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Corrigendum to 'Up to a quarter of the Australian population may have suboptimal health literacy depending upon the measurement tool: results from a population-based survey' [HEAPRO 24 (2009) 252-261]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Health Promotion International - November 13, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Barber, M. N., Staples, M., Osborne, R. H., Clerehan, R., Elder, C., Buchbinder, R. Tags: CORRIGENDUM Source Type: journals

An exploration of the theoretical concepts policy windows and policy entrepreneurs at the Swedish public health arenaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study shows that empirical examples of policy windows and policy entrepreneurs could be identified in child health promoting measures in Swedish municipalities. If policy makers could learn to predict the opening of policy windows, the planning of public health measures might be more straightforward. This also applies to policy makers’ ability to detect actors possessing policy entrepreneur resources. (Source: Health Promotion International)
Source: Health Promotion International - November 13, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Guldbrandsson, K., Fossum, B. Tags: DEBATE Source Type: journals

Social vaccines to resist and change unhealthy social and economic structures: a useful metaphor for health promotionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The term ‘social vaccine’ is designed to encourage the biomedically orientated health sector to recognize the legitimacy of action on the distal social and economic determinants of health. It is proposed as a term to assist the health promotion movement in arguing for a social view of health which is so often counter to medical and popular conceptions of health. The idea of a social vaccine builds on a long tradition in social medicine as well as on a biomedical tradition of preventing illness through vaccines that protect against disease. Social vaccines would be promoted as a means to encourage popular mobili...
Source: Health Promotion International - November 13, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Baum, F., Narayan, R., Sanders, D., Patel, V., Quizhpe, A. Tags: DEBATE Source Type: journals

Barriers to regular exercise among adults at high risk or diagnosed with type 2 diabetes: a systematic reviewEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The aim of this systematic review was to identify the reported barriers to regular exercise among adults either at high risk or already diagnosed with type 2 diabetes (T2D), because of the importance of exercise in the prevention of T2D. We searched the MEDLINE, Cinahl and PsycINFO databases. All potentially relevant articles were reviewed by two researchers, and 67 titles were found, of which 13 papers met inclusion criteria. Internal and external barriers to exercise were identified among adults either at high risk of T2D or already diagnosed. Internal barriers were factors which were influenced by the individual's own d...
Source: Health Promotion International - November 13, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Korkiakangas, E. E., Alahuhta, M. A., Laitinen, J. H. Tags: PERSPECTIVES Source Type: journals

Disseminating best-evidence health-care to Indigenous health-care settings and programs in Australia: identifying the gapsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study systematically identifies and reviews published Indigenous-specific dissemination studies targeting SNAP interventions. An electronic search of eight databases and a manual search of reference lists of previous literature reviews were undertaken. Eleven dissemination studies were identified for review: six for nutrition and physical activity as a component of diabetes care, three for alcohol and two for smoking. The majority of studies employed continuing medical education (n = 9 studies), suggesting that improving health-care providers’ knowledge and skills is a focus of current efforts to disseminate bes...
Source: Health Promotion International - November 13, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Clifford, A., Jackson Pulver, L., Richmond, R., Shakeshaft, A., Ivers, R. Tags: PERSPECTIVES Source Type: journals

Ways of healthy aging: a case study of elderly people in a Northern Thai villageEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This ethnographic study was conducted to explore ways of healthy aging and the influence of culture on health-related behaviors in a rural community in Northern Thailand. In-depth interviews, focus group discussions, participant observations and field notes were used to understand the lives of seven healthy Thai older adults aged 75 years and over. Data were collected from March 2007 to February 2008, with ongoing ethnographic analysis involving coding, identifying patterns, generalizing and making reflective notes to elucidate the cultural patterns of behavior. All informants perceived health as interrelated with their li...
Source: Health Promotion International - November 13, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Danyuthasilpe, C., Amnatsatsue, K., Tanasugarn, C., Kerdmongkol, P., Steckler, A. B. Tags: ORIGINAL PAPERS Source Type: journals

