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Implementing Safe Routes to School: Application for the Socioecological Model and Issues to ConsiderEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The newly established national Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program has the potential to positively influence individuals, communities, and the environment regardless of race, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status. Many communities are applying their interest in physical activity promotion toward creating policies and programs to encourage active travel, though many barriers exist. SRTS legislation provides funds to address some of the barriers and improve the ability of students to safely walk and bicycle to school. SRTS requires that 70% to 90% of the funds be used for infrastructure projects (i.e., engineering treatments, ...
Source: Health Promotion Practice - October 6, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Levin Martin, S., Moeti, R., Pullen-Seufert, N. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Comparing the Efficacy of Permanent Classroom Teachers to Temporary Health Educators for Pregnancy and HIV Prevention InstructionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Ninth grade health education classrooms were randomly assigned to conditions in which a 14-lesson unit on HIV and pregnancy prevention was provided either by the permanent classroom teacher or by a temporary health educator. Student data were collected prior to the lessons and approximately 3 weeks after the completion of the unit. Results indicate that students who learned the unit from the classroom teacher reported that that the instructor was more likeable and credible and that the classrooms were more motivational. Sexually active adolescents with regular classroom teachers reported greater increases in frequency of c...
Source: Health Promotion Practice - October 6, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Anderman, E. M., Lane, D. R., Zimmerman, R., Cupp, P. K., Phebus, V. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Partnering With Libraries to Promote Walking Among Community-Dwelling Adults: A Kingston Gets Active Pilot Pedometer-Lending ProjectEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Most adults do not walk enough to obtain health benefits. Pedometers have been successfully utilized to motivate and increase walking. Given that libraries are a place where community members seek health resources, they are a logical setting for increasing community accessibility to pedometers. The purpose was to examine the feasibility of lending pedometers to library patrons to increase walking. In five Canadian public libraries, 90 pedometers were made available for 6 months. A total of 41 library patrons (33 women, 8 men, age range 18 to 65 or older) completed a survey about their walking patterns and pedometer use. Mo...
Source: Health Promotion Practice - October 6, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Ryder, H. H., Faloon, K. J., Levesque, L., McDonald, D. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Assessment of Training Needs and Preferences for Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Mapping in State Comprehensive Cancer-Control ProgramsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Geographic information systems (GIS) mapping technologies have potential to advance public health promotion by mapping regional differences in attributes (e.g., disease burden, environmental exposures, access to health care services) to suggest priorities for public health interventions. Training in GIS for comprehensive cancer control (CCC) has been overlooked. State CCC programs’ GIS training needs were assessed by interviewing 49 state CCC directors. A majority perceived a need for GIS training, slightly more than half of state CCC programs had access to geocoded data, and the majority of programs did not require ...
Source: Health Promotion Practice - October 6, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Hopfer, S., Chadwick, A. E., Parrott, R. L., Ghetian, C. B., Lengerich, E. J. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Preparing for Pandemic Influenza: California Confronts the Legal ImplicationsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
California Department of Health Services and California Distance Learning Health Network collaborated with the California Conference of Local Health Officers to produce the Pandemic Influenza and Public Health Law: What Public Health Departments Need to Know satellite broadcast and tabletop exercise training. Local health officers, county counsels, school superintendents, hospital administrators, and senior decision makers in California planned for ways stakeholders would make legal use of public health law in case of pandemic emergency. The training provided an opportunity for decision makers to become familiar with statu...
Source: Health Promotion Practice - October 6, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Macario, E., Heyden, L., Nakahara, N., Macias-Reynolds, V. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Design Elements for the Development of Cancer Education Print Materials for a Latina/o AudienceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article introduces the Checklist of Design Elements for the Development of Cancer Education Print Materials for Latina/o Audiences (CEMLA), which includes a total of 10 design elements related to the process of developing materials and content. Using social learning theory as a theoretical framework, design elements are included that reflect cultural sensitivity at the surface and deep structure levels. This is the most comprehensive effort to date to integrate and synthesize theory and application in the design of materials for this audience. (Source: Health Promotion Practice)
Source: Health Promotion Practice - October 6, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Buki, L. P., Salazar, S. I., Pitton, V. O. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Integrating Adult Learning Principles Into Training for Public Health PracticeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Providing training and planned learning experiences to practitioners and community partners is fundamental to effective public health. The extent to which principles of adult learning currently guide such training is unknown and likely varies widely. The purpose of this article is to introduce five principles of adult learning and discuss how each can be applied in assessing trainee needs, planning and delivering training, and evaluating training processes and outcomes. Training guided by these principles should facilitate adult learning, collaborative efforts, and mutual respect between agencies, practitioners, and commun...
