Sentences with phrase «other health behaviors»

The ego - alter association in smoking and other health behaviors depend on how social relationships are structured.

Moreover, it is well evidenced that parents have greater influence over offspring attitudes and behaviors, including PA and other health behaviors, when they are pre-adolescent, but peer influence becomes more pronounced during adolescent [43].

The association between peer clustering in smoking and other health behaviors is likely to be a consequence of two simultaneously occurring mechanisms: induction and homophily.

«We tried to equalize the two groups in terms of other health behaviors, but only a randomized trial would offer more definitive information,» White says, referring to a study in which women would be randomly assigned to receive fish oil or a placebo.

«Our future field studies will focus on voluntary commitment devices in other health behaviors, such as gym exercise and smoking cessation, which can work in large - scale incentive programs and help people maintain self - control on an ongoing basis.»

Building off of these initial results, the researchers want to know whether the precommitment strategy caused participants to continue buying healthy foods even after the risk of losing money went away, and what effects this strategy has on other health behaviors.

These studies are at risk for selection bias both of cases and of control individuals and their results might be influenced by potential confounders such as other health behaviors that may be independently associated both with breastfeeding and childhood leukemia risk, although this is of course not limited to case - control studies.

Not exact matches

Addictions can come bundled with other mental health issues, and they can be sealed in place with deep scars and long - held behavior patterns.

While many companies have adopted health and wellness programs to combat employee obesity and other harmful behaviors, those initiatives are often a reaction to a pre-existing problem.

It allows law enforcement officers to obtain a court order when there is demonstrated evidence that a person poses a significant danger to himself or herself or others, including significant danger as a result of a mental health crisis or violent behavior.

So, something traumatic happens to you and instead of grieving that and going through that process, you stuff all those feelings in, you hide behind the mask of emotional strength, you keep taking care of everybody else, you keep working, and then you start engaging in self - medicating behaviors: you start binge - eating, you put a lot of focus on your physical appearance, you do a lot of makeup, hair, clothing, compulsive shopping, you start picking up these other health problems associated with these behaviors.

My Therapy programs are viewed not only from a health viewpoint, but with an objective eye treating any other issues such as diet, development or behavior.

If children's behaviors are making it difficult to run your child care program, there are a variety of services available at Encompass Mental Health to help you to prevent and manage behaviors so that you can place your energy in your many other roles.

While the new study can not prove smoking in pregnancy caused the behavior problems, Harold told Reuters Health it helps rule out some other potential explanations.

The Canadian authors of the report, which is based on data collected from nearly 35,000 adult Americans, said their findings underscore that spanking and other forms of harsh physical punishment are a matter not just of private behavior but of public health.

This is a great time to bring up questions you have about breastfeeding, returning to work, and any other health or behavior concerns.

Mental health issues like ADHD, bipolar, ODD, conduct disorder or many of the others that are being diagnosed today, all have aggressive behaviors or angry feelings as common symptoms.

The appearance and behavior of a child's stools can give more information about a child's health than any other factor.

We feel that it is important for public health workers, teachers and others concerned for the emotional and physical health of children and youth to support the adoption of alternative methods for the achievement of self - control and responsible behavior in children and adolescents.»

The result is a detailed profile describing the child's activity level, intensity, persistence and other traits, information that parents and health professionals can use to develop strategies for coping with different types of behavior.

In other words, an emotionally close father - child relationship not only serves as a significant protective factor against high risk behaviors, but it is also a potential source of health for the entire family.

in the (much longer) Babble article, i present plenty of research showing that breastfeeding is correlated with better health outcomes... but it's far from clear that it's the breastfeeding that causes them, since breastfeeding is correlated with all kinds of other health - supporting behaviors (and better - educated, healthier women tend to breastfeed).

If you examine the research, as laid out in this document from the World Health Organization, skin - to - skin contact during the first hour after birth, along with full rooming - in, play a significant role in the establishment of breastfeeding and other maternal behaviors.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)- Some behaviors, such as TV watching and eating school lunches, were linked to obesity among sixth grade boys and girls in a new study, but other risk factors were gender specific.

One study assessed incident disease in a population without data on dietary intake other than alcohol (4), and 2 studies measured prevalent hypertension, adjusting only for concurrent health behaviors (5, 11).

«The mission of our agency is to support the health and wellness of individuals, families and communities by focusing on solutions to alcohol and other drug misuse, addiction, and unhealthy behaviors.

Mental health experts will fan out to New York City's homeless shelters, into the streets and to other places to treat mentally ill people who exhibit violent behavior, as part of a $ 22 million initiative called NYC Safe that was unveiled by Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Low numeracy is not only a strong predictor of school success but also associated with worse health care, greater likelihood of criminal behavior and incarceration, and higher risk for depression and other illnesses.

