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Volume 6(1);  January 2009
Editorial
Ties That Bind: Maternal and Child Health and Chronic Disease Prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Janet L. Collins, John Lehnherr, Samuel F. Posner, and Kathleen E. Toomey
Prev Chronic Dis. 2009 January; 6(1): A01. Published online 2008 December 15.
PMCID: PMC2644605
Original Research
Peer Reviewed: A Promotora de Salud Model for Addressing Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in the US-Mexico Border Region
Héctor Balcázar, Matilde Alvarado, Robert Fulwood, Veronica Pedregon, and Frank Cantu
Prev Chronic Dis. 2009 January; 6(1): A02. Published online 2008 December 15.
PMCID: PMC2644608
Peer Reviewed: Mapping Cancer for Community Engagement
Kirsten M. M. Beyer and Gerard Rushton
Prev Chronic Dis. 2009 January; 6(1): A03. Published online 2008 December 15.
PMCID: PMC2644580
Peer Reviewed: Perceptions of Individual and Community Environmental Influences on Fruit and Vegetable Intake, North Carolina, 2004
Josephine E. A. Boyington, Britta Schoster, Jack Shreffler, Kathryn Remmes Martin, and Leigh F. Callahan
Prev Chronic Dis. 2009 January; 6(1): A04. Published online 2008 December 15.
PMCID: PMC2644597
Peer Reviewed: Health-Related Quality of Life in Adults From 17 Family Practice Clinics in North Carolina
Leigh F. Callahan, Jack Shreffler, Thelma J. Mielenz, Jay S. Kaufman, Britta Schoster, Randy Randolph, Philip Sloane, Robert DeVellis, and Morris Weinberger
Prev Chronic Dis. 2009 January; 6(1): A05. Published online 2008 December 15.
PMCID: PMC2644582
Peer Reviewed: Smoking, Barriers to Quitting, and Smoking-Related Knowledge, Attitudes, and Patient Practices Among Male Physicians in China
Marion Ceraso, Jane A. McElroy, Xiaodong Kuang, Peter M. Vila, Douglas E. Jorenby, Michael C. Fiore, Xueping Du, Ning Qian, Long Lu, and Hongkun Ren
Prev Chronic Dis. 2009 January; 6(1): A06. Published online 2008 December 15.
PMCID: PMC2644602
Peer Reviewed: Sociodemographic and Health Characteristics Associated With Attempting Weight Loss During Pregnancy
Jennifer H. Cohen and Hyoshin Kim
Prev Chronic Dis. 2009 January; 6(1): A07. Published online 2008 December 15.
PMCID: PMC2644581
Peer Reviewed: Methods for a Survey of Overweight and Obesity Coordinated With Oral Health Surveillance Among Ohio Third-Grade Students
Elizabeth J. Conrey, Erinn M. Hade, Angela Norton, and Heidi Scarpitti
Prev Chronic Dis. 2009 January; 6(1): A08. Published online 2008 December 15.
PMCID: PMC2644599
Peer Reviewed: Patterns of Clinically Significant Symptoms of Depression Among Heavy Users of Alcohol and Cigarettes
Joan Faith Epstein, Marta Induni, and Tom Wilson
Prev Chronic Dis. 2009 January; 6(1): A09. Published online 2008 December 15.
PMCID: PMC2644609
Peer Reviewed: Self-Rated Depression and Physician-Diagnosed Depression and Anxiety in Florida Adults: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2006
Amy Z. Fan, Tara W. Strine, Ruth Jiles, Ali H. Mokdad, Youjie Huang, Melissa R. Murray, and Senyoni Musingo
Prev Chronic Dis. 2009 January; 6(1): A10. Published online 2008 December 15.
PMCID: PMC2644595
Peer Reviewed: Child Care as an Untapped Setting for Obesity Prevention: State Child Care Licensing Regulations Related to Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Media Use for Preschool-Aged Children in the United States
Karen M. Kaphingst and Mary Story
Prev Chronic Dis. 2009 January; 6(1): A11. Published online 2008 December 15.
PMCID: PMC2644584
Peer Reviewed: Health Care Utilization by Children With Asthma
Hyoshin Kim, Gail M. Kieckhefer, Jutta M. Joesch, April A. Greek, and Nazli Baydar
Prev Chronic Dis. 2009 January; 6(1): A12. Published online 2008 December 15.
