Strengthening the evidence base for health promotion

McQueen, David V.

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“…16 Experimental evidence for NSPs in the form of a randomised-controlled trial, considered the highest level of evidence in the ranking scheme, has not been possible because of the logistical and ethical problems of randomly assigning NSP access to individual or groups of IDUs. 17 While the hegemony of the evidence-based medicine framework now extends into all areas of health, [18][19][20] there is increasing debate regarding its appropriateness for using these forms of evidence for assessing some public health interventions. 21,22 After two decades there is still no evidence that NSPs reduce the age of initiation, increase the frequency of injecting or prolong the duration of drug injecting careers.…”

Section: Effectiveness Of Needle and Syringe Programsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The effectiveness of harm reduction in preventing HIV among injecting drug users

Wodak¹,

Maher²

2010

NSW Public Health Bull.

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Section: Effectiveness Of Needle and Syringe Programsmentioning

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The effectiveness of harm reduction in preventing HIV among injecting drug users

Wodak¹,

Maher²

2010

NSW Public Health Bull.

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“…A disponibilidade de tecnologia, o aumento da insegurança, a progressiva redução dos espaços livres dos centros urbanos, reduzem as oportunidades de lazer e de uma vida fisicamente ativa, favorecendo atividades sedentárias, tais como: assistir televisão, jogar videogames e utilizar computadores (1,2) . Este desenvolvimento tecnológico e a redução de atividade física que o acompanhou têm mobilizado a comunidade científica na procura de soluções para os graves problemas de saúde pública.…”

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Perfil lipídico, de aptidão cardiorrespiratória, e de composição corporal de uma amostra de dscolares de 8ª série de Canoas/RS

Bergmann

Halpern

Bergmann

2008

Rev Bras Med Esporte

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Atualmente as doenças cardiovasculares (DC) são as principais causas de morte no mundo, sendo compostas por uma série de fatores de risco que parecem ter sua origem durante os anos da infância e adolescência. Desta forma, diagnósticos precoces dos fatores de risco para DC devem ser realizados com freqüência já na população jovem. Frente a este quadro, o objetivo deste estudo foi descrever o perfil lipídico (PL), de aptidão cardiorrespiratória (ApC), e de composição corporal (CC) de escolares de 13-14 anos, e comparar cada uma das variáveis entre os sexos. Para tanto, foi selecionada de forma não aleatória voluntária uma amostra de 41 escolares (21 meninos e 20 meninas) da 8ª série de uma escola privada de Canoas/RS. O perfil lípidico (triglicerídeos-TRI, colesterol total-CT, HDL e LDL) dos escolares procedeu-se através da técnica padrão em um laboratório de análises clínicas. A ApC foi avaliada a partir do teste de corrida/caminhada de 9 minutos (PROESP-BR, 2002). A CC foi determinada pelo IMC e pelo somatório de dobras cutâneas tricipital e subescapular (∑ D.C.). Para a análise dos dados foi utilizada a estatística descritiva, sendo que para a análise por critérios foram utilizados os critérios sugeridos pelo AHA (NHI PARENT'S GUIDE, 1993), para o PL, e para ApC e CC foram utilizados os critérios sugeridos pelo PROESP-BR (2002). Os resultados apontaram que em termos de análise de tendência central, o PL, a ApC e a CC demonstraram resultados considerados normais. Todavia, quando a análise foi feita a partir dos critérios, foram detectados alguns casos fora da faixa considerada normal para os níveis lipídicos (TRI-4,9%, CT-12,2%, HDL-36,6% e LDL-4,9%), e uma ocorrência bastante elevada fora da faixa recomendada para a ApC (61%) e para a CC (IMC-17,1% e ∑ D.C.-48,8%). Os resultados demonstram ainda haver diferenças entre os sexos nos valores médios de ApC e IMC, a favor dos meninos, e na ∑ D.C. e HDL a favor das meninas. Com relação às distribuições nas faixas recomendadas para cada variável, não houve associações com os sexos. Os resultados obtidos são preocupantes, e demonstram, mesmo em uma amostra pequena, a existência de todos os fatores de risco analisados para DC nos escolares.Palavras-chave: doenças cardiovasculares, fatores de risco, adolescentes. ABSTRACTNowadays cardiovascular diseases (CD) are the main causes of death in the world and consist in a series of risk factors that seem to have their origin during childhood and adolescence. Thus, early diagnostic of CD risk factors should be frequently performed from young population. Therefore, the aim of this study was to describe the lipidic (LP), the cardiorespiratory fitness (CarFit), and the body composition (BC) profile of 13/14 years old students, and compare these variables between sexes. The sample was composed of 41 students (21 boys and 20 girls) 8 th graders of a private school from Canoas city, RS, voluntarily selected in a non-probabilistic way. The LP (triglycerides -TRI; total cholesterol -TC; HDL and LDL) of the students was measured through...

