Mayada Kanj
Biographic Data
| ID | 100826 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mayada Kanj |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mayada |
| FAMILY NAME | Kanj |
| SIGNATURE | KANJ M |
| AFFILIATIONS | American University of Beirut |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1968-4628 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Is Refugee Health Equity Possible in the Context of Structural Oppression and Protracted Displacement
Mental health promotion interventions have some evidence of improving well-being outcomes among children in humanitarian settings. Yet, are they sufficient to ensure health equity, particularly in contexts of structural oppression and protracted displacement? We describe Qaderoon (We Are Capable), a year-long social skills building intervention for mental health promotion among Palestinian refugee children, which was implemented in 2008–2009 in B…
Teaching Social Marketing Using E-Service Learning Amidst Health and Humanitarian Crises
We present the design, implementation, and evaluation of an e-service learning course, "Social Marketing for Health Promotion", offered to full-time and part-time students enrolled in the Master of Public Health at our institution. In a quasi-experimental trial, we introduced e-service learning in 2018, comparing a traditional face-to-face section to a blended course (33% online). Based on the positive feedback received, we progressively increase…
Validation of three Arabic health literacy assessment tools in Lebanon
Health literacy is an important predictor of health status, health behaviours, and other health outcomes. However, research on health literacy in the Arab world is scarce and no health literacy tool has been validated to test the health literacy level of the Lebanese population so far. The aim of this study was to validate Arabic translations of three commonly used health literacy assessment tools, the S-TOFHLA, the REALM-R, and the Brief Health …
Development and Validation of the Arab Youth Mental Health Scale
Cigarette and Nargileh Smoking Practices Among School Students in Beirut, Lebanon
ED CTR RES DEV LE, 1999, SCH GUID GEN ED; DIFRANZA JR, 1990, J STUD ALCOHOL, V51, P130; Heck KE, 2002, HEALTH SERV RES, V37, P173; Maziak W, 2000, EUR J EPIDEMIOL, V16, P1169, DOI 10.1023-A:1010907724688; MILLER T, 2003, J DRUG ISSUES, P945; Nuwayhid IA, 1998, AM J EPIDEMIOL, V148, P375; Pickett W, 2000, Chronic Dis Can, V21, P119; Shihadeh A, 2003, FOOD CHEM TOXICOL, V41, P143, DOI 10.1016-S0278-6915(02)00220-X; Simons-Morton BG, 2003, AM J HEAL…
Life experiences, response styles and mental health among mothers and children in Beirut, Lebanon
Life Experiences among Low-Income Mothers in Beirut
Life Experiences among Low-Income Mothers in Beirut
Life experiences, response styles and mental health among mothers and children in Beirut, Lebanon
Cigarette and Nargileh Smoking Practices Among School Students in Beirut, Lebanon
ED CTR RES DEV LE, 1999, SCH GUID GEN ED; DIFRANZA JR, 1990, J STUD ALCOHOL, V51, P130; Heck KE, 2002, HEALTH SERV RES, V37, P173; Maziak W, 2000, EUR J EPIDEMIOL, V16, P1169, DOI 10.1023-A:1010907724688; MILLER T, 2003, J DRUG ISSUES, P945; Nuwayhid IA, 1998, AM J EPIDEMIOL, V148, P375; Pickett W, 2000, Chronic Dis Can, V21, P119; Shihadeh A, 2003, FOOD CHEM TOXICOL, V41, P143, DOI 10.1016-S0278-6915(02)00220-X; Simons-Morton BG, 2003, AM J HEAL…
Development and Validation of the Arab Youth Mental Health Scale
Validation of three Arabic health literacy assessment tools in Lebanon
Health literacy is an important predictor of health status, health behaviours, and other health outcomes. However, research on health literacy in the Arab world is scarce and no health literacy tool has been validated to test the health literacy level of the Lebanese population so far. The aim of this study was to validate Arabic translations of three commonly used health literacy assessment tools, the S-TOFHLA, the REALM-R, and the Brief Health …
Teaching Social Marketing Using E-Service Learning Amidst Health and Humanitarian Crises
We present the design, implementation, and evaluation of an e-service learning course, "Social Marketing for Health Promotion", offered to full-time and part-time students enrolled in the Master of Public Health at our institution. In a quasi-experimental trial, we introduced e-service learning in 2018, comparing a traditional face-to-face section to a blended course (33% online). Based on the positive feedback received, we progressively increase…
Is Refugee Health Equity Possible in the Context of Structural Oppression and Protracted Displacement
Mental health promotion interventions have some evidence of improving well-being outcomes among children in humanitarian settings. Yet, are they sufficient to ensure health equity, particularly in contexts of structural oppression and protracted displacement? We describe Qaderoon (We Are Capable), a year-long social skills building intervention for mental health promotion among Palestinian refugee children, which was implemented in 2008–2009 in B…
Psychology (6 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Mental health (3 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (2 works) · Population (2 works)