Health impact assessment of quality wine production in HungaryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Alcohol-related health outcomes show strikingly high incidence in Hungary. The effects of alcohol consumption are influenced not only by the quantity, but also the quality of drinks; therefore, wine production can have an important effect on public health outcomes. Nevertheless, the Hungarian wine sector faces several vital problems and challenges influenced by the country's accession to the European Union and by the need for restructuring. A comprehensive health impact assessment (HIA) based on the evaluation of the Hungarian legislation related to the wine sector has been carried out, aiming to assess the impact of the p...
Source: Health Promotion International - November 13, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Adam, B., Molnar, A., Bardos, H., Adany, R. Tags: ORIGINAL PAPERS Source Type: journals

Alcohol use and related harms in school students in the USA and AustraliaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Recognizing there have been few methodologically rigorous cross-national studies of youth alcohol and drug behaviour, state student samples were compared in Australia and the USA. Sampling methods were matched to recruit two independent, state-representative, cross-sectional samples of students in Grades 5, 7 and 9 in Washington State, USA, (n = 2866) and Victoria, Australia (n = 2864) in 2002. Of Washington students in Grade 5 (age 11), 10.3% (95% CI 7.2–14.7) of boys and 5.2% (95% CI 3.4–7.9) of girls reported alcohol use in the past year. Prevalence rates were markedly higher in Victoria (34.2%, 95% CI 28.8&...
Source: Health Promotion International - November 13, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Toumbourou, J. W., Hemphill, S. A., McMorris, B. J., Catalano, R. F., Patton, G. C. Tags: ORIGINAL PAPERS Source Type: journals

Social capital does matter for adolescent health: evidence from the English HBSC studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study has shown that social capital matters for young people's health, statistically significant relationships were found between the range of social capital indicators and the health and health-related outcomes selected for study. For example, young people with a low sense of family belonging and low involvement in the neighbourhood were almost twice as likely to report poor health (OR = 1.87 and 1.96, respectively). Low involvement in the neighbourhood was also highly associated with low consumption of fruit (OR = 2.48) and vegetables (OR = 2.62). Overall, however the strength of associations found varied across hea...
Source: Health Promotion International - November 13, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Morgan, A., Haglund, B. J. A. Tags: ORIGINAL PAPERS Source Type: journals

Building capacity in local government for integrated planning to increase physical activity: evaluation of the VicHealth MetroACTIVE programEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study investigated the extent and key influences on the use of integrated planning to promote physical activity among six metropolitan councils in Melbourne Australia, which took part in the MetroACTIVE Project funded by the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation from 2005 to 2007. The evaluation entailed interviews conducted at the mid-term (N = 67) and completion (N = 50) of the project, and the review of relevant documents. Respondents included elected councillors, chief executive officers, officers from different council divisions and the project staff employed in each council. Three councils showed evidence of int...
Source: Health Promotion International - November 13, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Thomas, M. M., Hodge, W., Smith, B. J. Tags: ORIGINAL PAPERS Source Type: journals

Impact of front-of-pack 'traffic-light' nutrition labelling on consumer food purchases in the UKEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study examined changes to consumer food purchases after the introduction of traffic-light labels with the aim of assessing the impact of the labels on the ‘healthiness’ of foods purchased. The study examined sales data from a major UK retailer in 2007. We analysed products in two categories (‘ready meals’ and sandwiches), investigating the percentage change in sales 4 weeks before and after traffic-light labels were introduced, and taking into account seasonality, product promotions and product life-cycle. We investigated whether changes in sales were related to the healthiness of products. All...
Source: Health Promotion International - November 13, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sacks, G., Rayner, M., Swinburn, B. Tags: ORIGINAL PAPERS Source Type: journals

Cardiovascular disease risk factors and women prisoners in the UK: the impact of imprisonmentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of death throughout the world. In high income countries, the greatest burden of disease is seen in those from lower socio-economic groups. It is therefore likely that CVD is an important issue for prisoners in the UK, the majority of whom were either unemployed or in non-skilled employment prior to imprisonment. However, there is little research examining this issue. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of five modifiable cardiovascular risk factors (smoking, physical activity, diet, body mass index and hypertension) in women prisoners on entry to prison and th...
Source: Health Promotion International - November 13, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Plugge, E. H., Foster, C. E., Yudkin, P. L., Douglas, N. Tags: ORIGINAL PAPERS Source Type: journals

