OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Health Education Journal is 3. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Influenza vaccination uptake during COVID-19 pandemic: A trusted messenger approach	32
Exploring classroom teachers’ efficacy towards implementing physical activity breaks in the classroom	25
Aortic disease 101: Breaking down myths of type A aortic dissection for patients and families	24
Fall prevention education for older people being discharged from hospital: Educators’ perspectives	21
A content analysis of freely available menstrual education resources in Australia	18
Guided evaluation activities to understand children’s experience of an obesity prevention programme	13
Engage, educate, escape: The New Jersey Department of Health Project Firstline Escape Room	13
Improving infection prevention behaviours in schools: Feasibility study to measure the impact of educational resources	12
Digital health education: Critical perspectives	12
Misalignment: understanding the challenge of engaging with self-management advice for people living with diabetes in UK Black African and Caribbean communities	12
COVID-19 public health lessons in science class boost knowledge and efficacy beliefs	12
Preparing on-site school lunches improves adolescents’ eating habits: A one-year follow-up	12
‘Healthy Children, Healthy Planet’: A pilot school-based educational intervention	11
Message frames in health warnings and plain packaging. What effects do they have on non-smokers?	10
Youth voices creating healthy eating and physically active environments in schools	9
Educating nursing home residents about stroke using the FAST Heroes programme	9
Two-year follow-up of a brisk walking programme on fitness, perceived health and physical activity engagement in postmenopausal women	8
Biological requirements or social expectations? Entanglements of sex and gender in nutrition policies in Ontario secondary schools	8
Manager, coach and sports club participant perceptions of health promotion	8
Beyond controversy – International perspectives on sexual and reproductive health education	8
Work physical activity culture and need support impacts on physical activity outcomes	8
‘We are all in this together’: Investigating alignments in intersectoral partnerships dedicated to K-12 food literacy education	7
Hispanic and non-Hispanic parents’ health behaviour predicts preschool children’s behaviour in low-income communities in the United States	7
Health On You programme: Development and implementation of web-based health education intervention for university students	7
Parental perspectives on barriers and facilitators of early adolescent outdoor play: A qualitative study	6

Peer leaders in reproductive health: A job that ended up much more	6
The effects of authoritative source cue and argument strength of correction tweets on MMR vaccine-related misinformation credibility	6
The role of mental engagement between moderate or vigorous physical activity and academic achievement in adolescents	6
COVID-19 and the Health Promoting School in Italy: Perspectives of educational leaders	6
Health promotion intervention in at-risk South African primary schools	6
Healthy Teachers, Healthy Schools: Pre-service teachers’ experiences of a comprehensive school health programme in Canada	5
Stop leaving people with disability behind: Reviewing comprehensive sexuality education for people with disability	5
Experiencing being objectified? A critical investigation of basic pedagogical categories in digital health education	5
The role of specialised content knowledge in teaching basic life support	5
Parental engagement in child sexual abuse prevention education in Hong Kong	5
Value for whom? Rethinking cost-effectiveness from young people’s perspective	5
Head Start programme participation and BMI change: Roles of family partnership and age of entry	5
Critical engagement with digital health: A socio-material analysis of physical education teachers’ digital health mind maps	5
Does food and health education in school influence students’ everyday life?	5
Mental health messages on TikTok: Analysing the use of emotional appeals in health-related #EduTok videos	4
Unpacking vaping in schools: Voices from the school community	4
Health literacy among children living with a long-term condition: ‘What I know and who I tell’	4
School leadership that supports health promotion in schools: A systematic literature review	4
US nationwide assessment of school health policies and practices using state-level data	4
Influence of active ageing and health literacy on quality of life among elderly persons in northeast Thailand	4
Characteristics and effectiveness of physical activity, nutrition and/or sleep interventions to improve the mental well-being of teachers: A scoping review	4
How has co-production been used to design and deliver Recovery College courses? A scoping review of guidance, training and experience of trainers	4
The effects of childhood epilepsy training on knowledge and awareness among teachers	4
Children’s experiences of development in alternative sports programmes	4
Co-designing digital mental health interventions with young people: 10 recommendations from lessons learned in low-and-middle-income countries	4
Healthy eating in preschool children: Perceptions of parents and caregivers in Sri Lanka	4
Participatory architecture workshops with asylum seekers and local people: Experiences from the Crossing Cultures project in Southern Italy	4
Parental empowerment and child–parent attachment: A qualitative study of the circle of security-parenting programme	4
Flexibility in human sexuality education during a pandemic	4
Education and skills training for care partners of hospitalised older adults: A scoping review	4
Educational interventions to promote adolescents’ mental health: A scoping review	3
How can we do authentic co-construction with autistic secondary pupils?	3
The Good Behaviour Game: Maintaining students’ physical distancing in physical education classes during the COVID-19 pandemic	3
Reducing health inequalities through skills training, support and removing barriers to employment	3
Understanding of a healthy diet in relation to current guidelines: A case study of UK university students	3
Acceptability and feasibility of an app to prepare children for a blood test: An exploratory cohort study	3
Community partners’ experiences with medical students’ service-learning activities	3
Navigating the moral landscapes in research into children’s digital lives: Reflections from Türkiye and the United Kingdom	3
The youth HIV policy advisors programme: Creating change agents and policy leaders	3
Supporting vulnerable students: Staff and parents speak	3
Love and basketball: Audience response to a professional athlete’s mental health proclamation	3
University peer health coaches’ perceptions of learning and applying motivational interviewing	3
Teachers’ experiences with physically inactive children and their strategies to promote physical activity in early childhood education settings	3
Settler allies are made, not self-proclaimed: Unsettling conversations for non-Indigenous researchers and educators involved in Indigenous health	3
Evaluation of a school intervention to improve adherence to the Mediterranean Diet	3
Urban youth perceptions of sports and energy drinks: Insights for health promotion messaging	3
Young men’s sexual health through the lens of precarious manhood	3
Undergraduate students’ perspectives on the impact of a prison health course	3
Health literacy development using a short drama programme for dengue fever control in Thailand	3
Assessing children’s health literacy: A curricular approach	3

Love, sex, drugs and women’s sub-optimal adherence to MDR-TB treatment in South Africa: Opportunities for enhanced health education