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Definition of health promotion 2.0: embracing passion, enhancing motivation, recognizing dynamic balance, and creating opportunities.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19750955 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP)
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - August 31, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: O'Donnell MP Tags: Am J Health Promot Source Type: journals

Do alcohol consumers exercise more? Findings from a national survey.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Our results strongly suggest that alcohol consumption and physical activity are positively correlated. The association persists at heavy drinking levels. PMID: 19750956 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP)
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - August 31, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: French MT, Popovici I, Maclean JC Tags: Am J Health Promot Source Type: journals

U.S. consumer demand for restaurant calorie information: targeting demographic and behavioral segments in labeling initiatives.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Though limited by a low response and potential self-reporting bias in the phone survey, this study suggests that several groups are likely to benefit from restaurant calorie labeling. Specific demographic clusters could be targeted through labeling initiatives. PMID: 19750957 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP)
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - August 31, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Kolodinsky J, Reynolds TW, Cannella M, Timmons D, Bromberg D Tags: Am J Health Promot Source Type: journals

Effects of a multilevel dietary intervention in religious organizations.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Dietary intervention through ROs is a positive and successful method of changing dietary habits. PMID: 19750958 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP)
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - August 31, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Bowen DJ, Beresford SA, Christensen CL, Kuniyuki AA, McLerran D, Feng Z, Hart A, Tinker L, Campbell M, Satia J Tags: Am J Health Promot Source Type: journals

Comparing individualized rehabilitation to a group wellness intervention for persons with multiple sclerosis.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Preliminary evidence indicated that health and PA improved in both groups. Effect sizes suggested that participants benefited more physically from IPR and more mentally from GWI. Future research should determine whether combining therapeutic exercise with group education improves both mental and physical health. PMID: 19750959 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP)
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - August 31, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Plow MA, Mathiowetz V, Lowe DA Tags: Am J Health Promot Source Type: journals

Associations of cycling with urban sprawl and the gasoline price.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Results indicate that the prevalence of cycling is higher in less sprawling areas and areas with higher gasoline prices. More research is needed to refine results on how individuals respond to incentives and the roles that monetary and time costs play in improving public health. PMID: 19750960 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP)
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - August 31, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Rashad I Tags: Am J Health Promot Source Type: journals

Factors associated with incidental sickness absence among employees in one health care system.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Sickness absence is an important productivity concern of employers. Employers may implement early interventions to focus on preventable causes. Special interventions may target absence-causing risks such as smoking behavior and excess body weight. Study limitation includes a lack of measures for psychosocial work environment. PMID: 19750961 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP)
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - August 31, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Pai CW, Mullin J, Payne GM, Love J, O'Connell G, Edington DW Tags: Am J Health Promot Source Type: journals

Potential societal savings from reduced sodium consumption in the U.S. adult population.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Large benefits to society may result from efforts to lower sodium consumption on a population level by modest amounts over time. Although savings in direct health care costs are likely to be quite high, they could easily be matched or exceeded by the value of quality-of-life improvements. PMID: 19750962 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP)
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - August 31, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Palar K, Sturm R Tags: Am J Health Promot Source Type: journals

Best practices for smoking cessation: implications for employer-based programs.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Tobacco use and smoking continue to be one of the most important potentially preventable health problems of the 21st century. A large number of studies published in the peer-reviewed literature now inform much of our employer-based programming efforts. Worksite settings and health plan member populations are served primarily through worksite-based interventions, which are examined in this literature review. As a consequence, a number of important resulting "best practices" for smoking cessation efforts with employed populations are presented for consideration in this edition of The Art of Health Promotion. PMID: 19...
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - August 31, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Musich S, Chapman LS, Ozminkowski R Tags: Am J Health Promot Source Type: journals

Integrating health promotion into national health policy.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19601475 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP)
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - June 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: O'Donnell MP Tags: Am J Health Promot Source Type: journals

