Van T Tong

Summary

Affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi "Smoking cessation for pregnancy and beyond: a virtual clinic," an innovative web-based training for healthcare professionals
    Van T Tong
    Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
    J Womens Health (Larchmt) 21:1014-7. 2012
  2. ncbi Smoking patterns and use of cessation interventions during pregnancy
    Van T Tong
    Division of Reproductive Health NCCDPHP, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
    Am J Prev Med 35:327-33. 2008
  3. ncbi Trends in smoking before, during, and after pregnancy - Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), United States, 31 sites, 2000-2005
    Van T Tong
    Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
    MMWR Surveill Summ 58:1-29. 2009
  4. ncbi Impact of the Red River catastrophic flood on women giving birth in North Dakota, 1994-2000
    Van T Tong
    Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway NE, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
    Matern Child Health J 15:281-8. 2011
  5. ncbi Age and racial/ethnic disparities in prepregnancy smoking among women who delivered live births
    Van T Tong
    Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy, NE, MS K22, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
    Prev Chronic Dis 8:A121. 2011
  6. ncbi Smoke-free-home rules among women with infants, 2004-2008
    Falicia A Gibbs
    National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
    Prev Chronic Dis 9:E164. 2012
  7. ncbi Chronic diseases and related risk factors among low-income mothers
    Jennifer M Bombard
    Applied Sciences Branch, Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
    Matern Child Health J 16:60-71. 2012
  8. ncbi Infant morbidity and mortality attributable to prenatal smoking in the U.S
    Patricia M Dietz
    Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
    Am J Prev Med 39:45-52. 2010
  9. ncbi Estimates of nondisclosure of cigarette smoking among pregnant and nonpregnant women of reproductive age in the United States
    Patricia M Dietz
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Am J Epidemiol 173:355-9. 2011
  10. ncbi Reducing prenatal smoking: the role of state policies
    E Kathleen Adams
    Department of Health Policy and Management, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
    Am J Prev Med 43:34-40. 2012

Detail Information

Publications13

  1. ncbi "Smoking cessation for pregnancy and beyond: a virtual clinic," an innovative web-based training for healthcare professionals
    Van T Tong
    Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
    J Womens Health (Larchmt) 21:1014-7. 2012
    ..The training is accredited for up to 4.5 hours of continuing education credits. To access the training, please visit www.smokingcessationandpregnancy.org...
  2. ncbi Smoking patterns and use of cessation interventions during pregnancy
    Van T Tong
    Division of Reproductive Health NCCDPHP, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
    Am J Prev Med 35:327-33. 2008
    ..To improve understanding of how best to increase smoking-cessation rates during pregnancy, this study analyzed population-based surveillance data to describe women's smoking patterns and the use of cessation services during pregnancy...
  3. ncbi Trends in smoking before, during, and after pregnancy - Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), United States, 31 sites, 2000-2005
    Van T Tong
    Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
    MMWR Surveill Summ 58:1-29. 2009
    ..During 2000-2004, an estimated 174,000 women in the United States died annually from smoking-attributable causes, and an estimated 776 infants died annually from causes attributed to maternal smoking during pregnancy...
  4. ncbi Impact of the Red River catastrophic flood on women giving birth in North Dakota, 1994-2000
    Van T Tong
    Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway NE, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
    Matern Child Health J 15:281-8. 2011
    ..Further research that examines birth outcomes of women following a catastrophic disaster is warranted...
  5. ncbi Age and racial/ethnic disparities in prepregnancy smoking among women who delivered live births
    Van T Tong
    Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy, NE, MS K22, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
    Prev Chronic Dis 8:A121. 2011
    ..Our objective was to identify groups with the highest prepregnancy smoking prevalence by age within 6 racial/ethnic groups...
  6. ncbi Smoke-free-home rules among women with infants, 2004-2008
    Falicia A Gibbs
    National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
    Prev Chronic Dis 9:E164. 2012
    ..The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of complete smoke-free-home rules (smoking not allowed anywhere in the home) among women with infants in the United States...
  7. ncbi Chronic diseases and related risk factors among low-income mothers
    Jennifer M Bombard
    Applied Sciences Branch, Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
    Matern Child Health J 16:60-71. 2012
    ..Enhancing services for these women in publicly-funded family planning clinics may help reduce disparities in pregnancy and long-term health outcomes in the poor...
  8. ncbi Infant morbidity and mortality attributable to prenatal smoking in the U.S
    Patricia M Dietz
    Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
    Am J Prev Med 39:45-52. 2010
    ..Although prenatal smoking continues to decline, it remains one of the most prevalent preventable causes of infant morbidity and mortality in the U.S...
  9. ncbi Estimates of nondisclosure of cigarette smoking among pregnant and nonpregnant women of reproductive age in the United States
    Patricia M Dietz
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Am J Epidemiol 173:355-9. 2011
    ..Studies and surveillance systems that rely on self-reported smoking status are subject to underestimation of smoking prevalence, especially among pregnant women, and underreporting may vary by demographic characteristics...
  10. ncbi Reducing prenatal smoking: the role of state policies
    E Kathleen Adams
    Department of Health Policy and Management, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
    Am J Prev Med 43:34-40. 2012
    ..Even with substantial declines over the past decade, around 23% of women enter pregnancy as a smoker and though almost half quit during pregnancy, half or more quitters resume smoking soon after delivery...
  11. ncbi Patterns and predictors of current cigarette smoking in women and men of reproductive age-Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras
    Van T Tong
    Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
    Rev Panam Salud Publica 30:240-7. 2011
    ..To estimate smoking prevalence by gender, describe patterns of cigarette use, and identify predictors of current smoking in reproductive-age adults in four Latin American countries...
  12. ncbi Estimates of smoking before and during pregnancy, and smoking cessation during pregnancy: comparing two population-based data sources
    Van T Tong
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Reproductive Health, Atlanta, GA
    Public Health Rep 128:179-88. 2013
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  13. ncbi Prenatal smoking prevalence ascertained from two population-based data sources: birth certificates and PRAMS questionnaires, 2004
    Alicia M Allen
    Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
    Public Health Rep 123:586-92. 2008
    ..This study provided a population-based estimate of the prevalence of smoking during pregnancy by combining information from two data sources: birth certificates (BCs) and a self-administered questionnaire...