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A Comparison of the Health Beliefs of Florence Nightingale and Ellen G White and the Incorporation of Them into Their Respective Schools of Nursing TertiaryThis study explored the similarities and differences of the health beliefs of Ellen G. White and Florence Nightingale and how these beliefs were incorporated into each of their respective schools of nursing, the Nightingale Training School for Nurses at St.... -
A health-education program for Seventh-day Adventists in Japan based on the dynamics of psychosomatic relationships Kindergarten-LifelongProblem: Current interest in health caused by a recent increase in information on the intimate relationship between diseases and lifestyle presents a challenge to Seventh-day Adventists in Japan, who have been entrusted with the health-reform message.... -
A Sodium Loaded Trap? What Should Schools Tell Students about Cheese? Kindergarten-Grade 12"This study evaluates the sodium and calcium content of convenience cheese products available for use in school lunches and the classification of such products using traffic light approaches designed to guide food selection for healthy eating. Thirty-eight... -
A study of the beliefs, knowledge levels, and sexual behavior as they relate to HIV/AIDS of students attending three Seventh-day Adventist boarding schools in Ethiopia Kindergarten-Grade 12Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the beliefs and level of knowledge about HIV/AIDS, and sexual behavior of students attending three Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) secondary schools in Ethiopia. This study also examined how certain demographic... -
A Study of the Health Status of Filipino Workers in Selected Seventh-day Adventist Institutions in the Philippines Lifelong"The Adventist health message is unique among religious groups. For that reason, Adventists have been part of many health studies in developed countries. This small study focuses on the health of Adventist employees in a developing country. Many of the... -
Acceptability of a School-Based Incentivised Physical Activity Intervention - The B-Active Program Kindergarten-Grade 12"The purpose of this study was to examine the acceptability to students, parents and teachers of a school-based intervention that incentivised students using prizes to be more physically active (the B-Active program). Three hundred and eighty-five... -
Administrative Stress and Burnout Among Seventh-day Adventist School Administrators in the United States Kindergarten-Grade 12Purpose: This study examined and compared the perceived sources of administrative stress that contributed most to feelings of job-related burnout for elementary/junior academy principals, senior academy principals and superintendents within the Seventh-day... -
Adventist Health Studies Kindergarten-Lifelong"Adventist Health Studies are long-term studies exploring the links between lifestyle, diet, and disease among Seventh-day Adventists. More than 96,000 church members from the U.S. and Canada are participating in the current study, AHS-2, conducted by... -
Adventist Healthcare - A Qualitative Study of 19th Century Founding Governing Principles in 21st Century Adventist Hospitals Tertiary-LifelongThis study identified Adventist healthcare founding principles in Ellen G. White's early health visions and explored how Adventist healthcare leaders perceived these principles as governing principles applied to current Adventist healthcare practices. Based... -
AIDS Related Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors in Adolescents - Public Schools Versus SDA Academies Grade 9-Grade 12This articles presents the results of a 1990-91 study of students in California senior academies and their AIDS awareness as compared with public high school students. The academy students were significantly better informed about AIDS and much less likely... -
AIDS Related Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors in Adventist California Schools Tertiary-LifelongSince it was first recognized in 1981, the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) has become a pandemic disease. Because public education has being recognized as the most effective means to fight the spread of AIDS, there has been an increasing assessment... -
AIDS Risk Among Students Attending SDA Academies in North America Grade 9-Grade 12The results of one of five studies done on the causes of HIV/AIDS risk behaviors exhibited by students enrolled in Seventh-day Adventist schools in the United States. Discussion is given to research design, results, the impact of non-Seventh-day Adventist... -
AIDS Risk Among Students Attending Seventh-day Adventist Schools in North America Grade 9-Grade 12In 1995, a survey was conducted among students attending 69 Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) high schools within the United States and Canada. The survey assessed the extent that these students practiced sexual and drug-use behaviors which place them at risk for... -
AIDS-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors in adolescents attending Seventh-day Adventist schools in California Kindergarten-Grade 12Since it was first recognized in 1981, the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) has become a pandemic disease. Because public education has being recognized as the most effective means to fight the spread of AIDS, there has been an increasing assessment... -
