Hal Swerissen
Biographic Data
| ID | 5551532 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hal Swerissen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hal |
| FAMILY NAME | Swerissen |
| SIGNATURE | SWERISSEN H |
| AFFILIATIONS | La Trobe University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2916-8961 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The sustainability of health promotion interventions for different levels of social organization
In health promotion, enthusiasm for sustainability has frequently overshadowed critical reflection with regard to whether this aim is warranted, let alone feasible. Consequently, the not insubstantial body of literature on sustainability in health promotion is not particularly helpful to decision makers. In this paper we seek to provide some guidance for the development of sustainability for health promotion interventions, arguing that it is nece…
Critical processes for creating health-promoting sporting environments in Australia
The reach of sporting organizations into the community makes them an ideal vehicle through which to promote health to the general population. There are now a number of documented examples demonstrating that sponsorship can lead to improvements in the health of the sporting environment, but relatively little is known as to why some sponsorships are more successful in achieving these structural changes than others in ostensibly similar sports. The …
Specific Purpose Programs in Human Services and Health
The content and control mechanisms of specific purpose programs are regularly under review, currently through processes associated with the Council of Australian Governments (COAG), with most proposals for reform in this area arguing for a shift to a focus on outputs or outcomes. This article reviews the place and role of specific purpose programs in the human services and health field, and identifies four issues which need to be addressed as par…
Correlates of vigorous physical activity in young adults during school transition
This study examined the relationship between past and present cognitive, social, and environmental factors and the current self-reported vigorous physical activity levels of 195 first-year university health-sciences students following their transition from secondary school to tertiaty education. A direct multiple regression analysis found that 31% of the variance in current levels of vigorous physical activity was explained by these factors. Hier…
The effect of an integration program on teacher and student attitudes to mentally-handicapped children
This study examines the effect of contact with autistic children on teacher and peer attitudes to mentally-handicapped children in general. Children were interviewed and teachers completed questionnaires about their attitudes toward mentally-handicapped children in five schools attended by autistic boys and five schools not attended by any mentally-handicapped children. Children who had contact with autistic boys had more positive and realistic a…
Correlates of vigorous physical activity in young adults during school transition
This study examined the relationship between past and present cognitive, social, and environmental factors and the current self-reported vigorous physical activity levels of 195 first-year university health-sciences students following their transition from secondary school to tertiaty education. A direct multiple regression analysis found that 31% of the variance in current levels of vigorous physical activity was explained by these factors. Hier…
The effect of an integration program on teacher and student attitudes to mentally-handicapped children
This study examines the effect of contact with autistic children on teacher and peer attitudes to mentally-handicapped children in general. Children were interviewed and teachers completed questionnaires about their attitudes toward mentally-handicapped children in five schools attended by autistic boys and five schools not attended by any mentally-handicapped children. Children who had contact with autistic boys had more positive and realistic a…
Correlates of vigorous physical activity in young adults during school transition
This study examined the relationship between past and present cognitive, social, and environmental factors and the current self-reported vigorous physical activity levels of 195 first-year university health-sciences students following their transition from secondary school to tertiaty education. A direct multiple regression analysis found that 31% of the variance in current levels of vigorous physical activity was explained by these factors. Hier…
Specific Purpose Programs in Human Services and Health
The content and control mechanisms of specific purpose programs are regularly under review, currently through processes associated with the Council of Australian Governments (COAG), with most proposals for reform in this area arguing for a shift to a focus on outputs or outcomes. This article reviews the place and role of specific purpose programs in the human services and health field, and identifies four issues which need to be addressed as par…
Critical processes for creating health-promoting sporting environments in Australia
The reach of sporting organizations into the community makes them an ideal vehicle through which to promote health to the general population. There are now a number of documented examples demonstrating that sponsorship can lead to improvements in the health of the sporting environment, but relatively little is known as to why some sponsorships are more successful in achieving these structural changes than others in ostensibly similar sports. The …
The sustainability of health promotion interventions for different levels of social organization
In health promotion, enthusiasm for sustainability has frequently overshadowed critical reflection with regard to whether this aim is warranted, let alone feasible. Consequently, the not insubstantial body of literature on sustainability in health promotion is not particularly helpful to decision makers. In this paper we seek to provide some guidance for the development of sustainability for health promotion interventions, arguing that it is nece…
Business (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Public relations (3 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Health promotion (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Promotion (chess) (2 works) · Public health (2 works)