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Development and reliability of a brief skin cancer risk assessment toolKaren Glanz
Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, 1960 East West Road, Biomed C 105, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
Cancer Detect Prev 27:311-5. 2003..57-0.99) were fair to good, as were correlation coefficients. The BRAT has acceptable to good reproducibility. Reliability statistics compared favorably with those reported in the literature for similar measures...
Participant reactions to a computerized telephone system for nutrition and exercise counselingKaren Glanz
Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, 1960 East West Road, Biomed C 105, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
Patient Educ Couns 49:157-63. 2003....
Cancer-related health disparities in womenKaren Glanz
Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, Honolulu 96822, USA
Am J Public Health 93:292-8. 2003..This article synthesizes information about cancer in 9 populations of minority women: Mexican American, Puerto Rican, Cuban American, African American, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, American Samoan, American Indian, and Alaska Native...
Preventing underage drinking: a "roll of the dice"Karen Glanz
Prevention and Control Program, Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, 1236 Lauhala Street, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA
Addict Behav 28:29-38. 2003..Additional follow-up materials did not enhance retention of changes in knowledge and attitudes...
A randomized trial of skin cancer prevention in aquatics settings: the Pool Cool programKaren Glanz
Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu 96822, USA
Health Psychol 21:579-87. 2002..Observations corroborated the positive findings. Pool Cool had significant positive effects at swimming pools in diverse audiences...
Skin cancer prevention in outdoor recreation settings: effects of the Hawaii SunSmart ProgramK Glanz
Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, USA
Eff Clin Pract 3:53-61. 2000..Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States, and it is one of the most preventable. Interventions for young children and their parents can help prevent future cases of skin cancer...
Underreporting of family history of colon cancer: correlates and implicationsK Glanz
Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, Honolulu 96813, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 8:635-9. 1999..Sole dependence on mailed self-administered questionnaires may lead to substantial underreporting of familial colon cancers, especially those that are in situ or localized...
Factors associated with skin cancer prevention practices in a multiethnic populationK Glanz
Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, Honolulu 96813, USA
Health Educ Behav 26:344-59. 1999..Parents and caregivers' knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors, as well as recreation program policies, are strong predictors of sun protection practices among children in Grades 1 to 3 in a multiethnic sample...
Review of nutritional attitudes and counseling practices of primary care physiciansK Glanz
Prevention and Control Program, Cancer Research Center of Hawai i, University of Hawai i, Honolulu 96813, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 65:2016S-2019S. 1997..Finally, suggestions are advanced regarding opportunities for increasing and improving physicians efforts to manage nutritional concerns and for pursuing promising future directions for better health through nutrition...
Behavioral research contributions and needs in cancer prevention and control: dietary changeK Glanz
Prevention and Control Program, Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, Honolulu 96813, USA
Prev Med 26:S43-55. 1997..A concerted research effort in the area of dietary change has great potential benefits for cancer prevention and control and for public health in general...
Psychosocial correlates of healthful diets among male auto workersK Glanz
Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, Honolulu 96813, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 7:119-26. 1998..Results from the Next Step Trial will provide additional data on whether and how health promotion interventions influence these factors, and whether such changes are associated with dietary change...
Impact of work site health promotion on stages of dietary change: the Working Well TrialK Glanz
Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, Honolulu 96813, USA
Health Educ Behav 25:448-63. 1998..Net change in diet due to the intervention was modest. Stage of change appears to be useful for understanding mediators of health promotion intervention effectiveness...
Correlates of intentions to obtain genetic counseling and colorectal cancer gene testing among at-risk relatives from three ethnic groupsK Glanz
Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, Honolulu 96813, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 8:329-36. 1999..An understanding of factors associated with interest in genetic counseling and intentions to obtain colorectal cancer susceptibility testing is an important foundation for developing education, counseling, and genetic services and policies...
A randomized trial of the Hawaii SunSmart program's impact on outdoor recreation staffK Glanz
Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA
J Am Acad Dermatol 44:973-8. 2001..CONCLUSION: Changes in staff behavior and attitudes are important for their own health, as positive role models, and for the dissemination of skin cancer control programs...
Mediators of lifestyle behavior change in Native Hawaiians: initial findings from the Native Hawaiian Diabetes Intervention ProgramM K Mau
Department of Medicine, John A Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813, USA
Diabetes Care 24:1770-5. 2001..To examine the association of stage of change with diet and exercise behaviors in response to a lifestyle intervention for Native Hawaiians (NHs)...