PMCID: PMC2644592
Peer Reviewed: Work Time and 11-Year Progression of Carotid Atherosclerosis in Middle-Aged Finnish Men
Niklas Krause, Richard J. Brand, Candice C. Wong, Jussi Kauhanen, George A. Kaplan, S. Leonard Syme, and Jukka T. Salonen
Prev Chronic Dis. 2009 January; 6(1): A13. Published online 2008 December 15.
PMCID: PMC2644586
Peer Reviewed: Behavioral Risk Factors Associated With Overweight and Obesity Among Older Adults: the 2005 National Health Interview Survey
Judy Kruger, Sandra A. Ham, and Thomas R. Prohaska
Prev Chronic Dis. 2009 January; 6(1): A14. Published online 2008 December 15.
PMCID: PMC2644612
Peer Reviewed: A Community–School District–University Partnership for Assessing Physical Activity of Tweens
Robert J. McDermott, Jen Nickelson, Julie A. Baldwin, Carol A. Bryant, Moya Alfonso, Leah M. Phillips, and Rita D. DeBate
Prev Chronic Dis. 2009 January; 6(1): A15. Published online 2008 December 15.
PMCID: PMC2644589
Peer Reviewed: Trends in Incidence Rates of Tobacco-Related Cancer, Selected Areas, SEER Program, United States, 1992-2004
Anthony P. Polednak
Prev Chronic Dis. 2009 January; 6(1): A16. Published online 2008 December 15.
PMCID: PMC2644579
Peer Reviewed: The Impact of a Communitywide Smoke-Free Ordinance on Smoking Among Older Adults
John D. Prochaska, James N. Burdine, Marcia G. Ory, Joseph R. Sharkey, Kenneth R. McLeroy, Brian Colwell, Nelda Mier, and Kendra Bigsby
Prev Chronic Dis. 2009 January; 6(1): A17. Published online 2008 December 15.
PMCID: PMC2644603
Peer Reviewed: Improving Physical Activity Resource Guides to Bridge the Divide Between the Clinic and the Community
Hilary K. Seligman, Melanie D. Grossman, Nathalie Bera, and Anita L. Stewart
Prev Chronic Dis. 2009 January; 6(1): A18. Published online 2008 December 15.
PMCID: PMC2644596
Peer Reviewed: Effect of Socioeconomic Status on Weight Change Patterns in Adolescents
Nancy E. Sherwood, Melanie Wall, Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, and Mary Story
Prev Chronic Dis. 2009 January; 6(1): A19. Published online 2008 December 15.
PMCID: PMC2644606
Peer Reviewed: Prevalence of Overweight and Influence of Out-of-School Seasonal Periods on Body Mass Index Among American Indian Schoolchildren
Derek T Smith, R. Todd Bartee, Christopher M. Dorozynski, and Lucas J. Carr
Prev Chronic Dis. 2009 January; 6(1): A20. Published online 2008 December 15.
PMCID: PMC2644610
Peer Reviewed: Prevalence of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors by Metropolitan Status in 4th-, 8th-, and 11th-Grade Students in Texas, 2004-2005
Andrew E. Springer, Deanna M. Hoelscher, Steven H. Kelder, Brian Castrucci, and Adriana Perez
Prev Chronic Dis. 2009 January; 6(1): A21. Published online 2008 December 15.
PMCID: PMC2644594
Peer Reviewed: A Weight Loss Intervention for African American Breast Cancer Survivors, 2006
Melinda R. Stolley, Lisa K. Sharp, April Oh, and Linda Schiffer
Prev Chronic Dis. 2009 January; 6(1): A22. Published online 2008 December 15.
PMCID: PMC2644600
Peer Reviewed: Cancer Risk Communication in Mainstream and Ethnic Newspapers
Jo Ellen Stryker, Jessica Fishman, Karen M. Emmons, and Kasisomayajula Viswanath
Prev Chronic Dis. 2009 January; 6(1): A23. Published online 2008 December 15.
PMCID: PMC2644587
Peer Reviewed: Relationship of Perceived Environmental Characteristics to Leisure-Time Physical Activity and Meeting Recommendations for Physical Activity in Texas
Carole K. Holahan, Katherine S. Velasquez, and Xiuhong You
Prev Chronic Dis. 2009 January; 6(1): A24. Published online 2008 December 15.
PMCID: PMC2644604
Peer Reviewed: Predictors of Increased Physical Activity in the Active for Life Program
Sara Wilcox, Marsha Dowda, Andrea Dunn, Marcia G. Ory, Carol Rheaume, and Abby C. King
Prev Chronic Dis. 2009 January; 6(1): A25. Published online 2008 December 15.