Source: Health Promotion Practice - October 6, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Bryan, R. L., Kreuter, M. W., Brownson, R. C. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Targeting School Tobacco Policy: Lessons From the Acadiana Coalition of Teens Against Tobacco (ACTT)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This case study examines the comparative effect of no-use school tobacco policies and restricted-use tobacco policies on teacher and student smoking behaviors and attitudes. Data from teachers (n = 1,041) and ninth-grade students (n = 4,763) at 20 schools in five districts in southern Louisiana were available. No significant difference was observed between teacher smoking (11% vs. 13%, p = .42) or student smoking (24.6% vs. 25.2%, p = .75) at no-use versus restricted-use policy schools. The proportion of teachers smoking on campus at no-use or restricted-use schools was not significantly different. Teachers at restricted-u...
Source: Health Promotion Practice - October 6, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Boris, N. W., Johnson, C. C., Huang, S., Myers, L., Andrew, K., Webber, L. S. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Designing the Process Evaluation for the Collaborative Planning of a Local Turning Point PartnershipEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study describes the design of the process evaluation of a collaborative effort among community partners to address health issues in central Oklahoma. The design is an application of a sound process evaluation planning framework that integrates the components of context, reach, dose delivered, dose received, fidelity, implementation, recruitment, barriers, and maintenance. The planning framework also provides guidance regarding the steps of designing and implementing the process evaluation. This planning process was conducted by utilizing a participatory research approach. At the end of the planning phase, the evaluati...
Source: Health Promotion Practice - October 6, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Tolma, E. L., Cheney, M. K., Troup, P., Hann, N. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

A Case Study in Teaching Tobacco Policy Advocacy at a Historically Black UniversityEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Policy advocacy is increasingly recognized as a crucial component of the training provided to health educators but relatively few universities offer advocacy training as part of their professional preparation programs for health educators. Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) represent a natural setting for creating strong Black leaders in tobacco policy advocacy. This case study focuses on experiential education at an HBCU to develop advocacy skills around tobacco issues among Black college students. The authors describe the structure and content of two tobacco policy courses, their efforts to evaluate the...
Source: Health Promotion Practice - October 6, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Jolly, D. H., Wigfall, P. M., Scott, S. A., Richardson, R. C., Ray, K. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Implementation of Universal Screening for Domestic Violence in an Urgent Care Community Health CenterEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Given the morbidity and mortality associated with domestic violence (DV), there is international recognition that the health sector has a responsibility to prevent violence. In North America, the health sector has commonly responded by developing protocols for identifying victims of abuse. This utilization-focused evaluation describes the process involved in the implementation of a universal DV screening protocol undertaken by nurses in the urgent care clinic of a community health center. Dealing with the challenges of the urgent care setting, the strong and supportive urgent care team approach helped integrate the screeni...
Source: Health Promotion Practice - October 6, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Thurston, W. E., Tutty, L. M., Eisener, A. C., Lalonde, L., Belenky, C., Osborne, B. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Settings for Health Promotion: An Analytic Framework to Guide Intervention Design and ImplementationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article lays out the core elements of such a framework in the form of a nested series of questions to guide analysis. Furthermore, it offers advice on additional considerations that should be taken into account when operationalizing a settings approach in the field. (Source: Health Promotion Practice)
Source: Health Promotion Practice - October 6, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Poland, B., Krupa, G., McCall, D. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Marketing Health Educators to Employers: Survey Findings, Interpretations, and Considerations for the ProfessionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article presents the background leading up to the production of this report, the major findings of the survey of employers, recommendations from the market research group regarding core messages, and implications for the profession having discovered for the first time information about employers’ understanding of professionally prepared health educators. The article discusses the umbrella and key messages that may be incorporated into a marketing plan and other recommendations by the firm that should assist health educators in marketing the profession. Furthermore, this article presents reactions by leaders in t...