Looking at research consent forms through a participant-centered lens: the PRISM readability toolkit.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We present the Project to Review and Improve Study Materials (PRISM) and its centerpiece, the PRISM Readability Toolkit. The toolkit provides strategies for creating study materials that are readable and participant centered, focusing on consent forms but also addressing other participant materials. Based on plain language principles, this free resource includes a flexible menu of tools, such as an editing checklist, before and after examples, easy-to-read template language, and a list of alternative words. Among PRISM's ongoing goals is to test the toolkit with populations groups. PMID: 19601476 [PubMed - in process] ...
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - June 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Ridpath JR, Wiese CJ, Greene SM Tags: Am J Health Promot Source Type: journals

Connecting children to recreational activities: results of a cluster randomized trial.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Children living in vulnerable neighborhoods benefit from outreach workers to connect them with physical activity programs. PMID: 19601477 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP)
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - June 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: McNeil DA, Wilson BN, Siever JE, Ronca M, Mah JK Tags: Am J Health Promot Source Type: journals

Physical activity patterns of American Indian and Alaskan Native people living in Alaska and the Southwestern United States.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: AI/AN people engage in many different physical activities, including traditional harvesting activities. Women had lower levels of PA than men, and participation in vigorous PA was associated with better clinical characteristics. These data can be used to guide health promotion efforts in AI/AN populations. PMID: 19601478 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP)
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - June 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Redwood D, Schumacher MC, Lanier AP, Ferucci ED, Asay E, Helzer LJ, Tom-Orme L, Edwards SL, Murtaugh MA, Slattery ML Tags: Am J Health Promot Source Type: journals

The Animadora Project: identifying factors related to the promotion of physical activity among Mexican Americans with diabetes.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Collective efficacy, or the belief that the group can improve their lives through collective effort, is a viable theoretic construct in the development of physical activity interventions targeting Mexican-Americans with diabetes. PMID: 19601479 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP)
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - June 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Ingram M, Ruiz M, Mayorga MT, Rosales C Tags: Am J Health Promot Source Type: journals

Encouraging young Western Australians to be smarter than smoking.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Smarter than Smoking was effective in achieving positive shifts in awareness, attitudes, intentions, and behavior. Effectiveness appeared to have been enhanced by sustained long-term funding, youth involvement in strategy development, and a strong research and evaluation base. PMID: 19601480 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP)
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - June 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Wood LJ, Rosenberg M, Clarkson J, Phillips F, Donovan RJ, Shilton T Tags: Am J Health Promot Source Type: journals

Potential health benefits and medical cost savings from calorie, sodium, and saturated fat reductions in the American diet.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Modest to aggressive changes in diet can improve health and reduce annual national medical expenditures by $60 billion to $120 billion. One use of the model is to estimate the impact of dietary change related to setting public health priorities for dietary guidance. The findings here argue that emphasis on reduction in caloric intake should be the highest priority. PMID: 19601481 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP)
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - June 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Dall TM, Fulgoni VL, Zhang Y, Reimers KJ, Packard PT, Astwood JD Tags: Am J Health Promot Source Type: journals

Predicted national productivity implications of calorie and sodium reductions in the American diet.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: The potential long-term benefit of reduced calories and sodium, combining medical cost savings with productivity increases, ranges from $108.5 billion for moderate reductions to $255.6 billion for aggressive reductions. These findings help inform public health policy and the business case for improving diet. (AmJ Health Promot 2009;23[6]:423-430.) PMID: 19601482 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP)
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - June 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Dall TM, Fulgoni VL, Zhang Y, Reimers KJ, Packard PT, Astwood JD Tags: Am J Health Promot Source Type: journals

Adapting physical activity interventions to prevent obesity in culturally diverse populations.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19601483 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP)
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - June 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Bazzarre TL Tags: Am J Health Promot Source Type: journals

Physical activity and health equity: evolving the science.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19601484 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP)
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - June 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Kumanyika SK, Yancey AK Tags: Am J Health Promot Source Type: journals

Systematic review of physical activity interventions implemented with American Indian and Alaska Native populations in the United States and Canada.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Effective AI/AN PA interventions demonstrated impact on individual health and community resources. Program sustainability was linked to locally trained personnel, local leadership, and stable funding. Culturally acceptable and scientifically sound evaluation methods that can be implemented by local personnel are needed to assess the health and social impact of many long-running AI/AN PA interventions. PMID: 19601485 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP)
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - June 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Teufel-Shone NI, Fitzgerald C, Teufel-Shone L, Gamber M Tags: Am J Health Promot Source Type: journals

