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| Jorge DelvaSummaryAffiliation: University of Michigan Country: USA Publications
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Health-related behaviors and overweight: a study of Latino adolescents in the United States of AmericaJorge Delva
School of Social Work and Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48106, USA
Rev Panam Salud Publica 21:11-20. 2007....- Correlates of cigarette smoking among low-income African American womenJorge Delva
School of Social Work, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, P O Box 1248, 426 Thompson St, Ann Arbor, MI 48106 1248, USA
Ethn Dis 16:527-33. 2006..This study examines individual and contextual correlates of cigarette smoking in a randomly selected, community-based sample of low-income African American women... - The epidemiology of overweight and related lifestyle behaviors: racial/ethnic and socioeconomic status differences among American youthJorge Delva
Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Am J Prev Med 33:S178-86. 2007..The possible role of a number of lifestyle behaviors and family/parenting factors in explaining these differences was then explored... 
Cigarette smoking among low-income African Americans: a serious public health problemJorge Delva
School of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 48109, USA
Am J Prev Med 29:218-20. 2005..This study examines the current prevalence of cigarette smoking and the number of cigarettes smoked in a community-based sample of 1021 low-income African-American men and women...- The epidemiology of alcohol, marijuana, and cocaine use among Mexican American, Puerto Rican, Cuban American, and other Latin American eighth-grade students in the United States: 1991-2002Jorge Delva
Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, Room 2344, PO Box 1248, 426 Thompson St, Ann Arbor, MI 48106 1248, USA
Am J Public Health 95:696-702. 2005..We compared trends in and correlates of marijuana use, cocaine use, and heavy alcohol use for adolescents of Mexican American, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and other Latin American heritage in the United States... - A study of the relationship between protective behaviors and drinking consequences among undergraduate college studentsJorge Delva
University of Michigan School of Social Work, Ann Arbor 48109, USA
J Am Coll Health 53:19-26. 2004..The influences of gender and racial and ethnic differences are considered in relation to prevention and intervention programs aimed at reducing alcohol-related consequences on college campuses... 
Adult awareness of a youth-focused anti-tobacco campaign: does having children matter?Jorge Delva
School of Social Work and Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
Subst Use Misuse 44:763-74. 2009..The study's limitations are noted...- Availability of more-healthy and less-healthy food choices in American schools: a national study of grade, racial/ethnic, and socioeconomic differencesJorge Delva
Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Am J Prev Med 33:S226-39. 2007.... - Racial/ethnic and socioeconomic status differences in overweight and health-related behaviors among American students: national trends 1986-2003Jorge Delva
Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106 1248, USA
J Adolesc Health 39:536-45. 2006..This article reports long-term trends by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status (SES) in the percent of American students who are overweight and who engage in three health-related behaviors hypothesized to be associated with overweight... - Examining lifetime episodes of sadness, help seeking, and perceived treatment helpfulness among US Latino/asElma I Lorenzo-Blanco
Departments of Psychology and Women s Studies, University of Michigan Substance Abuse Research Center, University of Michigan, 530 Church Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Community Ment Health J 48:611-26. 2012..Interventions need to address cultural factors but more focus needs to be placed on policies that seek to eliminate inequalities... - Race/ethnicity and gender differences in drug use and abuse among college studentsSean Esteban McCabe
University of Michigan, Substance Abuse Research Center, 2505 Traverwood Dr Suite C, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 2194, USA
J Ethn Subst Abuse 6:75-95. 2007..The findings of the present study reveal several important racial/ethnic differences in drug use and abuse that need to be considered when developing collegiate drug prevention and intervention efforts... - School physical activity environment related to student obesity and activity: a national study of schools and studentsPatrick M O'Malley
Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106 1248, USA
J Adolesc Health 45:S71-81. 2009..To explore whether characteristics of the U.S. secondary school physical activity environment are associated with student body mass index (BMI) and physical activity... - Modifiable risk and protective factors for depressive symptoms in low-income African American mothersKristine Siefert
Research Center on Poverty, Risk, and Mental Health, School of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Am J Orthopsychiatry 77:113-23. 2007..These findings support the need for interventions that operate across individual and societal levels to address the fundamental causes of poor mental health... - Sports participation and physical education in American secondary schools: current levels and racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparitiesLloyd D Johnston
Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Am J Prev Med 33:S195-208. 2007.... - The school food environment and student body mass index and food consumption: 2004 to 2007 national dataYvonne M Terry-McElrath
Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106 1248, USA
J Adolesc Health 45:S45-56. 2009.... - Differential item functioning due to gender between depression and anxiety items among Chilean adolescentsCristina Bares
University of Michigan School of Social Work, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Int J Soc Psychiatry 58:386-92. 2012.... - Variation in obesity among American secondary school students by school and school characteristicsPatrick M O'Malley
Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Am J Prev Med 33:S187-94. 2007..Body mass index (BMI) is known to vary by individual characteristics, but little is known about whether BMI varies by school and by school characteristics... - The effect of computer usage in internet café on cigarette smoking and alcohol use among chinese adolescents and youth: a longitudinal studyLiyun Wu
School of Social Work, University of Michigan, 1080 S University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Int J Environ Res Public Health 9:496-510. 2012.... - Correlates of chilean adolescents' negative attitudes toward cigarettes: the role of gender, peer, parental, and environmental factorsElma I Lorenzo-Blanco
Departments of Psychology and Women s Studies, University of Michigan, 530 Church Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Nicotine Tob Res 14:142-52. 2012..We examined the association of peer, parental, and environmental factors with negative attitudes toward cigarettes among youth from Santiago, Chile... - Examining racial/ethnic minority treatment experiences with specialty behavioral health service providersMichelle L Redmond
Substance Abuse Research Center, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, 2025 Traverwood Drive Suite C, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA
Community Ment Health J 45:85-96. 2009..The role culture plays in shaping the mental health treatment experience needs to be further investigated... - Soft drink availability, contracts, and revenues in American secondary schoolsLloyd D Johnston
Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Am J Prev Med 33:S209-25. 2007..Differences between middle and high schools are also examined... - Differences in service utilization and barriers among Blacks, Hispanics, and Whites with drug use disordersBRIAN E PERRON
University of Michigan, School of Social Work, 1080 S, University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy 4:3. 2009..The purpose of the current study was to explore the role of race and ethnicity in service utilization... - A longitudinal investigation of intimate partner violence among mothers with mental illnessMelnee D McPherson
Institute for Research on Women and Gender, University of Michigan, G120A Lane Hall, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 1290, USA
Psychiatr Serv 58:675-80. 2007..This longitudinal study investigated the demographic and clinical correlates of intimate partner violence in a sample of 324 mothers with severe mental illness... - Sexual intercourse among adolescents in Santiago, Chile: a study of individual and parenting factorsNinive Sanchez
School of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Rev Panam Salud Publica 28:267-74. 2010..to examine a range of individual, parenting, and family factors associated with sexual intercourse among a community sample of youth and their families in Santiago, Chile... - Using tobit regression analysis to further understand the association of youth alcohol problems with depression and parental factors among Korean adolescent femalesJorge Delva
Young Again Adult Day Health Care Center, 1080 South University Avenue, 2743 SSWB, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
J Prev Med Public Health 40:145-9. 2007..This study characterized the extent to which youth depressive symptoms, parental alcohol problems, and parental drinking account for differences in alcohol-related problems among a large sample of adolescent females... - The prevalence and types of gambling among undocumented Mexican immigrants in New York CitySANDRA L MOMPER
School of Social Work, University of Michigan, 1080 South University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
J Gambl Stud 25:49-65. 2009..To examine the prevalence of gambling and types of gambling activities in a sample of undocumented Mexican immigrants... - Parental perceptions of neighborhood effects in Latino Comunas: the script of "the Delinquent" in understanding drug use, violence, and social disorganizationPilar Horner
School of Social Work and Julian Samora Research Institute, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
Subst Use Misuse 47:809-20. 2012..To obtain rich information about how adult Latinos living in high-poverty/high-drug use neighborhoods perceive and negotiate their environment... - OxyContin misuse on a reservation: qualitative reports by American Indians in talking circlesSANDRA L MOMPER
School of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48101 1106, USA
Subst Use Misuse 46:1372-9. 2011..Results indicate the need to further research prevalence and patterns of use to design interventions to curtail OxyContin abuse on reservations... - Availability of outpatient substance use disorder treatment programs in the United StatesBRIAN E PERRON
School of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Subst Use Misuse 45:1097-111. 2010..Moderate correlations among area and population suggest that some states are more effective in locating SUD treatment programs than other states... - Relationships between self-reported unfair treatment and prescription medication use, illicit drug use, and alcohol dependence among Filipino AmericansGilbert C Gee
School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 2029, USA
Am J Public Health 97:933-40. 2007..We examined associations between self-reported unfair treatment and prescription medication use, illicit drug use, and alcohol dependence... - A systematic review of mammography educational interventions for low-income womenTatiana M Bailey
School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109, USA
Am J Health Promot 20:96-107. 2005..Mailed letter or telephone reminders were not effective in trials involving low-income women, which is contrary to findings from middle/upper-income studies... - Prevalence of substance use disorders among African Americans and Caribbean Blacks in the National Survey of American LifeClifford L Broman
Department of Sociology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 1111, USA
Am J Public Health 98:1107-14. 2008..We sought to estimate the prevalence of substance disorders for African Americans and Caribbean Blacks in the United States using data from the National Survey of American Life... - Differences in African American and White college students' drinking behaviors: consequences, harm reduction strategies, and health information sourcesDarcy Clay Siebert
Florida State University School of Social Work, Tallahassee 32306 2570, USA
J Am Coll Health 52:123-9. 2003..Both African and White respondents reported that their parents were their most frequent and usual sources of health-related information and said that parents and health professionals were the most credible sources... - Prevalence of smoking and drinking among older adults in seven urban cities in Latin America and the CaribbeanSunny Kim
Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Stempel School of Public Health, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
Subst Use Misuse 42:1455-75. 2007..Smoking and daily drinking were highly prevalent among older adults. As the older adult population grows steeply, the health behavior of this population starts carrying important implications for health care systems... - Family attention and tobacco smoking among adolescents in Central America, Panama, and the Dominican RepublicGuillermo Gosebruch
Ministry of Health, Managua, Nicaragua
Subst Use Misuse 38:1037-62. 2003.... - Gender differences in predicting high-risk drinking among undergraduate studentsDina J Wilke
College of Social Work, Florida State University, Tallahassee 32306 2570, USA
J Drug Educ 35:79-94. 2005..Implications for prevention and assessment are discussed... - Reliability and validity of brief measures of oral health-related knowledge, fatalism, and self-efficacy in mothers of African American childrenTracy L Finlayson
School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
Pediatr Dent 27:422-8. 2005.... - The human subjects protection process: a subjective viewJorge Delva
Soc Work 52:101-2. 2007 - The reach of a youth-oriented anti-tobacco media campaign on adult smokersNoella A Dietz
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Miami, FL 33101, USA
Drug Alcohol Depend 93:180-4. 2008.... - Behavioral problems and tobacco use among adolescents in Central America and the Dominican RepublicKenneth Vittetoe
, , Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Rev Panam Salud Publica 11:76-82. 2002..More research is needed to augment our knowledge regarding the observed cross-country differences and ultimately to develop, implement, and evaluate effective tobacco preventive intervention programs...
Research Grants
- Drug Use in Latin American Youth: Longitudinal Study from Infancy to AdolescenceJorge Delva; Fiscal Year: 2009....
- Drug Use in Latin American Youth: Longitudinal Study from Infancy to AdolescenceJorge Delva; Fiscal Year: 2010....
- Drug Use in Latin American Youth: Longitudinal Study from Infancy to AdolescenceJorge Delva; Fiscal Year: 2009....
- Drug Use in Latin American Youth: Longitudinal Study from Infancy to AdolescenceJorge Delva; Fiscal Year: 2010....