Magister Scientiae (Physiotherapy) - MSc(Physio) / Non-communicable disease (NCD’s) accounts for 80% of the deaths in low and middle socio-economic countries. Emphasis should be placed on the prevention of behavioural risk factors for chronic diseases like alcohol consumption, physical inactivity and smoking to control health risk behaviours in order to lower the amount of deaths caused by NCD’s. In South Africa adolescents indulge in behavioural risk factors that may increase their risk for subsequent chronic diseases of lifestyle. Adolescents should be primary targets for preventative interventions as prevention interventions are usually targeted at healthy individuals. Health education taught in the early years of life is believed to influence the health decisions that individuals make later in life. Health education programmes are currently being implemented worldwide but not many are evaluated to determine the effect of the programme. Thus the aim of this study is to implement and evaluate a health education programme on chronic diseases of lifestyle in a high school in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

The problem undertaken in this study was that of making an investigation of the nature of the contributions of the North Texas State College and the co-operating public schools under its supervision to the Texas Health Education Program during the three-year period from December, 1946, to December, 1949.

The main purpose of this study is to analyze the values and results of one year's participation of the Sanger School in a three-year Texas Health Education Program (Texas Extended School and Community Health Program) in order to determine an adequate basis for making recommendations for the further development of this program.

Shaken baby syndrome (SBS) is one of the most violent forms of physical child abuse. In 2007, the State of Ohio enacted a health education mandate known as Claire's law. Claire's law requires all birthing hospitals to provide SBS education to mothers prior to their discharge. This law is the result of public demand and advocacy initiatives; however, it was not clear how the mandate was developed or whether or not the mandate and subsequent educational programs have had an impact on efforts to prevent SBS. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore the state of Ohio's processes involved in creating legislation to mandate SBS education. Data were collected through document reviews and interviews with SBS workgroup members (n = 5). The precede-proceed program planning model provided the conceptual framework to examine the participatory process involved in the development of the mandate from its beginning. The findings of the study showed that SBS workgroup members believed mandated education would affect SBS incidence and would ensure that mothers receive SBS education in Ohio hospitals during their birth experience. The findings also demonstrated a lack of a formal program planning methodology and no public inclusion in the development of the mandate or its required health education component. The state of Ohio has an additional means to ensure widespread education on SBS through the creation of this mandate. Statutory requirements provide opportunities for health professionals to educate the public on the effects of shaking a baby, resulting in a key implication for social change. Legislation focused on health education should be multifaceted and include varying layers of intervention.

A obesidade tornou-se um problema de saúde pública em todo o mundo, devido ao aumento significativo desta doença que é considerada crônica, complexa e multifatorial e responsável por muitos problemas cardiocirculatórios, locomotores, metabólicos e respiratórios, a exemplo da hipertensão arterial, a Síndrome da Apneia e Hipopneia Obstrutiva do Sono (SAHOS), dentre outras. Estudos apontam para uma relação importante, onde crianças e adolescentes com sobrepeso ou obesidade possuem uma maior chance de se tornarem adultos obesos. A presente pesquisa desenvolveu um Programa de Educação em Saúde (PES) com sete encontros a estudantes do 9º ano do Ensino Fundamental II e 1º ano do Ensino Médio de uma escola da rede pública do interior paulista, com o objetivo de sensibilizá-los sobre a importância da prática de atividades físicas e hábitos saudáveis na prevenção da SAHOS e obesidade. O programa foi dividido em três etapas: desenvolvimento, realização e avaliação do PES. Na 1ª etapa, o pesquisador organizou a estrutura básica do programa e elaborou o material. Na 2ª etapa, aconteceram os encontros presenciais com os alunos com aplicação de questionários, avaliação antropométrica, acesso à Plataforma de Aprendizagem Moodle, atividades lúdicas e ação social. Na 3ª etapa, houve a avaliação do PES. Os resultados apontaram que o programa proporcionou aprendizagem significativa aos estudantes sobre os conteúdos desenvolvidos, uma vez que houve a compreensão dos alunos sobre os benefícios da prática de atividade física implementada no cotidiano, assim como a importância dos hábitos alimentares e comportamentais saudáveis para prevenção da Síndrome de Apneia e Hipopneia Obstrutiva do Sono (SAHOS) e obesidade e, por fim, realizou-se a multiplicação do conhecimento à comunidade escolar por meio da ação social tendo como consequência a promoção da saúde com a disseminação das informações aprendidas. / Obesity has become a public health issue throughout the world, due to the significant increasing of this disease, which is considered chronic, complex, multifactorial, and liable for many cardiocirculatory, locomotors, metabolic and breathing problems, such as high blood pressure, Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Hypopnea Syndrome (OSAHS), among others. Studies indicate to an important relation, where children and adolescents overweight or obesity, have a greater chance to become obese adults. The present research has developed a Health Education Program (HEP) with seven meetings to the Ninth grade students of the regular Elementary School II and first year of the High School at a public school in the State of São Paulo, in order to sensitizing them about the Importance to practicing physical activities and healthy habits to the prevention of OSAHS and obesity. The program has been divided into 3 stages: development, implementation and evaluation of HEP. In the first stage, the researcher arranged the basic structure of the program and prepared the material. In the second stage, there were face-to-face meetings with students with questionnaires, anthropometric evaluation, access to the Moodle Learning Platform, playful activities and social action. In the third step, there was the HEP evaluation. The results showed that the program provided meaningful learning for the students about the content developed, since there was the students\' understanding about the benefits of physical activity practice implemented in daily life, as well as the importance of eating habits and healthy behavior for prevention of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Hypopnea Syndrome (OSAHS) and obesity, and lastly, the multiplication of knowledge to the school community through social action resulting in health promotion with the information learned dissemination.

