Search for dissertations about: "health program"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 665 swedish dissertations containing the words health program.

  2. 11. Formal Female Mentoring Relationship as Health Promotion

    Author : Madelene Larsson; Therése Skoog; Camilla Pettersson; Charli Eriksson; Ann Öhman; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Health Promotion; formal mentoring; intervention; young women; female mentors; motivation; organizational context; non-governmental organization; relational-cultural theory; seöf-determination theory; Public health; Folkhälsovetenskap;

    Abstract : The transition from adolescence to adulthood can bring with it mental health problems, resulting in reduced mental well-being among young women and an increasing public health issue. Perceived mental health problems can be a major obstacle to personal development and opportunities for becoming established in society. READ MORE

  4. 12. Promoting health in adolescents : preventing the use of tobacco

    Author : Maria Nilsson; Urban Janlert; Lars Weinehall; Erik Bergström; Hans Stenlund; Charli Eriksson; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Smoking; tobacco; prevention; intervention; adolescents; schools; evaluation; parents; Public health science; Folkhälsovetenskap; Epidemiology; epidemiologi;

    Abstract : There is a robust evidence base for the negative health effects from smoking. Smoking is linked to severe morbidity and to mortality, and kills up to half of its regular users. READ MORE

  5. 13. Hälsopromotion i skolan. Utvärdering av DISA - ett program för att förebygga depressiva symtom hos ungdomar

    Author : Pernilla Garmy; Allmänmedicin och klinisk epidemiologi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Adolescents; Depressive Symptoms; School-Based Program; Prevention; Cognitive Behavior Program; Health Education; Mental Health; Evaluation;

    Abstract : Background: DISA (Depressive Symptoms In Swedish Adolescents) is a cognitive behavioral intervention aimed at preventing stress and depressive symptoms in adolescents. It is frequently used in Swedish schools for students aged 13-15 years. DISA is commonly offered to females, but at some schools, the intervention is also offered to males. READ MORE

  6. 14. Creating organisational capacity for priority setting in health care : using a bottom-up approach to implement a top-down policy decision

    Author : Susanne Waldau; Lars Lindholm; Urban Janlert; Olle Svensson; Finn Kamper Jörgensen; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Health care; priority setting; implementation; management systems; Public health medicine research areas; Folkhälsomedicinska forskningsområden; folkhälsa; Public health;

    Abstract : In this thesis, priority setting to the form of the Swedish parliamental decision on priority setting, 1997, is considered an innovation for implementation in health care. The features of this innovation are investigated. READ MORE

  7. 15. Health and Nutrition in the Tarahumara of Northern Mexico : Studies among Women and Children

    Author : Joel Monárrez-Espino; Ted Greiner; Gunilla Lindmark; Homero Martínez; Reynaldo Martorell; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; International health; acculturation; anemia; anthropometry; body shape; cognitive anthropology; qualitative methods; ferritin; food; indian; infant feeding; malnutrition; Mexico; micronutrients; obesity; overweight; Raramuri; school children; Tarahumara; westernization; women; Internationell hälsa; Public health science; Folkhälsovetenskap;

    Abstract : Belonging to an indigenous group in Mexico is usually associated with poor health, mainly as the result of social isolation from the mainstream society. The Tarahumara are no exception. They constitute the largest indigenous group in northern Mexico and one of the most marginalized ethnic minorities in North America. READ MORE