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Depression and substance use in minority middle-school studentsS H Kelder
University of Texas Houston, School of Public Health, Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, 7000 Fannin St, Suite 2622, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Am J Public Health 91:761-6. 2001..This study investigated the association between depression and substance use in a sample of middle-school students...
Tracking of physical and physiological risk variables among ethnic subgroups from third to eighth grade: the Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health cohort studySteven H Kelder
School of Public Health, Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Prev Med 34:324-33. 2002..This paper reports the tracking of physiologic variables through eighth grade...- The students for peace project: a comprehensive violence-prevention program for middle school studentsS H Kelder
Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health, University of Texas Houston, USA
Am J Prev Med 12:22-30. 1996..If that program is found effective, the district will already have the necessary documentation, personnel, and skills for broader dissemination... - Planning and initiation of the ONDCP National Youth Anti-Drug Media CampaignS H Kelder
University of Texas Houston, School of Public Health, Center for Health Promotion Research and Development 77030, USA
J Public Health Manag Pract 6:14-26. 2000.... - Nicotine dependence, withdrawal symptoms, and adolescents' readiness to quit smokingA V Prokhorov
The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
Nicotine Tob Res 3:151-5. 2001.... - Dissemination and adoption of the Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (CATCH): a case study in TexasD M Hoelscher
Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
J Public Health Manag Pract 7:90-100. 2001..This article describes the dissemination of CATCH in Texas, including the theoretical framework, strategies used, and lessons learned. To date (Fall 2000), CATCH materials have been adopted by more than 728 elementary schools in Texas... - The relationship between perceived exposure to promotional smoking messages and smoking status among high school studentsRonald J Peters
University of Texas Houston, School of Public Health, Houston, Texas, USA
Am J Addict 15:387-91. 2006..19, 2.79, p < or = .05). These findings suggest that experimenters and quitters may pay more attention to smoking advertisements than nonsmokers and current smokers... - Prevalence of overweight misperception and weight control behaviors among normal weight adolescents in the United StatesKathleen S Talamayan
Centers for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USA
ScientificWorldJournal 6:365-73. 2006..These data suggest that obesity prevention programs should address weight misperceptions and the harmful effects of unhealthy weight control methods even among normal weight adolescents... - Beliefs and social norms about smoking onset and addictions among urban adolescent cigarette smokersRonald J Peters
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health, Center for Health Promotion, Research and Development, Houston 77030, USA
J Psychoactive Drugs 37:449-53. 2005..In addition, this research confirmed that friends and siblings who use tobacco are strong reinforcers in youth smoking initiation... - The relationship between perceived youth exposure to anti-smoking advertisements: how perceptions differ by raceRonald J Peters
University of Texas Houston School of Public Health, USA
J Drug Educ 35:47-58. 2005..While the relationships tested in this study are exploratory, they provide initial evidence for an important nexus between race and communication channels that may impact perceived exposure to tobacco advertising... - Self-reported barriers to quality physical education by physical education specialists in TexasCristina S Barroso
Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston School of Public Health, Brownsville, TX 78520, USA
J Sch Health 75:313-9. 2005..7% in 2002, and 57.7% in 2003. The top two rank order barriers to quality PE were large class size and low academic value. Future research should focus on determining characteristics of schools that are achieving quality PE programs... - Beliefs and social norms about cigarettes or marijuana sticks laced with embalming fluid and phencyclidine (PCP): why youth use "fry"Ronald J Peters
Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, School of Public Health, University of Texas, Houston, USA
Subst Use Misuse 40:563-71. 2005..Youth stated that users have impaired motor skills, hallucinations, long-term mental health problems, incoherent behavior, paranoia, and aggressive behaviors. Implications for these results are discussed... - Evidence-based approaches to dissemination and diffusion of physical activity interventionsNeville Owen
Cancer Prevention Research Centre, School of Population Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Am J Prev Med 31:S35-44. 2006..The promise of widespread adoption of evidence-based physical activity interventions to improve public health is sufficient to justify devotion of substantial resources to the relevant research on dissemination and diffusion... - Beliefs regarding cigarette use, motivations to quit, and perceptions on cessation programs among minority adolescent cigarette smokersRonald Peters
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
J Adolesc Health 39:754-7. 2006.... - Factors influencing implementation of the Coordinated Approach to Child Health (CATCH) Eat Smart School Nutrition Program in TexasChristine McCullum-Gomez
University of Texas Houston School of Public Health, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 106:2039-44. 2006.... - Perceived parental monitoring and health risk behavior among public secondary school students in El SalvadorAndrew E Springer
1Michael and Susan Dell Center for Advancement of Healthy Living, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health, Houston, Texas, USA
ScientificWorldJournal 6:1810-4. 2006..5 times more likely to report risk behaviors examined. The promotion of specific parenting practices such as parental monitoring may hold promise for reducing adolescent risk behaviors in El Salvador... - Methamphetamine use and sexual risk behaviors in U.S. high school students: findings from a national risk behavior surveyAndrew E Springer
Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, School of Public Health, University of Texas, 7000 Fannin Street, Suite 2664, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Prev Sci 8:103-13. 2007..S. high school students... 
