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Understanding health education, health promotion and public health

open access: yesJournal of Health Promotion, 2021
Across the globe, there can be confusion about the difference between the concepts of health education, health promotion and, often also, public health. This confusion does not limit itself to the individual terms but also to how these terms relate to each other.
Kitty R. Van Teijlingen   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Perceived barriers of migrants and refugees to vaccinate their children against Measles and polio: a study in Iran

open access: yesInternational Journal for Equity in Health, 2023
Background This study examined the perceived barriers of migrants and refugees to vaccinating their children against measles and polio in Iran. Methods First, an instrument was developed and validated through several steps.
Amir Nasiri   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Education Improves Public Health and Promotes Health Equity [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Health Services, 2015
This article describes a framework and empirical evidence to support the argument that educational programs and policies are crucial public health interventions. Concepts of education and health are developed and linked, and we review a wide range of empirical studies to clarify pathways of linkage and explore implications. Basic educational expertise
Robert A, Hahn, Benedict I, Truman
openaire   +2 more sources

Men’s perceptions of sexual and reproductive health education within the context of pregnancy and HIV in Zambia: a descriptive qualitative analysis

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2021
Background Although health care providers are beginning to focus on men’s roles as fathers and husbands, there is limited understanding of how men view their ability to promote sexual and reproductive health in families affected by HIV and their ...
Tulani Francis L. Matenga   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Challenges for implementation of inter-sectoral efforts to improve outbreak response using consolidated framework for implementation research; Iran’s COVID-19 experience

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2022
Background The recurrence of emerging infectious diseases reminds us that rapid response to related outbreaks require coordinated inter-sectoral/ organizational and trans-disciplinary approaches.
Marjan Mirzania   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Promoting and strengthening public health through undergraduate education [PDF]

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Public Health, 2019
There are widely divergent views as to what constitutes "public health" and "public health research". But regardless of these views, readers of this journal would likely agree that public health matters; we assert that so does the educational programming that prepares its workforce.
Ali Walker, Patricia Doyle-Baker
openaire   +2 more sources

Peer-led theoretically Desinged HIV/AIDS prevention intervention among students: a case of health belief model

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2022
Background & aim HIV/AIDS is one of the most dangerous viruses known in the world. In addition, considering its fatality rate and high cost of care, it is a serious threat to the health and economy of social communities.
Hoda Joorbonyan   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Can adopting skin cancer preventive behaviors among seafarers be increased via a theory-based mobile phone-based text message intervention? A randomized clinical trial

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2021
Background One of the main occupational hazards for seafarers is the long exposure to sunlight. This study aimed to determine the efficacy of a mobile phone-based text message intervention in adopting skin cancer preventive behaviors among a sample of ...
Esmat Heydari   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Discovery and Testimony of Unretained Experts: Creating a Clear and Equitable Standard to Govern Compliance With Subpoenas [PDF]

open access: yes, 1987
Hearing impairment is known to be one of the most frequent sensory impairments. This condition is known to be a hidden disorder which is under recognised and under treated all around the world.
Manchaiah, Vinaya K. C., Zhao, Fei
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Challenges for health care providers, parents and patients who face a child hood cancer diagnosis in Zambia

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2018
Background Zambia is experiencing high prevalence of childhood cancer. However, very few children access and complete treatment for cancer. This study aimed to document the challenges for health care providers, parents and patients who face a child hood ...
Mulima Walubita   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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