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| Holly C FelixSummaryAffiliation: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Country: USA Publications
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Effectiveness of weight loss interventions for obese older adultsHolly C Felix
Department of Health Policy and Management, Fay W Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 West Markham Street, Slot 820, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
Am J Health Promot 27:191-9. 2013..This paper reviews the evidence on intentional weight loss and effective weight loss interventions for obese older adults to help dispel concerns and guide health promotion practice...- Calculating reach of evidence-based weight loss and memory improvement interventions among older adults attending Arkansas senior centers, 2008-2011Holly C Felix
Fay W Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 W Markham St, Slot 820, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 9:E63. 2012..We report on differences in program enrollment by age, sex, race, and ethnicity and suggest how our approach to calculating the reach of the 2 interventions can guide future research and program development... - The Care Span: Medicaid savings resulted when community health workers matched those with needs to home and community careHolly C Felix
Department of Health Policy and Management, Fay W Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
Health Aff (Millwood) 30:1366-74. 2011..619 million. Similar interventions may help other localities achieve cost-saving and equitable access to publicly funded long-term care options other than institutional care... 
Referral and referral facilitation behavior of family planning providers for women with HIV infection in the southern United StatesHolly C Felix
Fay W Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 19:1385-91. 2010..Facilitation of referrals improves referral follow-up. However, little is known about the referral practices and facilitation activities of FP providers for their clients testing positive for HIV...- Family planning provider referral, facilitation behavior, and patient follow-up for abnormal Pap smearsHolly C Felix
Department of Health Policy and Management, Fay W Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 West Markham St, Slot 820, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
Public Health Rep 124:733-44. 2009.... - Making hospital grounds smoke-free: a case study of Arkansas Act 134 of 2005Holly C Felix
Department of Health Policy and Management, Fay W Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
J Public Health Manag Pract 15:E9-15. 2009.... - Impact of USPSTF practice guidelines on clinician weight loss counseling as reported by obese patientsHolly Felix
University of Arkansas at Medical Sciences, Fay W Boozman College of Public Health, Health Behavior and Health Education, USA
Prev Med 47:394-7. 2008..This study assessed the impact of the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) guidelines recommending that clinicians provide weight loss counseling (WLC) to all their obese patients... - Personal care assistance needs of obese elders entering nursing homesHolly C Felix
Department of Health Policy and Management, Fay W Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
J Am Med Dir Assoc 9:319-26. 2008..To assess the personal care assistance needs of obese (body mass index [BMI] >or=30) elders (>or=65 years) entering nursing homes in Arkansas between 1999 and 2004... 
Recruitment of rural health care providers: a regional recruiter strategyHolly Felix
Arkansas Center for Health Improvement, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 5800 W 10th St, Suite 410, Little Rock, AR 72204, USA
J Rural Health 19:340-6. 2003....- Health status in the Mississippi River Delta regionHolly Felix
Office of Community Based Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
South Med J 98:149-54. 2005..The purpose of the study was to determine if and where there were counties with significantly better or poorer health than others in the region... - Lay health educators translate a weight-loss intervention in senior centers: a randomized controlled trialDelia Smith West
Fay W Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA
Am J Prev Med 41:385-91. 2011..The goal of this study was to determine whether a translation of the DPP Lifestyle program delivered by lay health educators and conducted in senior centers is effective in promoting weight loss among older adults... - Impact of a smoke-free hospital campus policy on employee and consumer behaviorJ Gary Wheeler
Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Children s Hospital, 800 Marshall St, Little Rock, AR 72202, USA
Public Health Rep 122:744-52. 2007..We evaluated the effects of implementing a clean air policy on employee attitudes, recruitment, and retention; hospital utilization; and consumer satisfaction in 2003 through 2005... - A randomized trial of a community-based cognitive intervention for obese senior adultsCornelia Beck
College of Medicine, Department of Geriatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
J Aging Health 25:97-118. 2013..To determine whether a cognitive intervention delivered by lay health educators (LHEs) in senior centers was effective in improving cognition in obese older adults... - Training of Lay Health Educators to Implement an Evidence-based Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention in Rural Senior CentersRebecca A Krukowski
Address correspondence to Rebecca A Krukowski, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, Fay W Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205 E mail
Gerontologist 53:162-71. 2013.... - Weight loss of black, white, and Hispanic men and women in the Diabetes Prevention ProgramDelia S West
Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Fay W Boozman College of Public Health, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 16:1413-20. 2008.... - The Arkansas Southern Rural Access Program: strategies for improving health care in rural areas of the stateHolly C Felix
College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock 72205, USA
J Ark Med Soc 101:366-8. 2005..This paper describes the program, its components and successes, as well as how these resources can be accessed by health care providers around the state... - Issues in assessing satisfaction: findings of the arkansas medicaid family planning demonstration waiver evaluationHolly C Felix
Office of Community Based Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
J Public Health Manag Pract 10:533-8. 2004..Potential corrective measures are suggested for improving client satisfaction with family planning services and for increasing the utility of survey instrument utilized in this effort... - Program and policy issues affecting home and community-based long-term care use: findings from a qualitative studyM Kate Stewart
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Mail Slot 820, 4301 W Markham, Little Rock, AR 72205 7199, USA
Home Health Care Serv Q 25:107-27. 2006..Policy recommendations are made to improve access to HCBS... - Linking residents to long-term care services: first-year findings from the community connector program evaluationHolly C Felix
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, USA
Prog Community Health Partnersh 1:311-9. 2007..However, accessing LTC services, especially home- and community-based LTC services, is often difficult... - Public health professionals as policy entrepreneurs: Arkansas's childhood obesity policy experienceRebekah L Craig
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Fay W Boozman College of Public Health, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
Am J Public Health 100:2047-52. 2010..This historical analysis and the Multiple Streams Framework may serve as a roadmap for leaders seeking to influence health policy... - Enhancing rural economic development: crafting a health care revolving loan fundM Kathryn Stewart
Arkansas Southern Rural Access Program, Arkansas Center for Health Improvement, Department of Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
J Health Care Poor Underserved 13:425-42. 2002.... - Arkansas Medicaid Family Planning Waiver services: what physicians should knowHolly C Felix
J Ark Med Soc 103:301-4. 2007..It also provides information that every physician should know regarding scope of services, client eligibility and provider enrollment...