Source: Health Promotion Practice - October 6, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Gambescia, S. F., Cottrell, R. R., Capwell, E., Auld, M. E., Mullen Conley, K., Lysoby, L., Goldsmith, M., Smith, B. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Integrating Cell Phones and Mobile Technologies Into Public Health Practice: A Social Marketing PerspectiveEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Mobile communications are being used for many purposes, from instant messaging (IM), mobile or microblogging (Twitter), social networking sites (Facebook, MySpace), e-mail to basic voicemail. A brief background on cell phone and mobile technology use in public health is reviewed. The focus of the article is framing the use of mobile technologies in public health from a social marketer’s perspective—using the 4 Ps marketing mix as a guide. (Source: Health Promotion Practice)
Source: Health Promotion Practice - October 6, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Lefebvre, C. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Associate Editor's ForewordEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Health Promotion Practice - October 6, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Lancaster, B., Roe, K. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Beyond the Cathedral: Building Trust to Engage the African American Community in Health Promotion and Disease PreventionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article provides an overview of health promotion and disease prevention projects implemented through the Community Outreach and Information Dissemination Core (COID) of the Center for Minority Health, within the Graduate School of Public Health at the University of Pittsburgh. The COID is one of five Cores that comprised the University of Pittsburgh’s NIH Excellence in Partnerships for Community Outreach, and Research on Disparities in Health and Training (EXPORT Health) funded from 2002 to 2007 by the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities. Based in large part on the success of the community ...
Source: Health Promotion Practice - October 6, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Ford, A. F., Reddick, K., Browne, M. C., Robins, A., Thomas, S. B., Crouse Quinn, S. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Advocacy Evaluation: What It Is and Where to Find Out More About ItEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article introduces the growing field of advocacy evaluation by describing its typical features, which include using prospective evaluation designs, emphasizing real-time data collection and use, monitoring and responding to changing environmental conditions, and assessing both individual and organizational capacity building. A number of freely available resources for learning more about advocacy evaluation’s key concepts and methods are highlighted. (Source: Health Promotion Practice)
Source: Health Promotion Practice - October 6, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Fagen, M. C., Reed, E., Kaye, J. W., Jack, L. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

50+ Ways to Leave 'em Learnin': Tried and True Training TechniquesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Health Promotion Practice - October 6, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Denard Goldman, K., Schmalz, K. J. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Book and Media Review: A Practical Guide to Program Evaluation Planning: Holden, D. J., & Zimmerman, M. A. (Eds.). (2009). A Practical Guide to Program Evaluation Planning. Los Angeles: Sage. 170 pages. ISBN 978-1-4129-6775-4Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
For practitioners of health education and managers of health promotion programs, evaluation is consistently described as a challenge. Staff members often express the need for more expertise and guidance in evaluation. The newly published A Practical Guide to Program Evaluation Planning, edited by Debra J. Holden and Marc A. Zimmerman, is a compact and easily understood resource that promises to be of great value, especially to health promotion practitioners and students. (Source: Health Promotion Practice)
Source: Health Promotion Practice - October 6, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Olson, S. J. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Health Promotion Practice Begins a New ChapterEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Health Promotion Practice - October 6, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Auld, M. E., Meier, K. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Health Promotion Practice: From Vision to Successful JournalEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Health Promotion Practice - October 6, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Schwartz, R. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

ErratumEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Health Promotion Practice - July 1, 2009 Category: Health Management Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Reducing Farmworker Residential Pesticide Exposure: Evaluation of a Lay Health Advisor InterventionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The goal of this analysis is to evaluate the effectiveness of a promotora program for teaching women in Latino farmworker families about pesticide safety and increasing pesticide safety behaviors. Volunteer promotoras delivered a pesticide safety curriculum (intervention) and nutrition curriculum (control) to farmworker women residing in western North Carolina and Virginia. Pre-and postintervention interviews assessed differences in delivery of the intervention, recognition of the intervention, pesticide knowledge, pesticide exposures behaviors, and integrated pest management behaviors. Participants in the intervention gro...
