OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Health Education Journal is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Critical engagement with digital health: A socio-material analysis of physical education teachers’ digital health mind maps	26
Parental engagement in child sexual abuse prevention education in Hong Kong	24
‘Healthy Children, Healthy Planet’: A pilot school-based educational intervention	21
COVID-19 public health lessons in science class boost knowledge and efficacy beliefs	19
Message frames in health warnings and plain packaging. What effects do they have on non-smokers?	18
Beyond controversy – International perspectives on sexual and reproductive health education	13
Healthy eating in preschool children: Perceptions of parents and caregivers in Sri Lanka	12
‘We are all in this together’: Investigating alignments in intersectoral partnerships dedicated to K-12 food literacy education	12
Peer leaders in reproductive health: A job that ended up much more	12
The effects of authoritative source cue and argument strength of correction tweets on MMR vaccine-related misinformation credibility	12
Influenza vaccination uptake during COVID-19 pandemic: A trusted messenger approach	11
Digital health education: Critical perspectives	11
Does food and health education in school influence students’ everyday life?	10
The role of specialised content knowledge in teaching basic life support	9
Biological requirements or social expectations? Entanglements of sex and gender in nutrition policies in Ontario secondary schools	9
Experiencing being objectified? A critical investigation of basic pedagogical categories in digital health education	9
Hispanic and non-Hispanic parents’ health behaviour predicts preschool children’s behaviour in low-income communities in the United States	8
Educating nursing home residents about stroke using the FAST Heroes programme	8
Head Start programme participation and BMI change: Roles of family partnership and age of entry	8
Unpacking vaping in schools: Voices from the school community	8
Exploring classroom teachers’ efficacy towards implementing physical activity breaks in the classroom	8
The role of mental engagement between moderate or vigorous physical activity and academic achievement in adolescents	8
Work physical activity culture and need support impacts on physical activity outcomes	8
Youth voices creating healthy eating and physically active environments in schools	7
Improving infection prevention behaviours in schools: Feasibility study to measure the impact of educational resources	7

COVID-19 and the Health Promoting School in Italy: Perspectives of educational leaders	6
Co-designing digital mental health interventions with young people: 10 recommendations from lessons learned in low-and-middle-income countries	6
Characteristics and effectiveness of physical activity, nutrition and/or sleep interventions to improve the mental well-being of teachers: A scoping review	6
Preparing on-site school lunches improves adolescents’ eating habits: A one-year follow-up	6
Stop leaving people with disability behind: Reviewing comprehensive sexuality education for people with disability	6
A content analysis of freely available menstrual education resources in Australia	5
Aortic disease 101: Breaking down myths of type A aortic dissection for patients and families	5
Healthy Teachers, Healthy Schools: Pre-service teachers’ experiences of a comprehensive school health programme in Canada	5
Engage, educate, escape: The New Jersey Department of Health Project Firstline Escape Room	5
Guided evaluation activities to understand children’s experience of an obesity prevention programme	5
Fall prevention education for older people being discharged from hospital: Educators’ perspectives	5
Value for whom? Rethinking cost-effectiveness from young people’s perspective	5
Parental perspectives on barriers and facilitators of early adolescent outdoor play: A qualitative study	4
Manager, coach and sports club participant perceptions of health promotion	4
Mental health messages on TikTok: Analysing the use of emotional appeals in health-related #EduTok videos	4
Supporting vulnerable students: Staff and parents speak	4
GeroCast: Using podcasting to deliver living cases in gerontology education	4
Two-year follow-up of a brisk walking programme on fitness, perceived health and physical activity engagement in postmenopausal women	4
Influence of active ageing and health literacy on quality of life among elderly persons in northeast Thailand	4
Health On You programme: Development and implementation of web-based health education intervention for university students	4
Health literacy in school-based health programmes: A case study in one Australian school	4
Individual and socio-psychological characteristics as predictors of physical activity among men living with overweight and obesity taking part in the Aussie Fans in Training weight management b	4
Urban youth perceptions of sports and energy drinks: Insights for health promotion messaging	4
Health promotion intervention in at-risk South African primary schools	4
Misalignment: understanding the challenge of engaging with self-management advice for people living with diabetes in UK Black African and Caribbean communities	4