An AIDS Risk Appraisal of Students Attending Seventh-day Adventist High Schools in the United States and Canada Kindergarten-Grade 12Since its first recognition in 1981, the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) has become a global disease of increasing prevalence. Because there is no current cure or vaccination available to effectively prevent AIDS, health education has become an important... -
An AIDS-risk assessment of students attending Christian high schools in the United States of America: A practical application of the theory of planned behavior Grade 8-Grade 12During the school year of 1994-1995, 1611 students attending Seventh-day Adventist high schools in the United States of America completed questionnaires designed to assess their HIV/AIDS-related knowledge and behaviors. AIDS-related behavioral intentions,... -
An analysis of nutritional adequacy of the existing dietary pattern at Fulton College food service TertiaryPurpose of the Study: The purpose of the study was to identify the dietary pattern as used at Fulton College Food Service and to evaluate the adequacy in meeting the nutritional needs of the students. Method: Study was undertaken... -
An evaluation of health behavior change during a general education health course TertiaryProblem: There have been no studies as to the effectiveness of the one-credit general education health course at Andrews University, Fit for Life, in promoting the adoption of healthy lifestyle behaviors. Because behavior change is a process that occurs... -
Attitudes Towards AIDS Education - A Teacher Survey Grade 9-LifelongJoyce Hopp and Grenith Zimmerman present results from a teacher survey designed to assess attitudes toward AIDS education. The researchers note that the growing epidemic of AIDS has created an "epidemic of afraids", and that while most teenagers... -
Australasian Research Institute - ARI Tertiary-LifelongThe ARI is established to coordinate, promote and facilitate research activities, within the member organisations and to manage these resources making them accessible to the wider research community. The ARI operates from within the unique environment of the... -
Being Outdoors - What Educators Can Learn from Cross Disciplinary Research on the Benefits of the Outdoors on Health Kindergarten-Lifelong"This article aims to highlight research conducted examining the effect the outdoors has on people, particularly our mental, physical, social and spiritual elements of health." -
Caffeine Consumption Among Students Attending Christian Schools in Australia and its Relationship to Classroom Behaviour and Academic Performance Grade 7-Grade 12"Caffeinated drinks have become increasingly popular among secondary students in Australia. A total of 949 students in years eight to eleven from 11 Christian schools completed a survey questioning their use of caffeinated drinks, their classroom... -
Capturing the Lifestyle Practices of University Students - A Case Study in Zimbabwe Tertiary"Unhealthy lifestyle practices are fast becoming a global challenge and affecting most university students. A review of literature revealed that a relationship exists between lifestyle practices and academic performance. Identified related studies... -
Church Stigma and Discrimination Against People Living with Chronic Conditions Such as HIV - A Biblical-Theological Perspective Tertiary-Lifelong"This paper utilizes a biblical-theological perspective that suggests ten biblical principles in response to church stigma and discrimination against people with chronic conditions such as HIV. Suggested are principles applicable to all sicknesses... -
College Students’ Perception of Family Influence Impacting their Health and Lifestyle TertiaryThe purpose of this cross-sectional, non-experimental study was to determine the level of influence college students perceived their families having on their health and lifestyle. -
Community Cancer Assessment in Hinkley California, 1988-1993 Updated September 25, 2000 Lifelong"This study was undertaken in an attempt to substantiate claims of increased cancer prevalence in an area that had experienced industrial practices which were known to be harmful. In a highly publicized case, some residents were awarded settlements from... -
Comparison of alcohol and other drug use trends between a prohibitionist university and national data sets Tertiary-LifelongThis article provides information on a decade of trends and prevalence of substance use at a Midwestern prohibitionist university. Trends were based on three data collection times, 1995, 200, and 2005. This information was compared with results of a number... -
Critical reading of original articles in health Grade 10-LifelongThe ultimate goal of developing research in medicine and public health, and of communicating its results, is to use that knowledge as a basis for professional practice. Because research-based practice depends on the findings of published scientific studies,... -
Data Matters - Health Statistics Can Empower Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Tertiary-Lifelong"This study revealed information regarding knowledge about, attitudes toward, and practice of Adventist health principles among Seventh-day Adventists in Africa." -
Developing a Holistic Lifestyle Curriculum Model - A Case Study in Zimbabwe Tertiary"The existing studies on lifestyle lack a holistic approach to a healthy lifestyle among university students in Zimbabwe. A qualitative case study was conducted to discover the lifestyle practices of university students and create a lifestyle curriculum... -
Diet and Academic Performance Grade 9-Lifelong"The purpose of this study was to collect quantitative data that would affirm or reject the researcher’s null hypothesis of there being no association between a person’s diet and his or her subsequent academic performance." -
