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Development of an Educational Video to Improve Patient Knowledge and Communication with Their Healthcare Providers about Colorectal Cancer Screening
Author: Katz, Mira L.
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Feedback (Response),Health Education,Ethnic Groups,Focus Groups,Cancer,Editing,Video Technology,Patients,Screening Tests,Health Personnel,Theories,Minority Groups,Low Income Groups

Background: Low rates of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening persist due to individual, provider, and system level barriers. Purpose: To develop and obtain initial feedback about a CRC screening educational video from community members and medical professionals. Methods: Focus groups of patients were conducted prior to the development of the CRC screening video, patient focus groups provided initial feedback about the video and medical personnel made recommendations prior to final video editing. Results: Patients identified CRC screening barriers and made suggestions about information to include in the video. Patients suggested using a doctor to state the importance of CRC screening, demonstrate how to complete the fecal occult blood test and that men and women from diverse ethnic groups and races could appear in the same video. Participants reviewed the video and thought it included their suggestions, was culturally appropriate and the information was easy to understand. Medical personnel suggested ways to improve the content and delivery of the information prior to final video editing. Discussion: Participants provided valuable information in the production of a video to improve patient knowledge and patient-provider communication about CRC screening. The video developed was based on the Protection Motivation Theory and addressed CRC screening barriers identified in this mostly minority and low-income patient population. Future research will determine if CRC screening increases among patients who watch the educational video. Translation to Health Education Practice: Educational videos can provide important information about CRC and CRC screening to average-risk adults. (Contains 1 table and 1 figure.)
Considerations for Marketing the Health Education Specialist to Employers
Author: Gambescia, Stephen F.
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Health Education,Personnel Selection,Marketing,Specialists,Surveys,Employment,Futures (of Society)

The Coalition of National Health Education Organizations (CNHEO) established a task force in 2003 to design a marketing plan to promote the health education profession. Task force members decided that before developing a full-scale marketing plan to reach employers, they should learn more about employers' current knowledge and attitudes regarding health educators and their current and anticipated hiring practices. Few previous studies had examined these questions and no known formal market research of employers' knowledge, attitudes or beliefs about health educators existed. Hezel Associates produced a market research report in July 2007 on behalf of four sponsoring health education profession member organizations of the CNHEO, and the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This survey enabled collection of current and potential employers' knowledge and attitudes about health educators, the profession and hiring practices. This paper presents the task force's background work, major findings from the employer survey, implications for the profession and future challenges to marketing the profession. (Contains 1 figure.)
Compensation of Certified Health Education Specialists
Author: Bonaguro, John
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Salaries,Employment,Health Education,Certification,Specialists,Educational Attainment,Surveys,Internet,Employment Level,Supervisors,Role,Gender Differences

Health education moved toward professionalization with the establishment, in 1988, of the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. Today, there are approximately 8,000 active holders of the CHES credential. This article examines the compensation levels of CHES recipients in relation to their current position, employment setting and academic preparation. All current CHES-credentialed individuals listed in the directory were asked to complete an Internet-based survey about their compensation. A total of 1,377 usable surveys were completed for a response rate of 20%. The mean salary of all respondents was $49,895. Full time supervisors had the highest mean salary of $56,663. Annual salary was influenced by level of employment (full time, part-time), supervisory role, sex and highest degree earned. A baseline now exists for monitoring compensation of CHES professionals over time. In the future, both CHES and non-CHES individuals should be sought to determine whether certification status influences compensation. (Contains 6 tables.)
Articulation of the National Health Education Standards to Support Learning and Healthy Behaviors among Students
Author: Tappe, Marlene K.
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Comprehensive School Health Education,Articulation (Education),School Personnel,Health Behavior,Standards,Teacher Educators,College Faculty,Teacher Education,Interpersonal Communication,Educational Planning,Curriculum Evaluation

The original and revised National Health Education Standards (NHES) and performance indicators provide the foundation for curriculum, instruction and assessment in health education. The article clarifies the revised NHES and performance indicators for classroom teachers, health education teachers, curriculum directors, state department of education health educators working on the development of state-level standards, and health education teacher education faculty working in institutions of higher education. This articulation of the standards and the performance indicators will facilitate their appropriate utilization in planning, implementing and evaluating health education curriculum, instruction and assessment for students in grades pre-kindergarten through 12 as well as professional preparation and development experiences for pre-service and in-service classroom and health education teachers. Therefore, a deeper understanding of the revised NHES and the performance indicators is important for classroom teachers, health education teachers, curriculum directors and other local school personnel as well as individuals working in institutions of higher education and state education and health agencies. This article provides an overview of the NHES, an in-depth description and clarification of the NHES and the sub-concepts and sub-skills embedded in the performance indicators, and strategies for integrating the NHES and performance indicators with health education curricula, instruction and assessment. (Contains 3 tables.)
Overview of Diabetes in Children and Teens
Author: Kaufman, Francine R.
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Diabetes,Family Counseling,Children,Adolescents,Chronic Illness,Obesity,Minority Group Children,At Risk Persons,Prevention,Body Weight,Eating Habits,Physical Activity Level,Clinical Diagnosis,Health Promotion,Drug Therapy,Screening Tests

