There is a growing body of evidence suggesting that negative health lifestyles are the principal social determinants of the mortality crisis in the former socialist states. Little is known, however, about health lifestyles in Central Asia, where the downturn in life expectancy was also experienced. This paper examines health lifestyles in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan in order to fill an important ...

Obesity is a major clinical problem for individuals and health care systems worldwide, alarmingly fuelled by body mass excess in the juvenile age. In spite of its multi-factorial origin, unhealthy lifestyles relative to alimentary behaviours and physical activity habits play a major causative role. Thus, an important preventive action of this condition can be conducted by fostering motivation o...

the purpose of the present study was to examine differences in lifestyle factors such as physical activity among homosexual (gay or lesbian), bisexual, and heterosexual korean adolescents.the sample consisted of 74,186 adolescents from grades 7-12 (ages 12-18) who participated in the 8(th) annual korea youth risk behavior web-based survey in 2012. of this sample, only 11,829 provided enough inf...

BACKGROUND People with disabilities face a range of health disparities, including increased risk for preventable health problems. Thus, health promotion efforts addressing the reduction of risk factors are especially important for this population. OBJECTIVE This study examined changes in health behaviors among adults with disabilities following participation in the Healthy Lifestyles for Peop...

Margaret E.A. Black, RN, PhD, is an associate professor in the School of Nursing at McMaster University and a public health consultant at the Healthy Lifestyles and Youth Branch of the City of Hamilton Public Health Services, Angela Frisina, RN, MHSc, is a public health nurse at the Healthy Lifestyles and Youth Branch of the City of Hamilton Public Health Services, Trisha Hack, RN, BScN, is a p...

BACKGROUND In 2003, Steps to a Healthier Austin was funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to implement chronic disease prevention and health promotion activities. We report Steps to a Healthier Austin's partnership with Health & Lifestyles Corporate Wellness, Inc (Health & Lifestyles), to provide a worksite wellness program for Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (C...

Background: Health-promoting lifestyles of university students are strongly related to their current and subsequent health status. Low rates of health-promoting lifestyles among university students are still reported in literature. However, few studies in Jordan have examined health-promoting behaviors among university students. Objectives: This study was aimed to assess health-promoting lifest...