pmc logo imageJournal ListSearchpmc logo image
Logo of prevchrondPreventing Chronic DiseaseDepartment of Health and Human ServicesCenters for Disease ControlThe Journal the History of Medicine (UCL)
Other Issues:  previous | next | latest | archive
Volume 4(4);  October 2007
From the Editor in Chief
Onions and Bubbles: Models of the Social Determinants of Health
Lynne S. Wilcox
Prev Chronic Dis. 2007 October; 4(4): A83. Published online 2007 September 15.
PMCID: PMC2099281
Editorials
Do We Have Real Poverty in the United States of America?
Paula Braveman
Prev Chronic Dis. 2007 October; 4(4): A84. Published online 2007 September 15.
PMCID: PMC2099282
Social Determinants of Health: What, How, Why, and Now
Marilyn Metzler
Prev Chronic Dis. 2007 October; 4(4): A85. Published online 2007 September 15.
PMCID: PMC2099283
Original Research
Peer Reviewed: State-Level Prevalence of Cigarette Smoking and Treatment Advice, by Disability Status, United States, 2004
Brian S Armour, Vincent A Campbell, John E Crews, Roland A Richard, Ann Malarcher, and Emmanuel Maurice
Prev Chronic Dis. 2007 October; 4(4): A86. Published online 2007 September 15.
PMCID: PMC2099284
Peer Reviewed: Using the RE-AIM Framework to Evaluate a Physical Activity Intervention in Churches
Melissa Bopp, Sara Wilcox, Stephen P Hooker, Kimberly Butler, Lottie McClorin, Marilyn Laken, Ruth Saunders, and Deborah Parra-Medina
Prev Chronic Dis. 2007 October; 4(4): A87. Published online 2007 September 15.
PMCID: PMC2099285
Peer Reviewed: Supports for and Barriers to Healthy Living for Native Hawaiian Young Adults Enrolled in Community Colleges
Jamie K Boyd and Kathryn L Braun
Prev Chronic Dis. 2007 October; 4(4): A88. Published online 2007 September 15.
PMCID: PMC2099286
Peer Reviewed: A Combined Approach to Women’s Health Is Associated With a Greater Likelihood of Repeat Mammography in a Population of Financially Disadvantaged Women
Karen Y Gregory-Mercado, Julie Will, Susan True, Janet Royalty, E. Thomas Starcher, II, Olga Khavjou, William Helsel, William Kammerer, and William Howe
Prev Chronic Dis. 2007 October; 4(4): A89. Published online 2007 September 15.
PMCID: PMC2099287
Peer Reviewed: Association of Regional Variation in Primary Care Physicians’ Colorectal Cancer Screening Recommendations with Individual Use of Colorectal Cancer Screening
Jennifer S Haas, Garrett Fitzmaurice, Phyllis Brawarsky, Su-Ying Liang, Robert A Hiatt, Kathryn A Phillips, Carrie N Klabunde, and Martin L Brown
Prev Chronic Dis. 2007 October; 4(4): A90. Published online 2007 September 15.
PMCID: PMC2099288
Peer Reviewed: Socioeconomic Disparities in Breast Cancer Screening in Hawaii
Timothy Halliday, Deborah A Taira, James Davis, and Henry Chan
Prev Chronic Dis. 2007 October; 4(4): A91. Published online 2007 September 15.
PMCID: PMC2099289
Peer Reviewed: Physical Activity Patterns Among Latinos in the United States: Putting the Pieces Together
Sandra A Ham, Michelle M Yore, Judy Kruger, Refilwe Moeti, and Gregory W Heath
Prev Chronic Dis. 2007 October; 4(4): A92. Published online 2007 September 15.
PMCID: PMC2099290
Peer Reviewed: Perceptions of Diet and Physical Activity Among California Hmong Adults and Youths
Gail G Harrison, Loan Pham Kim, and Marjorie Kagawa-Singer
Prev Chronic Dis. 2007 October; 4(4): A93. Published online 2007 September 15.
