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A community-oriented primary care demonstration project: refining interventions for cardiovascular disease and diabetesMarcus Plescia
Department of Family Medicine, Carolinas HealthCare System, Charlotte, NC, USA
Ann Fam Med 2:103-9. 2004..Data are presented on cardiac risk factors, protective behaviors, health locus of control, and stage of readiness for change in an African American community. We discuss the use of these data to refine our health promotion interventions...
Increasing the public's awareness: the importance of patient-practitioner communicationMarcus Plescia
Chronic Disease and Injury Section of the Division of Public Health, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, USA
N C Med J 68:346-8. 2007- Into the future: public health data needs in a changing stateMarcus Plescia
Division of Public Health, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, NC, USA
N C Med J 69:167-9. 2008 - Statewide community-based health promotion: a North Carolina model to build local capacity for chronic disease preventionMarcus Plescia
North Carolina Division of Public Health, Chronic Disease and Injury Section, 1915 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 2:A10. 2005..We describe a structured statewide approach to providing technical assistance for local communities to support and develop health promotion capacity... - Protecting workers from secondhand smoke in North CarolinaMarcus Plescia
Chronic Disease and Injury, Division of Public Health, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, USA
N C Med J 66:186-91. 2005..This article examines trends in smoke-free workplace policies in North Carolina. We also examine whether workers comply with such policies... - Clinical inquiries: What illnesses contraindicate immunization?Marcus Plescia
North Carolina Division of Public Health, Raleigh Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
J Fam Pract 54:621-3; discussion 621. 2005 - Improving health behaviors in an African American community: the Charlotte Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health projectMarcus Plescia
Chronic Disease and Injury Section, NC Division of Public Health, 1915 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699, USA
Am J Public Health 98:1678-84. 2008..We examined the effect on 3 behavioral risk factors for heart disease and diabetes (low fruit and vegetable consumption, low physical activity, and cigarette smoking) of an intervention in an African American community in North Carolina... - A regional health care system partnership with local communities to impact chronic diseaseMarcus Plescia
Carolinas Community Health Institute, Carolinas HealthCare System and North Carolina Division of Public Health, Raleigh, NC 27699 1915, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 1:A16. 2004..This approach can be used by large health care systems and by other organizations to better support local health initiatives... - A cancer policy agenda for North CarolinaMarcus Plescia
Chronic Disease and Injury Section, North Carolina Division of Public Health, USA
N C Med J 69:289-91. 2008 - A lay health advisor program to promote community capacity and change among change agentsMarcus Plescia
Chronic Disease and Injury Section, North Carolina Division of Public Health, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, USA
Health Promot Pract 9:434-9. 2008..Their understanding of the underlying causes of poor health has expanded to include social and institutional factors and they have begun to shift their emphasis toward advocacy for social and institutional change... - A qualitative assessment of Charlotte REACH: an ecological perspective for decreasing CVD and diabetes among African AmericansRita DeBate
Department of Health Behavior and Administration, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 29201, USA
Ethn Dis 14:S77-82. 2004..The results of this assessment provide feedback for improving community health promotion activities and developing program sustainability... - Racial disparities in health between white and African American family practice patients: clinical implicationsRemy R Coeytaux
Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7595, USA
N C Med J 65:330-4. 2004..To identify differences in self-reported health status and prevalence of chronic disease between African American and white patients... - Clinical inquiries. Do standing orders help with chronic disease care and health maintenance in ambulatory practice?Katrina Donahue
Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA
J Fam Pract 59:226-7. 2010 - Running the numbers. Worksite Wellness Interest survey of NC DHHS employeesSuzanna A Young
Chronic Disease and Injury Section, North Carolina Division of Public Health, USA
N C Med J 67:468-70. 2006 - Public health initiatives to prevent and detect chronic kidney disease in North CarolinaBarbara Pullen-Smith
Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, USA
N C Med J 69:224-6. 2008 - Establishing worksite wellness programs for North Carolina government employees, 2008Suzanna Young
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Raleigh, NC 27699 2001, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 8:A48. 2011.... - The public health challenge of obesity in North CarolinaLeah Devlin
Division of Public Health and NC State Health Officer, NC Department of Health and Human Services, USA
N C Med J 67:278-82. 2006 - Medical costs of secondhand-smoke exposure in North CarolinaMarcus Plescia
Division of Public Health, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699 1931, USA
N C Med J 72:7-12. 2011..Less is known about the economic costs. We performed an analysis of the medical costs of SHS in North Carolina that was based on a similar study conducted in Minnesota... - Relationship between body mass index and medical care expenditures for North Carolina adolescents enrolled in Medicaid in 2004Paul A Buescher
State Center for Health Statistics, 1908 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699 1908, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 5:A04. 2008..This study examines patterns of expenditure for medical care and use of medical care services among a sample of North Carolina adolescents enrolled in Medicaid, stratified by body mass index categories... - Chronic kidney disease in North CarolinaKimberly Alexander-Bratcher
North Carolina Institute of Medicine, 630 Davis Dr, Suite 100, Morrisville, NC 27560, USA
N C Med J 69:197-204. 2008 - Addressing health literacy through improved patient-practitioner communicationMark Holmes
North Carolina Institute of Medicine, USA
N C Med J 68:319-26. 2007 - Legal frameworks for chronic disease preventionGeorge Mensah
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA
J Law Med Ethics 32:35-7. 2004