Source: Health Promotion Practice - July 1, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Arcury, T. A., Marin, A., Snively, B. M., Hernandez-Pelletier, M., Quandt, S. A. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Indigenous Knowledge Translation: Baseline Findings in a Qualitative Study of the Pathways of Health Knowledge in Three Indigenous Communities in CanadaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
To acquire an understanding of the pathways of health information dissemination and use by Indigenous community members, the researchers applied an Indigenous participatory action research approach in partnership with one urban Inuit, one urban Métis, and one semirural First Nations community in Ontario, Canada. A descriptive community case study was conducted in each community through the use of focus groups, key informant interviews, and document inquiry. Results were corroborated by the communities. Each of the three community consultations generated distinct and striking data about health information sources and...
Source: Health Promotion Practice - July 1, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Smylie, J., Kaplan-Myrth, N., McShane, K., Metis Nation of Ontario-Ottawa Council, Pikwakanagan First Nation,, Tungasuvvingat Inuit Family Resource Centre Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Public Health Educators' Participation in Teams: Implications for Preparation and PracticeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study examined the extent of health educators' work in teams as a proxy for collaboration. Health educators participated in an average of four teams per individual; three of these were interorganizational teams. Moreover, 40% of the respondents participated in five or more teams. Health educators supervised by other health educators were more likely to work in interorganizational teams than were those supervised by other professionals. Certified Health Education Specialists were more likely to participate in intraorganizational teams. Curricula in academic programs should reflect the extensive teamwork in which health...
Source: Health Promotion Practice - July 1, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Lovelace, K. A., Bibeau, D. L., Donnell, B. M., Johnson, H. H., Glascoff, M. A., Tyler, E. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

The Use of Photovoice as a Method of Facilitating DeliberationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Efforts have been made in one rural Appalachian county to broaden local participation in a community health assessment. Through a series of community forums and a photovoice project, residents named community health needs and assets, framed potential solutions, and selected possible action steps to improve the local health status. Photographs and narratives from the photovoice project supplemented information from preliminary health forums to devise a framework of possible solutions to the identified health problems. Analysis of forum transcripts suggests that participants who used an issue guide that used photovoice image...
Source: Health Promotion Practice - July 1, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Downey, L. H., Ireson, C. L., Scutchfield, F. D. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Factors Influencing Booster Seat Use in a Multiethnic Community: Lessons for Program ImplementationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Based on the local incidence and severity of motor vehicle occupant injuries, the authors' community and hospital injury prevention partnership identified child passenger safety for 4-to-8-year-old children as a priority. They designed a booster seat promotion campaign using an integrated social cognition model of health behavior. A series of focus groups were held with low-income African American, Somali, and Vietnamese parents to understand determinants of booster seat use in these communities. Deficits in understanding about the purpose of booster seats were seen in all groups, and concerns about cost and self-efficacy ...
Source: Health Promotion Practice - July 1, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Johnston, B. D., Bennett, E., Quan, L., Gonzalez-Walker, D., Crispin, B., Ebel, B. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Evaluation of the Walkable Neighborhoods for Seniors Project in Sacramento CountyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article describes a case study of the efforts put forth by a local task force jointly managed by the Sacramento County Department of Health Services and WALK Sacramento. To facilitate environmental and policy changes that would enable and encourage walking by older adults, these local lead agencies implemented several strategies including organizing a community task force with broad professional and civic representation, conducting environmental audits of selected walking routes, creating walking groups, and advocating for environmental and policy change. Evaluation processes yield information on successes, challenges...
Source: Health Promotion Practice - July 1, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Hooker, S. P., Cirill, L. A., Geraghty, A. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Process Evaluation of a School-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity and Reduce BullyingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Increases in schoolyard bullying and physical inactivity have become important issues to many stakeholders. Peers Running Organized Play Stations (PROPS) is a program designed to address these two issues in elementary schools. Using a "train the trainer" approach, PROPS was introduced to 41 schools. Results of a process evaluation indicate that the implementation rate was 39%. Resources were identified by some respondents as an implementation facilitator. A variety of barriers to implementation were identified: The PROPS program was not a component of anyone's job at the school level, teachers or parent volunteers are need...