Systematic review of interventions to increase physical activity and physical fitness in African-Americans.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Effective programs in adults were from randomized controlled trials and involved structured exercise programs. Studies with explicit cultural adaptations did not necessarily result in better PA outcomes. Additional studies are needed with larger sample sizes, longer follow-up, attention controls, strategies informed by proven behavior change theories, and objective PA assessment. PMID: 19601486 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP)
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - June 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Whitt-Glover MC, Kumanyika SK Tags: Am J Health Promot Source Type: journals

Proactive health consumerism: an important new tool for worksite health promotion.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Consumerism in health care has taken on the form of a major innovation among employers and health plans. Yet many of our efforts to enhance the skills and attitudes that enable consumerism have met with limited success. Proactive Health Consumerism is proposed as an approach that utilizes many of the hard-won lessons from health promotion research. Along with prerequisites that create the motivation and framework for increased health consumerism, this article provides a theory-driven example of a new tool for health promotion professionals to employ when enhancing the health consumer skills of working populations. Stra...
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - June 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Johnson SS, Cummins CO, Evers KE, Prochaska JM, Prochaska JO Tags: Am J Health Promot Source Type: journals

Closing thoughts. Field of health promotion.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19601488 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP)
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - June 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Chapman LS Tags: Am J Health Promot Source Type: journals

Where are the next generations of health promotion leaders and what are you doing to help them grow?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19445430 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP)
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - April 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: O'Donnell MP Tags: Am J Health Promot Source Type: journals

Understanding screen-related sedentary behavior and its contributing factors among school-aged children: a social-ecologic exploration.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Public health interventions should target multilevel factors, including increasing children's awareness, promoting parental involvement in healthy lifestyle pursuits, and creating less screenogenic environments. PMID: 19445431 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP)
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - April 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: He M, Harris S, Piché L, Beynon C Tags: Am J Health Promot Source Type: journals

Safety of strength training in premenopausal women: musculoskeletal injuries from a two-year randomized trial.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Injury rates varied by definition and denominator. Strength training had lower injury rates than previously reported, providing preliminary support for the prevention strategies. The finding of strength training injuries underscores the need for balancing the benefits against the potential risks of this exercise modality. PMID: 19445432 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP)
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - April 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Warren M, Schmitz KH Tags: Am J Health Promot Source Type: journals

School performance, lack of facilities, and safety concerns: barriers to parents' support of their children's physical activity.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
DISCUSSION: Results provide preliminary evidence for the reliability and validity of the BASS and highlight the need to address barriers during the development of family-based PA programs. PMID: 19445433 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP)
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - April 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Davison KK Tags: Am J Health Promot Source Type: journals

A brief intervention designed to increase breast cancer self-screening.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: This brief intervention was successful in encouraging women to perform adequate BSEs. Although the role of the BSE in patient care remains controversial, these results show that even brief intervention programs can be effective at encouraging self-screening for cancer. This intervention could easily be modified to target other screening practices (e.g., skin or testicular cancer screening) that are associated with reduced cancer morbidity and mortality. PMID: 19445434 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP)
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - April 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Lindberg NM, Stevens VJ, Smith KS, Glasgow RE, Toobert DJ Tags: Am J Health Promot Source Type: journals

Process evaluation results from the Eating for a Healthy Life study.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: We successfully delivered an increased number of healthy activities at the intervention ROs and improved dietary-related behaviors. PMID: 19445435 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP)
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - April 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Hart A, Bowen DJ, Christensen CL, Mafune R, Campbell MK, Saleeba A, Kuniyuki A, Beresford SA Tags: Am J Health Promot Source Type: journals