Type 1 and type 2 diabetes affect about 186,000 youth under age 20. Previously considered an adult disease, type 2 diabetes is becoming increasingly common in overweight minority youth over 10 years of age. Criteria help to identify young people at risk for type 2 diabetes as well as those with the disease. Prevention or delay of type 2 requires weight loss through healthy eating, portion control and increased physical activity, along with family counseling and support. Type 1 diabetes usually has an acute onset and needs prompt diagnosis and treatment. It is important not to confuse its diagnosis with gastroenteritis. For both types of diabetes, management is determined by the family and diabetes care team depending on the child's type of diabetes and individual needs. Healthy eating and daily physical activity are key components. For those using glucose lowering medications, especially insulin (which is essential for type 1 diabetes), avoiding low blood glucose is important. Careful ongoing management of diabetes contributes to well-being and the avoidance or delay of onset of the long term diabetes complications. These complications affect normal function of the eyes, nerves, kidneys and cardiovascular system. Psychological support helps youth cope with the ongoing demands of diabetes management. Educators can help ensure the child's full participation in school activities. (Contains 7 online resources.)
Role of Health Educators in Assisting Youth and Adolescents with Diabetes
Author: Spiegel, Gail A.
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Physical Activities,Prevention,Diabetes,Adolescents,Children,Child Health,Health Behavior,Drug Therapy,Nutrition,Eating Habits,Health Promotion,Teacher Role,At Risk Persons,Allied Health Personnel

Management of diabetes in children requires balancing nutrition, physical activity and medication on a daily basis in order to achieve blood glucose targets. The health educator can assist children and their families in meeting their diabetes management goals by better understanding the current recommendations and tasks involved to achieve them. Whereas children with type 1 diabetes require multiple injections of insulin per day or use of an insulin pump, children with type 2 diabetes may require an oral medication, insulin or both. Nutrition and physical activity recommendations are similar for children with diabetes as they are for all healthy children. Meal planning for children with diabetes usually involves a method of carbohydrate counting, since this is the main nutrient that raises blood glucose. Short term management outcomes for children with diabetes include the prevention of hypo- and hyperglycemia, while long term outcomes include the prevention of micro and macro-vascular complications. (Contains 4 tables, 2 online resources and 6 resources.)
Providing a Safe Environment for Students with Diabetes
Author: Silverstein, Janet H.
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: School Nurses,Diabetes,School Personnel,Educational Environment,Child Health,Well Being,Special Needs Students,Prevention,Child Development,Planning,School Responsibility,Parent Responsibility,Student Responsibility,Administrator Role,Compliance (Legal)

Current diabetes regimens require more effort than ever before. The level of diabetes control students are able to maintain is affected greatly by their ability to care for their diabetes during the school day. This article reviews use of School Health Plans and Diabetes Medical Management Plans in schools. Students with diabetes, their families, health care providers and school personnel all have responsibilities that should be outlined in these plans. School nurses coordinate school-based diabetes care, provide training to school staff members, advocate for students and monitor implementation of students' school plans. Normal growth and development, prevention of complications and full participation in academic and social opportunities should be possible for students with diabetes. A variety of resources that support students with diabetes are described and referenced.
Psychosocial Issues that Affect Youth with Diabetes
Author: Cammarata, Christina
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Siblings,Diabetes,Caregivers,Stress Variables,Risk,Health,Health Education,Coping,Parenting Styles,Family (Sociological Unit),Educational Environment

Type 1 diabetes, one of the most common diseases of childhood, requires adherence to a complicated regimen which is often times difficult to manage resulting in stress for children, siblings, and caregivers. Many children with diabetes are nonadherent, likely due to the difficulty and complexity of the tasks required, and, thus, are at greater risk for diabetes related complications. For health care educators, it is important to understand the various psychosocial issues that affect adherence and adjustment to diabetes. This article will discuss these issues, including coping with a new diagnosis, school factors, regimen adherence and family variable and parenting strategies. Recommendations for health care educators are also discussed.
Lowering Risk for Type 2 Diabetes in High-Risk Youth
Author: Bobo, Nichole
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Obesity,Intervention,School Nurses,Diabetes,Child Health,Risk,Guidelines,Puberty,Genetics,Youth,Ethnicity,Physical Activity Level,Prevention,At Risk Persons,Medical Evaluation

