Public Health, Prevention and Health Promotion in Post-Earthquake Nepal

Mental Health in Post-Earthquake Nepal

Copyright © 2015 CEA& INEA. Published online by NepJOL-INASP. www.nepjol.info/index.php/NJE The April 25 th earthquake, followed by a massive aftershock, has left millions of already traumatized people debilitated by even deeper fear and infirmity. About 1.7 million children are directly affected by the earthquake which has triggered invisible emotional distress among many [1].This may have del...

Financing Rural Public Health Activities in Prevention and Health Promotion

Health psychology and health promotion

Health psychology is the defined as studying of psychological and behavioral processes in health, illness, and healthcare. It contributes to is concerned with the understanding of how psychological, behavioral, and cultural factors contribute role to in physical health and illness. Psychological factors can affect health directly. For example, health is hurt by the chronically occurring environ...

Health Education and Health Promotion

Health promotion and disease prevention among nurses working in local public health organizations in Montréal, Québec.

OBJECTIVE This study investigates conceptualizations of disease prevention and health promotion (DPHP) among nurses from local public health organizations in Montréal, Québec. DESIGN AND SAMPLE A collaborative qualitative study was conducted among a purposive sample of 41 nurses. MEASURES Semi-structured interviews investigated two themes: meanings attributed to DPHP as well as nurses' rece...