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Use of cancer control referrals by 2-1-1 callers: a randomized trialMatthew W Kreuter
Health Communication Research Laboratory, Brown School, Washington University in St Louis, Missouri 63112 1408, USA
Am J Prev Med 43:S425-34. 2012..Callers to 2-1-1 have greater need for and lesser use of cancer control services than other Americans. Integrating cancer risk assessment and referrals to preventive services into 2-1-1 systems is both feasible and acceptable to callers...- Small media and client reminders for colorectal cancer screening: current use and gap areas in CDC's Colorectal Cancer Control ProgramMatthew W Kreuter
Health Communication Research Laboratory, Washington University in Saint Louis, Campus Box 1009, 700 Rosedale Ave, Saint Louis, MO 63112 1408, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 9:E131. 2012..The CRCCP grantees must use evidence-based strategies from the Guide to Community Preventive Services, including small media and client reminders... - Reframing the dissemination challenge: a marketing and distribution perspectiveMatthew W Kreuter
Health Communication Research Laboratory, Institute for Public Health, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St Louis, 700 Rosedale Ave, Campus Box 1009, St Louis, MO 63112 1408, USA
Am J Public Health 99:2123-7. 2009..Without serious investment in such infrastructure, application of proven solutions in public health practice will continue to occur slowly and rarely... 
Increasing information-seeking about human papillomavirus vaccination through community partnerships in African American and Hispanic communitiesMatthew W Kreuter
Health Communication Research Laboratory, Institute for Public Health, Washington University, St Louis, Missouri 63112, USA
Fam Community Health 35:15-30. 2012..Pre- to postintervention calls to 1-800-4-CANCER increased 38% in these communities, while declining 15% in comparison communities of Kansas City, Missouri, and El Paso, Texas (F = 8.6, P = .004) and 1.4% in the United States as a whole...
Cultural tailoring for mammography and fruit and vegetable intake among low-income African-American women in urban public health centersMatthew W Kreuter
Health Communication Research Laboratory and Center of Excellence in Cancer Communication Research, Department of Community Health, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University SLU, 3545 Lafayette Avenue, St Louis, MO 63104, USA
Prev Med 41:53-62. 2005..The Institute of Medicine has called for randomized studies directly comparing approaches that do and do not consider culture...- Comparing narrative and informational videos to increase mammography in low-income African American womenMatthew W Kreuter
Health Communication Research Laboratory, The George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St Louis, MO 63112, USA
Patient Educ Couns 81:S6-14. 2010..Compare effects of narrative and informational videos on use of mammography, cancer-related beliefs, recall of core content and a range of reactions to the videos... - Communicating evidence-based information on cancer prevention to state-level policy makersRoss C Brownson
Alvin J Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine, Washington University, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
J Natl Cancer Inst 103:306-16. 2011..We explored factors that influence the likelihood that state-level policy makers will find a policy brief understandable, credible, and useful... - Responses to behaviorally vs culturally tailored cancer communication among African American womenMatthew W Kreuter
Health Communication Research Laboratory, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, 3545 Lafayette Ave, St Louis, MO 63104, USA
Am J Health Behav 28:195-207. 2004..To examine whether tailored cancer communication for African American women can be enhanced by tailoring on 4 sociocultural constructs: religiosity, collectivism, racial pride, and time orientation... - Understanding narrative effects: the impact of breast cancer survivor stories on message processing, attitudes, and beliefs among African American womenAmy McQueen
Division of Health Behavior Research, School of Medicine, Washington University, St Louis, MO 63108, USA
Health Psychol 30:674-82. 2011..Examine the longitudinal effects of personal narratives about mammography and breast cancer compared with a traditional informational approach... - Exploring 2-1-1 service requests as potential markers for cancer control needsKassandra I Alcaraz
Health Communication Research Laboratory and George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri 63112 1408, USA
Am J Prev Med 43:S469-74. 2012..Delivering health information and referrals through 2-1-1 is promising, but these systems need efficient ways of identifying callers at increased risk... - Evaluating the Ozioma cancer news service: a community randomized trial in 24 U.S. citiesCharlene A Caburnay
Health Communication Research Laboratory, St Louis, MO 63112 1408, USA
Prev Med 54:425-30. 2012..This community randomized trial evaluated effects of the Ozioma News Service on the amount and quality of cancer coverage in Black weekly newspapers in 24 U.S. cities... - Spirituality, breast cancer beliefs and mammography utilization among urban African American womenCheryl L Holt
