Sentences with phrase «reduce health risk behaviors»

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Health coaches can educate employees on good behaviors, increase engagement, reduce health expenditures and even diminish employees» risk factors for chronic illnHealth coaches can educate employees on good behaviors, increase engagement, reduce health expenditures and even diminish employees» risk factors for chronic illnhealth expenditures and even diminish employees» risk factors for chronic illnesses.

Available free of charge on MomsTEAM's new SmartTeams concussion website, the #TeamUp4ConcussionSafetyTM program, developed by MomsTEAM Institute as part of its SmartTeams Play SafeTM initiative with a Mind Matters Educational Challenge Grant from the National Collegiate Athletic Association and Department of Defense, is designed to do just that: to increase reporting by athletes of concussion symptoms by engaging coaches, athletes, parents, and health care providers in a season - long, indeed career - long program which emphasizes that immediate reporting of concussion symptoms - not just by athletes themselves but by their teammate «buddies» - not only reduces the risk the athlete will suffer a more serious brain injury - or, in rare cases, even death - but is actually helps the team's chances of winning, not just in that game, but, by giving athletes the best chance to return as quickly as possible from concussion, the rest of the season, and by teaching that honest reporting is a valued team behavior and a hallmark of a good teammate.

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.

«Although teens may be developmentally predisposed to engage in risk - taking behavior, reducing the prevalence of texting while driving is an obvious and important way to ensure the health and safety of teen drivers, their passengers and the surrounding public,» Bailin said.

The proportion of adults 65 years or older with a high school diploma increased from 55 % in 1990 to 80 % in 2010, while the proportion with a college degree increased from 12 % to 23 %.12 More years of formal education is associated with a reduced risk of dementia, likely through multiple causal pathways, including a direct effect on brain development and function (ie, the building of «cognitive reserve»), health behaviors, as well as the general health advantages of having more wealth and opportunities.13 - 15

Under Codex (and U.S. HARMonization with Codex) physicians will no longer be able to tell you that eating broccoli may help to reduce your risk of breast cancer since Codex It forbids advertising which links food components and health benefits IT defines advertising as anything which causes a change in behavior.

They do maintain that «to reduce sexual risk behaviors and related health problems among youth, schools and other youth - serving organizations can help young people adopt lifelong attitudes and behaviors that support their health and well - being.»

CPS aims to ensure students are provided with high - quality instruction that motivates and enables students / to maintain and improve their health, prevent disease, and reduce health - related risk behaviors.

Research also shows that the procedure may improve the behavior and health of the pet, including reducing the risk of certain reproductive cancers and infections.

The dangers to your pet from lack of exercise can be as simple as boredom resulting in poor behavior to significant health risks and reduced life.

You don't have control over all health issues, but practicing good health habits and being mindful of your behaviors can reduce your risk.

In this direction, some recent studies investigated that children and adolescents who attended educational programs focused on the promotion of self - efficacy in life skills reduced the onset of at - risk and maladaptive behaviors (Griffin et al., 2003; Botvin & Griffin, 2004; Yankah & Aggleton, 2008; Menrath et al., 2012; Jegannathan, Dahlblom, & Kullgren, 2014): it was possible to observe a significant and positive effect for the reduction of health - risk behaviors in the intervention group, compared to control group (see Menrath et al., 2012), confirming the efficacy of school - based on life skills programs.

Nathan Maccoby and others, 8220; Reducing the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: Effects of a Community - Based Campaign on Knowledge and Behavior, 8221; Journal of Community Health, 3, no. 2 (1977): 100, 8211; 14.

The intervention sought to reduce specific empirically identified risk factors for adolescent health and behavior problems: persistent physically aggressive behavior in the early elementary school grades,9 - 11 academic failure, 12 and poor family management practices including unclear rules, poor monitoring of behavior, and inconsistent or harsh discipline.13, 14 Because being raised in poverty increases risk for crime, school failure, and school dropout,15 - 17 effects of the intervention on children from low - income families were of particular interest.

Paternal involvement during pregnancy has been shown to reduce negative maternal health behaviors, risk of preterm birth, fetal growth restriction, and low birth weight.

She is currently funded by the National Institute of Mental Health to develop an intervention to reduce dating violence and sexual risk behaviors among adolescent girls with prior dating violence exposure.

TPPP is administered through the Office of Adolescent Health (OAH) and funds the replication of evidence - based programs that reduce teen pregnancy and associated risk behaviors, and the rigorous evaluation of new or innovative teen pregnancy prevention programs.