Source: Health Promotion Practice - July 1, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Bowes, D., Marquis, M., Young, W., Holowaty, P., Isaac, W. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Assessing the Scientific Accuracy, Readability, and Cultural Appropriateness of a Culturally Targeted Smoking Cessation Program for American IndiansEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study assesses educational materials developed for the All Nations Breath of Life smoking cessation program (targeted for American Indians and Alaska Natives) for scientific accuracy, readability and other literacy factors, and cultural appropriateness. The authors used a scientific review panel of experts in smoking cessation representing epidemiology, medicine, and psychology; the suitability assessment of materials (SAM) and the simplified measure of gobbledygook (SMOG) reading grade level formulas; and review by Native program facilitators and pilot participants. Materials were scientifically accurate and cultural...
Source: Health Promotion Practice - July 1, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Makosky Daley, C., Cowan, P., Nollen, N. L., Greiner, K. A., Choi, W. S. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Process and Impact Evaluation of a Legal Assistance and Health Care Community PartnershipEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Community health partnerships have increased in popularity, but their effectiveness is often not evaluated. Through secondary data analysis, this study evaluates a program that offered access to legal services to address health-related issues, such as Medicaid reimbursement, Social Security benefits, medication coverage, and divorce. Based on the analysis reimbursements to expenditures, the health and law program appears to be cost-effective and thereby economically sustainable. The cost-effectiveness of this program increases the likelihood that it will be institutionalized and/or expanded. This program evaluation is used...
Source: Health Promotion Practice - July 1, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Teufel, J. A., Brown, S. L., Thorne, W., Goffinet, D. M., Clemons, L. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Lessons Learned From Evaluating Maryland's Anti-Drunk Driving Campaign: Assessing the Evidence for Cognitive, Behavioral, and Public Health ImpactEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The evidence concerning Maryland's anti-drunk driving program, Checkpoint Strikeforce, is reviewed. To date, there is no evidence to indicate that this campaign, which involves a number of sobriety checkpoints and media activities to promote these efforts, has had any impact on public perceptions, driver behaviors, or alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes and injuries. This conclusion is drawn after examining statistics for alcohol-related crashes, police citations for impaired driving, and public perceptions of alcohol-impaired driving risk. Comparisons are also made with other states in the mid-Atlantic region, where sim...
Source: Health Promotion Practice - July 1, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Beck, K. H. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Conducting Effective Tailgate TrainingsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The California Department of Health Services' Occupational Health Branch and others have identified the construction industry as being at high risk for injuries, illnesses, and fatalities. Effective tailgate trainings (brief job site safety meetings) can be a powerful tool to promote hazard awareness and safe work practices. The authors found that many contractors and supervisors conducted ineffective tailgate trainings. They developed the BuildSafe California Project to assist contractors to have more effective programs by holding 25 training-of-trainers sessions reaching 1,525 participants. The needs assessment, interven...
Source: Health Promotion Practice - July 1, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Harrington, D., Materna, B., Vannoy, J., Scholz, P. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Using a Cultural Framework to Assess the Nutrition Influences in Relation to Birth Outcomes Among African American Women of Childbearing Age: Application of the PEN-3 Theoretical ModelEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The purpose is to present the process and results of focus groups conducted to access information for the design of a healthy eating curriculum to reduce maternal nutritional risks and enhance protective factors among African American women in relation to birth outcomes. Sixteen younger (19 to 25 years) and 20 older African American women (45 to 60 years), respectively, participated. The PEN-3 model, (Airhihenbuwa, 1995, 1999) guided the focus groups. Most women stated that culture and family relationships impacted their food choices. Younger women expressed creativity with recipes and presented a desire to be more involve...