PMCID: PMC2099291
Peer Reviewed: Binge Drinking and Occupation, North Dakota, 2004–2005
Dwayne W Jarman, Timothy S Naimi, Stephen P Pickard, Walter W Randolph Daley, and Anindya K De
Prev Chronic Dis. 2007 October; 4(4): A94. Published online 2007 September 15.
PMCID: PMC2099292
Peer Reviewed: The Vicious Cycle of Inadequate Early Detection: A Complementary Study on Barriers to Cervical Cancer Screening Among Middle-Aged and Older Women
Corinne R Leach and Nancy E Schoenberg
Prev Chronic Dis. 2007 October; 4(4): A95. Published online 2007 September 15.
PMCID: PMC2099293
Peer Reviewed: Therapeutic Lifestyle Strategies Taught in U.S. Pharmacy Schools
Thomas L Lenz, Michael S Monaghan, and Elizabeth A Hetterman
Prev Chronic Dis. 2007 October; 4(4): A96. Published online 2007 September 15.
PMCID: PMC2099294
Peer Reviewed: Strategies for Achieving Healthy Energy Balance Among African Americans in the Mississippi Delta
Groesbeck P Parham and Isabel C Scarinci
Prev Chronic Dis. 2007 October; 4(4): A97. Published online 2007 September 15.
PMCID: PMC2112870
Peer Reviewed: Energy Balance Feasibility Study for Latinas in Texas: A Qualitative Assessment
Amelie G Ramirez, Patricia Chalela, Kipling Gallion, and Luis F Velez
Prev Chronic Dis. 2007 October; 4(4): A98. Published online 2007 September 15.
PMCID: PMC2099295
Peer Reviewed: Church-Based Breast Cancer Screening Education: Impact of Two Approaches on Latinas Enrolled in Public and Private Health Insurance Plans
Angela Sauaia, Sung-joon Min, Tim Byers, David Lack, Cecilia Apodaca, Diego Osuna, Angela Stowe, Gretchen F McGinnis, and Lisa M Latts
Prev Chronic Dis. 2007 October; 4(4): A99. Published online 2007 September 15.
PMCID: PMC2099296
Peer Reviewed: Cost Analysis of Screening for, Diagnosing, and Staging Prostate Cancer Based on a Systematic Review of Published Studies
Donatus U Ekwueme, Leonardo A Stroud, and Yanjing Chen
Prev Chronic Dis. 2007 October; 4(4): A100. Published online 2007 September 15.
PMCID: PMC2099265
Peer Reviewed: SONRISA: A Curriculum Toolbox for Promotores to Address Mental Health and Diabetes
Kerstin M Reinschmidt and Jenny Chong
Prev Chronic Dis. 2007 October; 4(4): A101. Published online 2007 September 15.
PMCID: PMC2099266
Peer Reviewed: Adapting Evidence-Based Strategies to Increase Physical Activity Among African Americans, Hispanics, Hmong, and Native Hawaiians: A Social Marketing Approach
Mary Ann S Van Duyn, Tarsha McCrae, Barbara K Wingrove, Kimberly M. Henderson, Tricia L. Penalosa, Jamie K Boyd, Marjorie Kagawa-Singer, Amelie G Ramirez, Lisa S Wolff, and Edward W Maibach
Prev Chronic Dis. 2007 October; 4(4): A102. Published online 2007 September 15.
PMCID: PMC2099267
Community Case Studies
Peer Reviewed: From Program to Policy: Expanding the Role of Community Coalitions
Anne Hill, Jill Guernsey De Zapien, Lisa K Staten, Deborah Jean McClelland, Martha Moore-Monroy, Joel S Meister, Rebecca Garza, JoJean Elenes, Victoria Steinfelt, Ila Tittelbaugh, and Evelyn Whitmer
Prev Chronic Dis. 2007 October; 4(4): A103. Published online 2007 September 15.
PMCID: PMC2099268
Peer Reviewed: Case Study of Capacity Building for Smoke-Free Indoor Air in Two Rural Wisconsin Communities
Shelly Mahon and Ellen Taylor-Powell
Prev Chronic Dis. 2007 October; 4(4): A104. Published online 2007 September 15.
