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| Kathleen F NorrSummaryAffiliation: University of Illinois at Chicago Country: USA Publications
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Changes in clients' care ratings after HIV prevention training of hospital workers in MalawiAngela F Chimwaza
Kamuzu College of Nursing, University of Malawi, Lilongwe, Malawi
Int J Qual Health Care 24:152-60. 2012....
Maternal and infant outcomes at one year for a nurse-health advocate home visiting program serving African Americans and Mexican AmericansKathleen F Norr
Maternal Child Nursing, UIC Neighborhoods Initiative Great Cities Institute, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Public Health Nurs 20:190-203. 2003..Effective programs must be culturally sensitive, intensive, and adequately staffed and financed...- Impact of peer group education on HIV prevention among women in BotswanaKathleen F Norr
College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60612 7350, USA
Health Care Women Int 25:210-26. 2004..Peer groups are a low-cost and sustainable intervention that can change HIV prevention knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors for ordinary urban employed women in sub-Saharan Africa... - Risky sexual behaviors of adolescents in rural Malawi: evidence from focus groupsBarbara L Dancy
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing, Chicago, IL 60612 7350, USA
J Natl Black Nurses Assoc 17:22-8. 2006.... - Process evaluation of HIV prevention peer groups in Malawi: a look inside the black boxLinda L McCreary
University of Illinois at Chicago, 60612 7350, USA
Health Educ Res 25:965-78. 2010..Documenting that this HIV prevention peer group intervention was delivered as intended by trained peer volunteers supports widespread dissemination of the intervention... - Prenatal health promotion content and health behaviorsSusan C Vonderheid
College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
West J Nurs Res 29:258-76; discussion 277-83. 2007..Data suggest that increasing prenatal health promotion content during routine visits might improve the effectiveness of prenatal care... - An example of a successful research proposal: Part IIConstance M Dallas
College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
West J Nurs Res 27:210-31. 2005 - An example of a successful research proposal: part IConstance M Dallas
College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
West J Nurs Res 27:50-72. 2005 
Introduction of CenteringPregnancy in a public health clinicCarrie Klima
University of Illinois at Chicago, Centering Pregnancy and Parenting Board of Directors, USA
J Midwifery Womens Health 54:27-34. 2009..This pilot project demonstrated that CenteringPregnancy can be implemented in a busy public health clinic serving predominantly low-income pregnant women and is associated with positive health outcomes...- An ecological model for premature infant feedingRosemary White-Traut
Department of Women Children and Family Health Science, The University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Nursing MC 802, 845 South Damen Avenue, Chicago, IL 60612 7350, USA
J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs 38:478-89; quiz 489-90. 2009.... - Peer group intervention for HIV prevention among health workers in ChileKathleen F Norr
University of Illinois, Chicago, USA
J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care 23:73-86. 2012..Because of these positive impacts, the program will become a regular continuing education unit that can be used to meet health-worker licensing requirements... - Identifying what rural health workers in Malawi need to become HIV prevention leadersMarie L Talashek
University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA
J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care 18:41-50. 2007..Personal risky behaviors and willingness to be HIV prevention leaders have not been previously reported. Results provide insights for developing effective interventions and health policies to address health workers' HIV prevention needs... - Stressors, resources, and stress responses in pregnant African American women: a mixed-methods pilot studyCarmen Giurgescu
College of Nursing, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA
J Perinat Neonatal Nurs 27:81-96. 2013..The findings demonstrate the importance of periodically assessing stress in African American women during pregnancy, particularly related to their support network as well as the positive supports they receive... - Building teen power for sexual healthMarie L Talashek
Department of Public Health, Mental Health, and Administrative Nursing, College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
J Transcult Nurs 14:207-16. 2003..The 13-week school-based intervention assists students identify how personal strengths and family, school, and neighborhood environmental factors can reinforce health behaviors and choices... - The context of risky behaviors for Latino youthMarie L Talashek
University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
J Transcult Nurs 15:131-8. 2004..Implications: A multimodal approach is required to help teens adopt healthy life styles, remain in school, and have a positive relationship with their parents...
Research Grants
- Mobilizing Health Workers for HIV Prevention in MalawiKathleen Norr; Fiscal Year: 2005..The project will strengthen research capacities of the collaborating college of nursing and the district and rural clinic health workers. Low cost and use of existing infrastructure facilitate high transferability. ..
- Peer groups for healthy pregnancy & HIV prevention for young Malawian womenKathleen Norr; Fiscal Year: 2009..This research will make a major contribution toward promoting pregnancy planning and HIV prevention for women and their babies in Malawi and throughout the African region. ..
- Peer groups for healthy pregnancy & HIV prevention for young Malawian womenKathleen F Norr; Fiscal Year: 2010..This research will make a major contribution toward promoting pregnancy planning and HIV prevention for women and their babies in Malawi and throughout the African region. ..