Source: Health Promotion Practice - July 1, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Kannan, S., Webster, D., Sparks, A., Acker, C. M., Greene-Moton, E., Tropiano, E., Turner, T. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Examining the Role of Training in Evidence-Based Public Health: A Qualitative StudyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article reports on qualitative interviews conducted to evaluate the process and impact of an EBPH course. The course has been found to assist participants in integrating new and existing skills to make evidence-based decisions. However, participants emphasize that factors external to the course influence their ability to engage in the EBPH process they learned. (Source: Health Promotion Practice)
Source: Health Promotion Practice - July 1, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Baker, E. A., Brownson, R. C., Dreisinger, M., McIntosh, L. D., Karamehic-Muratovic, A. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Associate Editors' ForewordEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article looks at a less traditional means of career development—entrepreneurship. Health education is a field ripe with opportunities for consulting and for selling health-related products and services. Entrepreneurship can not only create financial rewards but can also provide high visibility and networking contacts that can advance one’s career. This article combines both theory and practical applications to assist readers in developing entrepreneurial activities. The authors are experienced in entrepreneurial development and use that expertise to provide relevant examples and develop a framework using "...
Source: Health Promotion Practice - July 1, 2009 Category: Health Management Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Entrepreneurship in Health Education and Health Promotion: Five Cardinal RulesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The nature of health education and health promotion (HE/HP) offers a fertile ground for entrepreneurial activity. As primary prevention of chronic diseases becomes a more central component of the health and/ or medical care continuum, entrepreneurial opportunities for health educators will continue to expand. The process used to design, implement, and evaluate health promotion and disease prevention has clear articulation with entrepreneurial, marketing management, and other business processes. Thus, entrepreneurs in HE/HP must be able to utilize business process to facilitate creative, new HE/HP business ideas. The purpos...
Source: Health Promotion Practice - July 1, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Eddy, J. M., Stellefson, M. L. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Ethics and Patient Education: Health Literacy and Cultural DilemmasEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article discusses health literacy and cultural factors that have implications for the ethical practice of health education. It specifically focuses on recent data that speaks to the challenges in carrying out patient education from the perspective of comprehension and equitable distribution of health-related information across diverse cultures and communities. It discusses strategies for reducing the negative impact of low health literacy among diverse groups and the importance of acknowledging this pervasive problem in the context of ensuring equity in the optimal delivery of health promotion messages. (Source: Healt...
Source: Health Promotion Practice - July 1, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Marks, R. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Guerilla Advocacy: Using Aggressive Marketing Techniques for Health Policy ChangeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Health Promotion Practice - July 1, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Galer-Unti, R. A. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Ovation-Worthy Orations: Enlightened Lecturing TechniquesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Health Promotion Practice - July 1, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Drummond, T. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Book and Media Review: Community-Based Participatory Research for Health: From Process to Outcomes: Minkler, M., & Wallerstein, N. (Eds.). (2008). Community-Based Participatory Research for Health: From Process to Outcomes (2nd ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. 508 pages. ISBN: 978-0-4702-6043-2Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Health Promotion Practice - July 1, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Spector, A. Y. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Steps to a Healthier Arizona: A Pebble in the Pond: The Ripple Effect of an Obesity Prevention Intervention Targeting the Child Care EnvironmentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article describes the success of a program aimed at preventing childhood obesity and diabetes. Partners in Yuma County worked with child care providers to implement organizational best practices which promote positive nutrition and physical activity behaviors in young children. As a result of this project, the number of child care centers in Yuma County implementing best practices increased. Additionally a ripple effect has reached beyond the individual child care setting, into broader local and state early childhood development systems. Taking place against the backdrop of state-wide initiatives in early childhood de...
Source: Health Promotion Practice - May 18, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Drummond, R. L., Staten, L. K., Sanford, M. R., Davidson, C. L., Magda Ciocazan, M., Khor, K.-N., Kaplan, F. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Pioneering Healthier Communities, West Michigan: A Community Response to the Food EnvironmentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In 2005, the Pioneering Healthier Communities initiative prompted the creation of the Activate West Michigan coalition. One of its earliest objectives was to increase fruit and vegetable consumption for people who lived in low-income, African American, and Latino communities in urban Grand Rapids. Because the existing food environment created barriers to this objective, the coalition created community and schoolyard gardens and farmers' markets. By 2008, the Activate West Michigan coalition had begun to improve the food environment by establishing nine community and schoolyard gardens and five farmers' markets. (Source: He...
