Health Education: Volume 105 Issue 2

Editorial: Just say “no” to drug testing in schools

Jenny McWhirter

Aims to assess the merits of random drug testing in UK schools.

Post‐16 students’ perceptions to health and healthy eating in Welsh secondary schools

Malcolm Thomas

The aim of this study was to assess how post‐16 students in Wales conceptualized health and healthy eating.

Is it as easy as young people claim for them to buy cigarettes?: Comparing the results of realistic test purchases with those from trading standards test purchases

Emma Croghan, Paul Aveyard, Carol Johnson

There is a discrepancy between the ease of purchase of cigarettes reported by young people themselves and the results of ease of purchase obtained by tests done by official…

Understanding the food related experiences and beliefs of a specific group of low‐income men in the UK

Cathy Daborn, Louise Dibsall, Nigel Lambert

“Male” and “low‐income” are both risk factors for eating a nutritionally sub‐standard diet. The aim of the study was to explore the attitudes and experiences of typical low‐income…

Health at work in small and medium sized enterprises: Issues of engagement

Barbara L. Griffin, Nicky Hall, Nigel Watson

This paper aims to explore a health at work initiative (“Fair Chance at Work”) for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and identify opportunities for improving engagement of…

Evidence‐based behavior change curriculum for the ambulatory clerkship: The double helix

Geoffrey C. Williams, Kathryn M. Markakis, Deborah Ossip‐Klein, Scott McIntosh, Scott Tripler, Tana Grady‐Weliky

To provide a rationale regarding the importance of physician behavior change counseling. To describe the double helix behavior change curriculum at the University of Rochester…