A obesidade tornou-se um problema de saúde pública em todo o mundo, devido ao aumento significativo desta doença que é considerada crônica, complexa e multifatorial e responsável por muitos problemas cardiocirculatórios, locomotores, metabólicos e respiratórios, a exemplo da hipertensão arterial, a Síndrome da Apneia e Hipopneia Obstrutiva do Sono (SAHOS), dentre outras. Estudos apontam para uma relação importante, onde crianças e adolescentes com sobrepeso ou obesidade possuem uma maior chance de se tornarem adultos obesos. A presente pesquisa desenvolveu um Programa de Educação em Saúde (PES) com sete encontros a estudantes do 9º ano do Ensino Fundamental II e 1º ano do Ensino Médio de uma escola da rede pública do interior paulista, com o objetivo de sensibilizá-los sobre a importância da prática de atividades físicas e hábitos saudáveis na prevenção da SAHOS e obesidade. O programa foi dividido em três etapas: desenvolvimento, realização e avaliação do PES. Na 1ª etapa, o pesquisador organizou a estrutura básica do programa e elaborou o material. Na 2ª etapa, aconteceram os encontros presenciais com os alunos com aplicação de questionários, avaliação antropométrica, acesso à Plataforma de Aprendizagem Moodle, atividades lúdicas e ação social. Na 3ª etapa, houve a avaliação do PES. Os resultados apontaram que o programa proporcionou aprendizagem significativa aos estudantes sobre os conteúdos desenvolvidos, uma vez que houve a compreensão dos alunos sobre os benefícios da prática de atividade física implementada no cotidiano, assim como a importância dos hábitos alimentares e comportamentais saudáveis para prevenção da Síndrome de Apneia e Hipopneia Obstrutiva do Sono (SAHOS) e obesidade e, por fim, realizou-se a multiplicação do conhecimento à comunidade escolar por meio da ação social tendo como consequência a promoção da saúde com a disseminação das informações aprendidas. / Obesity has become a public health issue throughout the world, due to the significant increasing of this disease, which is considered chronic, complex, multifactorial, and liable for many cardiocirculatory, locomotors, metabolic and breathing problems, such as high blood pressure, Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Hypopnea Syndrome (OSAHS), among others. Studies indicate to an important relation, where children and adolescents overweight or obesity, have a greater chance to become obese adults. The present research has developed a Health Education Program (HEP) with seven meetings to the Ninth grade students of the regular Elementary School II and first year of the High School at a public school in the State of São Paulo, in order to sensitizing them about the Importance to practicing physical activities and healthy habits to the prevention of OSAHS and obesity. The program has been divided into 3 stages: development, implementation and evaluation of HEP. In the first stage, the researcher arranged the basic structure of the program and prepared the material. In the second stage, there were face-to-face meetings with students with questionnaires, anthropometric evaluation, access to the Moodle Learning Platform, playful activities and social action. In the third step, there was the HEP evaluation. The results showed that the program provided meaningful learning for the students about the content developed, since there was the students\' understanding about the benefits of physical activity practice implemented in daily life, as well as the importance of eating habits and healthy behavior for prevention of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Hypopnea Syndrome (OSAHS) and obesity, and lastly, the multiplication of knowledge to the school community through social action resulting in health promotion with the information learned dissemination.