Recently added articles from International Journal of Health Promotion and Education:
Implementation and evaluation of a health-promotion strategy for control of Taenia solium infections in northern Tanzania.(Report)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Introduction Human neurocysticercosis, an infection of human central nervous tissue by larvae of a zoonotic parasite, Taenia solium, has been a global public health threat because of the parasite's ability to cause serious neurological syndromes. Clinical manifestations of ...
Using a screening questionnaire to reduce non-attendances at first appointments for smoking cessation advice clinics in general practice: a pilot study.(Report)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Introduction Smoking is the greatest single cause of preventable illness and premature death in the UK (Percival, 2004). Many people would like to stop smoking but quitting smoking is not easy as it involves working against physical and psychological addiction. Since smoking is ...
How children eat may contribute to rising levels of obesity: children's eating behaviours: an intergenerational study of family influences.(Report)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Introduction The number of people, both adults and children, who are obese continues to rise throughout the world. According to the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF), within the UK, obesity prevalence has more than tripled in the past 25 years, and obesity among children ...
Healthier prisons: the role of a prison visitors' centre.(Report)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Introduction The aim of this paper is to present an evaluation of a prison visitors' centre and to locate those findings within current debates about strategies for promoting health within prisons, reducing re-offending, fostering family ties, and tackling health inequalities. ...
The ethics of health promotion.(Letter from the President)
Jan 01, 2009 ... One of the many fascinating aspects of health promotion are the ethical problems it poses and yet these have received relatively little attention. The ethical principle of "non male cience" doing no harm may seem obvious but in the past people from the best of motives advised ...