Health Education: Volume 110 Issue 1

Handwashing programme in kindergarten: a pilot study

W.H. Au, L.K.P. Suen, Y.L. Kwok

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of a structured programme on handwashing which has taken into account of the developmental stage of children.

Effectiveness of a smoking cessation intervention in Dutch pharmacies and general practices

Ciska Hoving, Aart N. Mudde, Froukje Dijk, Hein de Vries

The purpose of this paper is to test the effectiveness of a computer‐tailored smoking cessation intervention, distributed through 75 Dutch general practices (GP) and 65 pharmacies…

We are healthy so we can behave unhealthily: A qualitative study of the health behaviour of Dutch lower vocational students

Monica A.M. Ridder, Maartje A. Heuvelmans, Tommy L.S. Visscher, Jacob C. Seidell, Carry M. Renders

The purpose of this paper is to investigate perceptions of second grade lower vocational students concerning benefits, barriers and strategies of healthy eating and physical…

Coaching to enhance quality of implementation in prevention

Linda Dusenbury, William B. Hansen, Julia Jackson‐Newsom, Donna S. Pittman, Cicely V. Wilson, Kathleen Nelson‐Simley, Chris Ringwalt, Melinda Pankratz, Steven M. Giles

The purpose of this paper is to describe the topics covered by coaches assisting teachers implementing a research‐based drug prevention program and explore how coaching affects…

Workplace health promotion within small and medium‐sized enterprises

Ann Moore, Kader Parahoo, Paul Fleming

The purpose of this study is to explore managers' understanding of workplace health promotion (WHP) and experiences of WHP activity within small and medium‐sized enterprises…

Measuring the impact of research

Rebecca Marsh