college students: a comparison of web-based daily assessment and retrospective timeline followback.

... among students is one of the primary health concerns for U.S. colleges and universities. Heavy...

• Journal of Alcohol & Drug Education
• Vol. 48 Nbr. 1, June 2004

• Research and Markets: Health Behavior and Health Education: Theory, Research, and Practice, 4th Edition is an Essential Resource.

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/d8487f/health_behavior_an) has announced the addition of John Wiley...

• Business Wire
• January 30, 2009

• Tattooing & body piercing: examining the public health implications of these risky behaviors.

Tattooing and body piercing, as a prevalent source of blood contact, are common sources for the spread of HIV and hepatitis C. Since these are widely practiced by prison inmates, tattooing and body piercing among prisoners represent both a public health threat and a public health challenge. This should propel correctional facilities and public health policymakers to adopt policy alternatives, including harm reduction programs and health education models. Meanwhile, more studies must focus on documenting the status of tattooing and body piercing behavior in correctional facilities.

• Corrections Today
• Vol. 60 Nbr. 2, April 1998

• Lifting Up, Giving Back: Changing One Life at a Time

A police officer in Montgomery County, Md., he shares his parents' legacy by running Men Under Construction, an educational outreach program for African American boys. In addition to attending workshops with authors, participants go on field trips to visit cultural centers, literary events and conferences across the nation. A graduate of Spelman College, Stokes, 32, earned a master of public health degree and a doctorate in health behavior and health education from the University of Michigan.

• Crisis, The
• Vol. 115 Nbr. 2, April 2008

• Cultivating social work leadership in health promotion and aging: strategies for active aging interventions.

... gerontological social workers and the educational and attitudinal problems that exist in the profess... these efforts will result in changes in behavior toward healthier lifestyles. However, there is a m...

• Health and Social Work
• Vol. 30 Nbr. 2, May 2005

• Effects of career choice intervention on components of career preparation.

... two distinct factors that affect educational and vocational decisions and the implementation of... goal-setting and the implementation of behavioral strategies in the domains of career planning and e... and to prevent the impairment of mental health associated with career difficulties among ninth gr...

• Career Development Quarterly
• Vol. 59 Nbr. 4, June 2011

• Promoting breast cancer screening in rural, African American communities: the 'science and art' of community health promotion.

... citizen participation principles with behavioral theories to address ways to generate change at the... are delivered, offering provider education on breast cancer topics, and helping agencies impl...

• Health and Social Work
• Vol. 23 Nbr. 2, May 1998

• Friendship and Social Support: The Importance of Role Identity to Aging Adults.

..., particularly among social workers and health care practitioners who work with increasing number... role identities that motivate our behaviors. The degree to which others' feedback matches our ... Americans, people with no college education, precision workers and laborers, and consequently,...

• Social Work
• Vol. 44 Nbr. 6, November 1999

• Equatorial Guinea Enhances Reproductive Health Through Cooperation with Un Population Fund

MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Equatorial Guinea's (Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial) Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Jeronimo Osa Osa Ecoro, met with the United Nations Regional Committee delegation to further discuss ways to facilitate technical assistance to the local United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to improve the effectiveness of its 2009- 2012 Assistance Program activities in Equatorial Guinea. The main focus of the meeting was to enhance a cooperation program between Equatorial Guinea's government and the UNFPA in the reproductive health sector. During the meeting, the parties discussed several issues, including the support of the awareness program through the national media, which also includes the Information Education Communicat...

• U.S. Newswire
• September 01, 2010