Health education : parental and educators' perspectives, current practices and needs assessment / Yvon B. Larock and Denis C. Gustave, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Larock, Yvon B.

Gustave, Denis C.

Series:

Health Care Issues, Costs and Access

Health care issues, costs, and access

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Health education.

Health education--Parent participation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (211 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Parental support is a well-accepted determinate of children's physical activities. Effective health education strategies may also include facilitating parental involvement in community and school advocacy related to their perceived need for changes. In this book, the authors present current research in the study of health education using parental and educators' perspectives, current practices and needs assessment. Topics discussed in this compilation include moving beyond the hierarchical knowledge/power nexus in anti-FGC campaigns in Africa; consensus, strategies, and potential health promoti

Contents:

""HEALTH EDUCATION: PARENTAL AND EDUCATORS' PERSPECTIVES, CURRENT PRACTICES AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT""; ""HEALTH EDUCATION: PARENTAL AND EDUCATORS' PERSPECTIVES, CURRENT PRACTICES AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1 MOVING BEYOND THE HIERARCHICAL KNOWLEDGE/POWER NEXUS IN ANTI-FGC CAMPAIGNS IN AFRICA""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""BIOMEDICINE, ALTERNATIVE HEALTH BELIEFS AND PRACTICES: DOUBLE DISCOURSE?""; ""COLONIALISM, PATRIARCHY AND GENDER RELATIONS""; ""OPPOSITION TO FEMALE GENITAL OPERATIONS""

""COMPETING NOTIONS BETWEEN VIOLENCE AND HUMAN RIGHTS""""THE LOCAL-GLOBAL INTERSECTION: THE KNOWLEDGE/POWER NEXUS""; ""THE WAY FORWARD""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 2 HEALTH PROMOTING SCHOOLS: CONSENSUS, STRATEGIES AND POTENTIAL""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""METHODS OF EVALUATION""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 3 COMMUNITY AS A SETTING FOR FUTURE-ORIENTED HEALTH PROMOTION IN AUSTRIA: “LIVING HEALTHY IN THE OLYMPIA REGION SEEFELD� AS AN EXAMPLE FOR HEALTH LEARNING IN ASCIENTIFIC CONTEXT""; ""ABSTRACT""

""Chapter 5 HEALTH HABITS AND PERCEPTION OF NOISE BY SPANISH SECONDARY-SCHOOL STUDENTS: NEGATIVE INFLUENCE ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE""""ABSTRACT""; ""1. INTRODUCTION""; ""2. MATERIAL AND METHODS""; ""3. RESULTS""; ""4. DISCUSSION""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 6 INTERACTIVE TOOLS SUPPORTING PREVENTION OF CARDIOMETABOLIC DISORDERS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""ABBREVIATIONS""; ""1. INTRODUCTION""; ""2. INTERACTIVE TOOLS SUPPORTING EARLY PREVENTION OF CARDIOMETABOLIC DISEASES -EXAMPLES OF OWN SOLUTIONS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""APPENDIX 1.""

""REFERENCES""""Chapter 7 THE IMPORTANCE OF PARENTS AND TEACHERS AS STAKEHOLDERS IN SCHOOL-BASED HEALTHY EATING PROGRAMS""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""INDEX""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 9, 2013).

ISBN:

1-62948-207-2

OCLC:

918624113