Health Communication Research Laboratory, Department of Community Health, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, MO 63104, USA
J Health Psychol 8:383-96. 2003..These findings suggest the importance of spiritual belief systems for health, and implications for spiritual cancer communication interventions are discussed... - Theoretical perspectives on public communication preparedness for terrorist attacksRicardo J Wray
Health Communication Research Laboratory, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, 3545 Lafayette Avenue, St Louis, MO 63104, USA
Fam Community Health 27:232-41. 2004..This theoretical orientation provides a framework to systematically assess current recommendations for preparedness communication... - Sociocultural characteristics and responses to cancer education materials among African American womenMatthew W Kreuter
Health Communication Research Laboratory, Department of Community Health, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, MO 63104, USA
Cancer Control 10:69-80. 2003..01). In this population of women, cultural characteristics appear to moderate responses to tailored health education materials... - Use of computer kiosks for breast cancer education in five community settingsMatthew W Kreuter
Health Communication Research Laboratory, Department of Community Health, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, 3545 Lafayette Ave, St Louis, MO 63104, USA
Health Educ Behav 33:625-42. 2006..Findings inform strategic decision making about technology dissemination and community outreach to women needing information about breast cancer and mammography... - Effectiveness of individually tailored calendars in promoting childhood immunization in urban public health centersMatthew W Kreuter
Health Communication Research Laboratory, Division of Behavioral Science and Health Education, Department of Community Health, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, St Louis, MO 63104, USA
Am J Public Health 94:122-7. 2004..We examined the effectiveness of tailored calendars in increasing childhood immunization rates... - What makes cancer survivor stories work? An empirical study among African American womenMatthew W Kreuter
Health Communication Research Laboratory and Center for Cultural Cancer Communication, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, 3545 Lafayette Avenue, St Louis, MO 63104, USA
J Cancer Surviv 2:33-44. 2008..Understanding what makes survivor stories effective can enhance survivor-delivered programs and interventions... - Use of GIS to identify optimal settings for cancer prevention and control in African American communitiesKassandra I Alcaraz
Health Communication Research Laboratory, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, MO 63112, USA
Prev Med 49:54-7. 2009..Rarely have Geographic Information Systems (GIS) been used to inform community-based outreach and intervention planning. This study sought to identify community settings most likely to reach individuals from geographically localized areas... - Using dissemination research to identify optimal community settings for tailored breast cancer information kiosksMatthew W Kreuter
Health Communication Research Laboratory, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, 3545 Lafayette Ave, St Louis, MO 63104, USA
J Public Health Manag Pract 14:160-9. 2008.... - Applying projective techniques to formative research in health communication developmentTheresa Wiehagen
Health Communication Research Laboratory, Saint Louis University School of Public Health, St Louis, Missouri, USA
Health Promot Pract 8:164-72. 2007..This approach may be a valuable tool for health-promotion and health-communication practitioners seeking insight on the implicit values of a priority population... - Real-time moment-to-moment emotional responses to narrative and informational breast cancer videos in African American womenSarah Bollinger
Health Communication Research Laboratory, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St Louis, One Brookings Drive, Campus Box 1196, St Louis, MO 63130, USA
Health Educ Res 27:537-43. 2012..Findings suggest that stories can be used to communicate health information without distracting from core health content... - Measuring exposure to health messages in community-based intervention studies: a systematic review of current practicesDaniel S Morris
Saint Louis University, 1402 S Grand Blvd, St Louis, MO 63104, USA
Health Educ Behav 36:979-98. 2009..There is substantial room for improvement in measurement and analysis of exposure to communication in community-based disease prevention studies... - Dissemination of effective physical activity interventions: are we applying the evidence?Paula Ballew
Prevention Research Center in St Louis, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St Louis, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Campus Box 8109, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
Health Educ Res 25:185-98. 2010.... - Women's cognitive and affective reactions to breast cancer survivor stories: a structural equation analysisAmy McQueen
Washington University, School of Medicine, Division of Health Behavior Research, St Louis, MO 63108, USA