Nutrition assessment and counseling practices: attitudes and interests of primary care physiciansK Glanz
Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, Honolulu 96813, USA
J Gen Intern Med 10:89-92. 1995..Greatest interest in further education related to chronic disease prevention and nutrition for the elderly, provided in convenient formats for practicing physicians...
Knowledge and attitudes about deceased donor organ donation in Filipinos: a qualitative assessmentC L Albright
Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Hawaii, USA
Transplant Proc 37:4153-8. 2005..Understanding a specific ethnic group's knowledge, attitudes, and cultural beliefs regarding organ donation is important in the development of educational campaigns to encourage organ donation in ethnic minority populations...
Reducing ultraviolet radiation exposure to prevent skin cancer methodology and measurementKaren Glanz
Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
Am J Prev Med 29:131-42. 2005..This article places the data derived from the evidence review in the context of needs and recommendations for future research in skin cancer prevention...
Tobacco use among Native Hawaiian middle school students: its prevalence, correlates and implicationsKaren Glanz
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
Ethn Health 12:227-44. 2007..This study also explored whether social influence, psychosocial and cultural factors are associated with cigarette use in this sample...
Trends in sunburns, sun protection practices, and attitudes toward sun exposure protection and tanning among US adolescents, 1998-2004Vilma Cokkinides
Department Epidemiology and Surveillance Research, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA 30329 4251, USA
Pediatrics 118:853-64. 2006..The aim of this study was to describe nationally representative trend data on sunburns, sun protection, and attitudes related to sun exposure among US youth...
Prevalence of sunless tanning product use and related behaviors among adults in the United States: results from a national surveyJo Ellen Stryker
Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
J Am Acad Dermatol 56:387-90. 2007....
Activating multi-ethnic youth for smoking prevention: design, baseline findings, and implementation of project SPLASHKaren Glanz
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory UniversityNE, Atlanta, GA 30322
J Cancer Educ 22:56-61. 2007..This article describes an innovative tobacco prevention trial, and reports baseline characteristics of participants and findings about implementation of the curriculum...
Identifying latent classes of adults at risk for skin cancer based on constitutional risk and sun protection behaviorAlana D Steffen
Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, 1960 East West Road, Biomed C 105, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 16:1422-7. 2007....
Reducing ultraviolet radiation exposure among outdoor workers: state of the evidence and recommendationsKaren Glanz
Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
Environ Health 6:22. 2007....
Process evaluation of the Pool Cool Diffusion Trial for skin cancer prevention across 2 yearsCam Escoffery
Rollins School of Public Health, 1518 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
Health Educ Res 23:732-43. 2008..These data provide information on programmatic factors that contribute to successful program diffusion...
Creating healthy food and eating environments: policy and environmental approachesMary Story
Healthy Eating Research Program, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55454 1015, USA
Annu Rev Public Health 29:253-72. 2008..The status of measurement and evaluation of nutrition environments and the need for action to improve health are highlighted...
A pilot study of the validity of self-reported ultraviolet radiation exposure and sun protection practices among lifeguards, parents and childrenDavid L O'Riordan
Prevention and Control Program, Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Photochem Photobiol 84:774-8. 2008..This study demonstrated the feasibility of implementing a multimethod validity study within a broader population of swimming pools...
Measures of sun exposure and sun protection practices for behavioral and epidemiologic researchKaren Glanz
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Rd NE, Room 530, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
Arch Dermatol 144:217-22. 2008..To develop, in a collaborative project, core measures of sun exposure and sun protection habits, since the lack of standard outcome measures hampers comparison of population surveys and interventions used in skin cancer prevention research...
Factors influencing teachers' implementation of an innovative tobacco prevention curriculum for multiethnic youth: Project SPLASHAngela Sy
Department of Public Health Sciences, John A Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
J Sch Health 78:264-73. 2008..This study examined factors associated with teachers' implementation of a smoking prevention curriculum in a cluster randomized trial called Project SPLASH (Smoking Prevention Launch Among Students in Hawaii)...
Ethnicity, sense of coherence, and tobacco use among adolescentsKaren Glanz
Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322
Ann Behav Med 29:192-9. 2005..There is limited information about correlates of tobacco use among adolescents from ethnic minority groups, especially Asians, Pacific Islanders, and Native Hawaiians...
Guidelines for school programs to prevent skin cancerKaren Glanz
Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, USA
MMWR Recomm Rep 51:1-18. 2002....
