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| Erin R HagerSummaryAffiliation: University of Maryland Country: USA Publications
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The perceived and built environment surrounding urban schools and physical activity among adolescent girlsErin R Hager
Department of Pediatrics, Growth and Nutrition Division, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 737 West Lombard Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Ann Behav Med 45:S68-75. 2013..Neighborhood perceived/built environment and physical activity (PA) associations have been examined for adolescents around homes, but not surrounding schools...
Maternal perceptions of toddler body size: accuracy and satisfaction differ by toddler weight statusErin R Hager
Division of Growth and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 166:417-22. 2012..To examine (1) accuracy of maternal perceptions of toddler body size; (2) factors associated with accuracy of toddler body size; and (3) how maternal satisfaction relates to accuracy/toddler body size...
Development and validation of a toddler silhouette scaleErin R Hager
Division of Growth and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 18:397-401. 2010..Interventions can be targeted toward parents who have inaccurate perceptions of or are dissatisfied with their toddler's body size...
Development and validity of a 2-item screen to identify families at risk for food insecurityErin R Hager
Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Pediatrics 126:e26-32. 2010..To develop a brief screen to identify families at risk for food insecurity (FI) and to evaluate the sensitivity, specificity, and convergent validity of the screen...
College mentors: a view from the inside of an intervention to promote health behaviors and prevent obesity among low-income, urban, African American adolescentsMaureen M Black
Division of Growth and Nutrition in the Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA
Health Promot Pract 13:238-44. 2012..In summary, college students are a valuable resource as mentors for low-income, African American adolescents and provide insights into the success of health promotion/overweight prevention interventions...
Participants' comments on changes in the revised special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children food packages: the Maryland food preference studyMaureen M Black
Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 109:116-23. 2009..By providing fruits and vegetables, reduced-fat options, and increased opportunities for nutrition education, the revised food packages may reduce the risk of obesity among low-income women, infants, and children...
Challenge! Health promotion/obesity prevention mentorship model among urban, black adolescentsMaureen M Black
Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Pediatrics 126:280-8. 2010..The objective of this study was to evaluate a 12-session home/community-based health promotion/obesity prevention program (Challenge!) on changes in BMI status, body composition, physical activity, and diet...
