Johanna Gripenberg, Tobias Elgán, Sven Andréasson
Introduzione: Nel 1996, un programma di prevenzione dell'alcol nel Responsible Beverage Service (RBS) mirato a locali autorizzati è stato avviato da STAD (Stockholm Prevent Alcohol and Drug...
Olivier Gaudet, Justin Vollet, Marie-Helene Veronneau, Thomas Kindermann, Cécile Mathys
Introduction: Self-esteem influences youth’s mental and physical health (Tzesniewski et al., 2006) and is central to adolescent development. During...
Kannikar Nolrajsuwat
Introduction: The Thailand culturally adapted version of the Strengthening Families Program (12-16) was evaluated for high risk 12 to 17-year-olds. After the success of the SFP 6-11 in Thailand, the Thailand juvenile...
Anilena Mejia Lynch
Introduction: The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime has invested widely in the dissemination and implementation of the Strengthening Families Program 10-14 (SFP 10-14) in Central America. SFP 10-14 is a family...
Carmen Orte
Introduction: The Family Competence Program (FCP) for 12 to 16-year-old teenagers is the Spanish adaptation of the Strengthening Families Program (SFP) (Kumpfer & DeMarsh, 1985). This EBI consisted of 14 sessions that target...
Ha Yeon Kim, Lindsay Brown
Introduction: The world currently faces the largest refugee crisis since WWII[1]. Lebanon alone, a nation of approximately 4 million citizens, is sheltering over 1 million registered Syrian refugees. The...
Marie-Helene Veronneau, Lisa Serbin, Kathleen Kennedy-Turner, Dale M. Stack, Alex Schwartzman, Jane Ledingham
Introduction: Educational attainment predicts health and well-being throughout the lifespan. Although educational attainment is...
Katholiki Georgiades, Anna Kata, Laura Duncan, Michael Boyle
Introduction: Reducing inequalities in child mental health constitutes an important public health priority in Canada, and schools represent an ideal context for effective action...
Derby Munoz-Rojas, Warner Cavero, Mary Solano-Rivera
Introduction: Violence against women (VAW) is a worldwide public health problem that affects women regardless their age, ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation. VAW is a complex...
Louis D Brown, Rebecca Wells, Alexia A. Wilson, Sarah Meyer Chilenski
Introduction: Illegal drug use rose 87% from 2002 to 2011 in Mexico. To help address this problem, 19 substance use prevention coalitions were organized across Mexico...
Rainier Masa, Gina Chowa
Background: Despite high level of knowledge about condoms, condom use remains low among sexually active youth globally, including Ghana. Although interventions that promote condom use have been implemented, few...
Obiettivo: L'obiettivo di questo studio era determinare se l'aumento delle tasse sul tabacco nella regione dell'America Latina e dei Caraibi (LAC) genererà entrate fiscali extra, anche ai margini esterni dell'analisi di...
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In the United States, the prevalence of adverse health conditions caused by tobacco use is particularly high among veterans; however, data on use of tobacco products other than cigarettes in...
Le Linee Guida Preventive sono costituite da sei esercizi, lettere descrittive e procedure, le cui attività e strategie sono finalizzate allo sviluppo di competenze e abilità specifiche in ogni fascia di età.
Questo nuovo rapporto si concentra su come le attuali percezioni delle droghe e delle persone che ne fanno uso abbiano portato a un approccio irrealistico e stigmatizzante, piuttosto che pragmatico e basato sull'evidenza della politica...
Alcohol use, particularly binge drinking (BD), is a major public health concern among adolescents. Recent national data show that the gender gap in alcohol use is lessening, and BD among girls is rising. Considering the increase in BD among...
Rainier Masa, Gina Chowa
Introduction: The intersection of poverty and HIV/AIDS creates a cycle, with poverty increasing risk to HIV exposure and infection, and HIV/AIDS in turn heightening vulnerability to poverty. Further, economic...
Kristin Martinsen, Simon-Peter Neumer, Solveig I Holen, Anne Mari Sund, Joshua Patrasso, Lene-Mari Rasmussen, Frode Adolfsen, Mona Elisabeth Løvaas, Marit Loetveit Pedersen, Trine Waaktaar
Introduzione: Ansia e depressione sono disturbi...
Jo Holliday, Thomas Littlejohns, Ligia Adamska, Cathie Sudlow, Nicola Doherty, Naomi Allen
Introduction: UK Biobank was created as an open-access resource for the investigation of the genetic, environmental and lifestyle determinants of a...