Implementing a standardized community-based cardiovascular risk assessment program in 20 Ontario communitiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The aim of the study is to describe the implementation of the Cardiovascular Health Awareness Program (CHAP) in 20 mid-sized communities across Ontario, Canada, and identify key factors in the successful multi-site delivery of a collaborative cardiovascular risk assessment and management program. Lead organizations were identified and contracted following a request for proposals. An Implementation Guide detailed steps in community mobilization and delivery of volunteer-led pharmacy-based cardiovascular risk assessment sessions. Process data were collected through final reports; a debriefing meeting; and interviews with pro...
Source: Health Promotion International - November 13, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Carter, M., Karwalajtys, T., Chambers, L., Kaczorowski, J., Dolovich, L., Gierman, T., Cross, D., Laryea, S., for the CHAP Working Group Tags: ORIGINAL PAPERS Source Type: journals

Creating community action plans for obesity prevention using the ANGELO (Analysis Grid for Elements Linked to Obesity) FrameworkEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Community-based interventions are an important component of obesity prevention efforts. The literature provides little guidance on priority-setting for obesity prevention in communities, especially for socially and culturally diverse populations. This paper reports on the process of developing prioritized, community-participatory action plans for obesity prevention projects in children and adolescents using the ANGELO (Analysis Grid for Elements Linked to Obesity) Framework. We combined stakeholder engagement processes, the ANGELO Framework (scans for environmental barriers, targeted behaviours, gaps in skills and knowledg...
Source: Health Promotion International - November 13, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Simmons, A., Mavoa, H. M., Bell, A. C., De Courten, M., Schaaf, D., Schultz, J., Swinburn, B. A. Tags: ORIGINAL PAPERS Source Type: journals

Evaluation findings on community participation in the California Healthy Cities and Communities programEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
As part of an evaluation of the California Healthy Cities and Communities (CHCC) program, we evaluated resident involvement, broad representation and civic engagement beyond the local CHCC initiative. The evaluation design was a case study of 20 participating communities with cross-case analysis. Data collection methods included: coalition member surveys at two points in time, semi-structured interviews with key informants, focus groups with coalition members and document review. Participating communities were diverse in terms of population density, geography and socio-demographic characteristics. Over a 3-year period, gra...
Source: Health Promotion International - November 13, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Kegler, M. C., Painter, J. E., Twiss, J. M., Aronson, R., Norton, B. L. Tags: ORIGINAL PAPERS Source Type: journals

Busy times for health promotion: capacity building in actionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Health Promotion International - November 13, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: McQueen, D. Tags: EDITORIAL Source Type: journals

Health literacy revisited: what do we mean and why does it matter?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
‘Health literacy’ refers to accessing, understanding and using information to make health decisions. However, despite its introduction into the World Health Organization's Health Promotion Glossary, the term remains a confusing concept. We consider various definitions and measurements of health literacy in the international and Australian literature, and discuss the distinction between the broader concept of ‘health literacy’ (applicable to everyday life) and ‘medical literacy’ (related to individuals as patients within health care settings). We highlight the importance of health literac...
Source: Health Promotion International - August 5, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Peerson, A., Saunders, M. Tags: DEBATE Source Type: journals

A conceptual framework for understanding and improving adolescents' exposure to Internet-delivered interventionsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Although exposure is crucial to improve the public health impact of Internet-delivered interventions, it appears that in practice exposure to such interventions is low. Therefore, a conceptual framework, which incorporates elements of user experience of websites, is applied to Internet-delivered health behaviour change interventions aimed at adolescents and results from previous explorative research are incorporated. This framework, described from the point of view of an intervention's development team, can be used in practice to optimize user experience and therewith improving exposure rates to Internet-delivered interven...
Source: Health Promotion International - August 5, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Crutzen, R., de Nooijer, J., Brouwer, W., Oenema, A., Brug, J., de Vries, N. K. Tags: PERSPECTIVES Source Type: journals

