... on trends and drivers of participation in physical exercises by academic community in Sri Lankan universities. Design/methodology/approach For this purpose, we collected cross-sectional data (n = 456) in 2020 using a survey, and first, estimated a double-hurdle model to uncover covariates...

... the study of mental illness and support the individual mental health of undergraduate and postgraduate university students, by raising the visibility of mental illness in an innovative way. Design/methodology/approach Through workshops, university students were guided in a sensory and physical way...

...Sarah E. Hennelly; Sofia Hussain; Tristan Hale; Martha Cadle; Joanne Brooke; Emma Davies Purpose Half of British university students experience assault and harassment behaviours; few report them. Bystander intervention training has been recommended as a means of reducing these behaviours...

... understanding of the health-promoting initiatives of Saudi Arabian universities and colleges in preventing risky driving behaviour among students. Interviews were used to collect data from 11 faculty members. Findings Results suggest that educational programmes for changing the risky driving behaviour...

... university students in Saudi Arabia, quantitative data were collected by administering questionnaires to 722 respondents, and qualitative data were collected using a series of interviews with 17 students. Findings The findings of this mixed methods sequential explanatory study suggest that lifestyle...

...Juan Pablo Sarmiento Purpose The purpose of this paper is to map out and characterize existing health-promotion initiatives at Florida International University (FIU) in the USA in order to inform decision makers involved in the development of a comprehensive and a long-term healthy university...

... Driving is Drunk Driving) and teen drinking and driving (Zero Tolerance Means Zero Chances and Innocent Victims) (Ad Council, 2011). Universities Health Communication Prevention Media Accidents Evaluation of interventions Distracted driving continues to be an important public health...

...Katie Szymona; Virginia Quick; Melissa Olfert; Karla Shelnutt; Kendra K. Kattlemann; Onikia Brown‐Esters; Sarah E. Colby; Christina Beaudoin; Jocelyn Lubniewski; Angelina Moore Maia; Tanya Horacek; Carol Byrd‐Bredbenner Purpose Little is known about health‐related advertising on university...

...Jing Sun; Tim Prenzler; Nicholas Buys; Marilyn McMeniman Purpose The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions using situational crime prevention approaches to reduce the smoking rate in outdoor areas of a university campus. Design/methodology/approach...

...Ray Marks; S. Joan Wharf Higgins; Lara L. Lauzon; Ann C. Yew; Christopher D. Bratseth; Nicole McLeod Purpose This paper aims to describe two phases of a mixed‐method study: in phase I, the wellness practices of students at a Canadian university are reported. These data informed the re‐development...

... Mental health services Universities Workplace With extensive recent increases in work pressures within higher education, it is likely that new behaviours which focus on changed work relationships may widen the experience of bullying. This underlines the need for an intensive investigation...

...Nancy Cotugna; Connie E. Vickery Purpose The purpose of the Nutrition Education Students and Teachers (NEST) project was to develop a model of collaboration between University of Delaware dietetics students and elementary teachers to promote nutrition education in the classroom. Design...

...Cathy Dunne; Maggie Somerset This qualitative research was designed to investigate students' health needs and their views on health promotion in a University. A total of 31 students participated in focus group discussions. Inductive analysis revealed two central themes: student health concerns...

.... Moreover, we propose that tertiary‐education campuses are pivotal settings where there are unrealized opportunities to influence the physical activity levels of young adults. © MCB UP Limited 2001 Health promotion Exercise Health Universities Young people We review population...

...Mark Dooris As settings‐based health promotion has gained ascendancy within the field, there has been increased interest in applying the approach within a diversity of contexts, one of the most recent being higher education. The University of Central Lancashire became one of the first few...