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2006

Predy, G., Cummings G. E., Francescutti, L., Cummings, G. G.

BACKGROUND: Health promotion and disease prevention have been increasingly recognized as activities that may be within the scope of emergency medicine. The purpose of this feasibility study was to identify health risks and offer immediate interventions to adult patients who have drug and/or...

2005

Silva, J.H., Olson, J.

The aim of this ethnographic trial was to identify cultural patterns present in mothers’ actions when protecting their children from environmental risks like drugs and violence. Data collection consisted in a tape-recorded structured interview with 10 mothers of 9 to 13-year-old preadolescents,...

2005

Pasco, A.C.Y., Olson, J., Luduena, A.

Focused ethnography was used to identify beliefs, values and practices of Health Promotion and Quality of Life among mothers of preadolescents in Argentina. This study described how they influence their preadolescents’ choices and protect them from risk behaviors. Data were collected from a...

2005

Olson, J., Radunz, V.

This is a focused ethnography study of 10 preadolescents’ mothers who participate in OASE (Help Group of Evangelic Women) in Timbó, Santa Catarina, Brazil. The purpose of the study was to describe variances in patterns of health promotion, quality of life and preadolescents’ risk behavior from...

Fall 2013

McIsaac, Jessie-Lee D

Canadian school jurisdictions have adopted health promotion policies and guidelines as part of a broader comprehensive strategy to address childhood obesity, but there is limited research that has investigated how these “naturally occurring” population level interventions have influenced changes...

Fall 2014

Query, Brenda A

Background: Primary caregivers of children with disabilities are at risk for poor health; rural caregivers may be especially at risk. Engagement in health promoting behaviors can improve the health of these caregivers but few studies have described these behaviors or outlined the facilitators and...

2008

Berry, T. R., McCarville, R. E., Rhodes, R. E.

Fall 2013

Mahabeer, Rabindra Amarnath Singh

This study identified and characterized how health inspectors practiced health promotion. A literature-derived policy framework, the social determinants of health, and Ottawa Charter (WHO, 1986) were used in a mixed-method research design of interview, survey, and document analysis. Fifteen...

2012

Watson, R., King, M., Stewart, M., Masuda, J., Castleden, H.

Introduction Asthma is the most common chronic condition affecting Aboriginal youth aged 8 to 12 years in Canada. Research investigating psychosocial challenges associated with asthma is limited. This study examines support resources, support-seeking strategies, support and education needs, and...

Fall 2023

Rahman, S M Asif Ur

Market accessibility, as an essential livelihood criterion in today’s commoditized world, needs a group of buyers and sellers to transact values among themselves through negotiation. Communication – an exchange of information for mutual understanding – plays a vital role in this negotiation....