The attitudes of patients and staff towards aspects of health promotion interventions in mental health services in SwedenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The present study investigates attitudes towards aspects of health promotion in mental health services, as rated by patients and staff. The aim of the study was to investigate similarities and differences in attitudes towards health promotion interventions among patients and staff in mental health services, using a newly developed questionnaire, the Health Promotion Intervention Questionnaire (HPIQ). The study has a cross-sectional design and a sample of 141 patients and 140 staff were recruited to the study. The response rate was 59% for the patients and 50% for the staff. The participants were asked to rate the attitudes...
Source: Health Promotion International - August 5, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Svedberg, P., Hansson, L., Svensson, B. Tags: PERSPECTIVES Source Type: journals

The evolution of a UK regional tobacco control office in its early years: social contexts and policy dynamicsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Smoke Free North East Office (SFNEO) is the first dedicated tobacco control office in the UK coordinating a regional tobacco control network, Smoke Free North East (SFNE). On the basis of ethnographic research conducted between 2006 and 2008, this article examines the context for SFNEO's emergence at this time and in this region of England, and the main policy and practice challenges it has faced in its early years. SFNE formed in a favourable political and cultural climate, although regional champions were crucial in setting it up. It has worked well in branding itself and in taking advantage of the opportunity to lob...
Source: Health Promotion International - August 5, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Russell, A., Heckler, S., White, M., Sengupta, S., Chappel, D., Hunter, D. J., Mason, J., Milne, E., Lewis, S. Tags: PERSPECTIVES Source Type: journals

Up to a quarter of the Australian population may have suboptimal health literacy depending upon the measurement tool: results from a population-based surveyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The objective of this paper is to measure health literacy in a representative sample of the Australian general population using three health literacy tools; to consider the congruency of results; and to determine whether these assessments were associated with socio-demographic characteristics. Face-to-face interviews were conducted in a stratified random sample of the adult Victorian population identified from the 2004 Australian Government Electoral Roll. Participants were invited to participate by mail and follow-up telephone call. Health literacy was measured using the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (REALM...
Source: Health Promotion International - August 5, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Barber, M. N., Staples, M., Osborne, R. H., Clerehan, R., Elder, C., Buchbinder, R. Tags: ORIGINAL PAPERS Source Type: journals

Assessment of organizational readiness for health promotion policy implementation: test of a theoretical modelEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Models explaining the engagement of organizations in different policy sectors in health promotion policy implementation often utilize retrospective data. The current study attempted to model determinants of organizational readiness (goals, resources, obligation, opportunities) in supporting health policy implementation prospectively. Twenty qualitative interviews with representatives of organizations from different policy sectors, levels of government and organizational legal entities were conducted at the beginning of a project for the promotion of physical activity among women in difficult life situations. Organizational...
Source: Health Promotion International - August 5, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Rutten, A., Roger, U., Abu-Omar, K., Frahsa, A. Tags: ORIGINAL PAPERS Source Type: journals

Micro grants as a stimulus for community action in residential health programmes: a case studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study demonstrated the three-fold role of micro grants as a vehicle to enable community action at an organizational level in terms of increased network activities between the local organizations, to set an agenda for the ‘health topic’ in non-traditional health agencies and to enable a number of health-promoting initiatives. Although these initiatives were attended by small groups of residents normally considered hard to reach, the actual public participation was limited. In their role as a distributing mechanism, the health panels were vital with regard to the achieved impact on the community action. Howe...
Source: Health Promotion International - August 5, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Schmidt, M., Plochg, T., Harting, J., Klazinga, N.S., Stronks, K. Tags: ORIGINAL PAPERS Source Type: journals

Promoting employee wellbeing: the relevance of work characteristics and organizational justiceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Research focusing on the relationship between organizational justice and health suggests that perceptions of fairness can make significant contributions to employee wellbeing. However, studies examining the justice–health relationship are only just emerging and there are several areas where further research is required, in particular, the uniqueness of the contributions made by justice and the extent to which the health effects can be explained by linear, non-linear and/or interaction models. The primary aim of the current study was to determine the main, curvilinear and interaction effects of work characteristics an...
Source: Health Promotion International - August 5, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Lawson, K. J., Noblet, A. J., Rodwell, J. J. Tags: ORIGINAL PAPERS Source Type: journals

