All Resources for 'Public Health'

Jo Holliday, Thomas Littlejohns, Naomi Allen, Nicola Doherty, Cathie Sudlow

Introduction: In an increasingly digital environment, web-based questionnaires are a convenient and cost-effective way of collecting data from participants in...

Amanda Kerry, Claire V Crooks

Introduction: Over one-third of Canadian youth have engaged in some form of delinquent behavior by the age of 14 (Savoie, 2006). In the United States, approximately 31 million youth are under juvenile court...

Ha Yeon Kim, Lindsay Brown

Introduction: The world currently faces the largest refugee crisis since WWII[1]. Lebanon alone, a nation of approximately 4 million citizens, is sheltering over 1 million registered Syrian refugees. The...

Rainier Masa, Gina Chowa

Background: Despite high level of knowledge about condoms, condom use remains low among sexually active youth globally, including Ghana. Although interventions that promote condom use have been implemented, few...

Carmen Orte

Introduction: The Family Competence Program (FCP) for 12 to 16-year-old teenagers is the Spanish adaptation of the Strengthening Families Program (SFP) (Kumpfer & DeMarsh, 1985). This EBI consisted of 14 sessions that target...

Louis D Brown, Rebecca Wells, Alexia A. Wilson, Sarah Meyer Chilenski

Introduction: Illegal drug use rose 87% from 2002 to 2011 in Mexico. To help address this problem, 19 substance use prevention coalitions were organized across Mexico...

Anilena Mejia Lynch

Introduction: The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime has invested widely in the dissemination and implementation of the Strengthening Families Program 10-14 (SFP 10-14) in Central America. SFP 10-14 is a family...

Katholiki Georgiades, Anna Kata, Laura Duncan, Michael Boyle

Introduction: Reducing inequalities in child mental health constitutes an important public health priority in Canada, and schools represent an ideal context for effective action...

Kannikar Nolrajsuwat

Introduction: The Thailand culturally adapted version of the Strengthening Families Program (12-16) was evaluated for high risk 12 to 17-year-olds. After the success of the SFP 6-11 in Thailand, the Thailand juvenile...

Marie-Helene Veronneau, Lisa Serbin, Kathleen Kennedy-Turner, Dale M. Stack, Alex Schwartzman, Jane Ledingham

Introduction: Educational attainment predicts health and well-being throughout the lifespan. Although educational attainment is...