title: A Survey of Texas Health Educators' Family Health History-based Practice.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine Texas health educators' practice of providing family health history (FHH)-based services, alongside factors shaping their practice.
  
  
  METHODS
  A theoretical model of factors influencing health educators' FHH-based practice was developed and tested through structural equation modeling. (Master) Certified Health Education Specialists (N = 228; 40.93%) in Texas completed a baseline survey immediately before online or workshop FHH training.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Participants incorporated FHH into their practice at low rates (on average=37.10%). Our model fit the data adequately based on the overall model chi-square test and model-fit-indices (ie, χ(2) [df = 21]=27.20; p = .16; RMSEA=0.04; SRMR=0.05; CFI=0.97). Intention, self-efficacy, attitudes, and knowledge were associated with practice.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Training health educators to incorporate FHH into their practice is needed. Our theoretical model suggests intervention points for future training.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health & Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA. lace@hlkn.tamu.edu.
authors.forename: Lei-Shih
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Health & Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Goodson
authors.affiliation: Department of Material Science & Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Eunju
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: Department of Health & Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Olufemi
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Popoola
authors.affiliation: Department of Educational Psychology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Oi-Man
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Kwok
authors.affiliation: Remote Learning and Outreach Education, Dwight Look College of Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Amber
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Muenzenberger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005192:Family Health / Q000193:education / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D040441:Health Educators / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D013781:Texas; D055815:Young Adult