International journal of health promotion and education 

About: International journal of health promotion and education is an academic journal published by Taylor & Francis. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Health promotion & Health education. It has an ISSN identifier of 1463-5240. Over the lifetime, 708 publications have been published receiving 4591 citations. The journal is also known as: Int. j. health prom. & educ.

Health coaching to facilitate the promotion of healthy behaviour and achievement of health-related goals

Abstract: Coaching has become acceptable to both business and individuals to help improve performance, manage stress and achieve work and personal goals. Yet very few papers have been published with a specific focus on health and coaching. This paper highlights the possible role of coaching to facilitate the promotion of healthy behaviours and to help individuals achieve their health-related goals.

Mindfulness training as an evidenced-based approach to reducing stress and promoting well-being among human services professionals

Abstract: Two novel mindfulness-based interventions designed to be integrated either in academic or work settings to mitigate the effects of stress and promote well-being among human services professionals are described. Study 1 explored whether a brief mindfulness intervention was superior to a traditional relaxation intervention for nursing staff. Results demonstrated that both interventions significantly improved relaxation and life satisfaction, with mindfulness participants exhibiting a trend toward particular improvements in emotional exhaustion. In study 2, teacher trainees who participated in a Mindfulness- Based Wellness Education (MBWE) program as part of their academic training experienced significantly greater increases than controls in mindfulness, satisfaction with life, and teaching self-efficacy. We recognize that systemic factors need to be addressed for the long-term resolution of stress-related problems among human services professionals. In the interim, mindfulness-based interventions a...

Promoting Indigenous mental health: Cultural perspectives on healing from Native counsellors in Canada

Abstract: Objectives: This paper will present the findings from a qualitative study exploring the narratives of Indigenous counsellors in Native community. Design: The study employed a qualitative design. Semi-structured narrative interviews were used and analyzed through a narrative methodology. Methods: One Native community health agency participated and five individuals, who worked as counsellors with the agency's clients, were interviewed. Results: Four metathemes: community, cultural identity, holistic approach, and interdependence were identified as the main results. Further, a model for mental health and healing was created by the overlapping nature of these metathemes in practice. Conclusions: A health promoting counselling model for Indigenous clients could be based on cultural values and perspectives. However, employing these values and perspectives entails an understanding that a contemporary conception of Indigenous mental health contains two components: mental health as wellness, and mental health as a...

Can't cook, won't cook: A review of cooking skills and their relevance to health promotion

Abstract: This paper explores the relevance of cooking skills to modern living and health promotion practices. Drawing on UK data and particularly the 1993 English Health and Lifestyles Survey but in terms common to many western economies, the paper explores the health education implications of the possible demise of cooking skills. The paradox of low skills and confidence alongside high interest in food is explored. The evidence linking cooking skills to health is explored. A schema of different policy and theoretical perspectives on the teaching of cooking skills is outlined. Although even within the UK there is variation in educational practice, a case is made for the inclusion of cooking skills within a co-ordinated health promotion approach, based on a health development framework. Cooking classes or some practical aspect of ‘hands-on’ skills could feature in a young person's curriculum at some stage at school as part of a wider education about life skills and citizenship. There is little point in purv...

‘Let’s move:’ a systematic review of spouse-involved interventions to promote physical activity

Abstract: Introduction: Physical inactivity elevates risk of chronic conditions and all-cause mortality. Given that health behavior changes often co-occur within couples, spouse-involved physical activity in...