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| Janice V BowieSummaryAffiliation: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Country: USA Publications
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Alcohol-use problems in young black adults: effects of religiosity, social resources, and mental healthJanice V Bowie
Department of Health, Behavior and Society, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 North Broadway, Room 743, Baltimore, Maryland 21205 1996, USA
J Stud Alcohol 67:44-53. 2006..Here we examine the relationship between alcohol problems and religiosity, hypothesizing that social resources may mediate this relationship...
Spirituality and care of prostate cancer patients: a pilot studyJanice Bowie
Department of Health Policy and Management, Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 North Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 95:951-4. 2003..To explore the integration of spirituality into medical care for African-American men coping with prostate cancer...- Cancer prevention behaviors in low-income urban whites: an understudied problemJanice V Bowie
Center for Health Disparities Solutions, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
J Urban Health 86:861-71. 2009..Findings illustrate the need for further examination of health behaviors in low SES white urban populations who may share health risks with their poor minority urban counterparts... - Community experiences and perceptions related to demolition and gut rehabilitation of houses for urban redevelopmentJanice Bowie
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 North Broadway, Room 743, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Urban Health 82:532-42. 2005.... - A review of breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening interventions in older womenJanice V Bowie
Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Cancer Control 12:58-69. 2005..Although effective community-based breast and cervical interventions have been conducted, there is an urgent need for amplification of colorectal cancer screening... 
How old are African American women when they receive their first mammogram? Results from a church-based studyJanice V Bowie
Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 North Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Community Health 33:183-91. 2008..A better understanding of African American women's mammography practice including early screening is needed to reduce this population's disproportionate breast cancer mortality risk...- Factors associated with overweight and obesity among Mexican Americans and Central Americans: results from the 2001 California Health Interview SurveyJanice V Bowie
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 North Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 4:A10. 2007..This study examines, separately, the social, cultural, and behavioral factors associated with overweight and obesity among Mexican American adults and among Central American adults... - The interrelationship between hypertension and blood pressure, attendance at religious services, and race/ethnicityCaryn N Bell
Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Relig Health 51:310-22. 2012..These results further demonstrate the benefits of increased attendance at religious services on hypertension/BP, but suggest that these benefits were not as advantageous for all... - Smoking-cessation interventions for U.S. young adults: a systematic reviewAndrea C Villanti
Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Am J Prev Med 39:564-74. 2010..The objective of this study was to conduct a systematic review of smoking-cessation interventions for U.S. young adults (aged 18-24 years)... - The community research, education, and practice consortium: building institutional capacity for community-based public healthSusan Defrancesco
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Public Health Rep 117:414-20. 2002 - Community-based cancer screening programs in older populations: making progress but can we do better?Barbara Curbow
Social and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Prev Med 38:676-93. 2004..Identifying characteristics of successful interventions can assist researchers in the development of future studies... - Association between race, place, and preventive health screenings among men: findings from the exploring health disparities in integrated communities studyRoland J Thorpe
1Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
Am J Mens Health 7:220-7. 2013..This underscores the importance of accounting for social context in public health campaigns targeting preventive screenings in men... - Exploring the discourse between genetic counselors and Orthodox Jewish community members related to reproductive genetic technologyIlana Suez Mittman
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland at Baltimore, School of Medicine, 807 S Clinton Street, Baltimore, MD 21224 4030, USA
Patient Educ Couns 65:230-6. 2007..This study evaluated the discourse between genetic counselors and Orthodox Jewish community members' perceptions of reproductive genetic technology...