... intervention among Haitian immigrants. Design/methodology/approach Eight community-based health presentations were conducted during 2022–2023. Health literacy was assessed using 20 questions pre-post education intervention and at 6-month follow up. Self-efficacy for nutrition and physical activity using...

...Irene Torres; Venka Simovska Purpose The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the debate concerning community participation in school-based health education and health promotion, with regard to food and nutrition. Design/methodology/approach Based on empirical data generated over...

...Sari Laine; Terhi Saaranen; Eva Ryhänen; Kerttu Tossavainen Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present well-being, leadership, and the development of each from a communal perspective in a Finnish primary school in the years 2000-2009. Design/methodology/approach The study included five...

...Fiona Mary Poland; Margaret Fox; Nigel Lambert; Rodney Lambert; Richard Fordham Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to underpin a scoping study commissioned by community leaders to assess the potential for creating a “health café” in the centre of Boston, in eastern England, UK, to facilitate...

... incidence. In an attempt to redress this gap, a community coalition brought together the latest research on the societal determinants of CVD. Barriers to public awareness and public policy action to address these societal determinants of health included the unwillingness of health care associations...

... and the quality of services. These are now being developed by local health care cooperatives (LHCCs), many of which have now appointed public health practitioners in order to help develop links with local community organisations. Following the publication of Smoking Kills, and in line with the spirit...