Patient Educ Couns 81:S15-21. 2010..Compare the immediate affective and cognitive reactions to cancer survivor stories about mammography and breast cancer vs. a didactic, informational approach... - Developing competencies for training practitioners in evidence-based cancer controlRoss C Brownson
Prevention Research Center in St Louis, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Department of Surgery and Alvin J Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
J Cancer Educ 24:186-93. 2009..Competency-based education allows public health departments to better develop a workforce aimed at conducting evidence-based control cancer... - Disparities by race and ethnicity in cancer survivor stories available on the webKatherine S Eddens
Health Communication Research Laboratory and Center for Cultural Cancer Communication, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, MO 63112 1408, USA
J Med Internet Res 11:e50. 2009..Most concerns to date have focused on population differences in access to technology, but differences may also exist in the appropriateness of online health content for diverse populations... - Sociocultural correlates of breast cancer knowledge and screening in urban African American womenSusan N Lukwago
Health Communication Research Laboratory, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63104, USA
Am J Public Health 93:1271-4. 2003 - Black newspapers as a tool for cancer education in African American communitiesCharlene A Caburnay
Health Communication Research Laboratory, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, MO 63112, USA
Ethn Dis 18:488-95. 2008.... - Evidence-based interventions to promote physical activity: what contributes to dissemination by state health departmentsRoss C Brownson
Prevention Research Center, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, St Louis, Missouri 63104, USA
Am J Prev Med 33:S66-73; quiz S74-8. 2007..The purpose of this study was to better understand the dissemination of physical activity interventions across the United States, focusing particularly on evidence-based guidelines... - Lessons learned from a decade of focused recruitment and training to develop minority public health professionalsMatthew W Kreuter
Health Communication Research Laboratory, Washington University, St Louis, MO63112, USA
Am J Public Health 101:S188-95. 2011.... - A community-based approach to promoting walking in rural areasRoss C Brownson
Department of Community Health and Prevention Research Center, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, St Louis, Missouri, USA
Am J Prev Med 27:28-34. 2004..Ecologic models are often recommended to promote physical activity, yet sparse data exist on their effectiveness... - The use of mentoring programs to improve energy balance behaviors in high-risk childrenDebra Haire-Joshu
Brown School of Social Work, Washington University, St Louis, Missouri, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 18:S75-83. 2010..Further, work is needed to evaluate the impact of family-focused multicomponent interventions, including computer-tailored approaches, directed toward both the parent and the child... - The Neighborhood Voice: evaluating a mobile research vehicle for recruiting African Americans to participate in cancer control studiesKassandra I Alcaraz
Health Communication Research Laboratory, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, MO 63112, USA
Eval Health Prof 34:336-48. 2011..2, 2.9) significantly predicted having an excellent experience. Mobile research facilities may increase participation among disadvantaged and minority populations. Our brief survey instrument is a model for evaluating such outreach... - A glossary for dissemination and implementation research in healthBorsika A Rabin
Department of Community Health and Prevention Research Center, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, 3545 Lafayette Ave, Salus Center 475, St Louis, MO 63104, USA
J Public Health Manag Pract 14:117-23. 2008.... - The effect of disseminating evidence-based interventions that promote physical activity to health departmentsRoss C Brownson
Prevention Research Center, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, St Louis, MO 63104, USA
Am J Public Health 97:1900-7. 2007..We explored the effect of disseminating evidence-based guidelines that promote physical activity on US health department organizational practices in the United States... - Cancer control needs of 2-1-1 callers in Missouri, North Carolina, Texas, and WashingtonJason Q Purnell
Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, MO 63130, USA
J Health Care Poor Underserved 23:752-67. 2012..Needs were greater for 2-1-1 callers than for state and national rates, and callers were receptive to referrals. 2-1-1 could be a key partner in efforts to reduce cancer disparities... - The use of sociocultural constructs in cancer screening research among African AmericansAnjali D Deshpande
Department of Community Health Division of Epidemiology, Saint Louis University School of Public Health, St Louis, Missouri, USA
Cancer Control 16:256-65. 2009..However, these studies vary widely in how sociocultural constructs are defined and measured, how they are conceived as affecting cancer beliefs, behaviors, and screening, and how they are applied in interventions... - Unintended effects of emphasizing disparities in cancer communication to African-AmericansRobert A Nicholson
