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| James C HerseySummaryAffiliation: RTI International Country: USA Publications
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The efficacy and cost-effectiveness of a community weight management intervention: a randomized controlled trial of the health weight management demonstrationJames C Hersey
RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
Prev Med 54:42-9. 2012..The study investigated the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of a cognitive-behavioral weight management program, complemented by an interactive Web site and brief telephone/e-mail coaching...
Discussions about preventive services: a qualitative studyKaren E Lasser
Department of Medicine, Cambridge Health Alliance and Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, USA
BMC Fam Pract 9:49. 2008..Elderly minority patients are less likely to receive influenza vaccination and colorectal cancer screening than are other patients. Communication between primary care providers (PCPs) and patients may affect service receipt...
Food shopping practices are associated with dietary quality in low-income householdsJ Hersey
Research Triangle Institute, Washington, DC 20036, USA
J Nutr Educ 33:S16-26. 2001..05) associated with increased consumption of nutrients as measured through a single 24-hour recall. These findings suggest that food shopping practices are an important area for nutrition education with low-income audiences...- The effects of state counterindustry media campaigns on beliefs, attitudes, and smoking status among teens and young adultsJames C Hersey
RTI, 1615 M Street, NW, Suite 740, Washington, DC 20036 3209, USA
Prev Med 37:544-52. 2003..This study sought to identify the pathways through which state-funded counterindustry media campaigns influence beliefs and attitudes regarding tobacco industry practices and smoking status... - The theory of "truth": how counterindustry campaigns affect smoking behavior among teensJames C Hershey
RTI International, Washington, DC 20036 3209, USA
Health Psychol 24:22-31. 2005.... - How state counter-industry campaigns help prime perceptions of tobacco industry practices to promote reductions in youth smokingJ C Hersey
RTI International, Washington, DC 20036, USA
Tob Control 14:377-83. 2005..This study assessed the impact of state media campaigns that prominently feature counter-industry messages on youth cigarette smoking, beyond the effects of price, secular trends, tobacco control efforts, and the national truth campaign... - Are menthol cigarettes a starter product for youth?James C Hersey
RTI International, Washington, DC 20036, USA
Nicotine Tob Res 8:403-13. 2006..The study suggests that menthol cigarettes are a starter product that may be associated with smoking uptake by youth... - Menthol cigarettes contribute to the appeal and addiction potential of smoking for youthJames C Hersey
Research Triangle Institute International, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Nicotine Tob Res 12:S136-46. 2010..Menthol cigarettes are a common choice of cigarettes among young smokers that contribute to the addictive potential of cigarette smoking... - The association between funding for statewide programs and enactment of obesity legislationJames Hersey
RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
J Nutr Educ Behav 42:51-6. 2010..This paper investigates the possible role of these programs in state policy change... - Getting to the truth: evaluating national tobacco countermarketing campaignsMatthew C Farrelly
Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Am J Public Health 92:901-7. 2002..This study examines how the American Legacy Foundation's "truth" campaign and Philip Morris's "Think. Don't Smoke" campaign have influenced youths' attitudes, beliefs, and intentions toward tobacco... - Effects of front-of-package and shelf nutrition labeling systems on consumersJames C Hersey
RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA
Nutr Rev 71:1-14. 2013..More research is needed to determine the effects of FOP nutrition labeling on consumers' actual shopping behaviors and dietary intakes... - Systematic review of public health brandingW Douglas Evans
RTI International, Washington, DC, USA
J Health Commun 13:721-41. 2008..More rigorous research is needed, however, on how branded health messages impact specific populations and behaviors... - Impact of the CDC's Section 317 Immunization Grants Program funding on childhood vaccination coverageDavid B Rein
Health, Social Science, and Economic Research unit of RTI International, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Am J Public Health 96:1548-53. 2006..Policymakers charged with funding public health programs should consider this study's findings, which indicate that money allocated to vaccine activities translates directly into higher vaccine coverage rates... - A novel approach to selecting and weighting nutrients for nutrient profiling of foods and dietsJoanne E Arsenault
RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
J Acad Nutr Diet 112:1968-75. 2012..Most profiling systems use similar weighting factors across nutrients due to lack of scientific evidence to assign levels of importance to nutrients... - Self-reported exposure to policy and environmental influences on smoking cessation and relapse: a 2-year longitudinal population-based studyJames Nonnemaker
RTI International, 3040 Cornwallis Road, P O Box 12194, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Int J Environ Res Public Health 8:3591-608. 2011..A number of policies may have an influence on multiple cessation outcomes. However, the effect varies by cessation outcome, and statistical significance is influenced by model specification... - Integrating evaluation tools to assess nutrition educationJ C Hersey
Research Triangle Institute, Washington, DC 20036, USA
J Nutr Educ 33:S2-3. 2001..The special issue grew out of a series of USDA working groups to identify evaluation tools for nutrition education with low-income families.* I express my thanks to the many individuals who contributed to this effort...