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Showing 1 to 20 of 43447 for “"health"”.
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Health Psychology: applied Health Psychology within Health Promotion
… An experimental evaluation of a sexual health promotion DVD entitled, “Bedroom Business,” was undertaken to assess its capacity to change the cognitive antecedents of condom use. Bedroom Business is a 27 minute documentary featuring young people and health professionals discussing sexual …
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The relationship between health value, self-efficacy, health locus of control, health benefits, health barriers, and health behavior practices in mothers
… was to investigate the relationship between health value, self-efficacy, health locus of control, health barriers, health benefits, and the health behavior of women who are mothers. Selected demographic variables were also examined. In addition, the study presented a qualitative content …
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Developing a dialogue on health: user involvement in health and health services
… recent years have seen a shift in the National Health Service (NHS), with increased power and authority transferring from professionals towards the users of services. As a result, user involvement has come to form a central element of government policy on public services, and health in …
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Social Determinants of Health and Health Confidence
… the relationship among social determinants of health (SDOH), select sociodemographics, and health confidence level in adults receiving care at an urgent care center.</p> <p><strong>Background/Rationale: </strong>To improve overall health and reduce health inequities during a global pandemic and …
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Adolescent Health Care and Health Risk Screenings
… are at risk for participating in high-risk health concerns. Few studies have examined health risk factors that are screened for by health care providers. The objective of this study was: to identify the high-risk health factors that were being screened for, what high-risk health concerns …
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Health Promotion Intervention in Mental Health Services
… thesis was to define and develop the concept of health promotion in mental health services as well as to develop a questionnaire to measure patients? subjective experiences of health promotion intervention in mental health services. The samples consisted of 12 patients in study I and 12 nurses in …
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Health equities: social determinants of migrant health
The World Health Organization (WHO) Constitution defines health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”, and further states “the highest standards of health should be within reach of all, without distinction of race, …
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Local health matters. Health and health service utilsation across geographic regions in Iceland
Reducing health disparities across geographic regions is an important aim and in accordance with the World Health Organization European policy for health. Few Icelandic research has explored regional differences in health. The overall aim of this research was to explore health and health service …
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Health Literacy, Health Disparities and Sources of Health Information in US Older Adults
… a large scale national assessment which included health literacy. It examined the relationships between health literacy and demographic/background characteristics in older adults (age 65 and over) related to health literacy and disparities, and sources of health information. Key findings include: …
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Public Health Officials' Perspectives on the Determinants of Health: Implications of Health Frames on Policy Implementation in State Health Departments
Recent public health scholarship finds that health outcomes are explained by the social and individual determinants of health rather than the individual-level determinants alone. The individualistic perspective has dominated the 20th century institutionalization of public health in the United …
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Improving health care provider - health committee working relationships for responsive, people-centred health systems
… structures in the service delivery of primary health care, health committees can promote the quality, accessibility and responsiveness of service delivery. More specifically, health committees provide a platform for community members to advocate for their health needs and meaningfully …
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The Role of Individual and Organizational Health Literacy on Health Behaviors and Health Outcomes
Health literacy (HL) is defined as the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions. Low HL has been associated with poorer self-reported health status, inability to manage chronic …
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TAME Health: Testing Activity Monitors’ Effect on Health
To promote physical activity in healthcare, the American Heart Association suggests 5 A’s counseling and technology-based resources for individuals at moderate risk for cardiovascular disease. Pedometers are low-tech devices that are often used to supplement counseling. However, the addition of an …
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A Population Health Approach for Community Health Improvement
<p>Providence Health & Services (Providence), a not-for-profit Catholic health care system serving five western states, established an organizational vision of <em>Creating healthier communities, together</em> (Providence Health & Services, 2014). This vision served as the catalyst for the …
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Health Literacy and Health Promotion Behaviors among Samoans
Limited health literacy is associated with failure to engage in health promotion behaviors. Few studies examine this relationship among Samoans. This study used a cross-sectional correlational design to determine health literacy levels and their relationship to health promoting behaviors in a …
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Health and great health: Nietzsche on overcoming sickness
… but also to better understand the ideal of health that runs through his writings. Given this goal, I begin by identifying the primary kinds of sickness that animate Nietzsche’s critical project. Having identified three types of sickness in his writings, I then turn to offering an account of …
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The Effects of Personal Health Assessments on Health Knowledge and Health Behavior Among Students Enrolled in an Undergraduate Personal Health Course
… this research was to determine whether personal health assessments would increase Personal Health 100 students' health knowledge and healthy behaviors. This research is important because of the objectives set by Healthy People 2000 to promote health and because of the need for comprehensive …
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