Health Education

351.

Developing a transcultural patient care Web site.

The development of a transcultural Web site created by a multidisciplinary committee in a large medical center is described. The purpose of this Web site is to give direct patient caregivers immediate, around-the-clock access to various types of ...
Hans-Peter De Ruiter, Karen E Larsen (J Transcult Nurs, 200201)
developing-transcultural-patient-care-web-site.asp

352.

Utilizing traditional storytelling to promote wellness in American Indian communities.

Utilizing storytelling to transmit educational messages is a traditional pedagogical method practiced by many American Indian tribes. American Indian stories are effective because they present essential ideas and values in a simple, entertaining form. ...
Felicia Schanche Hodge, Anna Pasqua, Carol A Marquez, Betty Geishirt-Cantrell (J Transcult Nurs, 200201)
utilizing-traditional-storytelling-promote-wellness-american-indian.asp

353.

Opinions of Illinois voters about coordinated school health programs.

A random-digit dialed telephone survey was conducted in Illinois to determine support for coordinated school health programs (CSHP). Survey data were obtained from 469 registered voters in June and July 2000. Results demonstrated that most Illinois ...
Mark A Temple (J Sch Health, 200201)
opinions-illinois-voters-coordinated-school-health-programs.asp

354.

The Activated Health Education model: refinement and implications for school health education.

A behaviorally based, health education instructional model was developed from a review of successful health education interventions. The analysis identified three principles common to improvement of health behavior among program participants: 1) active ...
Darwin Dennison, Thomas Golaszewski (J Sch Health, 200201)
activated-health-education-model-refinement-implications-school.asp

355.

Cross-cultural health education: materials on the World Wide Web.

Language differences between health providers and consumers create a central barrier to the delivery of health education. This article presents the results of an analysis of more than 75 bi/multilingual health sites available on the Internet. The review ...
Laura J McCarty, Janet C Enslein, Lisa Skemp Kelley, Eunice Choi, Toni Tripp-Reimer (J Transcult Nurs, 200201)
cross-cultural-health-education-materials-world-wide-web.asp

356.

Feasibility of computerized scheduled gradual reduction for adolescent smoking cessation.

The purpose of this project was to modify a smoking cessation program that uses computerized scheduled gradual reduction for use with adolescent smokers and to test the feasibility of this cessation approach in group support and minimal contact ...
William Riley, Albert Jerome, Albert Behar, Sharon Zack (Subst Use Misuse, 200201)
feasibility-computerized-scheduled-gradual-reduction-adolescent.asp

357.

EFNEP: a nutrition education program that demonstrates cost-benefit.

OBJECTIVE: Data on the economic value of nutrition education programs, such as the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP), can help decision makers choose among alternative programs based on costs and benefits. A cost-benefit analysis of ...
Janie Burney, Betsy Haughton (J Am Diet Assoc, 200201)
efnep-nutrition-education-program-demonstrates-cost-benefit.asp

358.

Parental perceptions of well-child care visits in an inner-city clinic.

OBJECTIVES: To assess parental perceptions of the importance of well-child care (WCC) in an inner-city clinic and to determine what type and format of information parents would like to obtain at WCC visits. METHODS: A convenience sample of parents ...
Sharon Busey, Timothy R Schum, John R Meurer (Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med, 200201)
parental-perceptions-well-child-care-visits-inner-city-clinic.asp

359.

Virtual connections: Internet health care.

Shortly before his death in 1995, Kenneth B. Schwartz, a cancer patient at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), founded The Kenneth B. Schwartz Center at MGH. The Schwartz Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and advancing ...
Richard T Penson, Renee C Benson, Karen Parles, Bruce A Chabner, Thomas J Lynch (Oncologist, 2002)
virtual-connections-internet-health-care.asp

360.

Effects of dumbbell and elastic band training on physical function in older inner-city African-American women.

Providing inner-city minorities with inexpensive exercise programs may be a means of reducing frailty and maintaining independent lifestyles in this population. To determine the efficacy of such a program, 22 African-American women aged 62-94 years were ...
Michael E Rogers, Helen S Sherwood, Nicole L Rogers, Ruth M Bohlken (Women Health, 2002)
effects-dumbbell-elastic-band-training-physical-function-older-inner.asp