Reviews and meta - analyses of the prevention of substance abuse (Gottfredson & Wilson, 2003; Lochman & van den Steenhoven, 2002), violence and antisocial behavior (Fagan & Catalano, 2013; Wilson, Lipsey, & Derzon, 2003), poor mental health (Greenberg et al., 2001; Hoagwood et al., 2007), and positive youth development (Catalano, Berglund, Ryan, Lonczak, & Hawkins, 2004) have shown that both universal and targeted prevention programs can substantially reduce the rate of problem behaviors and symptoms, as well as build protective factors that reduce further risk in child and adolescent populations.

Comprehensive theoretical models of adolescent problem behavior propose risk and promotive factors at multiple levels of the social environment, including the family, peer, school, and neighborhood contexts.1 — 3 In addition, growing attention is focused on promoting positive youth development, encouraging health - promoting behavior, and investing in resources for youth.4 — 7 Thus, a holistic and comprehensive approach to optimizing adolescent development requires an understanding of factors related to both reducing problem behavior and increasing positive, competent youth behavior.

Parents and caregivers who are concerned about a child's disruptive behavior or defiance may wish to seek out a mental health professional, as therapy can often help treat ODD and may both prevent a child's behavior from worsening and reduce the risk that other mental health issues will develop.

Kirby, D. «School - Based Programs to Reduce Sexual Risk - Taking Behaviors: A review of effectiveness,» Public Health Reports, 190:339 - 60, 1997.

Kirby, D. «School - Based Programs to Reduce Sexual Risk - Taking Behaviors: Sexuality and HIV / AIDS Education, Health Clinics, and Condom Availability programs.»

As an expert in health promotion research, she has led the nation in understanding the psychological determinants for reducing risk - related behaviors and how best to facilitate and promote positive changes in health behaviors.

The goal is to encourage low income children and their parents to adopt healthy eating behaviors and skills that reduce obesity risk and result in better health across the lifespan.

The original studies examined the characteristics and contexts of gender - appropriate treatments that help girls improve their supportive and productive relationships and level of functioning in the community, and reduce their criminal activity, drug use, and health - risking sexual behavior.

The study aims to examine the characteristics and contexts of gender appropriate treatments that help girls reduce criminal activity, drug use, and health - risking sexual behavior and improve their supportive and productive relationships and level of functioning in the community.

Previous studies have documented the association between bullying and both health behaviors and symptoms.21, 43,44 These studies indicate that while being bullied is associated with difficulty making friends and lower use of alcohol, 21 perpetration of bullying is associated with more time spent with friends44 and increased use of alcohol and cigarettes.21 This suggests that although adolescents who are bullied may be at less risk for adverse health outcomes associated with substance use, they may be at increased risk for somatic complaints associated with poor peer relationships.3, 18 New initiatives such as the US Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration's Stop Bullying Now campaign45 should be evaluated for their efficacy in raising public awareness and reducing the prevalence of bulhealth behaviors and symptoms.21, 43,44 These studies indicate that while being bullied is associated with difficulty making friends and lower use of alcohol, 21 perpetration of bullying is associated with more time spent with friends44 and increased use of alcohol and cigarettes.21 This suggests that although adolescents who are bullied may be at less risk for adverse health outcomes associated with substance use, they may be at increased risk for somatic complaints associated with poor peer relationships.3, 18 New initiatives such as the US Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration's Stop Bullying Now campaign45 should be evaluated for their efficacy in raising public awareness and reducing the prevalence of bulhealth outcomes associated with substance use, they may be at increased risk for somatic complaints associated with poor peer relationships.3, 18 New initiatives such as the US Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration's Stop Bullying Now campaign45 should be evaluated for their efficacy in raising public awareness and reducing the prevalence of bulHealth and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration's Stop Bullying Now campaign45 should be evaluated for their efficacy in raising public awareness and reducing the prevalence of bulHealth Resources and Services Administration's Stop Bullying Now campaign45 should be evaluated for their efficacy in raising public awareness and reducing the prevalence of bullying.

High expressed emotion (EE) refers to affective attitudes and behaviors toward patients characterized by critical comments, hostility, and emotional over involvement (EOI).3 The construct has traditionally been applied to the study of familial relationships, and it is well established that levels of familial EE are significant predictors of outcome across a range of psychiatric and physical health conditions.4 A substantial body of this research has been carried out with people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia, and there is strong evidence that those living in high EE environments have a much higher risk of relapse than those living in low EE environments.5 The success of family intervention studies aiming to reduce high EE and relapses add to the support for a causal relationship.6, 7

It is also possible that positive parenting behaviors decrease children's health risk (e.g., by reducing stress, avoiding exposure to infection, or reducing opportunities for injury) resulting in fewer illnesses and reducing the child's need for health care.

One approach is to promote overall mental health among school - aged children by reducing early risk factors for depression, substance abuse and aggressive behaviors.