Source: Health Promotion Practice - May 18, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Cyzman, D., Wierenga, J., Sielawa, J. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Steps to a Healthier Washington: From Making Pamphlets to Making Policies: Results From a Collaborative Training to Increase Knowledge, Motivation, and Self-Efficacy for Achieving Public Health Policy and Systems ChangeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study suggests that an integrated training, using adult learning theory, has led to long-term improvements in capacity among public health staff and partners. (Source: Health Promotion Practice)
Source: Health Promotion Practice - May 18, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Dilley, J. A., Reuer, J. R., Colman, V., Norman, R. K. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

REACH 2010: New York City: Effective Strategies for Integrating Immunization Promotion Into Community ProgramsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study focused on a community-based approach to providing timely vaccinations. A coalition of 23 organizations developed an immunization program in a low-income community in New York City. Nearly 1,000 community health workers incorporated immunization promotion into social service and educational programs. Outcomes were coverage rates for the 4:3:1:3:3 series at 19 to 35 months, which were compared with national data by ethnicity, as reported in the National Immunization Survey 2002-2006. Parents (n = 10,251) of children <5 years received immunization education and reminders. The 2003-2007 rates of 80% equaled or e...
Source: Health Promotion Practice - May 18, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Findley, S. E., Sanchez, M., Mejia, M., Ferreira, R., Pena, O., Matos, S., Stockwell, M. S., Irigoyen, M. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

REACH 2010: Kansas City, Missouri: Evaluating Mobilization Strategies With Neighborhood and Faith Organizations to Reduce Risk for Health DisparitiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study holds important implications for public health practitioners working with neighborhood and faith-based organizations to address health disparities. (Source: Health Promotion Practice)
Source: Health Promotion Practice - May 18, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Collie-Akers, V., Schultz, J. A., Carson, V., Fawcett, S. B., Ronan, M. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Steps to a Healthier Anishinaabe, Michigan: Strategies for Implementing Health Promotion Programs in Multiple American Indian CommunitiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article describes the community-based framework and argues that multisite, community-tailored health promotion programs are a promising approach to reducing health disparities in minority populations. (Source: Health Promotion Practice)
Source: Health Promotion Practice - May 18, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Edgerly, C. C., Laing, S. S., Day, A.-V. G., Blackinton, P. M., Pingatore, N. L., Haverkate, R. T., Heany, J. F. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Steps to a Healthier New York: Rock on Cafe: Achieving Sustainable Systems Changes in School Lunch ProgramsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article describes the components, processes, and initial successes of a grassroots effort and innovative project to improve the nutritional quality of the School Lunch Program through a sustainable systems intervention and policy change across a regional area of upstate New York. The Rock on Cafe intervention was partially funded by the Steps to a Healthier New York program and promises to be a model for creating a school environment that supports healthy dietary behaviors among children. (Source: Health Promotion Practice)
Source: Health Promotion Practice - May 18, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Johnston, Y., Denniston, R., Morgan, M., Bordeau, M. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Steps to a Healthier Salinas: Targeting the Taqueria: Implementing Healthy Food Options at Mexican American RestaurantsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
As part of a 5-year community-based intervention in Salinas, California, the Steps to a Healthier Salinas team developed a taqueria intervention addressing obesity and diabetes among Mexican Americans. The authors present: (a) a comparison of service/entrée options for Salinas taquerias (n = 35) and fast-food restaurants ( n = 38) at baseline, (b) a case study of one taqueria, (c) a description of a healthy nutrition tool kit tailored to taquerias, and (d) an evaluation of the intervention at Year 3. It was found that traditional Mexican American—style menu offerings at taquerias tended to be healthier than Am...
Source: Health Promotion Practice - May 18, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Hanni, K. D., Garcia, E., Ellemberg, C., Winkleby, M. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Communities Taking Charge of Their HealthEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Health Promotion Practice - May 18, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Marks, J. S. Tags: Commentary Source Type: journals