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| Rebecca E LeeSummaryAffiliation: University of Kansas Medical Center Country: USA Publications
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The relation between community bans of self-service tobacco displays and store environment and between tobacco accessibility and merchant incentivesR E Lee
Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, USA
Am J Public Health 91:2019-21. 2001..These studies investigated (1) the effect of community bans of self-service tobacco displays on store environment and (2) the effect of consumer tobacco accessibility on merchants...
Discretionary time among older adults: how do physical activity promotion interventions affect sedentary and active behaviors?Rebecca E Lee
Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City 66160, USA
Ann Behav Med 25:112-9. 2003..Older adults are participating in numerous sedentary social and recreational activities that appear to remain stable across time and in the face of PA intervention prescriptions...- Neighborhood context and youth cardiovascular health behaviorsRebecca E Lee
Stanford Center for Research in Disease Prevention, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
Am J Public Health 92:428-36. 2002.... - Validating motivational readiness for exercise behavior with adolescentsR E Lee
Stanford Center for Research in Disease Prevention at Stanford University School of Medicine, USA
Res Q Exerc Sport 72:401-10. 2001..Results support the validity of the staging framework for measuring motivational readiness for exercise behavior among North American adolescents... - Factors associated with BMI, weight perceptions and trying to lose weight in African-American smokersRebecca E Lee
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 97:53-61. 2005..Several expected associations with outcomes were not found, suggesting that BMI and weight constructs are not well-understood in this population... - Additive interactions of maternal prepregnancy BMI and breast-feeding on childhood overweightChaoyang Li
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Kansas Cancer Institute, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS, USA
Obes Res 13:362-71. 2005..To examine the interactions of maternal prepregnancy BMI and breast-feeding on the risk of overweight among children 2 to 14 years of age... - Development of a culturally relevant body image instrument among urban African AmericansKim M Pulvers
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas Medical Center/Mailstop 1008, Kansas City, KS 66160-7313, USA
Obes Res 12:1641-51. 2004..DISCUSSION: The instrument displayed strong psychometric performance and cultural relevance, suggesting that the scale is a promising tool for examining body image and obesity among African Americans... - Direct observation of physician counseling on dietary habits and exercise: patient, physician, and office correlatesNadeem A Anis
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Missouri in Kansas City, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA
Prev Med 38:198-202. 2004..Strategies targeting both physician and the health care system may improve the consistency of physician preventive counseling practices... - Ecologic correlates of obesity in rural obese adultsRebecca E Lee
Department of Health and Human Performance, University of Houston, Giarrison Gymnasium 104 E, 3855 Holman Rd, Houston, TX 77004, USA
J Am Coll Nutr 26:424-33. 2007..We examined relationships of individual and environmental factors with obesity and trying to lose weight in rural residents... - Contribution of neighbourhood socioeconomic status and physical activity resources to physical activity among womenRebecca E Lee
Health and Human Performance, University of Houston, Garrison Gym 104E, Houston, TX 77204, USA
J Epidemiol Community Health 61:882-90. 2007..This study aimed to investigate whether access to physical activity resources mediated the relationship between neighbourhood socioeconomic status and physical activity among women... - Smoking, weight loss intention and obesity-promoting behaviors in college studentsShawna L Carroll
Watkins Memorial Health Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA
J Am Coll Nutr 25:348-53. 2006..College-based interventions to prevent smoking initiation or promote smoking cessation should include a focus on healthy eating, exercise and healthful ways to lose or maintain weight... - Ready to be physically active? The effects of a course preparing low-income multiethnic women to be more physically activeRakale Collins
Social Epidemiology Research Division, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30310 1495, USA
Health Educ Behav 31:47-64. 2004..Preintervention preparatory courses may be an effective way to increase social and cognitive constructs associated with physical activity behavior, potentially yielding a greater effect from subsequent interventions... - Assessing overweight, obesity, diet, and physical activity in college studentsTerry T K Huang
Gerald J and Dorothy R Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA
J Am Coll Health 52:83-6. 2003..Most college students are not meeting dietary and physical activity guidelines, suggesting the need for prevention interventions and increased understanding of overweight in college students... - Validity of a modified CHAMPS physical activity questionnaire among African-AmericansKen Resnicow
University of Michigan, Health Behavior and Health Education School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 35:1537-45. 2003..The instrument may be useful for assessing physical activity among African-Americans. Stronger correlations for individuals with lower income and educational attainment was an unexpected finding that merits further examination... - Resources for physical activity participation: does availability and accessibility differ by neighborhood socioeconomic status?Paul A Estabrooks
Department of Kinesiology, Kansas State University, USA
Ann Behav Med 25:100-4. 2003..Community research and promotion efforts should include assessment and targeting of available and accessible physical activity resources... 
How does the built environment relate to body mass index and obesity prevalence among public housing residents?Katie M Heinrich
University of Hawaii at Manoa, School of Medicine, Department of Public Health Sciences, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
Am J Health Promot 22:187-94. 2008..This study examined associations of environmental variables with obesity prevalence and individual body mass index (BMI) among impoverished residents of public housing developments...- Overweight and components of the metabolic syndrome in college studentsTerry T-K Huang
Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, 711 Washington St, Boston, MA 02111, USA
Diabetes Care 27:3000-1. 2004 - Obesogenic influences in public housing: a mixed-method analysisGail Regan
Department of Psychology, Castleton State College, Castleton, Vermont, USA
Am J Health Promot 20:282-90. 2006..Interventions and policies should consider access to PA resources and food sources... - A content analysis of Web sites promoting smoking culture and lifestyleKurt M Ribisl
Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, UNC School of Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 7440, USA
Health Educ Behav 30:64-78. 2003..These results underscore the need for greater research and monitoring of smoking-related Internet content by health educators and tobacco control advocates...