Preventing skin cancer: findings of the Task Force on Community Preventive Services On reducing Exposure to Ultraviolet LightMona Saraiya
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, USA
MMWR Recomm Rep 52:1-12. 2003..S. Preventive Services Task Force. MMWR 2003;52[No. RR-15]:13-17), which is also included in this issue, the first jointly released findings from the Task Force on Community Preventive Services and the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force...
Correlates of sunburn experiences among U.S. adults: results of the 2000 National Health Interview SurveyH Irene Hall
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Public Health Rep 118:540-9. 2003..The purpose of this study was to determine the rate of sunburns in the U.S. adult population and the correlates of sunburns...
Relationship of social support and social burden to repeated breast cancer screening in the women's health initiativeCatherine R Messina
Stony Brook University, Department of Preventive Medicine, Stony Brook, NY 11794 8036, USA
Health Psychol 23:582-94. 2004..01) and may be particularly important among low-income older women, especially those burdened by caregiving...
Interventions to prevent skin cancer by reducing exposure to ultraviolet radiation: a systematic reviewMona Saraiya
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Am J Prev Med 27:422-66. 2004..The report also provides suggestions for areas for future research...
Skin cancer screening among U.S. adults from 1992, 1998, and 2000 National Health Interview SurveysMona Saraiya
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Prev Med 39:308-14. 2004..Relatively little is known about the prevalence of skin cancer screening in the context of inconsistent skin cancer screening recommendations...
The relationship of proximal normative beliefs and global subjective norms to college students' alcohol consumptionJay Maddock
Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1960 East West Road, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
Addict Behav 30:315-23. 2005..We hypothesized that normative beliefs about important referent individuals would mediate the relationship between campus social norms and alcohol consumption...
A noninvasive objective measure of sunscreen use and reapplicationDavid L O'Riordan
Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 14:722-6. 2005..To study whether a noninvasive swabbing technique can detect sunscreen use for up to 6 hours, and whether the technique can detect reapplication of sunscreen...
Using evidence-based community and behavioral interventions to prevent skin cancer: opportunities and challenges for public health practiceKaren Glanz
Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 2:A03. 2005
Strategies for increasing fruit and vegetable intake in grocery stores and communities: policy, pricing, and environmental changeKaren Glanz
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
Prev Med 39:S75-80. 2004....
The effectiveness of nutrition education and labeling in Dutch supermarketsIngrid Steenhuis
Department of Psychology, Open University, PO Box 2960, 6401 DL Heerlen, The Netherlands
Am J Health Promot 18:221-4. 2004..CONCLUSION: Nutrition education and labeling of low-fat food products in supermarkets did not prove to be effective strategies. The fact that the supermarket is a highly competitive environment may have accounted for this lack of effect...
Healthy nutrition environments: concepts and measuresKaren Glanz
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road, NE, Room 526, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
Am J Health Promot 19:330-3, ii. 2005..Measures fall into priority categories of consumer and community environments...
Development and reliability testing for measures of psychosocial constructs associated with adolescent girls' calcium intakeKaren Glanz
Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Rd, NE, Room 530, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 108:857-61. 2008..41). The study developed a measure with high internal consistency and test-retest reliability to assess constructs that can be used in descriptive, prospective, and intervention research and as possible explanatory or mediating variables...
Recommendations for client- and provider-directed interventions to increase breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screeningJonathan E Fielding
Am J Prev Med 35:S21-5. 2008
Methods for conducting systematic reviews of evidence on effectiveness and economic efficiency of interventions to increase screening for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancersRoy C Baron
Community Guide Branch, National Center for Health Marketing, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Am J Prev Med 35:S26-33. 2008
How not to get lost in translation: implementing the recommendations and identifying research gapsKaren Glanz
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
Am J Prev Med 35:S3-5. 2008
Client-directed interventions to increase community demand for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening a systematic reviewRoy C Baron
Community Guide Branch, National Center for Health Marketing, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Am J Prev Med 35:S34-55. 2008..e., flexible sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, double contrast barium enema). Specific areas for further research are also suggested in this report...
Client-directed interventions to increase community access to breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening a systematic reviewRoy C Baron
Community Guide Branch, National Center for Health Marketing, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Am J Prev Med 35:S56-66. 2008..e., flexible sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, double contrast barium enema). Specific areas for further research are also suggested in this report...