Treatment for tobacco dependence for rural, lower-income smokers: outcomes, predictors, and measurement considerations.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates that intensive, evidence-based treatment for tobacco dependence can be successfully delivered in a statewide program and can yield long-term outcomes that approximate those seen in more controlled settings. Overall sample estimates may be more appropriate for the assessment of outcomes in this context. PMID: 19445436 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP)
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - April 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sheffer CE, Stitzer M, Payne TJ, Applegate BW, Bourne D, Wheeler JG Tags: Am J Health Promot Source Type: journals

Risk perception and its association with cardiac risk and health behaviors among urban minority adults: the Bronx Coronary Risk Perception study.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: In this study, gender moderated the relationship between risk perception and health behaviors, and many respondents underestimated their risk of CHD. Behavioral intervention research aimed at reducing cardiometabolic risk in minority populations should resolve differences between perceived and actual risk of CHD to foster lifestyle changes and examine temporal relationships between risk perception and health behaviors. PMID: 19445437 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP)
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - April 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Barnhart JM, Wright ND, Freeman K, Silagy F, Correa N, Walker EA Tags: Am J Health Promot Source Type: journals

The role of incentive design, incentive value, communications strategy, and worksite culture on health risk assessment participation.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: This study suggests that incentive value, incentive type, supportive worksite culture, and comprehensive communications strategy may all play a role in increasing HRA participation. PMID: 19445438 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP)
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - April 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Seaverson EL, Grossmeier J, Miller TM, Anderson DR Tags: Am J Health Promot Source Type: journals

Impact of obesity on work productivity and role disability in individuals with and at risk for diabetes mellitus.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION; Greatest impairment of work and daily activities was evident among obese individuals for all groups. PMID: 19445439 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP)
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - April 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Rodbard HW, Fox KM, Grandy S, Tags: Am J Health Promot Source Type: journals

Bringing wellness to the small employer.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article establishes a perspective for bringing wellness to the small employer based on recent research and considering the implications of the differences between small and large employers from a programming perspective. Finally, several anticipated aspects of future programming are described along with summary conclusions. PMID: 19445440 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP)
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - April 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: McPeck W, Ryan M, Chapman LS Tags: Am J Health Promot Source Type: journals

How to improve the health and well-being of the United States and the world by 2025 for only 3.1 trillion dollars a year.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19288842 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP)
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - March 1, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: O'Donnell MP Tags: Am J Health Promot Source Type: journals

Using the RE-AIM framework to evaluate the statewide dissemination of a school-based physical activity and nutrition curriculum: "Exercise Your Options".Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: The EYO program showed its potential for moderate to high public health impact among California middle-school students. PMID: 19288843 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP)
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - March 1, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Dunton GF, Lagloire R, Robertson T Tags: Am J Health Promot Source Type: journals

Associations between general parenting styles and specific food-related parenting practices and children's food consumption.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Nutrition education programs that guide parents in firm but not coercive food parenting skills are likely to have a positive impact upon children's dietary habits. PMID: 19288844 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP)
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - March 1, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Vereecken C, Legiest E, De Bourdeaudhuij I, Maes L Tags: Am J Health Promot Source Type: journals

Factors which influence tobacco use among junior enlisted personnel in the United States Army and Air Force: a formative research study.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Suggestions for addressing the culture of tobacco are suggested. PMID: 19288845 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP)
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - March 1, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Haddock CK, Taylor JE, Hoffman KM, Poston WS, Peterson A, Lando HA, Shelton S Tags: Am J Health Promot Source Type: journals

Contextual effects of built and social environments of urban neighborhoods on exercise: a multilevel study in Chicago.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Neighborhood social and built environments are both important for exercise independent of an individual's background. PMID: 19288846 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP)
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - March 1, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Wen M, Zhang X Tags: Am J Health Promot Source Type: journals

Neighborhood retail food environment and fruit and vegetable intake in a multiethnic urban population.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: The neighborhood food environment influences fruit and vegetable intake, and the size of this relationship may vary for different racial/ethnic subpopulations. PMID: 19288847 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP)
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - March 1, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Zenk SN, Lachance LL, Schulz AJ, Mentz G, Kannan S, Ridella W Tags: Am J Health Promot Source Type: journals

