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| Martha Y KubikSummaryAffiliation: University of Minnesota Country: USA Publications
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Prevalence and correlates of depressive symptoms in young adolescentsMartha Y Kubik
School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Am J Health Behav 27:546-53. 2003..To assess prevalence of elevated depressive symptoms in young adolescents and examine associations between symptoms and sociodemographic and behavioral factors...- Food-related beliefs, eating behavior, and classroom food practices of middle school teachersMartha Y Kubik
School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, 6101 Weaver Densford Hall, 308 Harvard St, SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 0342, USA
J Sch Health 72:339-45. 2002..School and health professionals should continue to advocate for schoolwide policies and programs that support students and teachers if the goal of an integrated healthy school food environment is to be realized... 
Sociodemographic differences in selected eating practices among alternative high school studentsChrisa Arcan
School of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, 1300 S 2nd St, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 109:823-9. 2009..Students attending alternative high schools are an at-risk group of youth for poor health behaviors and obesity. However, little is known about their dietary practices...
Association between food opportunities during the school day and selected dietary behaviors of alternative high school students, Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota, 2006Chrisa Arcan
University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, 1300 South 2nd St, Ste 300, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 8:A08. 2011..We examined correlations between food opportunities during the school day and selected dietary behaviors of students attending alternative high schools...- Healthy Home Offerings via the Mealtime Environment (HOME): feasibility, acceptability, and outcomes of a pilot studyJayne A Fulkerson
School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 18:S69-74. 2010..Not all findings were sustained at 6-month follow-up. Obesity prevention programming with families in community settings is feasible and well accepted. Results demonstrate the potential of the HOME program... - Focus groups with working parents of school-aged children: what's needed to improve family meals?Jayne A Fulkerson
School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, 308 Harvard Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
J Nutr Educ Behav 43:189-93. 2011..To conduct focus groups to identify parents' perceptions of barriers to family meals and elucidate ideas to guide the development of interventions to overcome barriers... - Providing obesity prevention counseling to children during a primary care clinic visit: results from a pilot studyMartha Y Kubik
University of Minnesota School of Nursing, 5 160 Weaver Densford Hall, 308 Harvard St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 108:1902-6. 2008..Further development of the intervention and testing in a larger experimental trial are warranted to determine effects on behavior change and body weight... - Perceived barriers mediate the association between self-efficacy and fruit and vegetable consumption among students attending alternative high schoolsMeg Bruening
School of Nursing, Biostatistical Design and Analysis Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 110:1542-6. 2010..7, P=0.007). Interventions targeting the dietary practices of alternative high school students should include components to decrease perceived barriers as a way to increase self-efficacy and ultimately fruit/vegetable intake... - Two years later: wellness councils and healthier vending in a cohort of middle and high schoolsMartha Y Kubik
Population Health and Systems Cooperative Unit, School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
J Adolesc Health 49:550-2. 2011..To examine the association between school wellness council structure over 2 years and low-nutrient, energy-dense vending fare assessed as a food score (range: 0-7), following enactment of federal legislation... - School and district wellness councils and availability of low-nutrient, energy-dense vending fare in Minnesota middle and high schoolsMartha Y Kubik
School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 111:150-5. 2011..03). The potential of wellness councils to impact availability of low-nutrient, energy-dense vending fare is promising. There may be an added benefit to having both a school and district council... - The association of the school food environment with dietary behaviors of young adolescentsMartha Y Kubik
Division of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, 55455, USA
Am J Public Health 93:1168-73. 2003..We examined the association between young adolescents' dietary behaviors and school vending machines, à la carte programs, and fried potatoes' being served at school lunch... - Away-from-home family dinner sources and associations with weight status, body composition, and related biomarkers of chronic disease among adolescents and their parentsJayne A Fulkerson
School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 111:1892-7. 2011..05). Although frequent family dinners may be beneficial for adolescents, the source of dinners is likely as important in maintaining a healthy weight. Interventions should focus on encouragement of healthful family meals... - Substance use and dietary practices among students attending alternative high schools: results from a pilot studyChrisa Arcan
University of Minnesota, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
BMC Public Health 11:263. 2011..Associations between multi-substance use and the same dietary practices were also examined... - Influencing healthful food choices in school and home environments: results from the TEENS studyLeslie A Lytle
Division of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, 1300 S 2nd Street, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
Prev Med 43:8-13. 2006..This research is part of the TEENS study, a school-based intervention study... - Soft drinks, candy, and fast food: what parents and teachers think about the middle school food environmentMartha Y Kubik
University of Minnesota, School of Nursing, 6 101 Weaver Densford Hall, 308 Harvard St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 105:233-9. 2005..To assess the opinions and beliefs of parents and teachers of middle school students regarding the school food environment... - Is school-based height and weight screening of elementary students private and reliable?Sarah A Stoddard
University of Minnesota, School of Nursing, Minneapolis, MN, USA
J Sch Nurs 24:43-8. 2008..Nurses may benefit from regular training on measurement procedures. The results of this study suggest that school nurses provide BMI screening that is private and reliable... - Predicting adolescents' intake of fruits and vegetablesLeslie A Lytle
Division of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
J Nutr Educ Behav 35:170-5. 2003..To explore potential predictors of adolescents' fruit and vegetable intake by expanding on current theory and drawing from other adolescent research... - School-based approaches to affect adolescents' diets: results from the TEENS studyLeslie A Lytle
Division of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 55454, USA
