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'It sort of widens the Health word': evaluation of a health promotion intervention in the youth work setting.
(Youth Studies Ireland, 2008-04)
Defined as a place or social context in which people enage in daily activities in which environmental, organisational and personal factors interact to effect health and well-being, youth organisations clearly qualify as ...
Family structure and children's eating patterns: secondary analysis of the Health Behaviours in School-aged Children (HBSC) study 2002.
(National Institute of Health Sciences, 2008-10)
A variety of family and social factors influence children's eating behaviours such as availability of and preference for particular foods, portion size, cultural values regarding food types and preparation, parents' beliefs ...
Urban and rural patterns in adolescent alcohol consumption in Ireland.
(National Institute of Health Sciences, 2008-09)
Excessive alcohol consumption remains a substantial public health concern in Ireland. in the 2006 Irish HBSC survey, about half of students aged 15-17 reported that they were current drinkers and just over a third that ...
"Shut up and put up" - barriers to tackling workplace bullying in a public sector organisation.
(National Institute of Health Sciences, 2008-09)
Workplace health promotion, concerned as it is with promoting the health of those in the workplace setting, has paid surprisingly little attention to the phenomenon of the workplace bullying, despite its prevalence and ...
Capacity building for the future of health promotion.
(SAGE Journals Online, 2008-09)
This commentary outlines the work plan of the Global Vice President for Capacity Building, Education and Training over the period 2007-10. Two key areas are prioritised for action: workforce development in countries with ...
Exposure assessment to airborne contaminants in the indoor environment of Irish swine farms.
(Institute of Agricultural Medicine (Lublin), 2008)
Agricultural workers have higher rates of long-term sick leave associated with respiratory disease than any other worker groups. There is currently no published data on the extent to which Irish agricultural workers are ...
The determinants of lifestyle counselling among practice nurses in Ireland.
(Institute of Health Promotion and Education, 2008-08)
Aim: To assess the practice of lifestyle counselling among practice nurses (PNs) by measuring the frequency, perceived effectiveness and barriers to lifestyle counselling. Methods: A survey questionnaire was sent to all ...
Taking a health promotion approach to the problem of bullying.
(Universidad de Almería, 2008-03)
Health promotion is an emerging, multidisciplinary, endeavour that has much to offer the study of bullying. The negative health impacts of bullying are well documented, and indicate that having been bullied is associated ...
A process evaluation of the National drug awareness campaign.
(2008-04)
In response to the National Drugs Strategy 2001-2008 a national mass media awareness campaign was undertaken from May 2003 to December 2005 with the aim of highlighting the facts about drug misuse and increasing awareness ...
Intersectoral debate strengthens alliances, advocacy and action for maternal survival in Zambia.
(Oxford Journals, 2008-11-12)
The Health Promotion Research Centre of the National University of Ireland, Galway and the University of Zambia's School of Medicine conducted operational research to understand and address the socio-cultural and gender ...