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| Jean L WiechaSummaryAffiliation: Harvard University Country: USA Publications
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Informal training in staff networks to support dissemination of health promotion programsShoba Ramanadhan
Department of Society, Human Development, and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Am J Health Promot 25:12-8. 2010..To study informal skill transfer via staff networks as a complement to formal training among afterschool childcare providers implementing a health promotion program...
Effect of an after-school intervention on increases in children's physical activitySteven L Gortmaker
Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 44:450-7. 2012..Evaluate the effect of an after-school intervention on physical activity program changes and individual behaviors among children...
School vending machine use and fast-food restaurant use are associated with sugar-sweetened beverage intake in youthJean L Wiecha
Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 106:1624-30. 2006..To examine associations between use of school vending machines and fast-food restaurants and youth intake of sugar-sweetened beverages...- Diffusion of an integrated health education program in an urban school system: planet healthJean L Wiecha
Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, 7th Floor, Boston, MA 02115, USA
J Pediatr Psychol 29:467-74. 2004..Assessed the feasibility, acceptability, and sustainability of Planet Health, an interdisciplinary, integrated health education curriculum implemented in six public middle schools... - When children eat what they watch: impact of television viewing on dietary intake in youthJean L Wiecha
Departments of Society, Human Development, and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 160:436-42. 2006.... - Effects of a school-based obesity-prevention intervention on menarche (United States)Jorge E Chavarro
Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Cancer Causes Control 16:1245-52. 2005..The delay was produced by increased physical activity, reduced television viewing and changes in BMI and fat distribution. These findings may have implications for the primary prevention of breast cancer... - Price and healthfulness of snacks in 32 YMCA after-school programs in 4 US metropolitan areas, 2006-2008Rebecca S Mozaffarian
Harvard Prevention Research Center, Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 9:E38. 2012..We assessed the cost of beverages and foods served at YMCA after-school programs, determined whether healthful snacks were more expensive, and identified inexpensive, healthful options... - Impact of an organizational intervention designed to improve snack and beverage quality in YMCA after-school programsRebecca S Mozaffarian
Department of Society, Human Development, and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, USA
Am J Public Health 100:925-32. 2010..We evaluated the quality of snacks and beverages served at YMCA after-school programs before and after the programs' participation in a YMCA Learning Collaborative... - Playground safety and access in Boston neighborhoodsAngie L Cradock
Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
Am J Prev Med 28:357-63. 2005..Youth physical activity is partly influenced by access to playgrounds and recreational opportunities. Playgrounds in disadvantaged areas may be less safe... - Extra-team connections for knowledge transfer between staff teamsShoba Ramanadhan
Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Health Educ Res 24:967-76. 2009..Further research on extra-team connections and knowledge transfer in low-resource, high turnover environments is needed... - Disseminating health promotion practices in after-school programs through YMCA learning collaborativesJean L Wiecha
Department of Society, Human Development, and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Am J Health Promot 24:190-8. 2010..We describe the perceived usefulness of a learning collaborative for translating obesity prevention science into practice at YMCA after-school programs... - Youth recall and TriTrac accelerometer estimates of physical activity levelsAngie L Cradock
Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 36:525-32. 2004..To examine significance of missing data and describe physical activity patterns using recall and accelerometer measures among youth in a nonlaboratory setting... - 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... - Reliability and validity of YRBS physical activity items among middle school studentsPhilip J Troped
Department of Health and Kinesiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 2046, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 39:416-25. 2007..To assess test-retest reliability and validity of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) items for moderate and vigorous physical activity in middle school students...