...Ritu Sharma; Eyal Gringart; Alfred Allan; D.M. Pestonjee; Cath Ferguson; Peter Hancock; Neeta Khurana; Neeta Sinha; Supriya Pal Purpose The well-being of employees has been recognised as significant to both the health and success of businesses. Whilst physical wellness has typically been given...

...Anabel Ramos-Pla; Laura Fornons Casol; Aleix Olondriz-Valverde Purpose The inclusion of health education (HE) in the initial training of teachers continues to be very little explored in the area of education research. Considering this reality, the aim of the present study is to analyze...

...Valeria Varea; Ana Riccetti Purpose The school subject of physical education (PE) has experienced a “health turn” globally. However, some university undergraduate programs may need to be revised to adequately equip pre-service teachers to teach about health in schools. The aim of this study...

...Irfana Rashid; Faseeh Amin; Aashiq Hussain Lone; Shahzada Shahid Gulzar Purpose The present study has attempted to examine the connection between health literacy (HL) and subjective well-being (SWB) amongst university students in North India. In addition, the present research also sought...

...Victoria E. Warburton; Lee C. Beaumont; Krystal C.M. Bishop Purpose The authors applied a multidimensional conceptual lens that incorporated physical, emotional, social, intellectual and spiritual health dimensions to explore pre-adolescent children's understanding of health and what it means...

...Anthony Nkrumah Agyabeng; Patience Obeng Ahwireng; Justice Nyigmah Bawole; Michael Kwame Mickson; Albert Ahenkan Purpose The purpose of the study was to examine the electricity challenges confronting slums in order to understand the health implications thereof. Design/methodology/approach...

...Maryam Dilmaghani Purpose Over the years, many upstream health policies have sought to reduce smoking across populations. While smoking has been substantially reduced, the effects of these policies on education-smoking gradient remain unclear. The present paper compares the education-smoking...

... regarding BC. Therefore, we recommend promoting health literacy and introducing culturally specific interventions in remote communities to enhance their understanding of the available treatment and help remove misconceptions about BC. The interviews were conducted in the participants' mother tongue, i.e...

...Wolfgang A. Markham Purpose The purpose of this paper is to extend a theory of health promoting schools ( Markham and Aveyard, 2003 ) that draws heavily upon Nussbaum’s Aristotelian interpretation of good human functioning ( Nussbaum, 1990 ). This theory of health promoting schools proposed...

...Saad Zafir Alshehri; Jenny Byrne; Marcus Grace Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate how and why Saudi Arabian students engage in specific health risk behaviours (HRBs), and if there are gender differences. Design/methodology/approach In order to find out the situation regarding...

... The results revealed misconceptions held by Brazilian health professionals on a number of concepts related to sport and exercise science, such as maximal oxygen uptake. Practical implications These results reinforce the need for continuing education programs to maximize the quality of the service provided...

... that we chose college students as our study sample was that depression was common among college students (Center for Collegiate Mental Health, 2017). The study was conducted online. After participants were recruited, they were given a link directed to the study website. A consent form was provided...

...Lisette Burrows Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore ways in which children and young people are being positioned as change agents for families through school health promotion initiatives in New Zealand. Design/methodology/approach The paper maps and describes the kinds of policies...

...Bradley (BJ) Warren; Eleanor Odenheimer Brin Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess college students’ pre- and post- health-related, fitness levels, as determined by the American College of Sports Medicine’s (ACSM) five components of fitness, in a one-credit, graded college course...

...Zexin Ma Purpose Mental illness has become an important public health issue in society, and media are the most common sources of information about mental illnesses. Thus, it is important to review research on mental illnesses and media. The purpose of this paper is to provide a narrative review...

...Annamari Aura; Marjorita Sormunen; Kerttu Tossavainen Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify and describe adolescents’ health-related behaviours from a socio-ecological perspective. Socio-ecological factors have been widely shown to be related to health behaviours (smoking, alcohol...

...M. Fekkes; M.C. E. van de Sande; J. C. Gravesteijn; F.D. Pannebakker; G. J. Buijs; R.F.W. Diekstra; P. L. Kocken Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effects of the Dutch “Skills for Life” programme on students’ health behaviours, bullying behaviour and suicidal ideation...

...Eva Neely; Mat Walton; Christine Stephens Purpose – School connectedness is a well-established protective factor for young people’s physical, mental, and social health. The purpose of this paper is to explore the promotion of school connectedness through the practice of shared lunches within...

... analysis. Health Education Diseases Educational practice Empowerment Illness Participatory methods Participation Chronic diseases are the leading cause of death and disabilities worldwide with a continuously rising prevalence (World Health Organization, 2008 ; Mathers and Loncar, 2006...

... be challenging. The purpose of this paper is to describe the lessons learned in the various recruitment strategies used for enrolling college students in a theory-based, tailored, and web-delivered health intervention at 13 US universities. Design/methodology/approach – The community-based participatory...