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“…The JDC campaign has thus far been successful since awareness has been shown to increase. Although McQueen [19] discussed it could be premature to prioritize types of evidence in a linear hierarchy, the finding of this study could provide a practical reference for other Asian countries.…”

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The Effects of a National Mass-Media Campaign on Youth

Ono¹

2015

CMPH

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A large body of evidence demonstrates that an adequate intake of calcium-rich dairy products such as milk is necessary to maintain good health, particularly for young people [1][2][3]. Black et al.,[4] analyzed the full bone fracture histories of 50 children (30 girls and 20 boys, 3-13 years) who had avoided drinking cow milk for prolonged periods. Their results showed that young children, who habitually avoid drinking cow milk, without substituting other calcium-rich foods, are at greater risk of fractures and of becoming overweight. Based on this evidence, it has been suggested that a sufficient calcium intake during adolescence will ensure adequate bone growth. *Corresponding author: Naoko Ono, International Liberal Arts, Juntendo University, 2-1-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, Tel: +81 8065041235; E-mail: na-ono@juntendo.ac.jp Japanese people traditionally have lower intakes of calcium than people from many western countries. The Dietary Standards of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare [5] states a desirable average calcium intake for Japanese people. For people 12-29 years old, the estimated calcium requirement is 648-821 mg/day for males and 553-670 mg/day for females. However, the estimated calcium requirement for those aged 7-19 is 578-711 mg/day for males and 493-623 for females. These data demonstrate the importance of increasing calcium intake of Japanese young people. The national health campaign Healthy Japan 21 [6] that started in 2000 suggested that consuming dairy products such as milk contributes to calcium intake. Healthy Japan 21 aimed to increase the average daily dairy product intake for adults from 107 g (based on data from 2000) to more than 130 g by 2010. Campaigns that promote positive changes in dietary behavior regarding dairy products such as milk have great potential for improving public health.Campaigns that encourage positive dietary behavior changes are implemented in many countries. For example, "Got Milk?" and "3-A-Day" were campaigns in the United States that aimed to improve public health by promoting dairy product consumption [7]. The 3-A-day campaign advocated three servings of milk, cheese, or yogurt per day for optimum nutrition, including calcium. Although the 3-A-Day campaign originated in the United States in 2003, it has now been extended to six countries, including Japan in 2004. However, the 3-A-Day campaign in Japan does not have a specific target audience, and there are no television advertisements for this campaign in Japan. There are no published reports of the effects of this campaign on awareness, attitude, intention or behavior. In Japan, although several media campaigns have been implemented, there is a lack of research evaluating campaigns that promote changes in dietary behavior. The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of a nation-wide mass-media campaign, "Ask Milk", which aimed to increase fluid milk consumption in Japan using a social marketing approach. Theoretical Backgrounds The theory of planned behaviorThe Theory of Planned Behavio...

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Strengthening the evidence base for health promotion

Cited by 144 publications

References 10 publications

The effectiveness of harm reduction in preventing HIV among injecting drug users

The effectiveness of harm reduction in preventing HIV among injecting drug users

Perfil lipídico, de aptidão cardiorrespiratória, e de composição corporal de uma amostra de dscolares de 8ª série de Canoas/RS

The Effects of a National Mass-Media Campaign on Youth

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