Don’t Stress me out! Anxiety, Information Processing and Learning Kindergarten-Lifelong"High levels of arousal and anxiety can affect an individual’s ability to process information and learn new skills. The present study used a high platform lunge task to examine the effect of task repetition on state anxiety and how an individual’s... -
Effects of Educational Obesity Prevention Program on Lifestyle Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices Among Adults Lifelong“Lack of knowledge, poor attitude, and negative practices are the barriers to preventing overweight and its co-morbidities. There is a need to increase the knowledge, attitude, and practice(KAP) of obese individuals to ensure effective weight reduction.... -
Ethical Principles and Associated Approaches to Governance Research in Health Systems - Conceptual and Methodological Implications TertiaryGovernance refers to decision-making processes in which power relations and particular interests of actors and institutions converge. Situations of consensus and conflict are inherent to such processes. In addition, decision-making takes place within a framework... -
Experiences with Service-Learning as Perceived by Students, Faculty, and Community Partners Involved with the Master of Public Health Program at the Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies Tertiary"Service-learning on a voluntary basis as well as being a requirement for a degree has a positive impact on learning. The AIIAS Department of Public Health (DPH) in the Philippines has conducted various community service activities in the communities... -
Faculty stress and health practices: Stress among higher education Seventh-day Adventist faculty who practice NEWSTART health principles Tertiary-LifelongThis study explored the stress levels experienced by faculty members who practice a set of health principles developed and advocated by the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) religious organization to promote health and well-being. The principles summarized in the... -
Flourish - The Impact of an Intergenerational Program on Third-Grade Students’ Social and Emotional Wellbeing with Application to the PERMA Framework Kindergarten-Grade 12“Intergenerational programs are increasingly being recognised as a means of promoting wellbeing through connecting communities, promoting caring relationships, and combating loneliness and isolation…. The aim of this study was to measure the impact... -
HIV and AIDS: Beliefs, Knowledge, and Behaviors of High-School Students in Adventist Academies Grade 9-Grade 12Problem: Few attempts have been conducted to assess knowledge of HIV/AIDS in the adolescent population attending Seventh-day Adventist secondary schools. This present study was to investigate the HIV/AIDS-related beliefs, HIV/AIDS-related knowledge,... -
Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency : Beliefs, Knowledge, and Behaviors of High School Students Attending Seventh-day Adventist Academies TertiaryProblem. Few attempts have been conducted to assess knowledge of HIV/AIDS in the adolescent population attending Seventh-day Adventist secondary schools. This present study was to investigate the HIV/AIDS-related beliefs, HIV/AIDS-related knowledge, and HIV/AIDS-related... -
Knowledge, attitudes, intentions and behavior concerning aids risks among adolescents in Adventist Colleges in the Philippines TertiaryThe purpose of this study was to explore knowledge, attitudes, intentions, and behaviors concerning AIDS risk among adolescents attending Adventist colleges in the Philippines. The study sought to assess the extent to which these students participated in sexual... -
Lifestyle and risk of premature sexual activity in a high school population of Seventh-Day Adventists: Valuegenesis 1989 Grade 8-Grade 12In the past 20 years, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including AIDS, and the physical, psychological, and economic difficulties associated with unwanted pregnancy have increased steadily among American adolescents. The objective of this study was to... -
Lived Social Life Experiences of Female Elderly People Tertiary-Lifelong"Quality of life is now recognized as one of the new philosophies of health by the World Health Organization, especially among older people. Old age is a process that cannot be stopped but must be protected, promoted, and extended. As the aged population... -
Loma Linda University Center for Health Research Tertiary-LifelongThe Loma Linda University Center for Health Research team has "completed over 1,300 consulting projects to date. Many of the research projects are published in peer-reviewed journals." -
Myths and Make Believe Grade 9-LifelongThis article explores the myths and examines the current state of substance abuse in Seventh-day Adventist colleges and universities in the United States. The authors also examine the role of factors such as belief system, peer influence, and religious participation,... -
Nutrition knowledge and dietary practices of international students at Andrews University TertiaryProblem: The problem was to assess the nutrition knowledge and dietary practices of international students in order to find whether inadequate knowledge and dietary practices are correlated. Method: A nutrition test and a 24-hour... -
Nutrition knowledge, attitudes, and use of nutrient supplements by Andrews University students who participate in body building TertiaryProblem: Differences between body builders and non-body builders with respect to nutrition knowledge, attitudes and the use of nutrient supplements. Method: Subjects were young male students at Andrews University (18-35 years old).... -