PMCID: PMC2644611
Peer Reviewed: Association Between Sedentary Behavior, Physical Activity, and Obesity: Inactivity Among Active Kids
Scott T. Leatherdale and Suzy Wong
Prev Chronic Dis. 2009 January; 6(1): A26. Published online 2008 December 15.
PMCID: PMC2644601
Peer Reviewed: Influence of Family History of Diabetes on Health Care Provider Practice and Patient Behavior Among Nondiabetic Oregonians
Amy I. Zlot, Mary Pat Bland, Kerry Silvey, Beth Epstein, Richard F. Leman, and Beverly Mielke
Prev Chronic Dis. 2009 January; 6(1): A27. Published online 2008 December 15.
PMCID: PMC2644593
Special Topics
Peer Reviewed: WebEase: Development of a Web-Based Epilepsy Self-Management Intervention
Colleen DiIorio, Cam Escoffery, Katherine A. Yeager, Archana Koganti, Elizabeth Reisinger, Archana Koganti, Frances McCarty, Thomas R. Henry, Elise Robinson, Rosemarie Kobau, and Patricia Price
Prev Chronic Dis. 2009 January; 6(1): A28. Published online 2008 December 15.
PMCID: PMC2644585
Peer Reviewed: Workplace Health Promotion in Washington State
Jeffrey R. Harris, Patricia A. Lichiello, and Peggy A. Hannon
Prev Chronic Dis. 2009 January; 6(1): A29. Published online 2008 December 15.
PMCID: PMC2644614
Tools and Techniques
Using Item Response Theory to Analyze the Relationship Between Health-Related Quality of Life and Health Risk Factors
Yongwen Jiang and Jana Earl Hesser
Prev Chronic Dis. 2009 January; 6(1): A30. Published online 2008 December 15.
PMCID: PMC2644583
Healthy Communities Program
Carlos Santos-Burgoa, Lucero Rodríguez-Cabrera, Elvia Macedo de la Concha, Evangelina Álvarez García, and Adrenalina Cebrián Gómez
Prev Chronic Dis. 2009 January; 6(1): A31. Published online 2008 December 15.
PMCID: PMC2644588
Implementation of Mexico’s Health Promotion Operational Model
Carlos Santos-Burgoa, Lucero Rodríguez-Cabrera, Lilia Rivero, Jorge Ochoa, Adriana Stanford, Ljubica Latinovic, and Gretel Rueda
Prev Chronic Dis. 2009 January; 6(1): A32. Published online 2008 December 15.
PMCID: PMC2644590
Developing Family Healthware, a Family History Screening Tool to Prevent Common Chronic Diseases
Paula W. Yoon, Maren T. Scheuner, Cynthia Jorgensen, and Muin J. Khoury
Prev Chronic Dis. 2009 January; 6(1): A33. Published online 2008 December 15.
PMCID: PMC2644613
Step-by-Step: Making Your Communities Healthier
Local Implementation of Cancer Control Activities in Rural Appalachia, 2006
Bruce Behringer, Karen Harrell Mabe, Kelly A. Dorgan, and Sadie P. Hutson
Prev Chronic Dis. 2009 January; 6(1): A34. Published online 2008 December 15.
PMCID: PMC2644615
Errata
Erratum, Vol 5: Issue 4
Prev Chronic Dis. 2009 January; 6(1): A35. Published online 2008 December 15.
PMCID: PMC2644598
Corrects: Christopher H Johnson, et al. Peer Reviewed: Prenatal HIV Testing in the US-Mexico Border Region, 2005: The Brownsville-Matamoros Sister City Project for Women’s Health. Prev Chronic Dis. 2008 October; 5(4): A121.
Erratum, Vol 5: Issue 4
Prev Chronic Dis. 2009 January; 6(1): A36. Published online 2008 December 15.
PMCID: PMC2644607
Corrects: Niveen ME Abu-Rmeileh, et al. Peer Reviewed: Mortality Patterns in the West Bank, Palestinian Territories, 1999-2003. Prev Chronic Dis. 2008 October; 5(4): A112.
Erratum, Vol 5: Issue 4
Prev Chronic Dis. 2009 January; 6(1): A37. Published online 2008 December 15.
PMCID: PMC2644591
Corrects: Diane O Dunet, et al. Peer Reviewed: A New Evaluation Tool to Obtain Practice-Based Evidence of Worksite Health Promotion Programs. Prev Chronic Dis. 2008 October; 5(4): A118.
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