Mediterranean Diet conceptual model and future trends of its use in Portugal
SummaryThe aim of this study was to present a new model for the Mediterranean Diet definition and to identify the major trends for the use of the Mediterranean Diet concept by 2028, in Portugal. A Delphi panel was implemented with 28 experts with solid knowledge and understanding of the Mediterranean Diet concept. The first round evaluated the degree of expert self-knowledge, which also contributed to the final questionnaire building. It was answered in 2 successive rounds with 21 statements, divided into 2 dimensions: Mediterranean Diet concept and use. A Mediterranean Diet model definition was produced with 73.8% of agre...
Source: Health Promotion International - July 22, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Community participation and empowerment approaches to Aedes mosquito management in high-income countries: a scoping review
AbstractHigh-income countries (HICs) in sub-tropical and tropical regions are at an increasing risk ofAedes mosquito-borne disease (MBD) outbreaks such as dengue fever. As theAedes mosquito predominately lives and breeds in and around people ’s homes, community participation in MBD management is an important part of preventing MBD outbreaks. Historically, government-led strategies have dominated community participation efforts as opposed to strategies co-designed or led by the community. A scoping review was conducted to describe the community participation and empowering approaches used inAedes mosquito management speci...
Source: Health Promotion International - July 10, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Acceptability of online sun exposure awareness-raising interventions among young Australian women: an exploratory mixed-methods study
This study aimed to investigate the impact of two online interventions on knowledge of skin cancer and intentions to engage in sun tanning and protective behaviours, as assessed by survey. In addition, the likelihood that the intervention would be ‘shared’ on social media was explored by interview during an intervention session. Eighteen women aged 18–24 years participated in this pilot, mixed-methods intervention study. Participants completed surveys 2 weeks before and 2 weeks after attending an intervention session in which they vie wed a video and completed a face-aging activity, with the order of completion bal...
Source: Health Promotion International - July 5, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Elucidating the child ’s perspective in health promotion: children’s experiences of child-centred health dialogue in Sweden
This study supports the view that 4-year-old children can take an active role in their health and are capable of making health information meaningful. (Source: Health Promotion International)
Source: Health Promotion International - July 4, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
The capability approach as a bridging framework across health promotion settings: theoretical and empirical considerations
This article aims to present the seminal capability approach by Sen and Nussbaum as a potentially suitable framework for such bridging endeavors to guide health promotion research. It highlights domains of the capability approach that appear to be particularly relevant to bridging diverse disciplines and settings. Such domains particularly refer to the agency of decisive actor groups (population groups, professionals, policymakers and researchers) as well as to the differentiation of personal, social and environmental conversion factors that disciplines define within their specific epistemologies and ontologies. The articl...
Source: Health Promotion International - July 3, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Black PRAISE: engaging Black congregations to strengthen critical awareness of HIV affecting Black Canadian communities
SummaryIn Canada, HIV disproportionately affects Black communities. Though Black faith leaders play an influential role engaging Black communities around social care and social justice, their response to HIV has been somewhat muted. Black PRAISE is a novel intervention for Black churches to strengthen congregants ’ critical awareness of HIV affecting Black communities. A multi-stakeholder team developed and tested the intervention in 2016 − 17 among six churches in the province of Ontario, where more than half of Black Canadians reside, using a community-based participatory approach. Specifically, th e intervention...
Source: Health Promotion International - July 2, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Gaining insight into the implementation of an e-learning smoking cessation course in Latin American countries
AbstractContinuous medical education focused on health problems emerging in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is scarce. Although tobacco consumption is increasing in LMICs, there is a lack of tobacco cessation training programs in these countries. To promote smoking cessation interventions in Bolivia, Guatemala and Paraguay, we adapted an e-learning program developed in Catalonia (Spain). This process evaluation study reports on reach, dose and satisfaction of participants with the course, as well as the contextual factors of its application. We conducted a multiple method evaluation, which included a survey and se...