Philosophy and Practice of Wholistic and Physical Student Development at Select Seventh-day Adventist Higher Educational Institutions and Work Colleges Tertiary-LifelongThe purpose of this study was to examine and describe how two institutions with a wholistic approach to education from each of two higher educational systems—Work Colleges Consortium members: College of the Ozarks and Warren Wilson College, and Adventist... -
Physical Activity and Academic Achievement Kindergarten-Grade 12This 2012 NAD Teachers Convention presentation includes research regarding physical activity and academic achievement. Discussion includes the impact of physical activity on student attention and behavior. Information on practical ways that teachers can incorporate... -
PhysicalGenesis Grade 5-Grade 11Part three of the "'Mind Body Spirit Triad' of research studies focusing on students in the Adventist Education system" is PhysicalGenesis. "In addition to its importance in enabling a happy and productive life, good health is a crucial part... -
PositiveChoices.com LifelongFree short, in-depth, easy-to-understand articles on current health topics along with practical tips to enhance health. Include in parent newsletters, or health classes. -
Quality of Vegetarian Cafeteria Services and Students’ Overall Satisfaction with their University Tertiary"A major challenge for students at the university level is to adjust to the food provided by the campus’ cafeteria, and the adjustment is further complicated when a school offers a vegetarian diet (Hartwell, Edwards, & Brown, 2011). The purpose... -
Relationships Effecting College Students’ Perception of Family Influence Impacting their Health and Lifestyle Grade 11-Tertiary"Investigating the extent of family influence on college students’ perception of health and lifestyle was the focus of this research. Students felt their family influenced their idea of health and for most this was a positive influence with... -
Religious factors and drug usage among Seventh-day Adventist youth in North America Grade 9-TertiaryIn an attempt to identify factors which predict frequency of drug usage by youth within a conservative denomination, a sample of 801 young people between the ages of 12 and 24 from seventy-one churches in North America was chosen. The youth were questioned... -
Stress-inducing Events in Childhood - Differences by Sex and Age TertiaryThe aim of this study was to find out which are the most frequent stressors in childhood and, given that the perception of threat is mediated by the particular characteristics of each subject, to establish whether there is any association between the events... -
Struggling to Stay Awake - The Sleep Patterns of Adventist Secondary School Students Grade 9-Grade 12"Sleep deprivation studies indicate that sleep is vital to emotional, physical and behavioural wellbeing. This study presents the results of a survey in which 945 students in Seventh-day Adventist secondary schools responded to questions about the... -
Students' Intention and School Programs as Predictors Toward Health-risk Behaviors TertiaryThis study assessed the predictors toward students’ intention on health. This study also investigated the predictors toward reported students’ health-risk behaviors. The Predictors of Students’ Intention Being a male... -
Substance Use on Adventist College Campuses - A Summary from Two Surveys Tertiary-LifelongThis article presents the results of surveys conducted in 1991-1992 on the incidence of substance use and abuse on Adventist college campuses. General conclusions are that Adventist campuses are safer than public college campuses in terms of exposure to addictive... -
The Adaptive Value of Positive Emotions - A Look at the Psychological Functioning of Poor Children. Tertiary-LifelongPoverty exposes children to numerous risk factors that compromise their quality of life and psychological functioning. Empirical evidence indicates greater emotional fragility, lower intellectual performance and poorer academic performance in children who... -
The development and implementation of the positive kids model: A whole-brain teaching approach for children ages 3 to 12 focussing on health behaviors and the spiritual component of commitment as a holistic approach to substance-abuse prevention Kindergarten-Grade 12Problem: Though there are many programs aimed at teaching children the importance of not using drugs, most of these programs have been developed without considering at least two factors. First, the typical “Just say no to drugs” programs... -
The Effects of Health and Wellness on Academic Achievement and Cognitive Ability in Students Attending Seventh-day Adventist Schools Grade 3-Grade 8"Healthful living has been a cornerstone of Seventh-day Adventist belief and practice almost from the very beginning of the church's history. The problem was that no one had studied the role healthful practices play in Seventh-day Adventist education... -
The Effects of Religion on Mental Health - Implications for Seventh-day Adventists Tertiary-Lifelong New!!Bailey assess[es] associations between religious orientation, denominational loyalty, religious commitment and purpose in life in a social work program including Adventists and non-Adventists. -
The Effects of the Practice of the Newstart Health Regimen on Faculty Stress Among Faculty at Seventh-Day Adventist Colleges and Universities Tertiary-LifelongUtilizing an availability sample of (n = 124) faculty from three postsecondary Seventh-day Adventists institutions that promote a healthy lifestyle philosophy encapsulated in the acronym NEWSTART, this study explored effects of this health/religious regimen... -