Participatory architecture workshops with asylum seekers and local people: Experiences from the Crossing Cultures project in Southern Italy	4
Designing an interprofessional Facebook discussion group to teach about LGBTQ healthcare disparities and inclusive practices	4
Undergraduate students’ perspectives on the impact of a prison health course	4
Balance, self-efficacy and collective individualism: Young people’s ideal eater types	4
University peer health coaches’ perceptions of learning and applying motivational interviewing	3
The use of extended reality (XR) in patient education: A critical perspective	3
Settler allies are made, not self-proclaimed: Unsettling conversations for non-Indigenous researchers and educators involved in Indigenous health	3
Facilitators and barriers to fitness bootcamp participation using the Behaviour Change Wheel	3
Health literacy development using a short drama programme for dengue fever control in Thailand	3
Acceptability and feasibility of an app to prepare children for a blood test: An exploratory cohort study	3
Co-developing peer interventions in health-related contexts: A case study from exercise referral	3
Assessing the effectiveness of a school educational video on cancer and radiotherapy	3
Flexibility in human sexuality education during a pandemic	3
Understanding of nutrition information on food labels among higher income adults in India	3
When smoking is the smallest problem: A qualitative study of smoking prevention in Danish vocational schools	3
Information about Tummy Time in infants available on the Internet	3
Middle-aged Central American men’s perceptions of a healthy body weight, excess body weight and its relationship to chronic disease: Qualitative findings	3
Love and basketball: Audience response to a professional athlete’s mental health proclamation	3
Ensuring a sustainable and healthy primary school of the future: Finding answers through group concept mapping	3
Teachers’ experiences with physically inactive children and their strategies to promote physical activity in early childhood education settings	3
The youth HIV policy advisors programme: Creating change agents and policy leaders	2
How can we do authentic co-construction with autistic secondary pupils?	2
Exploring critical health literacy in health education: A social justice approach	2
Community partners’ experiences with medical students’ service-learning activities	2
US nationwide assessment of school health policies and practices using state-level data	2

Know diabetes by heart: Education about the linkage between cardiovascular disease and diabetes	2
Young men’s sexual health through the lens of precarious manhood	2
Promoting health education through collaborative writing sessions in the Dominican Republic	2
Analysis of self-efficacy for stroke recognition and action from a cluster randomised trial evaluating the effects of stroke education pamphlets versus a 12-minute culturally tailored stroke film amon	2
School leadership that supports health promotion in schools: A systematic literature review	2
Evaluation of a school intervention to improve adherence to the Mediterranean Diet	2
Health literacy among children living with a long-term condition: ‘What I know and who I tell’	2
Education and skills training for care partners of hospitalised older adults: A scoping review	2
Navigating the moral landscapes in research into children’s digital lives: Reflections from Türkiye and the United Kingdom	2
Sexuality education, populism, and the promise of critical health education studies	2
Kids and Diabetes in Schools (KiDS) intervention in India: Participants’ perspectives	2
Management and staff reception to overdose prevention in NYC nightlife venues	2
Identifying gaps in communication skills between pharmacy curricula and pharmacy practice	2
Educational interventions to promote adolescents’ mental health: A scoping review	2
Children’s experiences of development in alternative sports programmes	2
Promoting school-based learning about nutrition and physical activity using Photovoice: A systematic review	2
Aboriginal children’s health, playgroup participation and early learning outcomes in two remote Northern Territory communities	2
Reducing health inequalities through skills training, support and removing barriers to employment	2
Supporting the mental health of young people from ethnically diverse groups during the transition from primary to secondary school	2
Effects of a school-network intervention using Reduce, Reuse and Recycle in Thailand	2
What have 16- to 18-year-olds in England learnt about reproductive health? A survey of school students	2
Adapting a human sexuality curriculum for students with disabilities	2
Love, sex, drugs and women’s sub-optimal adherence to MDR-TB treatment in South Africa: Opportunities for enhanced health education	2
The Good Behaviour Game: Maintaining students’ physical distancing in physical education classes during the COVID-19 pandemic	2
Assessing children’s health literacy: A curricular approach	2
Children’s cookbooks – Learning by using recipes, cooking experiments and taste competence	2
The role of the local retail environment in the tobacco-purchasing behaviour of underage adolescents in Amsterdam	1
A training programme for community pharmacists to support people living with severe and persistent mental illness: Intervention mapping in the context of a pandemic	1
