PurposeThere 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 sources such as Trading Standards Units. This
discrepancy suggests that either data from young people or from trading
standards are unreliable. This research set out to find out whether young
peoples’ perceptions of easy... hiện toàn bộ
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to measure the relative effect of relevant
explanatory variable on smoking tendency and smoking
intensity.Design/methodology/approachUsing survey data collected by the Israeli
Bureau of Statistics in 2003‐2004, a probit procedure is estimated for analyzing
factors that affect the probability of being a smoker. Using ordinary least
square methods, the factors tha... hiện toàn bộ
The Rock Challenge is a school‐based performing arts programme that that aims to
promote healthy lifestyles amongst secondary school students. This paper reports
on teacher perspectives on the implementation of The Rock Challenge in nine
English schools. This study highlights how performing arts programmes, such as
The Rock Challenge, are unlikely to have a simple relationship between guidance
and... hiện toàn bộ
Marsha L.Lesley, Marilyn H.Oermann, Jillon S.Vander Wal
This study examined the effectiveness of using the Internet to teach consumers
about quality health care, compared consumer definitions of quality health care
prior to and following completion of the Internet experience, and compared
ratings of learning, satisfaction and value of the Internet instruction between
consumers who completed the Internet intervention alone and consumers who
completed th... hiện toàn bộ
PurposeOver the past few decades, several theories and models have evolved to
guide health education practice. Some of these models are participatory and
democratic; nevertheless, much health education practice is based on achieving
goals established by “health authorities,” which are called here the didactic
model. The purpose of this paper is to consider that model and contrast it with
a Deweyan... hiện toàn bộ
Kevin P.Balanda, John B.Lowe, Warren R.Stanton, Alexandra M.Clavarino, Christopher B.Del Mar, Amaya M.Gillespie
A three group randomised control trial assessed the impact of a self‐help
booklet and a community skin check competition on the frequency and coverage of
skin examinations conducted upon Queenslanders who already report that they
check their skin. Attitudinal and behavioural measures were collected in
pre‐test and post‐test postal surveys.
PurposeA medicine education web site was developed during a research project in
2002–2004 to help teachers in primary and junior secondary schools to teach
children the proper use of medicines. However, there was a need to develop
further the assignments for the youngest schoolchildren. The aim of this study
is to evaluate the usefulness of three medicine education assignments created
for seven to... hiện toàn bộ