Health Educ Behav 31:270-87. 2004..In addition, future work may consider the use of peer leaders, more intensive teacher training, ongoing formative assessment, and the testing of more powerful environmental change intervention strategies... - Alternative high school students: prevalence and correlates of overweightMartha Y Kubik
University of Minnesota, School of Nursing, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Am J Health Behav 33:600-9. 2009..To determine prevalence and correlates of overweight among adolescents attending alternative high schools (AHS)... - Prevalence and social-environmental correlates of sports team participation among alternative high school studentsKaren E Johnson
School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
J Phys Act Health 8:606-12. 2011..However, little is known about the prevalence and correlates of sports team participation among AHS students... - Parents of elementary school students weigh in on height, weight, and body mass index screening at schoolMartha Y Kubik
University of Minnesota School of Nursing, 6 101 Weaver Densford Hall, 308 Harvard St, SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
J Sch Health 76:496-501. 2006..Programs may be a useful overweight prevention tool for children. However, continued attention to how best to support parents and children affected by overweight is required... - Schoolwide food practices are associated with body mass index in middle school studentsMartha Y Kubik
School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 159:1111-4. 2005..To examine the association between body mass index in young adolescents and schoolwide food practices such as foods used in school fundraising and in the classroom as incentives and rewards... - Are there nutritional and other benefits associated with family meals among at-risk youth?Jayne A Fulkerson
School of Nursing, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
J Adolesc Health 45:389-95. 2009..The present study aims to examine these associations among a population of adolescents at-risk of academic failure... - State but not district nutrition policies are associated with less junk food in vending machines and school stores in US public schoolsMartha Y Kubik
School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, 308 Harvard St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 110:1043-8. 2010.... - Food use in middle and high school fundraising: does policy support healthful practice? Results from a survey of Minnesota school principalsMartha Y Kubik
School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, 308 Harvard St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 109:1215-9. 2009..However, use of foods high in fat and added sugars remains a prevalent fundraising practice, especially in high schools and for club/sports teams, and requires additional attention... - Fruits, vegetables, and football: findings from focus groups with alternative high school students regarding eating and physical activityMartha Y Kubik
School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
J Adolesc Health 36:494-500. 2005..To increase our understanding of factors that may influence the dietary and physical activity practices of adolescents attending an alternative high school (AHS)... - Objectively measured physical activity in urban alternative high school studentsJohn R Sirard
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 40:2088-95. 2008..Alternative high school (AHS) students are an underserved population of youth at greater risk for poor health behaviors and outcomes. Little is known about their physical activity patterns... - Obesity prevention practices of elementary school nurses in Minnesota: findings from interviews with licensed school nursesLeslie F Morrison-Sandberg
University of Minnesota, School of Nursing, Minneapolis, MN, USA
J Sch Nurs 27:13-21. 2011..Interest in increasing efforts was limited by time constraints, staffing, and resources. School nurses are well positioned to provide prevention services that will contribute to reducing childhood obesity... - Physical activity, dietary practices, and other health behaviors of at-risk youth attending alternative high schoolsMartha Y Kubik
School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, 6 101 Weaver Densford Hall, 308 Harvard St, SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
J Sch Health 74:119-24. 2004..Results suggest research in alternative high schools is feasible and successful implementation and evaluation of programs possible... - Obesity prevention in schools: current role and future practice of school nursesMartha Y Kubik
University of Minnesota School of Nursing, 6 101 Weaver Densford Hall, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Prev Med 44:504-7. 2007.... - Psychosocial correlates of physical activity and sedentary leisure habits in young adolescents: the Teens Eating for Energy and Nutrition at School studyKathryn H Schmitz
Division of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, 1300 South 2nd Street, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55454-1015, USA
Prev Med 34:266-78. 2002..Development of effective programs to increase PA and/or decrease SLH in young adolescents should be based on a clear understanding of the determinants of these behaviors... - A healthy trend: less food used in fundraising and as rewards and incentives in Minnesota middle and high schoolsMartha Y Kubik
School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, 5 140 Weaver Densford Hall, 308 Harvard Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Public Health Nutr 16:683-6. 2013..To assess change in the 4-year prevalence (2006-2009) of the use of food in school fundraising and as rewards and incentives for students, following implementation of federal legislation in the USA in 2006... - Nutritional issues for adolescentsLeslie A Lytle
Department of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, 1300 South Second Street, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55454 1054, USA
Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab 17:177-89. 2003..We discuss implications of the trends in adolescent dietary habits for practitioners and propose a research agenda for better understanding and positively influencing future adolescent nutritional health... - Black, Hispanic, and white girls' perceptions of environmental and social support and enjoyment of physical activityMira Grieser
Department of Kinesiology, Health and Human Performance Building, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD 20742, USA
J Sch Health 78:314-20. 2008.... - Policies and opportunities for physical activity in middle school environmentsDeborah R Young
Department of Kinesiology, University of Maryland, 2312 Health and Human Performance Building, College Park, MD 20742, USA
J Sch Health 77:41-7. 2007..This study examined physical activity opportunities and barriers at 36 geographically diverse middle schools participating in the Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls... - Naturally occurring changes in physical activity are inversely related to depressive symptoms during early adolescenceRobert W Motl
Department of Exercise Science, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602-6554, USA
Psychosom Med 66:336-42. 2004..The results encourage randomized controlled trials to experimentally determine whether an increase in physical activity reduces depression risk among adolescent boys and girls...