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ISSN: 1545-1151 Volume 2: No. 1, January 2005
Published on December 15, 2004

Table of Contents

Our special focus this issue is on the Border Health Strategic Initiative (Border Health ¡SI!) along the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona. Related articles are indicated with the Icon indicating a special focus article icon. Selected articles and abstracts are available in both English and Spanish.

See the January 2005 cover

FROM THE EDITOR IN CHIEF

  A01: Extending Our Reach
  Lynne S. Wilcox

EDITORIAL

  Icon indicating a special focus articleA02: Toward Prevention and Control of Type 2 Diabetes: Challenges at the U.S.-Mexico Border and Beyond
  Barbara A. Bowman, Frank Vinicor

ESSAYS

  Icon indicating a special focus articleA03: Challenges and Opportunities in Border Health
  Joel Rodríguez-Saldaña
  Este artículo en español

Icon indicating a special focus articleA04: Diabetes and Mexicans: Why the Two Are Linked
Reynaldo Martorell
  Este artículo en español

  Icon indicating a special focus articleA05: Border Health Strategic Initiative: Overview and Introduction to a Community-based Model for Diabetes Prevention and Control
Stuart J. Cohen, Maia Ingram
  Este artículo en español

ORIGINAL RESEARCH

PEER REVIEWED
  Icon indicating a special focus articleA06: Using Community Indicators to Assess Nutrition in Arizona-Mexico Border Communities
  Jacob Abarca, Sulabha Ramachandran
  Este resumen en español

PEER REVIEWED
  A07: New Mexico’s Capacity for Increasing the Prevalence of Colorectal Cancer Screening With Screening Colonoscopies
  Richard M. Hoffman, S. Noell Stone, Carla Herman, Ann Moore Jung, Jane Cotner, David Espey, Richard Kozoll, Michael W. Gavin

PEER REVIEWED
  A08: Prevalence of Overweight, Obesity, and Comorbid Conditions Among U.S. and Kentucky Adults, 2000–2002
  Todd M. Jenkins

PEER REVIEWED
  A09: The Volume and Capacity of Colonoscopy Procedures Performed at New York City Hospitals in 2002
  Jennifer C.F. Leng, Lorna E. Thorpe, Gabe E. Feldman, Pauline A. Thomas, Thomas R. Frieden

PEER REVIEWED
  A10: Dental Care Use Among Pregnant Women in the United States Reported in 1999 and 2002
  Peggy Timothé, Paul I. Eke, Scott M. Presson, Dolores M. Malvitz

PEER REVIEWED
  A11: Direct and Indirect Costs of Asthma in School-age Children
  Li Yan Wang, Yuna Zhong, Lani Wheeler

SPECIAL TOPICS IN PUBLIC HEALTH

PEER REVIEWED
  A12: Childhood Obesity — What We Can Learn From Existing Data on Societal Trends, Part 1
  Roland Sturm

PEER REVIEWED
  A13: A Catalog of Biases in Questionnaires
  Bernard C.K. Choi, Anita W.P. Pak

REVIEWS

PEER REVIEWED
  A14: The Vital Link Between Chronic Disease and Depressive Disorders
  Daniel P. Chapman, Geraldine S. Perry, Tara W. Strine

COMMUNITY CASE STUDIES

PEER REVIEWED
  Icon indicating a special focus articleA15: Diabetes Is a Community Issue: The Critical Elements of a Successful Outreach and Education Model on the U.S.-Mexico Border
  Maia Ingram, Gwen Gallegos, JoJean Elenes
  Este resumen en español

PEER REVIEWED
  Icon indicating a special focus articleA16: Bringing Health Policy Issues Front and Center in the Community: Expanding the Role of Community Health Coalitions
  Joel S. Meister, Jill Guernsey de Zapien
  Este resumen en español

PEER REVIEWED
  Icon indicating a special focus articleA17: From Research to Practice: Challenges to Implementing National Diabetes Guidelines With Five Community Health Centers on the U.S.-Mexico Border
  Kenneth A. Schachter, Stuart J. Cohen
  Este resumen en español

PEER REVIEWED
  Icon indicating a special focus articleA18: Pasos Adelante: The Effectiveness of a Community-based Chronic Disease Prevention Program
  Lisa K. Staten, Linda L. Scheu, Dan Bronson, Veronica Peña, JoJean Elenes
  Este resumen en español

PEER REVIEWED
  Icon indicating a special focus articleA19: The School Health Index as an Impetus for Change
  Lisa K. Staten, Nicolette I. Teufel-Shone, Victoria E. Steinfelt, Nohemi Ortega, Karen Halverson, Carmen Flores, Michael D. Lebowitz
  Este resumen en español

PEER REVIEWED
  Icon indicating a special focus articleA20: Developing and Adapting a Family-based Diabetes Program at the U.S.-Mexico Border
  Nicolette I. Teufel-Shone, Rebecca Drummond, Ulrike Rawiel
  Este resumen en español

PEER REVIEWED
  A21: The Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network
  Jeffrey R. Harris, Pamela K. Brown, Steven Coughlin, Maria E. Fernandez, James R. Hebert, Jon Kerner, Marianne Prout, Randy Schwartz, Eduardo J. Simoes, Carol White, Katherine Wilson

PEER REVIEWED
  A22: Clean Indoor Air in El Paso, Texas: A Case Study
  Jennifer H. Reynolds, Robin L. Hobart, Patricia Ayala, Monica H. Eischen

STEP-BY-STEP: MAKING YOUR COMMUNITIES HEALTHIER

  Icon indicating a special focus articleA23: The Border Health Strategic Initiative From a Community Perspective
  Victoria E. Steinfelt
  Este artículo en español

BOOK REVIEWS

  A24: Latina Health in the United States: A Public Health Reader, (Marilyn Aguirre-Molina and Carlos W. Molina, Editors)
  Gloria L.A. Beckles

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

  A25: Reengineering Vital Registration and Statistics Systems
  Kiumarss Nasseri
  A26: Reengineering Vital Registration and Statistics Systems [Response to Letter]
  Charles J. Rothwell

ERRATA

  A27: Erratum, Vol. 1: No. 4

 



 



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