Health Education: Volume 120 Issue 1

Predictors of mothers’ performance in daily use of five servings of fruit and vegetables by rural preschoolers: Precede model application

Effat Hatefnia, Esmat Hossini, Mitra Rahimzadeh

Using the PRECEDE model, the purpose of this paper is to determine the predictors of mothers’ performance in daily consumption of fruit and vegetables (FV) in rural preschoolers.

Health, well-being and education: Building a sustainable future. The Moscow statement on Health Promoting Schools

Kevin Dadaczynski, Bjarne Bruun Jensen, Nina Grieg Viig, Marjorita Sormunen, Jesper von Seelen, Vladislav Kuchma, Teresa Vilaça

The purpose of this paper is to introduce the official statement of the Fifth European Conference on Health-Promoting Schools.

Mental fitness in higher education: Intervention Mapping programme design

Niamh O' Brien, Martin Lawlor, Fiona Chambers, Wesley O'Brien

Higher Education Institutions observe that many students are experiencing mental health issues, such as high levels of anxiety and stress. Young adults are recognised as a…

What do parents believe are the causes of their Type 1 diabetic child's condition?

Alice Allan, Simon Rowlands

This paper aims to investigate parents' beliefs about the causes of their child's Type 1 diabetes to understand if this affects the way diagnosis is processed and if this impacts…

Sexual and reproductive health in schools in Fiji: a qualitative study of teachers' perceptions

Sharan Ram, Masoud Mohammadenzhad

Teachers are a key to success for school-based sex health education programmes; however, they may not be able to consistently implement it due to a myriad of reasons. This study…

Community-based occupational health promotion programme: an initiative project for Indonesian agricultural farmers

Tantut Susanto, Iis Rahmawati, Wantiyah

Occupational health promotion programmes targeting the Indonesian agricultural farmers (AFs) are limited. This action research aimed to involve the AFs in the research and…

Food and cultural norms: rural mothers' selection of nutrition intake for their young children

Fozia Ahmed Baloch, Nazir Ahmed Jogezai, Shaik Abul Malik Mohamed Ismail

This study aimed at exploring food related cultural norms that influence rural mothers' food selection for their primary school aged children (aged 4–7 years).

Malaria classroom corner: a school-based intervention to promote basic malaria awareness and common control practices among school-age children

Uchechukwu M. Chukwuocha, Greg N. Iwuoha, Chisom M. Ogara, Ikechukwu N.S. Dozie

This study assessed the effectiveness of malaria classroom corner (MCC), school-based intervention in the promotion of basic malaria awareness and common control practices among…