Long-Term Perspectives of a School-Based Intervention to Promote Active School Transportation

Positive Psychology at School: A School-Based Intervention to Promote Adolescents’ Mental Health and Well-Being

The present study evaluated a positive psychology school-based intervention aimed at enhancing mental health and empowering the entire educational staff and students at a large middle school in the center of Israel. 537 seventhto ninth-grade students participated in a 1 year intervention program and were compared to 501 students in a demographically similar control school. In a 2-year longitudi...

Effects of a school-based intervention on active commuting to school and health-related fitness

BACKGROUND Active commuting to school has declined over time, and interventions are needed to reverse this trend. The main objective was to investigate the effects of a school-based intervention on active commuting to school and health-related fitness in school-age children of Southern Spain. METHODS A total of 494 children aged 8 to 11 years were invited to participate in the study. The scho...

Long-term effects of a middle school- and high school-based human immunodeficiency virus sexual risk prevention intervention.

OBJECTIVE To determine the longer-term effect (mean +/- SD, 41.2 +/- 15.3 weeks; range, 14.1-80.5 weeks) of a middle school (MS)- and high school (HS)-based human immunodeficiency virus and sexuality intervention (Rochester AIDS Prevention Project for Youth [RAPP]) on knowledge, self-efficacy, behavior intention, and behaviors. DESIGN Quasi-experimental design with 3 intervention groups and 1...

The Effect of Low-cost Incentives on Active Transportation to School Rates among Elementary School Students

Long term effect of a school based antismoking programme.

In the winters of 1977-8 and 1978-9 about 400 children in seven junior schools in northern England were taught the "My Body" health education programme. In the springs of 1980 and of 1982 these children, and an age matched control group, answered a questionnaire about their smoking behaviour, knowledge, and attitudes. Comparison of the two groups suggested that the programme had had a positive ...