PMCID: PMC2099269
Peer Reviewed: A Methodology for Evaluating Organizational Change in Community-Based Chronic Disease Interventions
Marilyn A Winkleby, Krista D Hanni, Elsa Mendoza, and John Snider
Prev Chronic Dis. 2007 October; 4(4): A105. Published online 2007 September 15.
PMCID: PMC2099270
Peer Reviewed: Starting School Healthy and Ready to Learn: Using Social Indicators to Improve School Readiness in Los Angeles County
Cheryl Wold and Will Nicholas
Prev Chronic Dis. 2007 October; 4(4): A106. Published online 2007 September 15.
PMCID: PMC2099271
Special Topics
Peer Reviewed: Reframing School Dropout as a Public Health Issue
Nicholas Freudenberg and Jessica Ruglis
Prev Chronic Dis. 2007 October; 4(4): A107. Published online 2007 September 15.
PMCID: PMC2099272
Peer Reviewed: Community Health: A Critical Approach to Addressing Chronic Diseases
Rachel Davis, Lissette M. Flores, and Patti Culross
Prev Chronic Dis. 2007 October; 4(4): A108. Published online 2007 September 15.
PMCID: PMC2099273
Peer Reviewed: Development of a Culturally Appropriate, Home-Based Nutrition and Physical Activity Curriculum for Wisconsin American Indian Families
Tara L LaRowe, Deborah P Wubben, Kate A Cronin, Alexandra K Adams, and SuAnne M. Vannatter
Prev Chronic Dis. 2007 October; 4(4): A109. Published online 2007 September 15.
PMCID: PMC2099274
Step-by-Step: Making Your Communities Healthier
Young Lungs at Play: Preventing Children’s Exposure to Secondhand Smoke in Outdoor Play Areas in a Steps to a HealthierNY County
Melissa Jacobson, Devon Kessler, Una Diffley, Shelley Chanler, Hailey Reid, Joan Facelle, and Allan R. Beers
Prev Chronic Dis. 2007 October; 4(4): A110. Published online 2007 September 15.
PMCID: PMC2099275
Tools and Techniques
The Topography of Poverty in the United States: A Spatial Analysis Using County-Level Data From the Community Health Status Indicators Project
James B Holt
Prev Chronic Dis. 2007 October; 4(4): A111. Published online 2007 September 15.
PMCID: PMC2099276
Expanding the Obesity Research Paradigm to Reach African American Communities
Shiriki Kumanyika, Melicia C. Whitt-Glover, Tiffany L. Gary, T. Elaine Prewitt, Angela M. Odoms-Young, Joanne Banks-Wallace, Bettina M. Beech, Chanita Hughes-Halbert, Njeri Karanja, Kristie J. Lancaster, and Carmen D. Samuel-Hodge
Prev Chronic Dis. 2007 October; 4(4): A112. Published online 2007 September 15.
PMCID: PMC2099277
Letter to the Editor
Peer Reviewed: Strengthening Communities’ Youth Access Policies May Facilitate Clean Indoor Air Action
Leonard A Jason, Yvonne M Hunt, Monica L Adams, Steven B Pokorny, and Praveena B Gadiraju
Prev Chronic Dis. 2007 October; 4(4): A113. Published online 2007 September 15.
PMCID: PMC2099278
From the Editor in Chief
Health, Wealth, and Well-Being
Lynne S. Wilcox
Prev Chronic Dis. 2007 October; 4(4): A115. Published online 2007 September 15.
PMCID: PMC2099280
Editorial
Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?
Larry Adelman
Prev Chronic Dis. 2007 October; 4(4): A116. Published online 2007 September 15.
PMCID: PMC2134831
Erratum
Erratum, Vol. 4: Issue 3
Prev Chronic Dis. 2007 October; 4(4): A114. Published online 2007 September 15.
PMCID: PMC2099279
Corrects: Steven S Coughlin, et al. Peer Reviewed: Breast and Colorectal Cancer Screening and Sources of Cancer Information Among Older Women in the United States: Results From the 2003 Health Information National Trends Survey. Prev Chronic Dis. 2007 July; 4(3): A57.
Other Issues:  previous | next | latest | archive