scholarly journals School-Based Interventions for Promotion of Healthy Lifestyle and Behavior: How Effective Are They?

Author(s):  
Rajni Sharma
Author(s):  
Robyn M. Lucas ◽  
Rachel E. Neale ◽  
Peter Gies ◽  
Terry Slevin

Strategies to protect against excessive exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation are required to reduce the risk of melanoma, non-melanoma skin cancers, and eye diseases. The programs that have been most effective in reducing sun exposure involve combinations of education intended to change individual beliefs and behavior, tools for personal protection from the sun, and the creation of environments that support sun protection. Specific strategies include community-wide media campaigns, school-based interventions, counseling by healthcare providers about sun protection, education on the appropriate use of protective clothing and sunscreen, and policies to restrict access to indoor tanning beds. Sun protection strategies are most effective when introduced in childhood, although interventions in adulthood can also reduce skin cancer incidence. There are health risks of complete sun avoidance, so a balance between inadequate and excessive sun protection is necessary.


2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 159-162
Author(s):  
Kamar Sultana ◽  
Rubi Anjum ◽  
Paras Wani

Objective: This study aims to assess the awareness about lifestyle diseases amongst the school going adolescents of different Gov. Schools of Delhi Material and Methods: An interventional, quasi experimental pre-post design study was conducted in two Govt. schools of Delhi; Simple randomization technique was adopted to select the school from a list of school from west zone. Total number of students enrolled in the study was 110 at the time of Pre-test out of which 6 were drop outs and 104 students completed the study and was considered as the sample size. A self-designed questionnaire was used to assess the awareness about the lifestyle diseases. Results: The study highlights the awareness level of adolescents about different lifestyle diseases and the effectiveness of the education program for improving the knowledge on lifestyle diseases among adolescents and thereby in prevention of lifestyle disorders.  Conclusion: School based interventions are required to improve the knowledge about lifestyle diseases in order to prevent these diseases correct practices can also be adopted. Keywords:  Lifestyle Diseases, Adolescents, Healthy lifestyle habits


2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (46) ◽  

Despite the benefits of adopting a healthy lifestyle, a large percentage of young people do not meet the established recommendations for these health-related behaviors. Developing multiple health behavior interventions are, therefore, required. Although school has been considered an ideal setting to promote healthy lifestyles in children and adolescents, most school-based interventions reported small or non-significant effects, diminishing over time. Multilevel, multicomponent, and multiple behavior school programs have been identified as the most promising approaches for improving health-related behaviors. However, due to the great complexity in its application, there are numerous difficulties and challenges in its implementation and sustainability. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to provide eight methodological guidelines and/or reflections for the scientific community to improve the design, implementation, and evaluation of school-based interventions for promoting health-related behaviors. All of them are supported by the research literature and also by the experience developing school-based intervention programs. We hope that this manuscript provide to the scientific community clear and precise indications of how this type of intervention should be addressed in order to maximize the effectiveness of school health interventions.


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