Environmental health promotion at a National Science Festival: An experiential-education based approach
- Authors: Duxbury, Theodore O , Bradshaw, Karen L , Khamanga, Sandile , Tandlich, Roman , Srinivas, Sunitha C
- Date: 2020
- Subjects: To be catalogued
- Language: English
- Type: text , article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/440274 , vital:73762 , xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.1080/1533015X.2019.1567406"
- Description: To increase individual and communal environmental health awareness through an experiential-education project. A computer-based pre- and postintervention quiz; an educational poster; an interactive board game; and a take-home information leaflet were utilized for a school learners-centered health promotion exhibit at a National Science Festival in Grahamstown, South Africa. Out of all the participants, 55.7% were female, and 76.5% attended or had attended a government school. Participants showed significant improvement in their pre- and post educational intervention. The exhibit was effective in educating participants on environmental health, natural resources, and the impact environmental pollution has on their quality of life.
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- Date Issued: 2020
Synergizing technology and health promotion for the prevention of tuberculosis
- Authors: Srinivas, Sunitha C , Mtolo, L T , Duxbury, Theodore O , Bradshaw, Karen L
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: To be catalogued
- Language: English
- Type: text , article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/460629 , vital:75971
- Description: With the rapid global increase in the prevalence of tuberculosis, health promotion is crucial to raise communal health awareness. This service-learning health promotion activity aimed to increase awareness of TB amongst school learners in attendance at the 2016 National Science Festival. A computer-based pre- and post-intervention quiz, an educational poster, an interactive word search game, and a take-home information leaflet were utilized in a health promotion exhibit. Junior and senior school learners who participated in the exhibit showed significant improvements in their post-educational intervention scores. The exhibit was effective as a preliminary measure in reinforcing health information and raising awareness.
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- Date Issued: 2018