Pilot of an early intervention programme for low-risk persons who use drugs in the Philippines	1
Enhancing adherence to recommended food practices in Norwegian kindergartens: The role of knowledge and application of national guidelines for food and meals	1
Feasibility and acceptability of paramedic-initiated health education for rural-dwelling older people	1
The effect of a games-based intervention on wellbeing in adolescent girls	1
Feasibility of dyadic peer support to augment a church-based healthy lifestyle programme	1
Relationships and sexuality education: Key research informing New Zealand curriculum policy	1
Social branding for health promotion against non-communicable diseases in Maharashtra, India	1
Developing the Tokelau National Health and Physical Education Curriculum: A case study	1
Human papillomavirus vaccine communication materials for young people in English-speaking countries: A content analysis	1
Farm-to-School programmes, benefits, health outcomes and barriers: A structured literature review	1
‘Vaping is a break from all of that’: Exploring attitudes, harm perceptions, cessation barriers and social dynamics among people who vape	1
A multi-site intervention using influencers to communicate about syringe service programmes	1
Gender bias in generative artificial intelligence text-to-image depiction of medical students	1
School principals’ role in promoting physical activity for inactive children in school settings: An exploratory study	1
Attaining well-being beyond the home: A socio-cultural framing of mental health among university students in the Philippines	1
Teachers’ awareness and perceptions of Health Education Nutrition Programmes in Greece: A qualitative study	1
Head teacher perspectives on school lunch: At variance with national policy	1
Indigenous strengths-based approaches to healthcare and health professions education – Recognising the value of Elders’ teachings	1
An investigation of the effects of the education given to teachers on food allergy and anaphylaxis management self-efficacy and level of knowledge	1
Pilot rapid assessment of cultural and linguistic appropriateness of COVID-19 educational materials	1
Utilising a WeChat intervention to improve HIV and AIDS education among college students in China	1
Interpersonal and structural healthcare barriers among transgender women: Healthcare curriculum needs	1
Celebrating Australian native foods through hospital foodservices: Engaging patients, staff and the broader community	1
HIV prevention and crack harm reduction using projection mapping in Mexico City	1
COVID-19 and student well-being: Catholic school staff perspectives and experiences	1
Active recess: School break time as a setting for physical activity promotion in European primary schools	1
The effects of ‘The Don’t Waste! – Recycle Programme’ on waste management among preschool children: A cluster randomised controlled trial	1
Quality of COVID-19 information, education and communication materials in India: A content analysis	1
Using narratives to reduce HIV stigma in rural Ecuador: A health education intervention	1
Improving university students’ mental health literacy using experiential learning opportunities	1
Exploring the interplay between fat talk, social media use and body image among young women: New opportunities for health education?	1
Men’s experiences of HeadsUpGuys: A strength-based case study	1
Effective strategies for testicular torsion education in adolescents: A qualitative study in educational environments	1
Reanimating data: Working with archives to revitalise young sexualities, past and present	1
Cooking app engages kids as well as moms: Inviting secondary users into health outreach	1
Picture this: Men building intimate partner relationships	1
Perspectives from the frontline: Nurses’ experiences of adolescent engagement in sexual and reproductive health services	1
Listening ‘with’ children ‘to’ the more-than-human world: A diffractive analysis of the child and the challenge of sustainability	1
How prepared are people for their future? Findings from the Preparedness for the Future survey	1
Undergraduate students’ learning experiences as part of an online sexuality education workshop in Japan	1
Identification of Facebook posts on nephrology-related terms that benefit patient outreach	1
Children’s pictures of COVID-19 and measures to mitigate its spread: An international qualitative study	1
Usability of an mHealth application in India for type 2 diabetes mellitus	1
The effectiveness of schoolteachers as first aid instructors	1
Effectiveness of a tool to increase understanding of breast cancer media articles	1
Impact of a diabetes educator-led clinic on the control of type 1 diabetes among adults	1
Pedagogical models: Can they make a difference to girls’ in-class physical activity?	1
Step on up! A multi-component health promotion intervention to promote stair climbing	1
Monitoring student education and confidence in LGBTQ+ health in UK medical schools	1
The promise of teacher-led physical activity strategies informed by pupil data	1
Understandability, actionability and suitability of educational videos on dietary management for hypertension	1
An online game-based intervention using quizzes to improve nutrition and physical activity outcomes among university students	1