Health Communication Research Laboratory, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, 3545 Lafayette Avenue, St Louis, MO 63104, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 17:2946-53. 2008..This seems especially important among those with high levels of medical mistrust who are least likely to use the health care system and are thus the primary target of health promotion advertising... - Spiritual health locus of control and breast cancer beliefs among urban African American womenCheryl L Holt
Health Communication Research Laboratory, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, Missouri 63104, USA
Health Psychol 22:294-9. 2003..The active and passive spiritual dimensions are distinct from internal and external health locus of control. Further study of their associations with other health-related beliefs and behaviors is warranted... - Comparing demographic, health status and psychosocial strategies of audience segmentation to promote physical activitySarah E Boslaugh
Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
Health Educ Res 20:430-8. 2005..Audience segmentation appears to yield more homogeneous subgroups when psychosocial and health status factors are combined with demographic variables... - Achieving cultural appropriateness in health promotion programs: targeted and tailored approachesMatthew W Kreuter
Health Communication Research Laboratory, Department of Community Health, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, St Louis, MO 63104, USA
Health Educ Behav 30:133-46. 2003..The authors illustrate this new approach with an example of cultural tailoring forcancer prevention in a population of lower income urban African American women... - Health Literacy INDEX: development, reliability, and validity of a new tool for evaluating the health literacy demands of health information materialsKimberly A Kaphingst
Washington University School of Medicine, Division of Public Health Sciences, 660 S Euclid Avenue, Campus Box 8100, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
J Health Commun 17:203-21. 2012..Although improvement in health information materials is just one aspect of mitigating the effects of limited health literacy on health outcomes, it is an essential step toward a more health literate public... - Narrative communication in cancer prevention and control: a framework to guide research and applicationMatthew W Kreuter
Health Communication Research Laboratory, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, 3545 Lafayette Avenue, St Louis, MO 63104, USA
Ann Behav Med 33:221-35. 2007..Future research needs based on these propositions are outlined and encouraged... - Integrating adult learning principles into training for public health practiceRebecca L Bryan
Health Communication Laboratory at the School of Public Health at Saint Louis University, St Louis, Missouri 63104, USA
Health Promot Pract 10:557-63. 2009..Training guided by these principles should facilitate adult learning, collaborative efforts, and mutual respect between agencies, practitioners, and community partners... - On linkages: increasing awareness of and interest in public health and cancer control careers among minority middle school studentsKassandra I Alcaraz
Health Communication Research Laboratory, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri 63104, USA
Public Health Rep 123:533-9. 2008 - Using narrative communication as a tool for health behavior change: a conceptual, theoretical, and empirical overviewLeslie J Hinyard
Health Communication Research Laboratory and Center for Cultural Cancer Communication, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, St Louis, MO 63104, USA
Health Educ Behav 34:777-92. 2007.... - Tailored and targeted health communication: strategies for enhancing information relevanceMatthew W Kreuter
Health Communication Research Laboratory, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, St Louis, MO 63104, USA
Am J Health Behav 27:S227-32. 2003..To discuss tailored messages in the broader context of communication strategies designed to enhance the relevance of health information to a given audience... - Perceptions of neighborhood environment for physical activity: is it "who you are" or "where you live"?Sarah E Boslaugh
Health Communication Research Laboratory, Department of Community Health, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, 3545 Lafayette Avenue, St Louis, MO 63104, USA
J Urban Health 81:671-81. 2004.... - The role of culture in health communicationMatthew W Kreuter
Health Communication Research Laboratory, Department of Community Health, St Louis, Missouri 63104, USA
Annu Rev Public Health 25:439-55. 2004..We conclude with recommendations for future research on culture and health communication... - The news on health behavior: coverage of diet, activity, and tobacco in local newspapersCharlene A Caburnay
Health Communication Research Laboratory, Division of Behavioral Science and Health Education, Department of Community Health, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, MO 63104, USA
Health Educ Behav 30:709-22. 2003..Because the local newspaper can be especially influential in smaller communities, strategies are needed to help reporters and editors in these settings provide more and better coverage of health behavior-related stories...