School‐Based Mental Health Promotion and Prevention Program “Turn 2 Us” Reduces Mental Health Risk Behaviors in Urban, Minority Youth

2019 ◽  
Vol 89 (8) ◽  
pp. 662-668 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gauri Raval ◽  
Evelyn Montañez ◽  
Dodi Meyer ◽  
Evelyn Berger‐Jenkins
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors ◽  
Mental Health Promotion ◽  
Minority Youth ◽  
School Based ◽  
Urban Minority

scholarly journals The Roles of Identity Formation and Moral Identity in College Student Mental Health, Health-risk Behaviors, and Psychological Well-Being

2012 ◽  
Vol 69 (4) ◽  
pp. 364-382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sam A. Hardy ◽  
Stephen W. Francis ◽  
Byron L. Zamboanga ◽  
Su Yeong Kim ◽  
Spencer G. Anderson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Student ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Moral Identity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors ◽  
Student Mental Health ◽  
College Student Mental Health

Health Risk Changes with a Low-Cost Individualized Health Promotion Program: Effects at up to 30 Months

1992 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 364-371 ◽  
Author(s):  
James F. Fries ◽  
Sarah Tilton Fries ◽  
Charles L. Parcell ◽  
Harry Harrington
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors ◽  
Study Endpoint ◽  
Primary Study ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Health Promotion Programs ◽  
Prospective Longitudinal

Background and Purpose. Health promotion programs are increasingly important components of health care in an era of predominantly chronic illness preceded by identified health risk behaviors. We report a large and relatively long experience with a low-cost intervention delivered through the mail and using sequential time-oriented risk appraisal and personalized recommendations, each six months, together with self-management materials. Methods. We performed a prospective, longitudinal, observational study of 103,937 consecutive program participants observed for at least six months and up to 30 months. The primary study endpoint is overall health risk score, with secondary analysis of individual risk behaviors. A concurrent comparison group utilizes the initial scores of new participants by calendar time over the study period. Results. Strong overall positive effects were observed, with improvement in computed health risk scores over 18 months of 14.7% (p < .0001) in those 65 and over and 18.4% (p < .0001) in those under 65. At 30 months, improvement was 18.8% (p < .0001) and 25.7% (p < .0001), respectively. There was improvement in self-report scores for all targeted health risk behaviors, except for pounds over ideal weight, including smoking; dietary fat, salt, and fiber; alcohol; exercise; cholesterol; and reported stress. There was progressive improvement approximating 5% each six-month period. Results were consistent across age groups 16–35, 36–50, 51–65, and over 65 and over different educational level. Results could not be accounted for by sequential changes in initial health habits of participants over time. Discussion. Low-cost health promotion programs may be practically applied to large populations with positive effects which continue to improve with time in program. Changes in senior populations are as great as in younger persons. Effects in those in lower socioeconomic classes appear as great as those in higher classes.

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