Implementation of a campus-wide Irish hospital smoking ban in 2009: prevalence and attitudinal trends among staff and patients in lead upEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We report the evidence base that supported the decision to implement the first campus-wide hospital smoking ban in the Republic of Ireland with effect from 1 January 2009. Three separate data sources are utilized; surveillance data collected from patients and staff in 8 surveys between 1997 and 2006, a 1-week observational study to assess smoker behaviour in designated smoking shelters and an attitudinal interview with 28 smoker patients and 30 staff on the implications of the 2004 indoors workplace smoking ban, conducted in 2005. The main outcome measures were trends in prevalence of smoking over time according to age, se...
Source: Health Promotion International - August 5, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Fitzpatrick, P., Gilroy, I., Doherty, K., Corradino, D., Daly, L., Clarke, A., Kelleher, C. C. Tags: ORIGINAL PAPERS Source Type: journals

Meeting the challenges of the Ottawa Charter: comparing South African responses to AIDS and tobacco controlEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The paper compares the response of the South African Government to HIV and AIDS with the government's policy development concerning the use of tobacco. The high burden of disease from HIV and AIDS in South Africa and the morbidity and mortality from the use of tobacco are outlined. Using the framework of the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion, the paper reviews and critiques the Government's different stance to building public policy, creating supportive environments, engaging community participation, developing personal skills and re-orienting the health services, for HIV/AIDS and tobacco. The result of these policy choi...
Source: Health Promotion International - August 5, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Taylor, M., Meyer-Weitz, A., Jinabhai, C.C., Sathiparsad, R. Tags: ORIGINAL PAPERS Source Type: journals

Acting on the social determinants of health: health promotion needs to get more politicalEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Health Promotion International - August 5, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sparks, M. Tags: EDITORIAL Source Type: journals

Escaping from the Phantom Zone: social determinants of health, public health units and public policy in CanadaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Despite the Canadian record of concern with the social determinants of health (SDOH), actual public health activities consistent with such an approach are sporadic at best. Canadian research and advocacy activities in the service of strengthening the SDOH are so divorced from everyday public policy activity, media discourse and public awareness as to metaphorically suggest that SDOH researchers and advocates exist in a Phantom Zone of irrelevance. Why this might be the case and means of escaping from such irrelevance are presented. Implications for jurisdictions where the situation appears to be even worse—such as th...
Source: Health Promotion International - May 8, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Raphael, D. Tags: DEBATE Source Type: journals

The historical origins of the basic concepts of health promotion and education: the role of ancient Greek philosophy and medicineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Although it is commonly accepted that the basic concepts of ‘Health Promotion’ have been developed in the last two decades, they have their roots in ancient civilizations and in particular in Greek antiquity. As evident from medical and philosophical documents of the sixth to fourth centuries B.C., the ancient Greeks were the first to break with the supernatural conceptions of health and disease that had so far dominated human societies. The ancient Greeks developed the physiocratic school of thought, realizing that maintaining good health and fighting illness depend on natural causes and that health and diseas...
Source: Health Promotion International - May 8, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Tountas, Y. Tags: PERSPECTIVES Source Type: journals

Participation, resource mobilization and financial incentives in community-based health promotion: an economic evaluation perspective from SwedenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Local community participation is an important objective for many health promotion interventions, but it hinges on the incentives for local organizations to participate. Both aspects might be explored with information obtained from economic evaluations, illustrated in this study with data from a cost-effectiveness analysis of an elderly safety promotion programme implemented in Sweden. Previously, resource mobilization has been used as a process indicator for successful community participation. We propose that resource mobilization can be measured as the proportion of total intervention costs paid by collaborators. In the c...
Source: Health Promotion International - May 8, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Johansson, P. M., Eriksson, L. S., Sadigh, S., Rehnberg, C., Tillgren, P. E. Tags: PERSPECTIVES Source Type: journals

Health promoting schools in urban, semi-urban and rural Lao PDREmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In conclusion, we found not only a large difference among urban, semi-urban and rural schools but also clear differences in health promoting school status among schools within each study site in Lao PDR. Based on the results, we recommend that each school adopt a tailored approach for the health promoting school programme based upon an analysis of its own scores. (Source: Health Promotion International)
Source: Health Promotion International - May 8, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Yoshimura, N., Jimba, M., Poudel, K. C., Chanthavisouk, C., Iwamoto, A., Phommasack, B., Saklokham, K. Tags: ORIGINAL PAPERS Source Type: journals

Understanding suicidality and correlates among Chinese secondary school students in Hong KongEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study investigated the factors associated with suicidal ideation and attempt among the secondary school students in Hong Kong by studying a representative sample of 3383 students with a self-administered questionnaire and analysed by multiple logistic regressions analysis. Youth risk behaviours, such as heavy smoking, episodic heavy alcohol drinking, early sexual experience, and feeling hopeless, were found to be associated with both suicidal thoughts and attempts, with ‘misuse of drugs’ as discriminating factor that solely related to attempt and ‘involvement in physical fight’ solely related t...
Source: Health Promotion International - May 8, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Lee, A., Wong, S.Y.S., Tsang, K.K., Ho, G.S.M., Wong, C.W., Cheng, F. Tags: ORIGINAL PAPERS Source Type: journals

A comparative study on resilience level between WHO health promoting schools and other schools among a Chinese populationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study compared the resilience scores between schools within the healthy school award (HSA) scheme (HPS group) and those not (non-HPS group). We conducted a cross-sectional survey of grade-one students (aged 12), all teachers and parents of mainstream secondary schools recruited by stratified random sampling in one large Territory of Hong Kong using validated resilience questionnaires during November–December 2005. Four non-HPS and four HPS secondary schools were recruited, respectively, involving 1408 students, 891 parents and 91 teachers, with similar baseline characteristics. The HPS students were found to hav...
Source: Health Promotion International - May 8, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Wong, M. C.S., Lee, A., Sun, J., Stewart, D., Cheng, F. F.K., Kan, W., Ho, M. Tags: ORIGINAL PAPERS Source Type: journals

A retrospective analysis of a community-based health program in Papua New GuineaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Women and Children's Health Project was a large Australian funded aid Project that sought to improve the health of women and children in Papua New Guinea between 1998 and 2004. Community development and health promotion interventions aimed to increase community support for attended birth and children's health. Green and Kreuter's [Green, L. W. and Kreuter, M. W. (2005) Health Program Planning: An Educational and Ecological Approach, 4th edition. McGraw-Hill, New York] precede–proceed model of health program planning was applied retrospectively to critique the design, implementation and evaluation of the Project. ...
Source: Health Promotion International - May 8, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Ashwell, H. E. S., Barclay, L. Tags: ORIGINAL PAPERS Source Type: journals

Wellness appraisal among adolescents in Jordan: a model from a developing country: a cross-sectional questionnaire surveyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The demographic and economic transition that many developing countries, including Jordan, are undergoing is producing important changes in diet and lifestyle that greatly impact the development of chronic illness. The health behavior of adolescents in developing countries constitutes one of the most serious global challenges we face. The purpose of this study was to explore the wellness appraisal of Jordanian adolescents. It specifically describes the (i) self-care and health history pattern, (ii) to assess physical activity and nutrition appraisal, (iii) quality of life appraisal and (iv) school and outside activities app...
Source: Health Promotion International - May 8, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Haddad, L. G., Owies, A., Mansour, A. Tags: ORIGINAL PAPERS Source Type: journals

Consumer testing of the acceptability and effectiveness of front-of-pack food labelling systems for the Australian grocery marketEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study aimed to determine the most acceptable and effective front-of-pack food labelling system for Australian consumers. Consumers' preferences and ability to compare the healthiness of mock food products were assessed for different front-of-pack labelling systems. Four systems were tested, including two variations of the Percentage Daily Intake system (Monochrome %DI and Colour-Coded %DI), which displays the proportion of daily nutrient contribution that a serve of food provides; and two variations of the Traffic Light (TL) system (Traffic Light and Traffic Light + Overall Rating), which uses colour-coding to indicat...
Source: Health Promotion International - May 8, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Kelly, B., Hughes, C., Chapman, K., Louie, J. C.-Y., Dixon, H., Crawford, J., King, L., Daube, M., Slevin, T. Tags: ORIGINAL PAPERS Source Type: journals

