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Temporal and spatial distribution of human cryptosporidiosis in the west of Ireland 2004-2007
(BioMed Central, 2009-11-24)
Cryptosporidiosis is increasingly recognised as a cause of gastrointestinal infection in Ireland and has been implicated in several outbreaks. This study aimed to investigate the spatial and temporal distribution of human ...
Domains of core competency, standards, and quality assurance for building global capacity in health promotion: The Galway Consensus Conference statement
(SAGE Journals Online, 2009-06-01)
This paper reports the outcome of the Galway Consensus Conference, an effort undertaken as a first step toward international collaboration on credentialing in health promotion and health education. Twenty-nine leading ...
Cross-national time trends in bullying behaviour 1994-2006: findings from Europe and North America
(Springer, 2009-06-04)
Objectives: To identify trends over 12 years in the prevalence of bullying and associated victimization among adolescents in North American and European countries. Methods: Cross-sectional self-report surveys were obtained ...
Toward international collaboration on credentialing in health promotion and health education: The Galway Consensus Conference
(SAGE Journals Online, 2009-05)
The interest in competencies, standards, and quality assurance in the professional preparation of public health professionals whose work involves health promotion and health education dates back several decades. In ...
A review of the international literature on health promotion competencies: identifying frameworks and core competencies
(SAGE Journals Online, 2009-06)
Building a competent health promotion workforce with the necessary knowledge and skills to develop, implement and evaluate health promotion policies and practice is fundamental to mainstreaming and sustaining health promotion ...
Living longer and feeling better: Healthy lifestyle, self-rated health, obesity and depression in Ireland
(2009)
Background: The combination of four protective lifestyle behaviours (being physically active, a non-smoker, a moderate alcohol consumer and having adequate fruit and vegetable intake) has been estimated to increase life ...
Addressing the determinants of positive mental health: concepts, evidence and practice
(2009)
Positive mental health is recognised as a key resource for population well-being and the social and economic prosperity of society. This paper provides an overview of current concepts of positive mental health and its ...
Socioeconomic inequality in exposure to bullying during adolescence: a comparative cross-sectional multilevel study in 35 countries.
(American Public Health Association, 2009)
Objectives. We examined the socioeconomic distribution of adolescent exposure to bullying internationally and documented the contribution of the macroeconomic environment.
Methods. We used an international survey of 162 ...
The Galway Consensus Conference: international collaboration on the development of core competencies for health promotion and health education
(SAGE Journals Online, 2009-06)
Developing a competent health promotion workforce is a key component of capacity building for the future and is critical to delivering on the vision, values and commitments of global health promotion. This paper reports ...
The soundtrack of substance use: Music preference as a risk factor for adolescent smoking and drinking.
(Informa Healthcare, 2009-07)
A connection between preferences for heavy metal, rap, reggae, electronic dance music,and substance use has previously been established. However, evidence as to the gender specific links between substance use and a wider ...