Modifiable health behaviors and short-term medical costs among health plan members.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Physical inactivity and smoking were associated with higher short-term medical costs among health plan members. PMID: 19288848 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP)
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - March 1, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Bland PC, An L, Foldes SS, Garrett N, Alesci NL Tags: Am J Health Promot Source Type: journals

Behavioral, demographic, psychosocial, and sociocultural concomitants of stage of change for physical activity behavior in a mixed-culture sample.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
DISCUSSION: In terms of physical activity behavior, South Korean women were more likely than South Korean men to be in the early stages, whereas American men were slightly more likely to be in the early stages than American women when all the concomitants were accounted for. Among the psychosocial stage of change concomitants, only the behavioral processes of change were found to be important. PMID: 19288849 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP)
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - March 1, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Cardinal BJ, Lee JY, Kim YH, Lee H, Li KK, Si Q Tags: Am J Health Promot Source Type: journals

Clinical utility of a fingerstick technology to identify individuals with abnormal blood lipids and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Fingerstick screening is accurate and has good clinical utility to identify persons with abnormal blood lipids and hsCRP at the point of care in a diverse population that is eligible for primary prevention of CVD. These results may not be generalizable to patients at high risk for CVD or who have known hyperlipidemia. PMID: 19288850 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP)
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - March 1, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Parikh P, Mochari H, Mosca L Tags: Am J Health Promot Source Type: journals

State legislation to improve employee wellness.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: During 2001 to 2006, seven of 27 states enacted worksite wellness bills. In the three categories in which bills passed (wellness policies and programs, alternative transportation, and health insurance), 19% to 22% were enacted. This proportion, similar to other health promotions bills, indicates that worksite health promotion legislation passed as favorably as other health promotion topics. Further, the language in the bills did not recommend a specific standard for employee health, such as that in the national Healthy People 2010 objectives. PMID: 19288851 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of...
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - March 1, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Lankford T, Kruger J, Bauer D Tags: Am J Health Promot Source Type: journals

Do employee health management programs work?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Current peer review literature clearly documents the economic return and Return-on-Investment (ROI) for employee health management (EHM) programs. These EHM programs are defined as: health promotion, self-care, disease management, and case management programs. The evaluation literature for the sub-set of health promotion and disease management programs is examined in this article for specific evidence of the level of economic return in medical benefit cost reduction or avoidance. The article identifies the methodological challenges associated with determination of economic return for EHM programs and summarizes the fin...
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - March 1, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Serxner S, Gold D, Meraz A, Gray A Tags: Am J Health Promot Source Type: journals

Closing thoughts ... Boomers.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19177708 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP)
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - January 1, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Chapman L Tags: Am J Health Promot Source Type: journals

What is the therapeutic dose for health promotion?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19149419 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP)
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - January 1, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: O'Donnell MP Tags: Am J Health Promot Source Type: journals

The benefits of physical activity for youth with developmental disabilities: a systematic review.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Evidence exists that physical activity is beneficial for youth with developmental disabilities. Further research studies are needed that are of greater scientific rigor including larger sample sizes, control groups, and stringent, replicable methodology. PMID: 19149420 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP)
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - January 1, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Johnson CC Tags: Am J Health Promot Source Type: journals

Are patterns of health behavior associated with cancer screening?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: These findings demonstrate relationships between patterns of multiple health behaviors and use of recommended cancer-screening tests, even when accounting for factors known to influence test use. This suggests potential for addressing cancer screening in the context of multiple behavior change interventions once barriers to health care access are removed. PMID: 19149421 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP)
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - January 1, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Meissner HI, Yabroff KR, Dodd KW, Leader AE, Ballard-Barbash R, Berrigan D Tags: Am J Health Promot Source Type: journals

3 For Life: a model pilot program to prevent hepatitis B virus infection and liver cancer in Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Lessons learned from this pilot program have been used toward successful replication in other cities, demonstrating that 3 For Life is an accessible, affordable, reproducible, and sustainable model to increase HBV awareness, testing, and prevention among API adults. PMID: 19149422 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP)
Source: American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP - January 1, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Chang ET, Sue E, Zola J, So SK Tags: Am J Health Promot Source Type: journals