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Evolving Strategies, Opportunistic Implementation: HIV Risk Reduction in Tanzania in the Context of an Incentive-Based HIV Prevention Intervention. [PDF]

, 2012
\ud Behavior change communication (BCC) interventions, while still a necessary component of HIV prevention, have not on their own been shown to be sufficient to stem the tide of the epidemic.
Ann Keller, Damien de Walque, Laura Packel, Patrick S. Sullivan, Rose Nathan, Sally Mtenga, William H. Dow   +6 more
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Communication strategies for dietary change in a worksite peer educator intervention [PDF]

Health Education Research, 1999
At the heart of peer health education programs is the assumption that tapping social networks increases adoption of behavior change, yet the communication strategies used by peer educators have not been previously documented to assess the use of social networks in promotion of health messages.
L K, Larkey, C, Alatorre, D B, Buller, C, Morrill, M, Klein Buller, D, Taren, L, Sennott-Miller   +6 more
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Adaptation of an evidence-based cardiovascular health intervention for rural African Americans in the Southeast [PDF]

, 2019
Background: African Americans (AA) living in the southeast United States have the highest prevalence of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and rural minorities bear a significant burden of co-occurring CVD risk factors.
Bess, Kiana D., Cene, Crystal W., Corbie-Smith, Giselle, Dave, Gaurav, Davis, Kia, Frerichs, Leah, McFarlin, Shirley, Watson, Sable, Wynn, Mysha, Young, Tiffany   +9 more
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A rural community moves closer to sustainable obesity prevention - an exploration of community readiness pre and post a community-based participatory intervention

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background Understanding levels of community readiness can result in prevention efforts that align with communities’ ability and capacity for change and, therefore, be more effective and sustainable.
Jillian Whelan, Penelope Love, Lynne Millar, Steven Allender, Catherine Morley, Colin Bell   +5 more
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Development of a community pharmacy-based intervention for patients with uncontrolled asthma

Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, 2022
Background: Achieving asthma control is often difficult, despite the availability of effective medications. Because of their expertise, regular contact with patients, and accessibility, community pharmacists can play an important role in helping patients
Claudie Turcotte, Rébecca Fénélon-Dimanche, Catherine Lemière, Marie-France Beauchesne, Bachir Abou-Atmé, Isabelle Chabot, Lucie Blais   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exercise-based interventions to enhance long-term sustainability of physical activity in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials [PDF]

, 2019
Older adults; Physical activity; AdherenceAdultos mayores; Actividad física; AdherenciaAdults majors; Activitat física; AdherènciaExercise is a form of physical activity (PA). PA is an important marker of health and quality of life in older adults.
Brach, Jennifer S., Fortuño, Jesús, Giné-Garriga, Maria, Guerra-Balic, M., Gómara-Toldrà, Natàlia, Inzitari, Marco, Jerez-Roig, Javier, Martin-Borràs, Carme, Oviedo, Guillermo R, Pérez, Laura Mónica, Roqué, Marta, Sansano-Nadal, Oriol, Solà, Ivan, Soto-Bagaria, Luis, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Wert, David M.   +15 more
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Implementation strategies to improve evidence-based practice for post-stroke dysphagia identification and management: A before-and-after study

International Journal of Nursing Sciences, 2022
Objectives: Even though guidelines are available to guide dysphagia identification and management practice, there is still a gap between evidence and practice, which requires improvement.
Xiaoyan Zhang, Junqiang Zhao, Liping Zheng, Xuejing Li, Yufang Hao   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Community-Based Prevention and Early Intervention Strategies

Journal of the California Dental Association, 2012
Many people in California face significant barriers to obtaining dental care. Creation of a community-based oral health delivery system that could deliver preventive and simple therapeutic oral health services in community settings where these populations live or receive social and/or general health services has been one of the proposed strategies for ...
Alan W, Budenz, Paul, Subar
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Community-based intervention to promote breast cancer awareness and screening: The Korean experience

BMC Public Health, 2011
Background There are many differences in culture, community identity, community participation, and ownership between communities in Western and Asian countries; thus, it is difficult to adopt the results of community intervention studies from Western ...
Kim Myung-hyun, Jung Euichul, Kye Su, Hong Woi, Park Keeho, Park Hyeong   +5 more
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Community interventions and strategies for caries control in Latin American and Caribbean countries [PDF]

Brazilian Oral Research, 2021
Dental caries remains highly prevalent in Latin American and Caribbean countries (LACC). However, this disease can be controlled through interventions that implement evidence-based strategies in an affordable manner and that target all population groups instead of the most affluent only.
Antônio Pedro RICOMINI FILHO, Bertha Angélica CHÁVEZ, Rodrigo Andrés GIACAMAN, Paulo FRAZÃO, Jaime Aparecido CURY   +4 more
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