Yoo, Jae-Woong Jin, Young-Ju
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Global health promotion
This study examined the effect of induced hypocrisy as a new anti-smoking advertisement approach on smokers' attitudes toward advertisements and their attitudes and intentions toward smoking cessation. It also comparatively analysed the effects of this tactic against those of the fear appeals that have traditionally been used in anti-smoking campai...
Liu, Minhui Zhang, Xi Xiao, Jinnan Ge, Feng Tang, Siyuan Belza, Basia
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Global health promotion
Physical activity (PA) has declined in China due to urbanization in the past two decades. Evidence-based programs are good approaches to promote PA, but are limited in China. Adopting existing programs can be a viable option. Prior to that, readiness assessment is needed. This study aimed to assess community readiness levels for disseminating evide...
Gogognon, Patrick Godard, Béatrice
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Global health promotion
L'asymétrie de pouvoir dans les partenariats de recherche en santé mondiale constitue un enjeu de justice et d'équité pour les institutions de recherche, les chercheurs et les communautés, en particulier dans les pays en développement. Pour les chercheurs, l'asymétrie de pouvoir peut constituer un obstacle pour une recherche efficiente et équitable...
Laithavewat, Luxana Grundy-Warr, Carl Khuntikeo, Narong Andrews, Ross H Petney, Trevor N Yongvanit, Puangrat Banchonhattakit, Pannee Sithithaworn, Paiboon
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Global health promotion
Infection with the liver fluke Opisthorchis viverrini is the major causative factor inducing cholangiocarcinoma in the Mekong region of Southeast Asia. Northeast Thailand has the highest incidence of this cancer worldwide leading to about 20,000 deaths every year. Infection with the liver fluke comes from eating raw or undercooked fish, a tradition...
Lucumí, Diego I Schulz, Amy J Torres-Gil, Jorge E Gonzales, Lenin Ramírez, Kielvis
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Global health promotion
One-fourth of the adult population of Colombia is estimated to have hypertension. However, there has been relatively little attention to participatory approaches that address the social determinants of hypertension at the local level in Colombia. Early stages of a coalition for addressing hypertension in Quibdó (Colombia) included a stakeholder ana...
Watson, Zoe A Miles, Mary P Shanks, Carmen Byker Rink, Elizabeth
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Global health promotion
This study explored community and individual factors that influence the health of reproductive age women in a settlement in northern Greenland. This is important because Greenland has a declining population, a high abortion rate and because of projected environmental shifts due to climate change. This study collected mixed methods data to explore d...
Innstrand, Siw Tone Christensen, Marit
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Global health promotion
Underpinned by the Healthy Universities settings concept, this paper presents a holistic intervention approach, called ARK, to improve the health and well-being of academic staff. ARK (a Norwegian acronym for work environment and climate study) has been conducted in 18 universities and university colleges in Norway. The survey has collected informa...
Brazendale, Keith Beets, Michael W Weaver, Robert G Turner-McGrievy, Brie Brazendale, Allison B Chandler, Jessica L Moore, Justin B Huberty, Jennifer L Lemley, Joshua Brownson, Ross C
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Global health promotion
Childhood obesity continues to be a global epidemic and many child-based settings (e.g. school, afterschool programs) have great potential to make a positive impact on children's health behaviors. Innovative and time-sensitive methods of gathering health behavior information for the purpose of evaluation and strategically deploying support are need...
Saaristo, Vesa Hakamäki, Pia Koskinen, Hanna Wiss, Kirsi Ståhl, Timo
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Global health promotion
The aim of this study was to analyse and test a theoretical generic health promotion capacity-building framework with empirical data on primary health care. The framework consists of seven dimensions: commitment, management, monitoring and needs assessment, resources, common practices, participation and other core functions. The data were collected...
Cornejo, Susana Herrera, Ariel Hilas, Elena Gigena, Pablo
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Global health promotion
El capital social supone importantes inversiones materiales, simbólicas y de esfuerzos. Conocer el capital social de una comunidad puede facilitar la comprensión del beneficio de las relaciones comunitarias para la promoción de salud. Con el objetivo de reconocer los componentes del capital social de padres de escolares atendiendo una escuela en un...