Among children and youth who develop type 2 diabetes (T2DM) there are a number of genetic and environmental factors that lead to a combination of insulin resistance and relative-cell secretory failure of the pancreas. These factors include ethnicity (highest in American Indian youth), obesity, sedentary behavior, family history of T2DM, puberty, low birth weight, intrauterine diabetes exposure and female gender. The American Diabetes Association (ADA) has recommended guidelines to screen children and youth for diabetes risk. School nurses in a National Association of School Nurses' program use the ADA guidelines, and then refer at-risk children to a health care provider for further evaluation and intervention. The HEALTHY trial funded by the National Institutes of Health is assessing whether school-based strategies can reduce diabetes risk. Prevention and intervention of overweight and obesity in children--a risk factor for the development of T2DM in children and youth--is a shared responsibility among parents, schools, health care providers and communities. (Contains 5 online resources.)
Effects of Physical Activity on Diabetes Management and Lowering Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
Author: Tompkins, Connie L.
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Physical Activities,Prevention,Diabetes,Physical Fitness,Human Body,At Risk Persons,Physical Activity Level,Exercise Physiology,Health Behavior,Child Health,Adolescents,Leisure Time,Life Style,Obesity

Physical activity is a proven form of diabetes management and is considered a cornerstone in the prevention of diabetes. In children with diabetes, physical activity may improve insulin sensitivity and glucose uptake in skeletal muscle. Aerobic-based physical activity lasting 40-60 minutes daily for a minimum of four months is shown to enhance insulin sensitivity, and may reduce the risk for type 2 diabetes. An important adjunct to aerobic-based physical activity for diabetes prevention is resistance training. The American Academy of Pediatrics supports properly supervised strength/resistance training as a safe method for strength development in preadolescent children. Resistance training may increase skeletal muscle mass, therefore increasing whole-body glucose disposal capacity. In addition to immediate health benefits during childhood, increased physical activity in children and adolescents is likely to contribute to the establishment of healthy leisure habits over a lifetime and improved adult cardiovascular health. Large-scale intervention studies, however, are needed to determine the most effective physical activity strategies for prevention and management of type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents. (Contains 3 tables.)
Diabetes Technologies and Their Role in Diabetes Management
Author: Kollipara, Sobha
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Diabetes,Patients,Therapy,Biochemistry,Prevention,Physiology,Outcomes of Treatment,Children,Measurement Equipment

The 1993 Diabetes Complications and Control Trial (DCCT) showed that controlling blood glucose prevents and delays the progression of long term complications of diabetes. New diabetes technologies can make control of diabetes possible and safer. This paper reviews these technologies used to monitor blood glucose, administer insulin and evaluate effectiveness of therapy. Self-monitoring of blood glucose has been a standard of care for several decades. Today, patients and practitioners can gain great benefit from data that can be provided by using Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM). Current physiologic insulin therapy regimens have improved blood glucose control capabilities. Insulin therapy devices; including pens and pumps are reviewed. Advantages of insulin pump therapy and features of the latest "smart" pumps are described. Children with diabetes, and their families, have many challenges as well as many opportunities to employ new technologies in diabetes management plans. The ability of school and care givers to support children can impact the overall success of any diabetes therapy regimen. (Contains 2 tables and 2 figures.)
Community Resources for Promoting Youth Nutrition and Physical Activity
Author: Moore, Kelly R.
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Obesity,Physical Activities,Nutrition,Public Health,Child Health,Community Resources,Health Promotion,Physical Activity Level,At Risk Persons,Diabetes,Prevention,Life Style,Community Programs

Childhood obesity is a national public health crisis. The National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP), the National Institutes of Health and Kaiser Permanente have developed community tools and resources for children and families to lower their risk for obesity through healthier, active lifestyles. The authors describe innovative practices and community mobilization case studies from the NDEP "Move It! and Reduce Your Risk for Diabetes" program and the NIH "We Can![TM]"--Ways to Enhance Children's Activity and Nutrition, and programs from Kaiser Permanente for the promotion of healthier lifestyles for children and families. Replication of these creative programs can be modified to be implemented in communities throughout the United States.
The Future of Technology in Health Education: Challenging the Traditional Delivery Dogma
Author: Kittleson, Mark J.
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Health Education,Thinking Skills,Computer Uses in Education,Distance Education,Electronic Mail,College Faculty,Computer Attitudes