Differences in food consumption and meal patterns in Texas school children by gradeAdriana Perez
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health, Division of Biostatistics, 80 Fort Brown, SPH RAHC North 200, Brownsville, TX 78520, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 4:A23. 2007..The purpose of this study was to examine differences in food choices between 4th-, 8th-, and 11th-grade students. The results provide information that can be used to tailor behavioral-based nutritional programs for children...- School-based programs: lessons learned from CATCH, Planet Health, and Not-On-TobaccoAdele Franks
Prevention Research Centers Office, MS K45 DACH NCCDPHP CDC, 3005 Buford Highway, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 4:A33. 2007..The authors provide advice based on lessons learned from these programs to those who wish to work with young people in schools... - Alprazolam (Xanax) use among southern youth: beliefs and social norms concerning dangerous rides on "handlebars"Ronald J Peters
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 77030, USA
J Drug Educ 37:417-28. 2007..In this study, a majority of students stated that medical professionals such as doctors and pharmacists were the greatest facilitator of alprazolam acquisition. Implications for these results are discussed... - Measuring the prevalence of overweight in Texas schoolchildrenDeanna M Hoelscher
Human Nutrition Center, University of Texas Houston School of Public Health, 1200 Hermann Pressler Drive, W RAS 920, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Am J Public Health 94:1002-8. 2004..We describe results from year 1 of a surveillance system to monitor body mass index in children at the state level... - Beliefs and social norms about codeine and promethazine hydrochloride cough syrup (CPHCS) onset and perceived addiction among urban Houstonian adolescents: an addiction trend in the city of leanRonald J Peters
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health, 77030, USA
J Drug Educ 33:415-25. 2003..Our findings suggest that friends and an innovative form of hip-hop music called "screw" are strong reinforcers of CPHCS use... - The National Youth Anti-Drug Media CampaignSteven H Kelder
Am J Public Health 92:1211-2. 2002 - Diary days needed to estimate activity among older African-American and Hispanic womenKaren E Eason
Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, University of Texas Houston, 7000 Fannin Street, 2624C, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 34:1308-15. 2002..The purpose of this study was to estimate variation in energy expenditure among older African-American and Hispanic female workers and nonworkers, and identify the number of days of diary self-report necessary to reliably estimate activity... - Predicting initiation of smoking in adolescents: evidence for integrating the stages of change and susceptibility to smoking constructsAlexander V Prokhorov
Department of Behavioral Science, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77030, USA
Addict Behav 27:697-712. 2002..This new classification system yielded better concurrent and predictive validity than did either stage of smoking acquisition or susceptibility to smoking alone... - Reproducibility and validity of the secondary level School-Based Nutrition Monitoring student questionnaireDeanna M Hoelscher
Human Nutrition Center, University of Texas Houston School of Public Health, Houston, TX, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 103:186-94. 2003..To evaluate the reproducibility and validity of the School-Based Nutrition Monitoring (SBNM) secondary level student questionnaire... - Designing effective nutrition interventions for adolescentsDeanna M Hoelscher
Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 77030, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 102:S52-63. 2002.... - Smoking differences among African American, Hispanic, and White middle school students in an urban settingSteven H Kelder
School of Public Health, Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, P O Box 20186, Houston, TX 77225, USA
Addict Behav 28:513-22. 2003..Although much is known among high school samples, few scientifically based studies have reported these race and ethnic differences in cigarette smoking among younger samples... - Long-term implementation of the CATCH physical education programSteven H Kelder
Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 77030, USA
Health Educ Behav 30:463-75. 2003..e., 50%), whereas the FC and UC schools came close to it. Barriers to implementing CATCH PE included insufficient training and lower importance of PE compared to other academic areas and indicate the need for in-service training... - School climate and the institutionalization of the CATCH programGuy S Parcel
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health, Houston 77030, USA
Health Educ Behav 30:489-502. 2003..Measures of school climate may be useful in determining a school's readiness to adopt and implement an innovative health promotion curriculum... - Work-related injury among south Texas middle school students: prevalence and patternsNancy F Weller
Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, School of Public Health, Mental Sciences Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
South Med J 96:1213-20. 2003..Work experiences among early adolescents are largely undocumented. Our purpose was to document the prevalence of work and work-related injury among lower-income Hispanic South Texas middle school students... - School-year employment among high school students: effects on academic, social, and physical functioningNancy F Weller
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, 3701 Kirby, Suite 600, Houston, Texas 77096, USA
Adolescence 38:441-58. 2003..It was concluded that parents and professionals should continue to monitor the number of weekly hours that students work during the school year... - A study of school nurse job satisfactionDeMonica L Junious
North Harris Montgomery Community College District, Houston, TX, USA
J Sch Nurs 20:88-93. 2004..For this to occur, school nurses must take the initiative to educate administrators, parents, and communities about their role in the school setting... - School-based health education programs can be maintained over time: results from the CATCH Institutionalization studyDeanna M Hoelscher
Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, The University of Texas Houston School of Public Health, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Prev Med 38:594-606. 2004.... - Type A behavior and daily living activity among older minority womenKaren E Eason
University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center, USA
J Womens Health Gend Based Med 11:137-46. 2002..However, even though some significant findings were observed, the overall models did not reveal meaningful associations... - Menarchal status and calf circumference predict calcaneal ultrasound measurements in girlsAlbert C Hergenroeder
Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030 2399, USA
J Adolesc Health 40:318-24. 2007..The purpose of this study was to predict calcaneal QUS measurements in healthy adolescent females as a function of anthropometric measures, pubertal stage and menarchal status... - Teaching testicular self-examination: education and practices in pediatric residentsJoel S Brenner
General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Division, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
Pediatrics 111:e239-44. 2003..The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of pediatric residents who teach TSE to their adolescent patients, and significant factors related to teaching TSE... - Development and preliminary validation of the cancer family impact scale for colorectal cancerPamela S Sinicrope
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
Genet Test 12:161-9. 2008..The aim of our study was to develop a measure of how a family history of colorectal cancer (CRC) affects families from the viewpoint of unaffected family members...