in the area of youth health, peers education is an approach to health promotion. assess the training needs of peers educators clarifies the components, values, and quality of training protocols. aim to that we conducted a participatory educational needs assessment of youth peer educators.involving youth and key informants in direct collaboration with research team, a qualitative approach was pl...

The article attempts at outlining the development of holistic approach to mental health children and adolescents worldwide contextualises it with Polish background. Accordingly, provides examples actions undertaken in educational policy introduce a through various education, care, prevention wellness-oriented programmes which have been established conducted within last two decades. Moreover, ex...

Adolescence is the transition period from childhood to adulthood. Since Bangladesh is such a conservative society, reproductive health education for adolescents has not been widely introduced. Very small adolescent health components are included in the secondary and higher secondary school curricula. The BRAC Mentoring Program provides mentorship training to secondary school pupils to develop t...

introduction: genetic and health factors along with ethnicity and geographic location are factors that affect the time of puberty onset. the aim of the present study was to evaluate the mean age of onset of puberty and its stages in boys of yazd. methods: this cross- sectional study with random clustering sampling method was conducted on 1018 healthy 9-16 years old male students of yazd. all ca...

INTRODUCTION At the present time, higher education institutions dealing with education for public health in Europe and beyond are faced with a complex and comprehensive task of responding to global health challenges. REVIEW Literature reviews in public health and global health and exploration of internet presentations of regional and global organisations dealing with education for public heal...

to Rolf, for teaching me the art of doubting and the science of searching for the answers. To Tuuli, who left us early, but will always live in my heart.

background domestic violence is one of the major health problems among women. promoting preventive behaviors of domestic violence among women and girls can play crucial role in reducing this health problem. objectives this study was conducted to evaluate the effect of an intervention based on precede-proceed model on preventive behaviors of domestic violence among iranian high school girls. pat...

Demonstrating Excellence in Practice-based Teaching for Public Health is a report intended to provide a resource for practice-based teaching of public health and includes a brief explanation of terms and practices, as well as suggestions on methodologies for implementation. No comparable resource currently exists that assists faculty and practice partners to recognize, implement, and promote pr...

The consequences of disability span almost all aspects of life, for families and for an affected individual. Endocrine aspects of disability cover disorders of hypothalamic pituitary dysfunction, bone health, puberty, fertility, sexual function and contraceptive needs. Adequate endocrine assessment for a child with a disability requires extensive and sensitive history to address social issues, ...