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Health Literacy And Self-Perceived Health Status Among Street Youth In Kumasi, Ghana, Padmore Adusei Amoah, David Rosser Phillips, Razak Mohammed Gyasi, Adwoa Owusuaa Koduah, Joseph Edusei
Health Literacy And Self-Perceived Health Status Among Street Youth In Kumasi, Ghana, Padmore Adusei Amoah, David Rosser Phillips, Razak Mohammed Gyasi, Adwoa Owusuaa Koduah, Joseph Edusei
Dr. AMOAH Padmore Adusei
Street youth often have poor health. A number of studies have been commissioned across contexts to appreciate and address the problem. Conspicuously missing from extant researches about street youth in relation to their health however are those relating to health literacy. This study assesses general health literacy (GHL) and its association with self-perceived health status among street youth in Kumasi, Ghana. Two hundred and ninety street youth with an average age of 18 years (±3.1) participated in the study. The majority (78%) of street youth demonstrated limited GHL. Age, education, and acknowledging the streets as home, were significantly associated with …
Hst 2700 – Marketing Concepts For Health Promotion Professionals/3 Semester Hours Fall 2017/Section 001, Lauri J. Deruiter-Willems
Hst 2700 – Marketing Concepts For Health Promotion Professionals/3 Semester Hours Fall 2017/Section 001, Lauri J. Deruiter-Willems
Faculty Research and Creative Activity
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Exploring Physical Activity And Screen-Viewing Policies In Canadian Childcare Centres, Emily C. Ott
Exploring Physical Activity And Screen-Viewing Policies In Canadian Childcare Centres, Emily C. Ott
Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository
This study aimed to explore the presence and characteristics of physical activity and screen-viewing regulations in Canadian childcare centres. Using a modified version of the Environment and Policy Assessment and Observation Self-Report tool (EPAO-SR), an online survey was distributed to childcare directors/administrators. A total of 1,290 childcare representatives accessed the survey, 514 provided complete data. Of these, 295 (44%) centres indicated having a written physical activity policy (with the majority regulated at the provincial-level). Characteristics of these policies included amount of time: spent outdoors (395; 63%); in teacher-led active play (101; 16%); and physical activity education for children (91; 16%). …
Health Literacy And Self-Perceived Health Status Among Street Youth In Kumasi, Ghana, Padmore Adusei Amoah, David Rosser Phillips, Razak Mohammed Gyasi, Adwoa Owusuaa Koduah, Joseph Edusei
Health Literacy And Self-Perceived Health Status Among Street Youth In Kumasi, Ghana, Padmore Adusei Amoah, David Rosser Phillips, Razak Mohammed Gyasi, Adwoa Owusuaa Koduah, Joseph Edusei
Mr. GYASI Razak Mohammed
Street youth often have poor health. A number of studies have been commissioned across contexts to appreciate and address the problem. Conspicuously missing from extant researches about street youth in relation to their health however are those relating to health literacy. This study assesses general health literacy (GHL) and its association with self-perceived health status among street youth in Kumasi, Ghana. Two hundred and ninety street youth with an average age of 18 years (±3.1) participated in the study. The majority (78%) of street youth demonstrated limited GHL. Age, education, and acknowledging the streets as home, were significantly associated with …
2016 Community Benefit Summary, Children's Mercy Hospital
2016 Community Benefit Summary, Children's Mercy Hospital
Community Benefits
Infographic of the community benefit provided by Children's Mercy Kansas City
For All Children Everywhere: Community Benefit Report 2016, Children's Mercy Hospital
For All Children Everywhere: Community Benefit Report 2016, Children's Mercy Hospital
Community Benefits
Fiscal year report on the community benefit provided by Children's Mercy Kansas City to the communities in the Kansas City region.