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Showing 1 to 20 of 51 for “"Healthy lifestyles"”.
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Self-directed learning to promote healthy lifestyles for adults with chronic illness
… education to manage their condition and adopt healthy lifestyle habits. Five participants with type 2 diabetes shared their experiences, challenges, and their self-directed learning process related to their chronic illness. The study analyzed and identified the lack of knowledge and access to …
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Fostering Healthy Lifestyles: Assessing the Need and Potential Intervention Strategies for Foster Children
… care landscape related to the promotion of healthy eating and physical activity through questionnaire based and objective data; 2) examine legislature and training programs that focus on nutrition and physical activity as it relates to foster families; and 3) utilize the Delphi method to …
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Patterns of Physical Activity in Arabic males: Barriers and Motivations to Adopting Healthy Lifestyles
… and motivations to adopting physically active lifestyles, before addressing the feasibility of an intervention to enhance levels of physical activity. Study 1 examined the patterns of physical activity in 62 Arabic men and 65 boys during 7 consecutive days of continuous accelerometry recording. …
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The efficacy of a workplace wellness program to promote healthy lifestyles in hemodialysis center staff
… to engaging in physical activity and in making healthy dietary choices. In study 2, we confirmed that hemodialysis patients want and need information about exercise and dietary habits from the staff of hemodialysis center and that WOW was a meaningful vehicle for clinic staff to increase their …
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Perspectives on health care choices: women users, service providers, and community leaders in Appalachia
… services that would make themselves more healthy, but feel constrained by enabling and reinforcing factors that prevent healthy lifestyles. By contrast, Service Providers and Community Leaders focus on predisposing factors and remain convinced that women in Dickenson County need more …
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The emotional responses of older adults to new technology
… there is a growing interest in the impact of healthy lifestyles on quality of life in the older population. Among diverse types of healthy lifestyles, physical activity is one of the most popular and effective tools to improve quality of life in older adults. Unfortunately, only a small …
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Evaluating exposure to and perceptions of the Woolworths Healthy Tuck Shop Guide in Cape Town, South Africa
… exist in South Africa in order to promote healthy eating and nutrition at schools. One of them is the Woolworths Making the Difference (MTD) Programme aimed at eliminating barriers to promoting healthy lifestyles that exist at schools, such as the availability of low cost, unhealthy foods …
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INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND CULTURAL FACTORS ON HEALTH
… best to educate people about nutritious food and healthy lifestyles, health educators and experts have to look at all three factors to create a successful intervention. We are in serious need of avenues to fight obesity in our country and others as obesity will eventually affects one’s health.
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Promoting farm to market diets: A study of Hispanic women’s health information seeking behaviors
… best education practices for the promotion of healthy lifestyles. A qualitative research design was used. Acculturation and health behaviors are direct influencers of health media usage. SES indicators such as age, income and education moderate the relationship between the independent and …
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Determination of the message content for educating the public about the health education profession
… objective of the health educator as promoting healthy lifestyles and characteristics of a successful educator were excellent communication skills and the ability to work with people. The benefits the health educator offers the public were accurate information, and teaching decision making …
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Impact of the Growing Healthy Curriculum on Health Promotion Behaviors of South Dakota Children
… and skills necessary for development of healthy lifestyles which may continue into adulthood. Approximately one-half of public, private, and governmental agency school districts within South Dakota have implemented Growing Healthy, a comprehensive school health education curriculum. This …
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Identifying Essential Components of Effective HIV Teen Clubs in Namibia
… African countries to encourage ART adherence and healthy lifestyles among ALHIV. In Namibia, the first teen club was started by local health care workers in 2010. Given the recent push by the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) to focus on ALHIV and ART adherence, there has been an …
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Attacking Diabetes One Day at a Time
… of prevention through education, improving lifestyles, and access to care. Based on insights from the Self-Care Management Theory, this initiative seeks to provide individuals with sound, culturally tailored strategies that reduce disease risk and help them manage healthy lifestyles. Major …
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SOLHOT: black girlhood celebration of love, literacy, hip-hop and motherhood
… committed to educational attainment and healthy lifestyles one must recognize the impact of love as pedagogy. In my paper, I demonstrate how I utilize a concept I call “love practices” within a Black-girl-centered space entitled “Saving Our Lives Hear Our Truths” (SOLHOT). When exploring …
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ADIPOSITY IN BRITISH PAKISTANI AND WHITE BRITISH SCHOOL CHILDREN AGED 7-11 YEARS LIVING IN MIDDLESBROUGH, UK: ASSOCIATIONS WITH ETHNICITY, GENERATION, AND BIRTH WEIGHT
… of parents’ (n=24) knowledge and practices of healthy lifestyles. Focus group interviews were conducted in one school with children (n=18), which explored children’s knowledge and practices of healthy lifestyles. The same focus groups also explored the issue of child participation in the study …
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Social determinants of health screening and referral program in an academic primary care clinic : a quality improvement project
… to improve health outcomes by promoting healthy lifestyles, advocating for equity, and lowering healthcare costs. Methods: In an academic adult primary care clinic, the SDOH screening process has not been updated since 2016. Screenings were completed 50% of the time and subsequent …
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Decreasing Fall Risk in Older Adults with Serious Mental Illness
… risk awareness and promoting participation in healthy lifestyles. Environmental modifications were made to the facility to create a safe environment and minimize the risk of falls. An exercise video was created and piloted with the residents of a facility for people with serious mental illness. …
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Colon Cancer Survivorship Experiences
… participants were more likely to increase healthy behaviors or remain consistent with moderately healthy lifestyles practiced prior to their colorectal cancer diagnosis and treatment, and decrease unhealthy behaviors. Implications and directions for future research are discussed within the …
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Understanding the barriers to lifestyle change in the SPHERE study
… a lifestyle of regular physical activity and a healthy diet, are known to improve life expectancy. However, adherence to recommended lifestyle changes is difficult for many patients. The aim of this thesis was to explore lifestyle change interventions in patients with cardiovascular disease and …
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