Based on the premise that these searches mirror our offline behavior and that the Internet offers greater privacy and accessibility than many other possible sources of information, he shows how these data could reveal information about health that would be difficult or impossible to gather in other ways.

Lastly, Stickley had advice for clinicians and prevention specialists «Given the close link between these risky health behaviors,» he said, «when one is detected it would also be advisable for clinicians to screen for the other, while looking for factors that might underpin both such as stress, personality characteristics etc..»

«Most parents today support traditional health education topics like pregnancy prevention, drug abuse and other risk behaviors that used to generate more debate in years past.

«We are now getting a more clear idea of the opportunities for risk reduction through behavior changes and other health factors.

«Although additional studies are certainly needed, scientists are becoming increasingly aware of the health risks associated with night workers and others exposed to circadian - disrupting behaviors.»

For the 12 - week, $ 170,000 pilot project, which is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and will begin later this month, Young's team plans to recruit about 60 patients from the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center who are experiencing chronic pain, are on long - term opioid therapy, and have reported other behaviors — such as drug or alcohol abuse — that put them at high risk of addiction.

Inspired by a new urbanism that celebrates neighborhoods and alarmed by health problems — particularly childhood obesity — these trailblazers are building paths, sidewalks and other architectural features while promoting policies and behaviors that get people moving.

The trick for researchers, Willems Van Dijk says, is to sift information from broad studies of large populations to identify behaviors and other influences on health that can be modified.

Adolescents are significantly affected by HIV and other STIs, yet many lack access to sexual health education that could minimize their risks, said the researchers, who note that videogames offer an accessible, portable tool for promoting health and reducing risky behavior among teenagers, particularly minority youth who are disproportionately impacted.

Inequitable gender norms are not only related to domestic violence, but also to other behaviors such as multiple sexual partners, smoking and alcohol abuse which lead to poor health outcomes.

The study fits within a constellation of other work by Wansink and others offering insights about how health behaviors can be manipulated by small changes, such as putting the most healthful foods first in a display or using a smaller dinner plate.

Modeling suggests that the effects of GDLs extend beyond driving - related risks to include other drinking - related behaviors that pose immediate or delayed health risks for young people.

This could explain data showing that the poor are likelier than others to behave in ways that are harmful to health and impede long - term success — in short, behaviors that can perpetuate a disadvantaged state.

There's a population of men who tan and engage in other risky behaviors and are very unlike the young women that health educators assume are at risk of tanning bed health impacts, says Pagoto.

Protecting children has been an uncontested premise of public health, and the evidence clearly supports the claim that children model the behavior of a parent or other close adult.

The study had limitations, including that it did not measure other benefits of preventive dental care such as improved quality of life, or include information on oral health behaviors such as teeth brushing.

Contrary to findings in other recent studies, Sweeny and Dillard determined that when people are faced with objective feedback that differs from their perceptions of health risks, they may adapt their behavior to fit the new risk information.

Current ADHD clinical practice guidelines recommend evaluating for other conditions that have similar symptoms to ADHD, such as disruptive behaviors, impulsivity, and issues with memory, organization and problem - solving, but few pediatricians routinely ask about psychosocial factors that could be effecting a child's health during ADHD assessment.

The association of maternal obesity during gestation and chronic conditions in children is beginning to be explored, 37,38 and previous studies alluded to an increased rate of health problems generally in caregivers of children with disabilities.39, 40 Associations between male sex and poverty and behavior / learning problems are congruent with other studies.41 - 43 The association of minority race / ethnicity with asthma and obesity and the inverse relationship of minority race / ethnicity with other physical conditions and behavior / learning problems are consistent with previous studies.12,43 - 45

In a substudy, review outcomes were also compared across different types of clinical research, based in large part on the designations and definitions derived from a number of sources, including a report by Nathan, 14 the Institute of Medicine, 20 the NIH Director's Panel on Clinical Research, 9 the Association of American Medical Colleges and American Medical Association, 21 and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.22 All 3599 R01 applications involving human subjects that were submitted to NIH for the October 2002 council were categorized into 1 of the following: (1) patient - oriented studies of mechanisms of human disease (bench to bedside); (2) clinical trials and other clinical interventions; (3) patient - oriented research focusing on development of new technologies; (4) epidemiological studies; (5) behavioral studies (including studies of normal human behavior); (6) health services research; and (7) use of deidentified human tissue.

Behaviors related to tobacco and alcohol use, poor diet, lack of physical activity, and other risk factors associated with cancer incidence, were derived from the California Health Interview Survey.

In addition to his election to the rank of AAAS Fellow, Dr. Gordon's work has been recognized by several other prestigious awards, including the NARSAD Young Investigator Award from the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation, the Rising Star Award from the International Mental Health Research Organization, the A.E. Bennett Research Award from the Society of Biological Psychiatry, and the Daniel H. Efron Research Award from the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology.