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| Alice S AmmermanSummaryAffiliation: University of North Carolina Country: USA Publications
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A randomized controlled trial of a public health nurse directed treatment program for rural patients with high blood cholesterolAlice S Ammerman
Department of Nutrition, Schools of Public Health and Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 27599, USA
Prev Med 36:340-51. 2003..The objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness of an intervention program designed to facilitate dietary counseling for hypercholesterolemia by rural public health nurses...
Health economics in public healthAlice S Ammerman
University of North Carolina Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, and the Department of Nutrition, Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
Am J Prev Med 36:273-5. 2009..Economic analysis is an important tool in deciding how to allocate scarce public health resources; however, there is currently a dearth of such analysis by public health researchers...- Addressing disparities in the obesity epidemicAlice Ammerman
Department of Nutrition, UNC School of Public Health, UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, USA
N C Med J 67:301-4. 2006 - The efficacy of behavioral interventions to modify dietary fat and fruit and vegetable intake: a review of the evidenceAlice S Ammerman
Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 7400, USA
Prev Med 35:25-41. 2002..A secondary goal was to explore the relative effectiveness of specific intervention features and among different population subgroups... 
Research expectations among African American church leaders in the PRAISE! project: a randomized trial guided by community-based participatory researchAlice Ammerman
Department of Nutrition, Schools of Public Health and Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Am J Public Health 93:1720-7. 2003..This study sought to examine the expectations and satisfaction of pastors and lay leaders regarding a research partnership in a randomized trial guided by community-based participatory research (CBPR) methods...- Linking clinical care to community resources for cardiovascular disease prevention: the North Carolina Enhanced WISEWOMAN projectStephanie B Jilcott
Department of Nutrition, School of Medicine and Public Health, and the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 7426, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 15:569-83. 2006..We also present the study design and baseline results of the randomized trial to evaluate the enhanced intervention... - Randomized trial of a clinic-based, community-supported, lifestyle intervention to improve physical activity and diet: the North Carolina enhanced WISEWOMAN projectThomas C Keyserling
Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Prev Med 46:499-510. 2008..To determine if a clinic-based behavioral intervention program for low-income mid-life women that emphasizes use of community resources will increase moderate intensity physical activity (PA) and improve dietary intake... - Implementing the WISEWOMAN program in local health departments: staff attitudes, beliefs, and perceived barriersStephanie B Jilcott
Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 27599, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 13:598-606. 2004..CONCLUSIONS: Our findings provide insight into the organizational challenges of implementing a CVD risk-reduction program for low-income women. We discuss ways in which intervention and training programs can be improved... - Randomized trial of a behavioral weight loss intervention for low-income women: the Weight Wise ProgramCarmen D Samuel-Hodge
Department of Nutrition, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 17:1891-9. 2009..05). Of the 72 WWP participants, 64, 47, and 19% lost at least 3, 5, and 7% of their initial body weight, respectively. In conclusion, the WWP was associated with statistically significant and clinically important short-term weight loss... - Effects of a tailored follow-up intervention on health behaviors, beliefs, and attitudesAlissa D Jacobs
Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 27599, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 13:557-68. 2004..CONCLUSIONS: Mailed computer-tailored health messages and telephone counseling calls favorably modified forward physical activity stage movement but did not appreciably affect any other psychosocial or behavioral outcomes... - Cost-effectiveness of a behavioral weight loss intervention for low-income women: the Weight-Wise ProgramAlison Gustafson
Department of Nutrition, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27519, USA
Prev Med 49:390-5. 2009..Assess the cost-effectiveness of a 16-week weight loss intervention (Weight-Wise) for low-income midlife women... - A guide for developing intervention tools addressing environmental factors to improve diet and physical activityStephanie B Jilcott
Department of Nutrition, Schools of Public Health and Medicine, University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Health Promot Pract 8:192-204. 2007..These tools were finalized using community members' feedback. This formative process can serve as a guide for other health promotion programs to create and use similar tools... - Personal, social, and environmental correlates of physical activity in North Carolina Latina immigrantsKelly R Evenson
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, 137 E Franklin Street, Suite 306, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USA
Am J Prev Med 25:77-85. 2003..The objective of this study was to describe physical activity and the personal, social environmental, and physical environmental correlates for Latina immigrants... - Preventing and treating obesity: pediatricians' self-efficacy, barriers, resources, and advocacyEliana Miller Perrin
Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7220, USA
Ambul Pediatr 5:150-6. 2005.... - Dentists' attitudes about their role in addressing obesity in patients: a national surveyAlice E Curran
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 27599 7450, USA
J Am Dent Assoc 141:1307-16. 2010..The authors conducted a study to assess dentists' interest in and barriers to providing obesity counseling to patients... - Perceived and objective measures of the food store environment and the association with weight and diet among low-income women in North CarolinaAlison A Gustafson
University of North Carolina Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, and Department of Nutrition, Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 218 331 2082, USA
Public Health Nutr 14:1032-8. 2011..The present study aimed to highlight the similarities and differences between perceived and objective measures of the food store environment among low-income women and the association with diet and weight... - Trust, benefit, satisfaction, and burden: a randomized controlled trial to reduce cancer risk through African-American churchesGiselle Corbie-Smith
Department of Social Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Wing D CB 7240, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
J Gen Intern Med 18:531-41. 2003..Community-based participatory research (CBPR) approaches that actively engage communities in a study are assumed to lead to relevant findings, trusting relationships, and greater satisfaction with the research process... - Nutrition and physical activity in child care: results from an environmental interventionDianne S Ward
Department of Nutrition, Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
Am J Prev Med 35:352-6. 2008..Few environmental interventions exist, and none target both diet and physical activity. The Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (NAP SACC) intervention was developed to fill this research and practice gap... - Association between physical activity and proximity to physical activity resources among low-income, midlife womenStephanie B Jilcott
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, and the UNC CH Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7426, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 4:A04. 2007..We examined correlations between perceived and objectively measured proximity to physical activity resources and then examined associations between both measures of proximity and objectively measured physical activity... - A social media-based physical activity intervention: a randomized controlled trialDavid N Cavallo
Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Am J Prev Med 43:527-32. 2012..This combination of reach and functionality makes online social networks a promising intervention platform for increasing physical activity... - Use of a pediatrician toolkit to address parental perception of children's weight status, nutrition, and activity behaviorsEliana M Perrin
Department of Pediatrics, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 231 MacNider Building, 333 South Columbia St, CB 7225, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 7225, USA
Acad Pediatr 10:274-81. 2010..The aim of this study was to determine whether accuracy of parental perception of children's weight status and reports of related behaviors changed following a brief pediatrics resident intervention... - Pediatricians' own weight: self-perception, misclassification, and ease of counselingEliana M Perrin
Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB 7220, 130 Mason Farm Road, Fifth Floor, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7220, USA
Obes Res 13:326-32. 2005.... - An intervention to promote healthy weight: Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (NAP SACC) theory and designAlice S Ammerman
Department of Nutrition, Schools of Public Health and Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 4:A67. 2007..The NAP SACC program shows promise as a useful approach to promoting healthy weight behaviors in child care settings... - Obesity and associated coronary heart disease risk factors in a population of low-income African-American and white women: the North Carolina WISEWOMAN projectTracy L Nelson
Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Prev Med 35:1-6. 2002..9, 31.0)) than the nonobese (13.0% (95% CI: 9.7, 16.2)). CONCLUSIONS: The differences between and within African-American and white women may be accounted for by the high levels of HDL-C among obese and nonobese African-American women... - Starting the conversation performance of a brief dietary assessment and intervention tool for health professionalsAmy E Paxton
Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 27599 7426, USA
Am J Prev Med 40:67-71. 2011..Starting The Conversation (STC) is an eight-item simplified food frequency instrument designed for use in primary care and health-promotion settings... - Environmental, policy, and cultural factors related to physical activity among Latina immigrantsKelly R Evenson
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, 137 East Franklin Street, Suite 306, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7435, USA
Women Health 36:43-57. 2002..This information can be used to develop culturally appropriate interventions to increase physical activity among Latinas... - Validation of the school lunch recall questionnaire to capture school lunch intake of third- to fifth-grade studentsAmy Paxton
Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 111:419-24. 2011..47 servings) and intrusions (0.54 servings). In this pilot study, the school lunch recall was a valid, efficient tool for assessing school lunch intake for a small sample of third- to fifth-grade students... - Bolstering confidence in obesity prevention and treatment counseling for resident and community pediatriciansEliana M Perrin
Department of Pediatrics, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 231 MacNider Building, 333 South Columbia St, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7225, USA
Patient Educ Couns 73:179-85. 2008..To assess whether equipping resident pediatricians and community pediatricians with both training and practical tools improves their perceived confidence, ease, and frequency of obesity-related counseling to patients... - Implementation of a school-based state policy to increase physical activity*Kelly R Evenson
Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Bank of America Center, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USA
J Sch Health 79:231-8, quiz 244-6. 2009..This study describes how districts are meeting the physical activity-related portion of this policy and explores the policy implementation successes and challenges... - Food groups and colon cancer risk in African-Americans and CaucasiansJessie Satia-Abouta
Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 4106 MacGavran Greenberg Hall, Campus Box 7461, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Int J Cancer 109:728-36. 2004..These results may also explain some of the ethnic differences in colon cancer incidence... - Associations of total energy and macronutrients with colon cancer risk in African Americans and Whites: results from the North Carolina colon cancer studyJessie Satia-Abouta
Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Am J Epidemiol 158:951-62. 2003..These findings may provide an explanation for some of the racial differences in colon cancer incidence... - Reliability and validity of a measure of perceived diabetes and dietary competence in African American women with type 2 diabetesCarmen D Samuel-Hodge
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1700 Airport Road, CB 8140, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 8140, USA
Diabetes Educ 28:979-88. 2002..Internal structure, reliability, and construct validity were evaluated... - Partnerships in health disparities research and the roles of pastors of black churches: potential conflict, synergy, and expectationsGiselle Corbie-Smith
Department of Social Medicine, Program on Health Disparities, Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, North 725 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 102:823-31. 2010..The black church is a promising site to engage in health disparities research; however, little is understood about the pastors' perspectives. We used role theory to explore their expectations, potential conflicts, and synergy with research... - Counseling to promote a healthy diet in adults: a summary of the evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task ForceMichael P Pignone
Division of General Internal Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
Am J Prev Med 24:75-92. 2003..The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of counseling to promote a healthy diet among patients in primary care settings... - Associations of micronutrients with colon cancer risk in African Americans and whites: results from the North Carolina Colon Cancer StudyJessie Satia-Abouta
Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 12:747-54. 2003.... - Developing effective interuniversity partnerships and community-based research to address health disparitiesTimothy S Carey
CB 7590, Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Acad Med 80:1039-45. 2005..Open discussion of problems as they arose, realistic expectations, and mutual recognition of the strengths of each institution and its faculty have been critical in achieving successful collaboration to date... - Barriers to physical activity: qualitative data on caregiver-daughter perceptions and practicesPenny Gordon-Larsen
Department of Nutrition, Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27516, USA
Am J Prev Med 27:218-23. 2004..Few studies include data on caregiver and daughter dyads. Formative data were used to develop intervention strategies and pathways for the Girls Rule! obesity prevention intervention, in under-studied high-risk pre-adolescents... - Childhood obesity prevention: fathers' reflections with healthcare providersLisa M Lowenstein
1 Department of Nutrition, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Child Obes 9:137-43. 2013..Conclusions: These fathers expressed strong feelings about the provider-parent relationship when discussing weight, diet, and physical activity... - Body mass index charts: useful yet underusedEliana Miller Perrin
Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB 7220, 200 Mason Farm Road, 5th Floor, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7220, USA
J Pediatr 144:455-60. 2004.... - Poor nutritional habits: a modifiable predecessor of chronic illness? A North Carolina Family Medicine Research Network (NC-FM-RN) studyNicole D Gaskins
School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
J Am Board Fam Med 20:124-34. 2007..To examine associations between personal nutritional patterns and various indicators of health, disease risk, and chronic illness in a diverse, representative sample of adult patients from primary care settings... - "Does skinny mean healthy?" Perceived ideal, current, and healthy body sizes among African-American girls and their female caregiversMira L Katz
Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Ethn Dis 14:533-41. 2004.... - A randomized trial of an intervention to improve self-care behaviors of African-American women with type 2 diabetes: impact on physical activityThomas C Keyserling
Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
Diabetes Care 25:1576-83. 2002..To determine whether a culturally appropriate clinic- and community-based intervention for African-American women with type 2 diabetes will increase moderate-intensity physical activity (PA)... - Heart disease prevention for Alaska Native women: a review of pilot study findingsJulie M Witmer
Southcentral Foundation, Anchorage, Alaska 99508, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 13:569-78. 2004..Alaska Native leaders have identified decreasing cardiovascular risk as an intervention priority... - Understanding barriers and facilitators of fruit and vegetable consumption among a diverse multi-ethnic population in the USAMing Chin Yeh
Nutrition and Food Science, Urban Public Health Program, Hunter College, School of Health Sciences, 425 East 25th Street, New York, NY, USA
Health Promot Int 23:42-51. 2008..There is a need to improve the availability and access to fresh F&V commonly available in the home countries of Hispanic immigrants... - Validation of a brief dietary assessment to guide counseling for cardiovascular disease risk reduction in an underserved populationStephanie B Jilcott
World Harvest Mission, Bundibugyo, Uganda
J Am Diet Assoc 107:246-55. 2007..The Dietary Risk Assessment is one such tool modified over time to reflect emerging evidence concerning diet and CVD risk... - Integrating preventive health services within community health centers: lessons from WISEWOMANGlen P Mays
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc, Washington, DC 20024, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 13:607-15. 2004..As health centers and WISEWOMAN projects gain more experience in collaborating, additional research should be conducted to identify how best to achieve integration within specific institutional and community contexts... - Using body mass index to identify overweight children: barriers and facilitators in primary careKori B Flower
Charles Drew Community Health Center, Piedmont Health Services, 221 N Graham Hopedale Road, Burlington, NC 27217, USA
Ambul Pediatr 7:38-44. 2007..We used qualitative data to determine providers' familiarity with and attitudes toward recommendations for identifying overweight children and the perceived barriers and facilitators to use of BMI... - Extending the reach of public health nutrition: training community practitioners in multilevel approachesCharlene G Sanders
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 13:589-97. 2004.... - Development, adaptation, and implementation of a cardiovascular health program for Alaska native womenCharlotte A Stefanich
Southcentral Foundation in Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Health Promot Pract 6:472-81. 2005..The complete pilot study outcomes will be published separately...
Research Grants
- Primary Care and Communities Tackling Obesity in KidsAlice Ammerman; Fiscal Year: 2007..abstract_text> ..
- UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease PreventionAlice Ammerman; Fiscal Year: 2007..Abstract not provided ..
- Primary Care and Communities Tackling Obesity in KidsAlice Ammerman; Fiscal Year: 2009..abstract_text> ..