Health Education - Legislation & jurisprudence
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Monday, November 23, 2009

A focus on health promotion and prevention through the development of the national men's health policy.

30 Jul 2009 ISSUES ADDRESSED: The Australian Government announced its intention to develop a national men's health policy in June 2008. A focus on prevention was identified as a foundation principle that would underpin the development of this policy. This brief ... Read more...

[Health protection and health promotion in formal structures of executive county authorities and executive offices of municipalities having the county status]

30 Dec 2008 BACKGROUND: An analysis of the role of public administration in the Polish health system, essential for the effectiveness of health protection and health promotion, is a very important and urgent task faced by scholars. This issue also concerns the ... Read more...

The macroeconomics of targeting: the case of an enduring epidemic.

3 Aug 2008 What is the right balance among policy interventions in order to ensure economic growth over the long run when an epidemic causes heavy mortality among young adults? We argue that, in general, policies to combat the disease and promote education ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Health Education - Legislation & jurisprudence'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• A focus on health promotion and prevention through the development of the national men's health policy. 30 Jul 2009
• Healthy communities: reducing cancer risks. 30 May 2009
• Disparities in cardiovascular health. 30 Jan 2009
• [Health protection and health promotion in formal structures of executive county authorities and executive offices of municipalities having the county status] 30 Dec 2008
• CDC reviews school laws, policies on child/adolescent health. 30 Oct 2008
• The macroeconomics of targeting: the case of an enduring epidemic. 3 Aug 2008
• Ask the expert. Legislative efforts to combat childhood obesity. 29 Jun 2008
• Policy and strategic implications of Australia's divergent HIV epidemic among gay men. 30 May 2008
• Sex worker incarceration in the People's Republic of China. 30 Jan 2008
• The law and chronic disease prevention: possibilities and politics. 19 Jan 2008
• Preemption and the obesity epidemic: state and local menu labeling laws and the nutrition labeling and education act. 30 Dec 2007
• [Health education as a tool for implementing the government policy in the field of healthy nutrition] 30 Dec 2007
• Correlates of state legislative action to prevent childhood obesity. 30 Dec 2007
• Promoting food intake in older adults living in the community: a review. 29 Nov 2007
• College and university compliance with a required meningococcal vaccination law. 30 Aug 2007
• Consumer understanding of nutrition and health claims: sources of evidence. 30 Aug 2007
• Cost-effectiveness analysis of a proposed public health legislative/educational strategy to reduce tap water scald injuries in children. 30 Jul 2007
• What makes consumers think dietary supplements are safe and effective? The role of disclaimers and FDA approval. 29 Jun 2007
• Of epidemic proportions: why is there an urgency to educate the community and health care providers about hepatitis C? 30 May 2007
• The effect of bicycle helmet legislation on pediatric injury. 30 Mar 2007

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Technical information about 'Health Education'

Definition: Education that increases the awareness and favorably influences the attitudes and knowledge relating to the improvement of health on a personal or community basis.

Descriptor UI: D006266

Alternative terms: Health Education; Education, Health; Community Health Education; Health Education, Community; Education, Community Health;

Related Mesh Headings: Health Promotion;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: I02.233.332; N02.421.143.827.407; N02.421.726.407;

Technical Notes: educ of general public or individuals; educ of patients in & outside hosp = PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC