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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....- 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... - 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... - Implementation of Texas Senate Bill 19 to increase physical activity in elementary schoolsSteven H Kelder
School of Public Health, University of Texas at Houston, Austin Regional Campus, Austin, TX 78701, USA
J Public Health Policy 30:S221-47. 2009..Results underscore the importance of continued monitoring of enacted legislation, and that legislation for child health that focuses on school programs and policies requires funding and refinement to produce the intended effect... - Environmental characteristics and student physical activity in PE class: findings from two large urban areas of TexasKatherine A Skala
Michael and Susan Dell Center for Advancement of Healthy Living, School of Public Health, The University of Texas, Houston, TX, USA
J Phys Act Health 9:481-91. 2012.... - Reductions in child obesity among disadvantaged school children with community involvement: the Travis County CATCH TrialDeanna M Hoelscher
Michael and Susan Dell Center for Advancement of Healthy Living, University of Texas School of Public Health, Austin Regional Campus, Austin, Texas, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 18:S36-44. 2010..05). CATCH BPC students also reported more positive trends in related behaviors. Implementation of a community-enhanced school program can be effective in reducing the prevalence of child overweight in low-income student populations... - Psychosocial factors influencing calcium intake and bone quality in middle school girlsShreela V Sharma
Michael and Susan Dell Center for the Advancement of Healthy Living, School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 1200 Herman Pressler, E RAS 603, Houston, TX 77030, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 110:932-6. 2010..Thus, several direct and indirect pathways used to influence calcium intake among adolescent girls were identified. These findings are critical for the development of effective interventions to promote calcium intake in this population... - Impact of A Smoking Prevention Interactive Experience (ASPIRE), an interactive, multimedia smoking prevention and cessation curriculum for culturally diverse high-school studentsAlexander V Prokhorov
Department of Behavioral Science, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77230 1439, USA
Nicotine Tob Res 10:1477-85. 2008..ASPIRE demonstrated the potential for an interactive multimedia program to promote smoking prevention. Further studies are required to determine ASPIRE's effects on cessation... - 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.... - Observable weight distributions and children's individual weight assessmentH Shelton Brown
Michael and Susan Dell Center for Advancement of Healthy Living, University of Texas School of Public Health, Austin, Texas, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 18:202-5. 2010..These data suggest that observable weight distributions play a key role in the obesity epidemic... - Parental influences on television watching among children living on the Texas-Mexico borderAndrew E Springer
Michael and Susan Dell Center for Advancement of Healthy Living, University of Texas School of Public Health, Austin, TX 78701, USA
Prev Med 51:112-7. 2010..S. side of the Texas-Mexico border. The potential modifying effects of children's home environment (parental TV watching, parent at home after school, and TV in bedroom) were also examined... - Physical activity, watching television, and the risk of obesity in students, Texas, 2004-2005Adriana Perez
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health, Austin Regional Campus, 1616 Guadalupe St, Ste 6 300, Austin, TX 78701, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 8:A61. 2011..Prevalence of obesity among students in Texas is higher than the US prevalence. Our objective was to understand the combined influence of physical activity and television viewing on weight status of students in Texas... - Project ASPIRE: an Interactive, Multimedia Smoking Prevention and Cessation curriculum for culturally diverse high school studentsAlexander V Prokhorov
The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77230 1439, USA
Subst Use Misuse 45:983-1006. 2010..The intervention program holds considerable promise in its ability to reduce smoking among teens... - 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... - Associations of physical fitness and academic performance among schoolchildrenDuncan P Van Dusen
Michael and Susan Dell Center for Advancement of Healthy Living, The University of Texas School of Public Health, Austin Regional Campus, USA
J Sch Health 81:733-40. 2011..Empirical research evaluating the connections between fitness and academic performance is needed to justify curriculum allocations to physical activity programs... - Changes in the regional prevalence of child obesity in 4th, 8th, and 11th grade students in Texas from 2000-2002 to 2004-2005Deanna M Hoelscher
Michael and Susan Dell Center for Advancement of Healthy Living, University of Texas School of Public Health, Austin Regional Campus, Austin, Texas, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 18:1360-8. 2010..Results emphasize the need for sustained school, community, and policy efforts, and that these efforts can result in decreases in child obesity at the population level... - A path analysis to identify the psychosocial factors influencing physical activity and bone health in middle-school girlsShreela V Sharma
Epidemiology Dept, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, TX, USA
J Phys Act Health 6:606-16. 2009..The purpose of this study was to identify pathways used by psychosocial factors to influence physical activity and bone health in middle-school girls... - 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... - Diet- and body size-related attitudes and behaviors associated with vitamin supplement use in a representative sample of fourth-grade students in TexasGoldy C George
National Cancer Institute, Michael and Susan Dell Center for Advancement of Healthy Living, University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX, USA
J Nutr Educ Behav 41:95-102. 2009..To examine diet- and body size-related attitudes and behaviors associated with supplement use in a representative sample of fourth-grade students in Texas... - Prevalence of self-reported activity and sedentary behaviors among 4th-, 8th-, and 11th-grade Texas public school children: the school physical activity and nutrition studyDeanna M Hoelscher
Michael and Susan Dell Center for Advancement of Healthy Living, Austin Regional Campus, University of Texas School of Public Health, USA
J Phys Act Health 6:535-47. 2009..A cross-sectional probability-based design was used to provide data by ethnicity (African American, Hispanic, and White/Other), gender, and grade (4th, 8th, and 11th) from 2000 to 2002... - 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... - Cognitive susceptibility to smoking: Two paths to experimenting among Mexican origin youthAmy R Spelman
Department of Epidemiology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, 77030, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 18:3459-67. 2009..Our results suggest that tailoring primary prevention programs by a youth's susceptibility status may increase the efficacy of prevention efforts among Mexican origin youth... - Beliefs and perceived norms concerning smoking cessation program recruitment among african american teen smokers: what appeals to youth and what turns them awayRonald J Peters
University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
J Ethn Subst Abuse 10:246-55. 2011..In addition, African Americans place heavy emphasis on source and message style to determine credibility of the intervention strategy... - Validation of scales measuring attitudes, self-efficacy, and intention related to smoking among middle school studentsKentya H Ford
Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, University of Texas Health Science Center, Department of Behavioral Science, Houston, TX 77230 1439, USA
Psychol Addict Behav 23:271-8. 2009..Additional studies are needed to establish additional evidence of validity of these constructs in other middle school samples and other subgroups (e.g. current, experimental, and former smokers)... - Psychosocial, environmental and behavioral factors associated with bone health in middle-school girlsShreela V Sharma
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health Michael and Susan Dell Center for Advancement of Healthy Living, Houston, TX, USA
Health Educ Res 24:173-84. 2009..Future health education/health promotion programs need to address these factors for effective primary prevention of osteoporosis in this population... - 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... - 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... - 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... - 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... - Prevalence of physical activity and sedentary behaviors by metropolitan status in 4th-, 8th-, and 11th-grade students in Texas, 2004-2005Andrew E Springer
Michael and Susan Dell Center for Advancement of Healthy Living, University of Texas School of Public Health, Austin Regional Campus, 313 E 12th St, Ste 220, Austin, TX 78701, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 6:A21. 2009..7 years; n = 7,907), 8th (mean age, 13.7 years; n = 8,827), and 11th (mean age 16.9 years; n = 6,456) grades by urban, suburban, and rural location in Texas... - 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... - Physical activity participation by parental language use in 4th, 8th, and 11th grade students in Texas, USAAndrew E Springer
Michael and Susan Dell Center for Advancement of Healthy Living, University of Texas School of Public Health, Austin Regional Campus, Suite 220, Austin, TX 78701, USA
J Immigr Minor Health 12:769-80. 2010..71 (CI: 1.40, 2.10) and 2.06 (CI: 1.68, 2.51) times, respectively, more likely to participate in school sports. Findings indicate important disparities in Spanish-speaking Hispanic children's PA participation... - 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... - 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... - 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... - From NIH to Texas schools: policy impact of the Coordinated Approach to Child Health (CATCH) program in TexasDeanna M Hoelscher
Michael and Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, University of Texas School of Public Health, Austin Regional Campus, Austin, TX, USA
J Phys Act Health 8:S5-7. 2011..The commentary that follows describes the work that is being recognized by the Award. Active Living Research commends the awardees on their success in changing policy, and we commend this as a model to others... - 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... - 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.... - 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... - 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... - 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... - Crime rates and sedentary behavior among 4th grade Texas school childrenH Shelton Brown
Michael and Susan Dell Center for Advancement of Healthy Living, Division of Management, Policy and Community Health, University of Texas School of Public Health, 313 E, 12th Street, Suite 220, Austin, TX 78701, USA
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 5:28. 2008..We determined whether indoor sedentary behavior patterns are associated with community crime statistics. 4th graders in the U.S. are typically 9 or 10 years old... - 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... - 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... - 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... - Senate Bill 42: implementation and impact on physical activity in middle schoolsCristina S Barroso
Hispanic Health Research Center, Michael and Susan Dell Center for Advancement of Healthy Living, University of Texas School of Public Health, Brownsville Regional Campus, Brownsville, Texas 78520, USA
J Adolesc Health 45:S82-90. 2009..The purpose of this study was to assess awareness of and adherence to SB42 in Texas middle schools, and to assess the impact of SB42 on the frequency and quality of structured physical activity... - Increasing physical activity and decreasing sedentary activity in adolescent girls--the Incorporating More Physical Activity and Calcium in Teens (IMPACT) studyDesiree Jones
The Michael and Susan Dell Center for Advancement of Healthy Living, University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Houston, Texas, USA
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 5:42. 2008.... - 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... - 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... - 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... - The National Youth Anti-Drug Media CampaignSteven H Kelder
Am J Public Health 92:1211-2. 2002 - 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... - 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... - 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.... - 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... - 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... - 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...