The Family and School in the Primary Prevention of Drug Use TertiaryNowadays, whether in a rural, subrural or densely populated urban area, children and adolescents are exposed to the problem of the use of addictive substances, regardless of whether they are legal or illegal. Hope and realism seem to be absolutely opposite... -
The measurement of knowledge and attitude levels of Seventh-day Adventist high school students regarding acquired immunodeficiency syndrome Grade 9-Grade 12In the effort to investigate the knowledge and attitudes of Seventh-day Adventist High School students regarding AIDS, 387 students were surveyed. Eleven schools throughout the United States participated, including, one in Hawaii, one in Alaska; and one in... -
The relationship between factual knowledge of osteoporosis and the dietary practice of the young female college student Tertiary-LifelongProblem: The purpose of this study was to establish whether a relationship existed between the factual knowledge of osteoporosis and the related dietary practices associated with the prevention of osteoporosis among young female college students. Method:... -
The Relationship Between Parental and Adolescent Religiosity Factors and Adolescent Sexual Risk-taking Among Older Adolescents in the Anglophone/Latin Caribbean Grade 10-Grade 12Problem: Sexually active youth across the Anglophone/Latin Caribbean have been identified as among the most-at-risk for HIV infection. Studies conducted in the United States have identified parental and religiosity factors associated with adolescent sexual... -
The relationship of nutrition knowledge and food-related behavior among secondary students Grade 9-Grade 12Problem: The purpose of this study was to assess the level of nutrition knowledge, to determine how nutrition knowledge is related to food-related behavior among secondary students at a parochial day school, and to determine the effect on both of a... -
The relationship of organizational health, physical and psychological morbidity of educators in selected secondary schools Grade 9-Grade 12This study examined the relationship of organizational health to the physical and psychological morbidity of administrators and teachers in selected Seventh-day Adventist secondary schools in the North Philippine Union Mission. The participants in this study... -
The Relative Impact of a Vegetable-rich Diet on Key Markers of Health in a Cohort of Australian Adolescents Grade 8-Grade 12"Childhood obesity is a widespread health problem in Australia. Overweight in childhood can lead to adult overweight and the development of risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Effective strategies for reducing childhood obesity are urgently... -
The Relative Impact of a Vegetable-rich Diet on Key Markers of Health in a Cohort of Australian Adolescents TertiaryChildhood obesity is a widespread health problem in Australia. Overweight in childhood can lead to adult overweight and the development of risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Effective strategies for reducing childhood obesity are urgently required.... -
The Seven-Step Model (7SM) - An Alternative Health Behavior Change Model for the General Public Tertiary-Lifelong"The major causes of death in the world are heart attack, stroke, and cancer. The main contributing factors for chronic diseases complications are unhealthy behaviors; so, health behavior change has become imperative in the world today. There are several... -
The Sustainability and Best Practices of Wellness and Spa in Cebu - A Case Study Lifelong"This study is anchored on John Elkington’s pillars of the triple bottom line of sustainability (environment, social, and economic performance). It aimed to explore the experiences of the 10 managers/owners of wellness and spa in Cebu for the... -
Thirst for Spirits? Thirst for Spirit? Two Models to Explain Alcohol's Impact Tertiary-Lifelong"Two main models, the spiritual and the physiological, have been put forward to explain the cause of drunkenness. While the spiritual model was dominant prior to the rise of modern science and medicine, it has been largely replaced during the past two... -
Vegetarianism in Seventh-day Adventist home economics classes - An exploration of the issue Kindergarten-LifelongThe Seventh-day Adventist Church administers the largest Protestant school system in the world. One of the distinctive policies of this system is the endorsement of the vegetarian diet which has been interpreted as the exclusion of meat from schools. This... -
What do NAD Health Teachers Know and Do? Grade 9-Grade 12The authors share startling statistics from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' 1995 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance to show the need for health teachers to provide current, accurate, and often quite technical information to their students.... -
What Do Seventh-day Adventist High School Students in Trinidad and Tobago Know About AIDS? Grade 9-LifelongThis research article presents information about HIV/AIDS knowledge, attitudes, and short-term behavioral intentions of adolescents who attend Seventh-day Adventist high schools in Trinidad and Tobago. The information is useful in planning and implementing... -
​Vaccines - The Power Tool in the Disease-prevention Toolkit Kindergarten-Grade 12"What, then, can be done at the school-level to ensure that students are protected by vaccinations? Schools should have in place policies regarding vaccine requirements that must be met for entrance and continued enrollment for students as well as administrators,...