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Food marketing in Irish schools
Colette Kelly, Pauline Clerkin, Saoirse Nic Gabhainn, Maureen MulvihillSchools are thought to represent a growing marketing opportunity for food advertisers in many countries. Marketing of unhealthy food to children is linked to the increased…
Parental mediatory role in children's physical activity participation
P.Y. Peggy Cheung, Bik C. ChowParents are important agents in the physical activity socializing process in children. The present study aims to examine the parental mediatory role in children's physical…
Adolescents' perceptions of the words “health” and “happy”
Siobhán O'Higgins, Jane Sixsmith, Saoirse Nic GabhainnThe shared language of youth includes understandings of concepts that can be different from those of adults. Researchers, in their efforts to explore and illuminate the health…
Beyond silence and rumor: Storytelling as an educational tool to reduce the stigma around HIV/AIDS in South Africa
Jacques Zeelen, Hieke Wijbenga, Marga Vintges, Gideon de JongThis paper aims to explore the role of a small‐scale project around storytelling as a form of informal education in five health clinics in rural areas of the Limpopo Province in…
The social, physical and temporal characteristics of primary school dining halls and their implications for children's eating behaviours
Sue N. Moore, Simon Murphy, Katy Tapper, Laurence MooreSocial, physical and temporal characteristics are known to influence the eating experience and the effectiveness of nutritional policies. As the school meal service features…
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