Interventions to increase recommendation and delivery of screening for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers by healthcare providers systematic reviews of provider assessment and feedback and provider incentivesSusan A Sabatino
CDC Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Am J Prev Med 35:S67-74. 2008..e., flexible sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, or double-contrast barium enema)...
Effects of colon cancer risk counseling for first-degree relativesKaren Glanz
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road Northeast, Room 526, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 16:1485-91. 2007..Tailored risk counseling may increase adherence to screening guidelines in these persons. The present study evaluated a culturally sensitive Colon Cancer Risk Counseling (CCRC) intervention for relatives of colorectal cancer patients...
Increasing fruit and vegetable intake by changing environments, policy and pricing: restaurant-based research, strategies, and recommendationsKaren Glanz
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
Prev Med 39:S88-93. 2004..This article reviews restaurant-based environmental, policy and pricing strategies for increasing intake of fruits and vegetables and identifies promising strategies, research needs, and innovative opportunities for the future...
The role of built environments in physical activity, eating, and obesity in childhoodJames F Sallis
San Diego State University, USA
Future Child 16:89-108. 2006....
CDC-funded intervention research aimed at promoting colorectal cancer screening in communitiesSteven S Coughlin
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Cancer 107:1196-204. 2006..Relatively few studies, however, have identified and tested intervention approaches to promote routine colorectal cancer screening among diverse populations...
Evidence-based approaches to dissemination and diffusion of physical activity interventionsNeville Owen
Cancer Prevention Research Centre, School of Population Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Am J Prev Med 31:S35-44. 2006..The promise of widespread adoption of evidence-based physical activity interventions to improve public health is sufficient to justify devotion of substantial resources to the relevant research on dissemination and diffusion...
Operation storefront Hawaii: tobacco advertising and promotion in Hawaii storesKaren Glanz
Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Emory Prevention Research Center, Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
J Health Commun 11:699-707. 2006..Kool is also the most heavily smoked brand among youth in Hawaii. This study underscores the high visibility of retail store advertising and promotions (both indoor and outdoor) in places that attract the attention of youth...
Reducing minors' access to tobacco: eight years' experience in HawaiiKaren Glanz
Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road, N E, Room 526, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
Prev Med 44:55-8. 2007..We also report on factors associated with selling tobacco to minors for the most recent year of inspections (2003)...
Diffusion of an effective skin cancer prevention program: design, theoretical foundations, and first-year implementationKaren Glanz
Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
Health Psychol 24:477-87. 2005..There were few differences in implementation between treatment groups in year one...
Measures used in studies of informed decision making about cancer screening: a systematic reviewPatricia Dolan Mullen
University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Ann Behav Med 32:188-201. 2006....
Differences between parents' and adolescents' perceptions of family food rules and availabilityPatricia Van Assema
Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute Maastricht NUTRIM, Department of Health Education and Promotion, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
J Nutr Educ Behav 39:84-9. 2007....
Nutrition Environment Measures Study in restaurants (NEMS-R): development and evaluationBrian E Saelens
Department of Pediatrics, Children s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
Am J Prev Med 32:273-81. 2007....
Nutrition Environment Measures Survey in stores (NEMS-S): development and evaluationKaren Glanz
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
Am J Prev Med 32:282-9. 2007..There is a need for valid, reliable measures of nutrition environments. This article reports on the development and evaluation of measures of nutrition environments in retail food stores...
How major restaurant chains plan their menus: the role of profit, demand, and healthKaren Glanz
Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
Am J Prev Med 32:383-8. 2007..This study sought to understand the views of executives at major U.S. restaurant chains regarding the process, motivation for, and challenges of offering healthier options on their menus...
Using wireless handheld computers and tailored text messaging to reduce negative consequences of drinking alcoholJessica Aungst Weitzel
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
J Stud Alcohol Drugs 68:534-7. 2007..The purpose of this trial was to investigate the feasibility and short-term outcomes of a tailored intervention, delivered via text messages to wireless handheld computers, to reduce alcohol-related consequences among college students...
Recruitment approaches for family studies: attitudes of index patients and their relativesSara Chandros Hull
Research Ethics Unit, Social and Behavioral Research Branch, NHGRI, NIH, USA
IRB 26:12-7. 2004
The use of theory in health behavior research from 2000 to 2005: a systematic reviewJulia E Painter
Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Rd, NE, Rm 530, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
Ann Behav Med 35:358-62. 2008..No previous reviews have assessed the extent to which theory is used (that is, operationalized and tested) in empirical research...
