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Adolescents' perceptions of the words 'health' and 'happy'
(Emerald, 2010-05)
Purpose - The shared language of youth includes understandings of concepts that can be different from those of adults. Researchers, in their efforts to explore and illuminate the health behaviours and decision-making ...
"Pee-in-a-Pot": acceptability and uptake of on-site chlamydia screening in a student population in the Republic of Ireland
(2010-11)
Background:The aim of the study was to explore the acceptability and uptake of on-campus screening using a youth friendly approach in two Third Level higher education institutions (HEIs). This study is part of wider research ...
Development and delivery of a competency-based module in health promotion: A guide using blended learning.
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2010)
The Discipline of Health Promotion at the National University of Ireland, Galway delivers a Postgraduate Diploma and Master¿s course in Health Promotion. While a core Research Methods module incorporates some teaching of ...
An evaluation of the Zippy's Friends emotional wellbeing programme for primary schools in Ireland.
(2010)
This report presents the main findings on the evaluation of the Zippy's Friends emotional wellbeing programme in Irish primary schools. The Zippy's Friends programme is designed to promote the emotional wellbeing of children ...
Evaluation of a competency based module in health promotion.
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2010)
The Discipline of Health Promotion at the National University of Ireland, Galway delivers a Postgraduate Diploma and Master's course in Health Promotion. While a core Research Methods module incorporates some teaching of ...
PROMO Project Feedback from Ireland: Full report.
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2010)
The overall aim of the project is to define guidelines for best practice in promoting mental health amongst socially marginalised people, to highlight barriers for the implementation of the guidelines and suggest solutions, ...
An analysis of the systems of services in non-participating capitals.
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2010)
The focus of the PROMO project (Best Practice in Promoting Mental Health in Socially Marginalised People in Europe) is on the delivery of health and social care for people with mental health problems in 14 EU member states ...
Evaluating the impact of the Winning New Jobs Programme on the re-employment and mental health of a mixed profile of unemployed people
(The Clifford Beers Foundation, 2010-05)
This paper reports on the evaluation of the JOBS programme (Caplan et al, 1989), an evidence-based intervention designed to promote re-employment and improve the mental health of the unemployed. While previous evaluations ...
Risk, science and blood: Politics, HIV, hepatitis & haemophilia in Ireland
(2010)
With Ireland's blood supply compromised in the 1980s, the impact upon its haemophiliac community was unprecedented. Thus far, academic attention has focused on apportioning blame and identifying administrative failure: ...
Food marketing in Irish schools
(Emerald, 2010)
Purpose - Schools are thought to represent a growing marketing opportunity for food advertisers in many countries. Marketing of unhealthy food to children is linked to the increased prevalence of obesity worldwide. This ...