Nigg, Claudio; Maddock, Jay; Yamauchi, Jessica; Pressler, Virginia; Wood, Betty; Jackson, Susan (2005). The Healthy Hawaii Initiative: A Social Ecological Approach Promoting Healthy Communities. American journal of health promotion, 19(4), pp. 310-313. Sage 10.4278/0890-1171-19.4.310
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)Purpose: The tobacco settlement has provided the opportunity for the state of Hawaii to implement the Healthy Hawaii Initiative (HHI), targeting smoking, poor nutrition and physical inactivity. The purpose of this paper is to describe and document preliminary findings.
Methods: The social ecological model is translated into practice through school and community grants to create systems, environmental and policy changes, teacher training on health and physical education standards, continuing education for the medical community in behavioral health, and a public education campaign. A comprehensive evaluation provides ongoingfeedback for program improvement and progress on the effects of psychosocial mediators, behaviors, and long-term chronic diseases.
Results and discussion: Preliminary process results presented here are promising. The components are thought to interact synergistically to bring about behavior changes statewide. The HHI is one example of how to implement a multilevel initiative to target the three major behavioral determinants of chronic disease (tobacco use, physical inactivity, and poor nutrition) and build healthier communities.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Sport Science (ISPW) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Nigg, Claudio Renato |
Subjects: |
700 Arts > 790 Sports, games & entertainment |
ISSN: |
0890-1171 |
Publisher: |
Sage |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Marceline Brodmann |
Date Deposited: |
06 Mar 2024 14:20 |
Last Modified: |
06 Mar 2024 14:20 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.4278/0890-1171-19.4.310 |
PubMed ID: |
15768926 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/193394 |
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