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Cross-sector analysis of socioeconomic, racial/ethnic, and urban/rural disparities in food policy enactment in the United States.
(Elsevier, 2016-09-14)We examined racial/ethnic, socioeconomic, and urban/rural disparities in food policy enactment across different sectors, as well as retail food access, throughout the United States. Policy and retail food store data were ... -
Facilitators and barriers to expansion of newborn screening programs in the 21st century.
(KEI Journals, 2016-10)Background – Newborn screening programs have grown over the past 50 years to include screening for more than 40 metabolic and genetic disorders. Technology, or the ability to screen for disorders, is not the sole influence ... -
If You Build It Will They Come? Does Involving Community Groups in Playground Renovations Affect Park Utilization and Physical Activity?
(Sage Publications, 2016)In a sample of racially, ethnically, and socioeconomically diverse neighborhoods, using a quasiexperimental, prospective, longitudinal study design, we examined whether involvement of community groups in playground design ... -
Misconceptions about breast lumps and delayed medical presentation in urban breast cancer patients.
(American Association for Cancer Research, 2010-03)BACKGROUND: Despite current recommendations for women to be screened for breast cancer with mammography every one to two years, less than half of all newly diagnosed breast cancers are initially detected through screening ... -
More Active Living-oriented County and Municipal Zoning is Associated with Increased Adult Leisure Time Physical Activity—United States, 2011
(SAGE Publications, 2016-01)Although zoning is recognized for its role in facilitating healthy communities, no study has examined whether active living-oriented zoning codes are associated with adult leisure time physical activity (PA). This study ... -
A Multi-level Model of Care Flow: Examining the Generation and Spread of Care in Organizations
(SAGE Publications, 2017-12)Care is emerging as a key component of work processes that must be managed in organizations. We propose a model of care flow, which is defined as a multilevel work process through which caring feelings and actions are ... -
Nutritional Content of Food and Beverage Products in Television Advertisements Seen on Children's Programming
(Mary Ann Liebert, 2013-11)Background: Given the high rates of childhood obesity, assessing the nutritional content of food and beverage products in television (TV) advertisements to which children are exposed is important. Methods: TV ratings ... -
Patient Barriers to Follow-Up Care for Breast and Cervical Cancer Abnormalities
(Journal of Women's Health, 2013-06)Background: Women with breast or cervical cancer abnormalities can experience barriers to timely follow-up care, resulting in delays in cancer diagnosis. Patient navigation programs that identify and remove barriers ... -
Predictors of Payment Behavior among the Medically Uninsured: A Prospective Cohort Study of Patients Seeking Ambulatory Services
(Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010-11)Background. Little is known about the characteristics of uninsured patients who attempt to pay for their care. Purpose. This study sought to identify predictors of payment after receiving care at three urban hospitals. ... -
Relations Between Residential Proximity to EPA-Designated Toxic Release Sites and Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Incidence.
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2016-10)OBJECTIVES: Examining the spatial patterns of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) incidence and residential proximity to toxic release locations may provide insight regarding environmental and sociodemographic risk ... -
A review of the foot function index and the foot function index – revised
(BioMed Central, 2013-02)Background: The Foot Function Index (FFI) is a self-report, foot-specific instrument measuring pain and disability and has been widely used to measure foot health for over twenty years. A revised FFI (FFI-R) was developed ... -
The role of health care systems in increased tobacco cessation.
(Annual Reviews, 2008)Health care delivery systems are critical components of tobacco cessation efforts. This review summarizes recent evidence in support of the health care system recommendations in the 2000 U.S. Public Health Service Clinical ... -
Validation of the Crime and Violence Scale (CVS) Against the Rasch Measurement Model Including Differences by Gender, Race and Age
(SAGE Publications, 2010-04)In assessing criminality, researchers have used counts of crimes, arrests etc. because interval measures were not available. Additionally, crime seriousness varies depending on demographic factors. This study examined the ... -
Worksite Health Promotion for Low-Wage Workers: A Scoping Literature Review
(SAGE Publications, 2017-09-12)OBJECTIVE: To determine: (1) What research has been done on health promotion interventions for low-wage workers and (2) what factors are associated with effective low-wage workers' health promotion programs. DATA ...