Health Education: Volume 114 Issue 6

An evaluation of a toothbrushing programme in schools

James Woodall, Jenny Woodward, Karl Witty, Shona McCulloch

The purpose of this paper is to assess the effectiveness of a toothbrushing intervention delivered in primary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber, a Northern district of England…

Preschool teachers’ resilience and their readiness for building children's resilience

Dejana Bouillet, Tea Pavin Ivanec, Renata Miljević-Riđički

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the resilience of preschool teachers, aspects of teachers’ readiness to develop children's resilience and the relationship between the two…

Combining school and family alcohol education: a systematic review of the evidence

Georgina Cairns, Richard Purves, Jennifer McKell

The purpose of this paper is to map and identify evidence for effective components of combined school and family alcohol education interventions. The paper describes current…

Transactional sex among female university students in Ghana: Implications for HIV education

Joshua Amo-Adjei, Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme, Derek Anamaale Tuoyire

Older males having sex with younger females is known to increase unsafe sex practices, exacerbated by power and economic imbalances between partners. The purpose of this paper is…

Pedometers and participatory school-based health education – an exploratory study

Maria Louisa Bruselius-Jensen, Dina Danielsen, Ane Kirstine Viller Hansen

The purpose of this paper is to explore how pedometers (simple gadgets that count steps) can be used as tools in participatory health education to enhance primary school…

Investigating active travel to primary school in Ireland

Natasha Daniels, Colette Kelly, Michal Molcho, Jane Sixsmith, Molly Byrne, Saoirse Nic Gabhainn

Active travel to school, by walking or cycling, can positively influence children's health and increase physical activity. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the context…