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Correlates of fat intake among urban, low income African AmericansAmy A Eyler
Saint Louis University School of Public Health, 3545 Lafayette Avenue, St Louis, MO 63104, USA
Am J Health Behav 28:410-7. 2004..To test a dietary intervention for high risk African American adults with small children...
Quantitative study of correlates of physical activity in women from diverse racial/ethnic groups: The Women's Cardiovascular Health Network Project--summary and conclusionsAmy A Eyler
Prevention Research Center, School of Public Health, St Louis University, 3545 Lafayette Avenue, St Louis, MO 63104, USA
Am J Prev Med 25:93-103. 2003..The goal of the survey was to identify personal, social environmental, cultural, and physical environmental factors that are associated with physical activity status among a diverse group of women...
Personal, social, and environmental correlates of physical activity in rural Midwestern white womenAmy A Eyler
Prevention Research Center, School of Public Health, St Louis University, 3545 Lafayette Avenue, St Louis, MO 63104, USA
Am J Prev Med 25:86-92. 2003..g., people living in rural environments). The study goal was to determine personal, social environmental, and physical environmental correlates of physical activity among rural white women aged 20 to 50 years...
Policies related to active transport to and from school: a multisite case studyAmy A Eyler
Saint Louis University School of Public Health, St Louis, MO 63104, USA
Health Educ Res 23:963-75. 2008..Stakeholders need to work together to stimulate action and ensure successful initiatives. Influential factors appear to be important to this process...
The epidemiology of walking for physical activity in the United StatesAmy A Eyler
Saint Louis University School of Public Health, St Louis, MO 63104, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 35:1529-36. 2003..S. Physical Activity Study. Correlates of walking among people who never walk for physical activity, those who walk regularly, and people who walk occasionally were compared...
Correlates of physical activity: who's active and who's not?Amy A Eyler
Saint Louis University, St Louis, Missouri 63104 1399, USA
Arthritis Rheum 49:136-40. 2003
Environmental, policy, and cultural factors related to physical activity in a diverse sample of women: The Women's Cardiovascular Health Network Project--summary and discussionAmy A Eyler
Saint Louis University, School of Public Health, Prevention Research Center, 3545 Lafayette Avenue, St Louis, MO 63104, USA
Women Health 36:123-34. 2002..g., family priority) while some were unique (e.g., lack of community support). Assessing and addressing the issues raised should be considered when planning physical activity-interventions for these populations...
Environmental and policy factors related to physical activity in rural white womenAmy A Eyler
Saint Louis University, School of Public Health, Prevention Research Center, 3545 Lafayette Avenue, St Louis, MO 63104, USA
Women Health 36:111-21. 2002..Intervention suggestions included family exercise and work-site programs. Information gained from this study can be used to fuel further research and inform future physical activity interventions...
Environmental, policy, and cultural factors related to physical activity in a diverse sample of women: the Women's Cardiovascular Health Network Project--introduction and methodologyAmy A Eyler
is affiliated Saint Louis University, School of Public Health, Prevention Research Center, 3545 Lafayette Avenue, St Louis, MO 63104, USA
Women Health 36:1-15. 2002..Groups represented both urban and rural living environments. This article explains the basis for this project and the methodology used. Other articles in this series explain the results from the focus groups in detail...
Quantitative study of correlates of physical activity in women from diverse racial/ethnic groups: Women's Cardiovascular Health Network Project--introduction and methodologyAmy A Eyler
Prevention Research Center, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, 3545 Lafayette University, St Louis, MO 63104, USA
Am J Prev Med 25:5-14. 2003..The goal of the survey was to identify personal, social environmental, and physical environmental factors that are associated with physical activity status among diverse groups of women...
Measuring the environment for friendliness toward physical activity: a comparison of the reliability of 3 questionnairesRoss C Brownson
Department of Community Health and Prevention Research Center, Saint Louis University School of Public Health, St Louis, MO, USA
Am J Public Health 94:473-83. 2004..We tested the reliability of 3 instruments that assessed social and physical environments...
Environmental and policy approaches for promoting physical activity in the United States: a research agendaRoss C Brownson
Prevention Research Center, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO 63104, USA
J Phys Act Health 5:488-503. 2008....
Test-retest reliability of a questionnaire on physical activity and its correlates among women from diverse racial and ethnic groupsKelly R Evenson
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, 137 E Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USA
Am J Prev Med 25:15-22. 2003..The objective of this study was to examine the test-retest reliability of a survey designed to measure physical activity and its correlates among women from diverse racial and ethnic groups...
Policy influences on community trail developmentAmy A Eyler
Saint Louis University School of Public Health, USA
J Health Polit Policy Law 33:407-27. 2008..Finally, community involvement is key. Communities contemplating trail development should explore the effects of policy on the trail projects reported here to proactively identify potential influence...
A review of obesity-themed policy briefsElizabeth A Dodson
Prevention Research Center in St Louis, Brown School, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
Am J Prev Med 43:S143-8. 2012..The purposes of this project were to identify a collection of obesity-related policy briefs, analyze the content, and make recommendations for model policy briefs...
Examination of trends and evidence-based elements in state physical education legislation: a content analysisAmy A Eyler
George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
J Sch Health 80:326-32. 2010..To develop a comprehensive inventory of state physical education (PE) legislation, examine trends in bill introduction, and compare bill factors...
State legislation savvy: a primer and tools for online legislative research in the United StatesLeah M Nguyen
Prevention Research Center in St Louis, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St Louis, Campus Box 8109, 660 S Euclid Ave, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 9:E20. 2012..Links to both versions are provided in the article. Legislative research tips on creating search phrases, searching bill content, bill tracking, and selecting databases and also a table of major subscription databases are provided...
An analysis of community use policies in Missouri school districtsAmy A Eyler
George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Prevention Research Center in St Louis, Washington University in St Louis, 660 S Euclid, Box 8109, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
J Sch Health 82:175-9. 2012....
Publishing on policy: trends in public healthAmy A Eyler
Prevention Research Center in St Louis, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St Louis, 660 S Euclid, Box 8109, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 8:A22. 2011..As policy research on public health issues continues to develop, researchers have an opportunity to increase dissemination through publication in general public health journals...
Methods of generating state revenue for breast cancer prevention and early detection: an analysis of pink dollarsAmy A Eyler
Washington University in St Louis, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Prevention Research Center in St Louis, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
Public Health Rep 126:733-40. 2011..We assessed income tax check-offs, specialty license plates, and lottery tickets as ways states raise funds for the early detection and prevention of breast cancer...
Relationship of satisfaction with body size and trying to lose weight in a national survey of overweight and obese women aged 40 and older, United StatesLynda A Anderson
Prevention Research Centers, Division of Adult and Community Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Prev Med 35:390-6. 2002..We examined the association between sociodemographic factors, perceived health, satisfaction with body size, and trying to lose weight...
