Dina Borzekowski

Summary

Affiliation: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Ten years of TeenHealthFX.com: a case study of an adolescent health Web site
    Dina L G Borzekowski
    Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Pediatr Clin North Am 59:717-27, ix. 2012
  2. ncbi e-Ana and e-Mia: A content analysis of pro-eating disorder Web sites
    Dina L G Borzekowski
    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Am J Public Health 100:1526-34. 2010
  3. ncbi Considering children and health literacy: a theoretical approach
    Dina L G Borzekowski
    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Health, Behavior and Society, 624 N Broadway, 745, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Pediatrics 124:S282-8. 2009
  4. ncbi Use of the internet and other media for health information among clinic outpatients with serious mental illness
    Dina L G Borzekowski
    Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 N Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 60:1265-8. 2009
  5. ncbi Has the Internet changed everything or nothing? Thoughts on examining and using emerging technologies in adolescent health research
    Dina L G Borzekowski
    Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 North Broadway, 745, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Adolesc Med State Art Rev 18:305-24, xi. 2007
  6. ncbi Online access by adolescents in Accra: Ghanaian teens' use of the internet for health information
    Dina L G Borzekowski
    Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Dev Psychol 42:450-8. 2006
  7. ncbi Adolescents' use of the Internet: a controversial, coming-of-age resource
    Dina L G Borzekowski
    Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Adolesc Med Clin 17:205-16. 2006
  8. ncbi Adolescent cybersurfing for health information: a new resource that crosses barriers
    D L Borzekowski
    The Mount Sinai Hospital Adolescent Health Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 155:813-7. 2001
  9. ncbi Body image and media use among adolescents
    Dina L G Borzekowski
    Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Adolesc Med Clin 16:289-313. 2005
  10. ncbi At what price? The current state of subject payment in adolescent research
    Dina L G Borzekowski
    Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
    J Adolesc Health 33:378-84. 2003

Research Grants

  1. The Online Health Literacy of Older Adults
    Dina Borzekowski; Fiscal Year: 2007
  2. The Online Health Literacy of Older Adults
    Dina Borzekowski; Fiscal Year: 2009

Detail Information

Publications17

  1. ncbi Ten years of TeenHealthFX.com: a case study of an adolescent health Web site
    Dina L G Borzekowski
    Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Pediatr Clin North Am 59:717-27, ix. 2012
    ..This article discusses the process involved in creating and maintaining TeenHealthFX and the challenges of providing online health information to adolescents via new technology...
  2. ncbi e-Ana and e-Mia: A content analysis of pro-eating disorder Web sites
    Dina L G Borzekowski
    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Am J Public Health 100:1526-34. 2010
    ..The Internet offers Web sites that describe, endorse, and support eating disorders. We examined the features of pro-eating disorder Web sites and the messages to which users may be exposed...
  3. ncbi Considering children and health literacy: a theoretical approach
    Dina L G Borzekowski
    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Health, Behavior and Society, 624 N Broadway, 745, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Pediatrics 124:S282-8. 2009
    ..Finally, there is a discussion of why it is important to encourage and enable health literacy among children and adolescents...
  4. ncbi Use of the internet and other media for health information among clinic outpatients with serious mental illness
    Dina L G Borzekowski
    Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 N Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 60:1265-8. 2009
    ..This study examined how people with serious mental illness access and use media to receive health information...
  5. ncbi Has the Internet changed everything or nothing? Thoughts on examining and using emerging technologies in adolescent health research
    Dina L G Borzekowski
    Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 North Broadway, 745, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Adolesc Med State Art Rev 18:305-24, xi. 2007
    ..We conclude by describing common concerns in adolescent research suggesting ways to advance the field of emerging technologies and adolescent health research...
  6. ncbi Online access by adolescents in Accra: Ghanaian teens' use of the internet for health information
    Dina L G Borzekowski
    Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Dev Psychol 42:450-8. 2006
    ..Although more research should be conducted, this study offers exciting data on the potential to deliver, via the Internet, health information to youth in developing countries...
  7. ncbi Adolescents' use of the Internet: a controversial, coming-of-age resource
    Dina L G Borzekowski
    Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Adolesc Med Clin 17:205-16. 2006
    ..Online media literacy skills are necessary and should be developed among the very young to make the best use of the Internet...
  8. ncbi Adolescent cybersurfing for health information: a new resource that crosses barriers
    D L Borzekowski
    The Mount Sinai Hospital Adolescent Health Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 155:813-7. 2001
    ..To examine adolescents' use of and attitudes toward accessing health information through the Internet...
  9. ncbi Body image and media use among adolescents
    Dina L G Borzekowski
    Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Adolesc Med Clin 16:289-313. 2005
    ..Lastly, we recommend, beyond conducting further and improved research studies, interventions and policies that may have an impact on body image and media use...
  10. ncbi At what price? The current state of subject payment in adolescent research
    Dina L G Borzekowski
    Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
    J Adolesc Health 33:378-84. 2003
    ..To examine how subject payment was associated with study features, such as investigator characteristics and project specifics, among randomly selected studies using adolescent subjects...
  11. ncbi The remote, the mouse, and the no. 2 pencil: the household media environment and academic achievement among third grade students
    Dina L G Borzekowski
    Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 159:607-13. 2005
    ..Media can influence aspects of a child's physical, social, and cognitive development; however, the associations between a child's household media environment, media use, and academic achievement have yet to be determined...
  12. ncbi Media and internet ownership and use among mental health outpatients with serious mental illness
    Sara Clayton
    Department of Psychology, VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse 35:364-7. 2009
    ..To determine whether people with serious mental illness (SMI) and substance use disorder (SUD) use the Internet to receive health information...
  13. ncbi Condom use among Latino college students
    Tilly Gurman
    Department of Population and Family Health Sciences at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
    J Am Coll Health 52:169-78. 2004
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  14. ncbi Children's television exposure and behavioral and social outcomes at 5.5 years: does timing of exposure matter?
    Kamila B Mistry
    Department of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Pediatrics 120:762-9. 2007
    ..However, there are limited prospective studies to address how timing of media exposure influences children's health...
  15. ncbi What you don't know can hurt you: perceptions of sex-partner concurrency and partner-reported behavior
    Chavonne D Lenoir
    Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA
    J Adolesc Health 38:179-85. 2006
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  16. ncbi Effects of fast food branding on young children's taste preferences
    Thomas N Robinson
    Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305 5705, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 161:792-7. 2007
    ..To examine the effects of cumulative, real-world marketing and brand exposures on young children by testing the influence of branding from a heavily marketed source on taste preferences...
  17. ncbi Physical activity levels among urban adolescent females
    Rahul Saxena
    Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
    J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 15:279-84. 2002
    ..To examine the proportion of girls engaging in vigorous physical activity in a sample of inner-city adolescent girls and to identify factors associated with this level of exercise. In addition, to report perceived barriers to exercise...

Research Grants3

  1. The Online Health Literacy of Older Adults
    Dina Borzekowski; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..The results can advance how individuals are trained to effectively use this medium, as well as inform the ways in which providers and other health care professionals communicate health messages through the Internet. ..
  2. The Online Health Literacy of Older Adults
    Dina Borzekowski; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..The results can advance how individuals are trained to effectively use this medium, as well as inform the ways in which providers and other health care professionals communicate health messages through the Internet. ..