abstract aims: regular physical activity can reduce the burden of chronic diseases, such as heart disease, diabetes, and some cancers, and can prevent early death. this study examined the impact of performing health promotion model intervention on physical activity of the health volunteers. materials & methods: this cross-sectional research is part of a three-month intervening study started in ...

INTRODUCTION Worksite policy and environmental supports that promote physical activity, healthy eating, stress management, and preventive health screenings can contribute to the prevention of cardiovascular disease and lower employer costs. This study examines the availability of these four categories of supports in a statewide survey of New York State worksites. METHODS In 2002, we recruited...

In Japan, Promotion of Domestic Pro-Environmental Behavior(PEB) is one of the main challenges for energy saving. Existing studies of Promotion of PEB seldom deal with continue of PEB. Purposes of this study are proposal of a method for promotion of continuous PEB with easy communication and evaluation of the effectiveness of the method. Main part of the proposed method is an easy communication ...

PURPOSE Health promotion and disease prevention activities tailored to people with disabilities are crucial to fulfilling the goals articulated in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). We propose a conceptual model to facilitate design and evaluation of health promotion strategies across the life course of people with disabilities. Components of the model, described as planes of experience...

the article addresses the mutual relationship between environmental improvements and improvement in social status of women. the main question of this article is: are there any relationships between improvement in environment protection and promotion in the situation of women? the theoretical framework includes hatfield’s view about the existence of communities between the public and private sph...

OBJECTIVE To explore the experiences of British Columbia's (BC's) Public Health Inspectors in practicing health promotion. METHODS We administered a mixed qualitative-quantitative survey to 15 BC Public Health Inspectors (in BC, titled Environmental Health Officers--EHOs), selected to represent different levels of authority, areas of work and geographic regions. We queried whether and how the...