background: the goal of this study was to determine the application of health belief model in oral health education for 12-year-old children and its effect on oral health behaviors and indexes. methods: a quasi- experimental study was carried out on twelve-year-old girl students (n-291) in the first grade of secon­dary school, in the central district of tehran, iran. research sample was selecte...

BACKGROUND This study explores the associations between individual characteristics such as income and education with health behaviours and utilization of preventive screening. METHODS Data from the Canadian National Population Health Survey (NPHS) 1998-9 were used. Independent variables were income, education, age, sex, marital status, body mass index, urban/rural residence and access to a re...

Croatia never had a separate vocation (occupation) of a health educator. Health education is one of the main tasks in the long tradition of preventive work of doctors-school medicine specialists. Additionally, in the school curriculum in the Republic of Croatia the health-educational contents are integrated into various subjects, and are conducted by teachers. However, there are requests to int...

This study reviewed the literature on the health education subject and the impact on education in undergraduate nursing. Descriptors were selected in LILACS, PERIENF and BDENF bases. References were classified into four categories: education, care, scientific production and stricto sensu academic production. The results showed: the importance of educational issues in the nursing social practice...

BACKGROUND In light of the fact that chronic diseases were becoming more prevalent recently, the primary objective of the study was to examine the socio-demographic, health, and lifestyle determinants of the use of preventive medical care in Penang, Malaysia. METHODS The study used the primary survey data in Penang which had a total of 398 respondents. Respondents were chosen based on conveni...

Occupational health practitioners deal with the questions of confidentiality, relation between the right to work and the right to health, between individual freedom and the risks other can run. An audit of pre-employment health assessment of health care workers, in the United Kingdom and in France, discussed the efficiency of pre-employment screening. Screening tests and medical examinations sh...

Health education, now well-recognized as an essential tool of preventive medicine, is becoming an increasingly important part of the work of Local Health Authorities. As recognition has been given to the need for an enlightened public able to cooperate in the promotion of health and the prevention of illness, more Local Authorities have taken advantage of the powers given to them under the Publ...

INTRODUCTION Pregnancy may pose an increased risk for the development of caries and other oral health problems. Continuous screening of oral health status, implementing appropriate preventive measures (particularly oral hygiene, healthy diet plans and education) is of paramount importance not only for oral health but also for the general health status of the future mother and her offspring. EFF...