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Effectiveness of applying the transtheoretical model to improve physical activity behavior of university students

Creator:: Boonchuaykuakul, Jinda
Abstract:: This study was divided into three stages. The first phase of the study aimed to examine factors influencing the students' participation in physical activity. Eight female and male university students participated in the focus group. It was found that the participants' perceived benefits of physical activity were physical, psychological and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: physical education activity classes. At the follow-up stage, the students in the experiment group

Associations Between Family Nutrition and Physical Activity, Food Security, and Childhood Obesity in Rural Oregon

Creator:: Jackson, Jennifer A.
Abstract:: Childhood obesity and food insecurity are public health issues that often coexist, and both conditions are more prevalent among rural compared to non-rural populations. Social ecological prevention efforts are recommended, yet limited research has examined how rural family-home environments may influence obesity-preventing and -promoting behaviors. The purpose of this dissertation...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Institute of Food and Agriculture, Childhood Obesity Prevention: Integrated Research, Education, and

Evaluation of alcohol education on attitude, knowledge and self-reported behavior of college students

Creator:: Sharmer, Laurel
Abstract:: This research was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of two different types of alcohol education interventions on the attitudes about alcohol consumption in college, knowledge about alcohol, and self-reported alcohol consumption behavior of college students. The educational interventions were a student-centered CD-Rom interactive program, and a teacher-centered motivational speaker. Each...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: are numerous. Research regarding the long-term physical effects of alcohol is well documented

Adolescent Mental Health and Well-Being: Examining the Role of U.S. Public Education Policy and School Climate

Creator:: Hommel, Annie
Abstract:: This dissertation seeks to contribute to a growing body of research on student outcomes by way of a public health perspective examining the intersection of education policy and adolescent mental health and well-being. The conceptual approach underpinning this project rests on the key theoretical assumption that education policy, shaped at...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Special Education services compared to their peers who do not. For Aim 3, school-wide implementation of

Weight Stigma and Its Associations with Health Behaviors Among Older Adults

Creator:: Phibbs, Sandi Cleveland
Abstract:: Having excess weight carries a negative social stigma in the U.S. Previous research has shown that experiencing stigma has negative physical and mental health consequences. Few studies have examined how experiencing weight stigma might act as a barrier to engaging in healthy behaviors among older adults. The purpose of this...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: .!!Previous!research!has! shown!that!experiencing!stigma!has!negative!physical!and!mental!health!consequences

Effect of Accountable Care in Oregon Medicaid on Healthcare Utilization, Quality, and Spending among Children with Mental-Physical Comorbidities

Creator:: Govier, Diana J.
Abstract:: In 2012, Oregon began it enrolling its Medicaid beneficiaries in an accountable care model called Coordinated Care Organizations (CCOs). As one of the of the earliest state-wide efforts to implement this type of healthcare reform among Medicaid enrollees, and thus one of the most mature, Oregon’s CCO implementation provided a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: -physical comorbidities (MPCs). In addition, this research investigated whether the CCO model exhibited

Current Drug Policies in the United States : Using Research to Inform Policy

Creator:: Beathard, Candice
Abstract:: Drug policies in the United States are rapidly changing at the state and national level paralleling a shift in drug culture from a societal perspective. This dissertation addresses current public health policy topics with a focus on three recent drug policies. As of 2015, medical cannabis is legal in 23...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Current Drug Policies in the United States: Using Research to

Effect of Oregon’s Coordinated Care Organizations on Healthcare Utilization and Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes Among Low-income Women with Chronic Mental-Physical Comorbidities

Creator:: Masoumirad, Mandana
Abstract:: Background: The number of people diagnosed with chronic physical conditions is increasing in the United States. Chronic mental illnesses are also common in the country. Low-income women and those on Medicaid bear a disproportionate burden of chronic conditions and these conditions significantly contribute to obstetric morbidity. Prioritizing preventive measures and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Outcomes Among Low-income Women with Chronic Mental-Physical Comorbidities Abstract approved

Examining the Relationship Between Parent and Child Health in Young Children with Developmental Disabilities

Creator:: Heinonen, Gregory A.
Abstract:: Childhood obesity is an extensively research topic as it effects a large number of individuals and has serious consequences on those effected. Current statistics estimate roughly 17% of the youth population is now obese. However, the spread of these cases is not equally distributed. Certain populations are at increased risk...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: :_____________________________________________________ Megan MacDonald Childhood obesity is an extensively research topic as it effects a large number

Life stories of high-risk white females teens : qualitative restrospective interviews with adolescents ten years after participation in a dropout and pregnancy prevention program

Creator:: Shaub, Tamara Lee
Abstract:: High rates and high costs of adolescent pregnancy and school dropout have resulted in the development of many prevention programs; however, little is known about the long-range effectiveness of efforts. Empirical research is needed to document behavioral outcomes over extended periods of time. I interviewed eight young white women who...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: health education perspective. Recommendations for program development and future research were made

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Effectiveness of applying the transtheoretical model to improve physical activity behavior of university students

Associations Between Family Nutrition and Physical Activity, Food Security, and Childhood Obesity in Rural Oregon

Evaluation of alcohol education on attitude, knowledge and self-reported behavior of college students

Adolescent Mental Health and Well-Being: Examining the Role of U.S. Public Education Policy and School Climate

Weight Stigma and Its Associations with Health Behaviors Among Older Adults

Effect of Accountable Care in Oregon Medicaid on Healthcare Utilization, Quality, and Spending among Children with Mental-Physical Comorbidities

Current Drug Policies in the United States : Using Research to Inform Policy

Effect of Oregon’s Coordinated Care Organizations on Healthcare Utilization and Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes Among Low-income Women with Chronic Mental-Physical Comorbidities

Examining the Relationship Between Parent and Child Health in Young Children with Developmental Disabilities

Life stories of high-risk white females teens : qualitative restrospective interviews with adolescents ten years after participation in a dropout and pregnancy prevention program

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