Sexual behavior and drinking style among teenagers: a population-based study in FinlandEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In this large-scale study, we examined the relationship between an adolescent’s sexual behavior and drinking style. Three aspects of sexual risk-taking were included: early activity, unprotected sexual intercourse and having sex with multiple partners. A distinction was made between different drinking styles, i.e. alcohol drinking and drunkenness-related drinking. Cross-sectional school survey data from the School Health Promotion Study was collected in Finland in 2002–2003. The national sample consisted of adolescents from the eighth and ninth grades (n = 100 790). The mean ages were 14.8 and 15.8 years. Using...
Source: Health Promotion International - May 8, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Lavikainen, H. M., Lintonen, T., Kosunen, E. Tags: ORIGINAL PAPERS Source Type: journals

Have the health services reoriented at all?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Health Promotion International - May 8, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: de Leeuw, E. Tags: EDITORIAL Source Type: journals

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Source: Health Promotion International - January 26, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Tags: LIST OF REFEREES Source Type: journals

Water, ecology and health: ecosystems as settings for promoting health and sustainabilityEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Despite the proposed ecological and systems-based perspectives of the settings-based approach to health promotion, most initiatives have tended to overlook the fundamental nature of ecosystems. This paper responds to this oversight by proposing an explicit re-integration of ecosystems within the healthy settings approach. We make this case by focusing on water as an integrating unit of analysis. Water, on which all life depends, is not only an integral consideration for the existing healthy settings (schools, hospitals, workplaces) but also highlights the ecosystem context of health and sustainability. A focus on catchment...
Source: Health Promotion International - January 26, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Parkes, M. W., Horwitz, P. Tags: DEBATE Source Type: journals

Obesity, stigma and public health planningEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Given the rise in obesity rates in North America, concerns about obesity-related costs to the health care system are being stressed in both the popular media and the scientific literature. With such constant calls to action, care must be taken not to increase stigmatization of obese people, particularly of children. While there is much written about stigma and how it is exacerbated, there are few guidelines for public health managers and practitioners who are attempting to design and implement obesity prevention programs that minimize stigma. We examine stigmatization of obese people and the consequences of this social pro...
Source: Health Promotion International - January 26, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: MacLean, L., Edwards, N., Garrard, M., Sims-Jones, N., Clinton, K., Ashley, L. Tags: DEBATE Source Type: journals

Six essential roles of health promotion research centres: the Atlantic Canada experienceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Over the past 20 years, the federal government and universities across Canada have directed resources towards the development of university-based health promotion research centres. Researchers at health promotion research centres in Canada have produced peer-reviewed papers and policy documents based on their work, but no publications have emerged that focus on the specific roles of the health promotion research centres themselves. The purpose of this paper is to propose a framework, based on an in-depth examination of one centre, to help identify the unique roles of health promotion research centres and to clarify the val...
Source: Health Promotion International - January 26, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Langille, L. L., Crowell, S. J., Lyons, R. F. Tags: PERSPECTIVES Source Type: journals

Schools for health, education and development: a call for actionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In 2007, the World Health Organization, together with United Nations and international organization as well as experts, met to draw upon existing evidence and practical experience from regions, countries and individual schools in promoting health through schools. The goal of the meeting was to identify current and emerging global factors affecting schools, and to help them respond more effectively to health, education and development opportunities. At the meeting, a Statement was developed describing effective approaches and strategies that can be adopted by schools to promote health, education and development. Five key ch...
Source: Health Promotion International - January 26, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Tang, K.-C., Nutbeam, D., Aldinger, C., St Leger, L., Bundy, D., Hoffmann, A. M., Yankah, E., McCall, D., Buijs, G., Arnaout, S., Morales, S., Robinson, F., Torranin, C., Drake, L., Abolfotouh, M., Whitman, C. V., Meresman, S., Odete, C., Joukhadar, A.-H. Tags: PERSPECTIVES Source Type: journals

Intersectoral debate on social research strengthens alliances, advocacy and action for maternal survival in ZambiaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Discussion Events incorporated material from Interest Group Meetings to stimulate wider discussion and make recommendations. This project highlights the potential value of intersectoral stakeholder discussions from the inception stage of research to stimulate intersectoral exchange and alliance building, inform advocacy, and catalyse the process of research into action. (Source: Health Promotion International)
Source: Health Promotion International - January 26, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Manandhar, M., Maimbolwa, M., Muulu, E., Mulenga, M. M., O'Donovan, D. Tags: ORIGINAL PAPERS Source Type: journals