The author has been blessed with an opportunity to contribute to the profession of health education via a technology that 20 years ago did not exist. The HEDIR catapulted him into the national limelight. He created the HEDIR in 1992--the profession's first email directory and listserv. The profession has found the HEDIR to be an exceptional tool to communicate thoughts, solicit ideas, and to share information. Currently the HEDIR has over 1,700 participants and has sent over 22,000 messages in its history. There are many other lists that people subscribe to, or use technologies that are way more interactive, expansive and creative. Yet, the HEDIR continues to survive. The author thinks the HEDIR did (and still does) three things: (1) it allows an individual to not feel so isolated; (2) the HEDIR allows everyone an equal voice; and (3) the HEDIR introduced people to the use of technology when technology was in its infancy. For many health educators they were thrown into technology. The author believes the HEDIR helped with that transition. In this article, the author discusses the future of technology in health education. There are several challenges facing the profession of health education regarding the use of technology. The author challenges the young professionals to create the future by conducting research to show how best to incorporate technology. (Contains 2 figures.)
Neighbors United for Health
Author: Westhoff, Wayne W.
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Urban Schools,Neighborhoods,Foreign Countries,Hispanic Americans,Churches,Community Organizations,Models,Health Education,Acculturation,Group Membership,Health Promotion

Modeled upon the ecclesiastic community group concept of Latin America to unite and strengthen the bond between the Church and neighborhoods, a community-based organization created Vecinos Unidos por la Salud (Neighbors United for Health) to bring health messages into urban Latino neighborhoods. The model is based on five tenants, and incorporates Latino subjective norms to strengthen the bonds of group members with similar interest, lifestyles, language and acculturation.
The Smoking Milkshake
Author: Thomas, Jennifer
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Middle School Students,Smoking,Health Promotion,Health Behavior,Early Adolescents,Hazardous Materials,Comprehensive School Health Education

Objectives: This teaching idea is designed for students to learn about the ingredients in cigarettes and the potential short-term health consequences of these ingredients, as well as to learn about the general effects of smoking. Students will complete an activity to use this information in a hypothetical, but potentially, real-world situation. Target Audience: Middle school students. (Contains 4 figures.)
"Rewind and Replay:" Changing Teachers' Heterosexist Language to Create an Inclusive Classroom Environment
Author: Klein, Nicole Aydt
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Student Attitudes,Teacher Role,Classroom Environment,High Schools,School Culture,Language Usage,Teacher Influence,Interaction,Social Attitudes,Social Justice,Homosexuality,School Safety,Teacher Education,Learning Activities

Objectives: By completing the "Rewind and Replay" activity, participants will: (1) identify heterosexist language in common classroom interactions, (2) discuss underlying heterosexist assumptions embedded in common teacher statements, (3) brainstorm inclusive terms and expressions for use in place of heterosexist language, and (4) verbally practice alternatives to common heterosexist expressions. Target Audience: Pre-K through high school teachers and teacher candidates. (Contains 1 figure.)
Sexual Risk Taking: For Better or Worse
Author: Wyatt, Tammy
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Prevention,Sexually Transmitted Diseases,Sexuality,Teaching Methods,At Risk Persons,Health Behavior,Adolescents,High School Students,Youth Programs,Teacher Education Programs,Evaluation Methods,Student Evaluation

Risk assessment can be an effective pedagogical strategy for sexuality education. Objectives: After learning about the modes of transmission and prevention strategies of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), students engaged in this teaching technique will define sexual intercourse and sexual activity, assess the level of STI risk associated with eight sexual behaviors, and identify positive alternatives to each sexual behavior. Target Audience: This activity is designed for use with adolescents in high school and youth group settings, and it can be used in teacher preparation programs. (Contains 5 figures.)
Teaching Violence Prevention: How Much Does Bullying Weigh?
Author: Blosnich, John
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Elementary School Students,Bullying,Depression (Psychology),Violence,Aggression,Injuries,Grade 4,Grade 5,Coping,Antisocial Behavior,Role Playing,Worksheets

Bullying is a prevalent problem for many elementary school students, and it is associated with physical injury and depression. Objectives: Students engaged in this teaching activity will be able to identify bullying behaviors as well as list and demonstrate strategies to effectively deal with bullying situations. Target Audience: Fourth- and fifth-grade students. (Contains 4 figures.)
The Story of Stuff: Increasing Environmental Citizenship
Author: Nowak, Amy L. Versnik
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Middle School Students,Environmental Education,Junior High School Students,Sustainable Development,Conservation (Environment),Public Health,Animation,Computer Uses in Education

Objectives: After this lesson, students will be able to: (1) list the five stages of materials production, (2) report key facts related to the materials economy, (3) identify sustainable solutions that positively impact the environment, and (4) recognize how the environment affects health. Target Audience: This activity is designed for students in middle school and junior high school. (Contains 4 figures.)