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Development and Implementation of a Unique, Tailored School Lunch Training Program for Teachers and their Stakeholders at Public Primary Schools in Thailand

Journal of Health Research, 2023
Background: Although teachers responsible for the school lunch program were trained by the Ministry of Education (MOE) staff, they were not equipped with the basic knowledge of nutrition for children.
Kantanit Chammari, Arisa Keeratichamroen, Kitti Sranacharoenpong, Punnee Ponprachanuvut, Nuttarat Srisangwan, Piyanit Churak, Panrawee Praditsorn   +6 more
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Perceived barriers of migrants and refugees to vaccinate their children against Measles and polio: a study in Iran

International 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, Hossein Farshidi, Farshid Rezaei, Tahereh Dehdari, Afrouzeh Kazemi, Hamid Rezapour, Massomeh Goshtaei   +6 more
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Education Improves Public Health and Promotes Health Equity [PDF]

International 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.
Robert A, Hahn, Benedict I, Truman
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Men’s perceptions of sexual and reproductive health education within the context of pregnancy and HIV in Zambia: a descriptive qualitative analysis

BMC 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, Joseph Mumba Zulu, Sharon Nkwemu, Perfect Shankalala, Karen Hampanda   +4 more
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Promoting and strengthening public health through undergraduate education [PDF]

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

BMC 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, Elham Shakibazadeh, Mahnaz Ashoorkhani   +2 more
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Factors associated with food choice motivations among urban high school students in Indonesia

Journal of Health Research, 2023
Background: This study aimed to examine what reasons motivated urban high school students to choose certain foods, and to identify factors associated with food choice motivations.
Syarifah Aqilah, Anuchit Phanumartwiwath, Nutta Taneepanichskul   +2 more
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Can adopting skin cancer preventive behaviors among seafarers be increased via a theory-based mobile phone-based text message intervention? A randomized clinical trial

BMC 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, Tahereh Dehdari, Mahnaz Solhi   +2 more
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Peer-led theoretically Desinged HIV/AIDS prevention intervention among students: a case of health belief model

BMC 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, Mohtasham Ghaffari, Sakineh Rakhshanderou   +2 more
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Challenges for health care providers, parents and patients who face a child hood cancer diagnosis in Zambia

BMC 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, Bornwell Sikateyo, Joseph M. Zulu   +2 more
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