Staying connected: neighbourhood correlates of social participation among older adults living in an urban environment in Montreal, QuebecEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between perceptions of neighbourhood user-friendliness and social participation while controlling for personal characteristics in a sample of seniors living in an urban environment. A convenience sample of older adults (n = 282) was recruited through community organizations located in high- average- and low-income Montreal neighbourhoods. Data were collected via an interviewer-administered questionnaire assessing social participation and various variables at the neighbourhood level (e.g. housing and social environment, walking environment and transportation, a...
Source: Health Promotion International - January 26, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Richard, L., Gauvin, L., Gosselin, C., Laforest, S. Tags: ORIGINAL PAPERS Source Type: journals

Impact of health education on health-related quality of life among elderly persons: results from a community-based intervention study in rural BangladeshEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study examines the change in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among (≥60 years) elderly persons as a result of health education intervention. A community-based intervention study was performed in eight randomly selected villages (Intervention: n = 4; Control: n = 4) in rural Bangladesh. A total of 1135 elderly persons was selected for this study. The analyses include 839 participants (Intervention: n = 425; Control: n = 414) who participated in both baseline and post-intervention surveys. Participants in the intervention area were further stratified into compliant (n = 315) and non-compliant (n = 110) groups ...
Source: Health Promotion International - January 26, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Rana, A.K.M. M., Wahlin, A., Lundborg, C. S., Kabir, Z. N. Tags: ORIGINAL PAPERS Source Type: journals

Health promotion profile of youth sports clubs in Finland: club officials' and coaches' perceptionsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The purpose of this article is to examine the current health promotion orientation of youth sports clubs in Finland in view of the standards created previously for the health promoting sports club (HPSC). Ninety-seven youth sports clubs participated, and 273 sports club officials and 240 coaches answered the questionnaires. To describe clubs health promotion orientations, an HPSC index was created. The HPSC index was formulated on sub-indices by factor analysis. The sub-indices were: policy, ideology, practice and environment indexes. The results indicate that youth sports clubs are fairly health promoting in general. On a...
Source: Health Promotion International - January 26, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Kokko, S., Kannas, L., Villberg, J. Tags: ORIGINAL PAPERS Source Type: journals

Substance use prevention for adolescents: the Icelandic ModelEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Data from the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and other Drugs have shown that adolescent substance use is a growing problem in western and particularly Eastern European countries. This paper describes the development, implementation and results of the Icelandic Model of Adolescent Substance Use Prevention. The Icelandic Model is a theoretically grounded, evidence-based approach to community adolescent substance use prevention that has grown out of collaboration between policy makers, behavioural scientists, field-based practitioners and community residents in Iceland. The intervention focuses on reducing known ri...
Source: Health Promotion International - January 26, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sigfusdottir, I. D., Thorlindsson, T., Kristjansson, A. L., Roe, K. M., Allegrante, J. P. Tags: ORIGINAL PAPERS Source Type: journals

The DREAM model's effectiveness in health promotion of AIDS patients in AfricaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study evaluates the effectiveness of a holistic model for treating people living with AIDS in Africa; the model aims to improve knowledge about AIDS prevention and care, increase trust in the health centre, impact behaviour, and promote a high level of adherence to HAART. The study took place in the context of the DREAM (Drug Resource Enhancement against AIDS and Malnutrition) programme in Mozambique, designed by the Community of Sant'Egidio to treat HIV patients in Africa. It provides patients with free anti-retroviral drugs, laboratory tests (including viral load), home care and nutritional support. This is a prospe...
Source: Health Promotion International - January 26, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Magnano San Lio, M., Mancinelli, S., Palombi, L., Buonomo, E., Altan, A. D., Germano, P., Magid, N.A., Pesaresi, A., Renzi, E., Scarcella, P., Zimba, I., Marazzi, M.C. Tags: ORIGINAL PAPERS Source Type: journals

Advancing the 'science of delivery' of health promotion: not just the 'science of discovery'Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Health Promotion International - January 26, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Catford, J. Tags: EDITORIAL Source Type: journals