Source: Health Promotion International - June 29, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Implementation of health education interventions at Dutch music schools
AbstractA randomized controlled trial was conducted comparing the effects of a biopsychosocial course (PRESTO-Play) vs. physical activity promotion (PRESTO-Fit) to reduce disability related to musculoskeletal disorders in music students. The current study provides an external validation and a formative and process evaluation, allowing for a better interpretation of results. First, a group of experts was asked to complete a structured evaluation of design and content of the trial. Second, quantitative and qualitative data were analysed from different stakeholders (students, therapists and conservatory staff) using questionn...
Source: Health Promotion International - June 29, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Conditions for shared decision making in the care of transgender youth in Canada
AbstractInformation is lacking on the role shared decision making plays in the care of transgender (trans) youth. This qualitative, descriptive study explored how trans youth, parents and health care providers engaged or did not engage in shared decision-making practices around hormone therapy initiation and what conditions supported shared decision-making approaches in clinical practice. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 47 participants in British Columbia, Canada, and analyzed using a constructivist grounded theory approach. While formal shared decision-making models were not used in practice, many participa...
Source: Health Promotion International - June 26, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Acceptability and feasibility of a caf é-based sustainable food intervention in the UK
AbstractDietary change is needed to improve health and reduce the environmental burden of food production and consumption. Using an Intervention Mapping approach, this study aimed to explore the views caterers and customers held towards point-of-choice interventions that promote healthy and environmentally friendly (EF) food and beverage choices at the University of Sheffield. Intervention options proposed during focus groups were devised using the Nuffield Bioethics ladder of intervention. Ten focus groups were held involving caterers (n = 16) and customers (n = 45). Thematic analysis was conducted on the transcri...
Source: Health Promotion International - April 3, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Critical health literacy and the COVID-19 crisis
Applying critical health literacy has never been more needed than in these days when an infectious disease crisis arrives at a time of information excess and high expectations of controlling health. Public health personnel have generally assumed that knowing about the risk factors of infectious diseases has always been key to controlling and preventing an epidemic infectious disease ’s devastating consequences. What is different with COVID-19 is that we live in an age when expectations about mastering health—and here that means specifically, controlling risks of a deadly infectious disease—are higher than ever. These...
Source: Health Promotion International - April 2, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Interdependence between health and peace: a call for a new paradigm
AbstractHealth and peace, and their relationships to disease/conflict/violence, are complex and multifaceted interrelated terms. Scholars have proposed a variety of definitions for health and peace. The conceptualizations of health and peace share many fundamental elements, including in their social, psychological (emotional and mental) and spiritual dimensions. We argue that health and peace are inter-dependent in a fundamentalcausal fashion. Health is always positively or negatively affected by conflict; peace can be directly or indirectly fostered through public health program and policy initiatives. Evidence shows that...
Source: Health Promotion International - March 27, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Air pollution in China: health information seeking and protective behaviors
AbstractHaze has become one of the most life-threatening problems in China. Chinese people become more dependent on receiving health information from social media, especially WeChat, which shapes their health perceptions and behaviors. Despite the prevalence of health information-seeking behavior (HISB) on WeChat, the predicting factors and consequences of Chinese people ’s haze HISB using WeChat remain unclear. To fill this gap, a hypothesized model was proposed under the risk perception attitude framework and tested with a longitudinal web-based survey of Chinese people residing in Mainland China, to understand the ant...
Source: Health Promotion International - March 24, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Accessibility and acceptability of health promotion services in New Zealand for minority refugee women
This study recommends to develop health promotion resources in the Nepali language; and to deliver the health promotion sessions by culturally and linguistically competent providers. This study also uncovered resiliency and strengths of Bhutanese women that could be recognized, strengthened a nd utilized in promoting their health and well-being. (Source: Health Promotion International)
Source: Health Promotion International - March 19, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Co-participation in physical activity: perspectives from Australian parents of pre-schoolers
This study explored (i) parents ’ perceptions about physical activity and possible benefits of family-based co-participation in physical activity, (ii) their perceived facilitators and barriers to co-participation and (iii) their recommendations for improving co-participation within their community. Fifteen parents (14 mothers, 1 father) of 2- to 4-year-old children residing in Western Sydney, Australia, participated in one-on-one interviews between September 2016 and January 2017. Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. Four main themes and seven sub-themes emerged from the thematic analysis of the inte...
Source: Health Promotion International - March 19, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
