Michaela James
Biographic Data
| ID | 7236281 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michaela James |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michaela |
| FAMILY NAME | James |
| SIGNATURE | JAMES M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Swansea University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7047-0049 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Enhancing children's health literacy
Health literacy (HL) plays an important role in developing the skills and capacities to make health-enhancing decisions, impacting health and well-being. Primary schools are key settings for developing HL through the reformed ‘Curriculum for Wales’ (CfW) and its ‘Health and Well-being Area of Learning and Experience’ (H&WB AoLE). With school-level autonomy offered in CfW design, resources are fundamental for curriculum design, implementation, and…
Examining the health literacy and health behaviours of children aged 8–11 in Wales, UK
Childhood is a period of significant formative development where knowledge, skills, and capacities for adequate health literacy are acquired, particularly within school settings. The new Curriculum for Wales (CfW), phasing in from September 2022 for learners aged 3–16 years, places statutory focus on health and well-being and school-level curriculum design, providing unprecedented opportunities to empower children as agents in making health-enhan…
Factors associated with childhood out-of-home care entry and re-entry in high income countries
Changes in self-reported health and wellbeing outcomes in 36,951 primary school children from 2014 to 2022 in Wales
Introduction: This study examines the changes in childhood self-reported health and wellbeing between 2014 and 2022. Methods: An annual survey delivered by HAPPEN-Wales, in collaboration with 500 primary schools, captured self-reported data on physical health, dietary habits, mental health, and overall wellbeing for children aged 8-11 years. Results: The findings reveal a decline in physical health between 2014 and 2022, as evidenced by reduced a…
Wales 2021 Active Healthy Kids (AHK) Report Card
This is the fourth Active Healthy Kids (AHK) Wales Report Card. The 2021 card produced grades on children and young people's physical activity (PA) using pre-COVID-19 data that were not used in previous versions. Eleven quality indicators of PA were graded through expert consensus and synthesis of the best available evidence. Grades were assigned as follows: Overall PA-F; Organised Sport and PA-C; Active Play-C+; Active Transportation-C-; Sedenta…
The Effect Covid Has Had on the Wants and Needs of Children in Terms of Play
Play is central to children's physical and social development. This study examines changes in children's response to questions on play opportunities between 2016 and 2021. Primary school children aged 8-11 in Wales participated in the HAPPEN survey between 2016 and 2021. The survey captures a range of information about children's health and wellbeing, including open-ended questions about what could make them happier. Text mining methods were used…
Teenage recommendations to improve physical activity for their age group
There is a disconnect between what is available and what teenagers want to do. Policy-makers and those involved in physical activity delivery (e.g., schools, local council and local activity providers) should include young people in designing interventions and facilities to ensure they are meeting the needs of this age group and providing the right opportunities for teenagers to be active. That is unstructured, local, low cost, fun, sociable oppo…
Active children through individual vouchers – evaluation (Active)
ISRCTN75594310 (Assigned 06/03/2017)
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Active children through individual vouchers – evaluation (Active)
ISRCTN75594310 (Assigned 06/03/2017)
Teenage recommendations to improve physical activity for their age group
There is a disconnect between what is available and what teenagers want to do. Policy-makers and those involved in physical activity delivery (e.g., schools, local council and local activity providers) should include young people in designing interventions and facilities to ensure they are meeting the needs of this age group and providing the right opportunities for teenagers to be active. That is unstructured, local, low cost, fun, sociable oppo…
Wales 2021 Active Healthy Kids (AHK) Report Card
This is the fourth Active Healthy Kids (AHK) Wales Report Card. The 2021 card produced grades on children and young people's physical activity (PA) using pre-COVID-19 data that were not used in previous versions. Eleven quality indicators of PA were graded through expert consensus and synthesis of the best available evidence. Grades were assigned as follows: Overall PA-F; Organised Sport and PA-C; Active Play-C+; Active Transportation-C-; Sedenta…
The Effect Covid Has Had on the Wants and Needs of Children in Terms of Play
Play is central to children's physical and social development. This study examines changes in children's response to questions on play opportunities between 2016 and 2021. Primary school children aged 8-11 in Wales participated in the HAPPEN survey between 2016 and 2021. The survey captures a range of information about children's health and wellbeing, including open-ended questions about what could make them happier. Text mining methods were used…
Changes in self-reported health and wellbeing outcomes in 36,951 primary school children from 2014 to 2022 in Wales
Introduction: This study examines the changes in childhood self-reported health and wellbeing between 2014 and 2022. Methods: An annual survey delivered by HAPPEN-Wales, in collaboration with 500 primary schools, captured self-reported data on physical health, dietary habits, mental health, and overall wellbeing for children aged 8-11 years. Results: The findings reveal a decline in physical health between 2014 and 2022, as evidenced by reduced a…
Enhancing children's health literacy
Health literacy (HL) plays an important role in developing the skills and capacities to make health-enhancing decisions, impacting health and well-being. Primary schools are key settings for developing HL through the reformed ‘Curriculum for Wales’ (CfW) and its ‘Health and Well-being Area of Learning and Experience’ (H&WB AoLE). With school-level autonomy offered in CfW design, resources are fundamental for curriculum design, implementation, and…
Examining the health literacy and health behaviours of children aged 8–11 in Wales, UK
Childhood is a period of significant formative development where knowledge, skills, and capacities for adequate health literacy are acquired, particularly within school settings. The new Curriculum for Wales (CfW), phasing in from September 2022 for learners aged 3–16 years, places statutory focus on health and well-being and school-level curriculum design, providing unprecedented opportunities to empower children as agents in making health-enhan…
Factors associated with childhood out-of-home care entry and re-entry in high income countries
Medicine (6 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (4 works) · Physical therapy (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Physical activity (3 works) · Physical Activity and Health (3 works) · Public health (3 works) · Autonomy (2 works)