educational status

Summary

Summary: Educational attainment or level of education of individuals.

Top Publications

  1. ncbi Socioeconomic position and health: the differential effects of education versus income on the onset versus progression of health problems
    Pamela Herd
    Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin Madison, 53706, USA
    J Health Soc Behav 48:223-38. 2007
  2. ncbi Estimating wealth effects without expenditure data--or tears: an application to educational enrollments in states of India
    D Filmer
    Development Research Group, World Bank, 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433, USA
    Demography 38:115-32. 2001
  3. ncbi Education, income, occupation, and the 34-year incidence (1965-99) of Type 2 diabetes in the Alameda County Study
    Siobhan C Maty
    School of Community Health, College of Urban and Public Affairs, Portland State University, PO Box 751, Portland, OR 97207 0751, USA
    Int J Epidemiol 34:1274-81. 2005
  4. ncbi Contribution of major diseases to disparities in mortality
    Mitchell D Wong
    Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles 90095 1736, USA
    N Engl J Med 347:1585-92. 2002
  5. ncbi Education and risk for acute myocardial infarction in 52 high, middle and low-income countries: INTERHEART case-control study
    A Rosengren
    Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, Sahlgrenska University Hospital Ostra, SE 416 85 Goteborg, Sweden
    Heart 95:2014-22. 2009
  6. ncbi Material, psychosocial, and behavioural factors in the explanation of educational inequalities in mortality in The Netherlands
    Floor V A van Oort
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    J Epidemiol Community Health 59:214-20. 2005
  7. ncbi Smoking kills, obesity disables: a multistate approach of the US Health and Retirement Survey
    Mieke Reuser
    Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute, The Hague, The Netherlands
    Obesity (Silver Spring) 17:783-9. 2009
  8. ncbi Effect of neighbourhood income and maternal education on birth outcomes: a population-based study
    Zhong Cheng Luo
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal, Que
    CMAJ 174:1415-20. 2006
  9. ncbi Socioeconomic and behavioral risk factors for mortality in a national 19-year prospective study of U.S. adults
    Paula M Lantz
    Department of Health Management and Policy, University of Michigan, School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 2029, United States
    Soc Sci Med 70:1558-66. 2010
  10. ncbi Ethnic and educational differences in cognitive test performance on mini-mental state examination in Asians
    Tze Pin Ng
    Gerontological Research Programme, National University of Singapore, Department of Psychological Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 15:130-9. 2007

Research Grants

  1. DEVELOPMENT & EARLY IDENTIFICATION OF READING DISABILITY
    CHRISTOPHER LONIGAN; Fiscal Year: 2004
  2. Implementing a low-literacy, multimedia IT system to enhance patient-centered can
    Elizabeth Hahn; Fiscal Year: 2007
  3. Addressing Health Literacy and Numeracy to Prevent Childhood Obesity
    Hsiang Shonna Yin; Fiscal Year: 2010
  4. Addressing Health Literacy and Numeracy to Prevent Childhood Obesity
    Russell Rothman; Fiscal Year: 2009
  5. Addressing Health Literacy and Numeracy to Prevent Childhood Obesity
    Hsiang Shonna Yin; Fiscal Year: 2010
  6. Addressing Health Literacy and Numeracy to Prevent Childhood Obesity
    Russell Rothman; Fiscal Year: 2009
  7. Health literacy and oral health status of African refugees
    Paul L Geltman; Fiscal Year: 2010
  8. Health literacy and oral health status of African refugees
    Paul Geltman; Fiscal Year: 2009
  9. Seniors' health literacy, beliefs and asthma self-management
    Alex D Federman; Fiscal Year: 2010
  10. Seniors' health literacy, beliefs and asthma self-management
    Alex Federman; Fiscal Year: 2009

Detail Information

Publications251 found, 100 shown here

  1. ncbi Socioeconomic position and health: the differential effects of education versus income on the onset versus progression of health problems
    Pamela Herd
    Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin Madison, 53706, USA
    J Health Soc Behav 48:223-38. 2007
    ....
  2. ncbi Estimating wealth effects without expenditure data--or tears: an application to educational enrollments in states of India
    D Filmer
    Development Research Group, World Bank, 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433, USA
    Demography 38:115-32. 2001
    ..On average a "rich" child is 31 percentage points more likely to be enrolled than a "poor" child, but this gap varies from only 4.6 percentage points in Kerala to 38.2 in Uttar Pradesh and 42.6 in Bihar...
  3. ncbi Education, income, occupation, and the 34-year incidence (1965-99) of Type 2 diabetes in the Alameda County Study
    Siobhan C Maty
    School of Community Health, College of Urban and Public Affairs, Portland State University, PO Box 751, Portland, OR 97207 0751, USA
    Int J Epidemiol 34:1274-81. 2005
    ..Lower socioeconomic position (SEP) is related to higher prevalence of Type 2 diabetes, yet little is known about the relationship of SEP with incident diabetes...
  4. ncbi Contribution of major diseases to disparities in mortality
    Mitchell D Wong
    Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles 90095 1736, USA
    N Engl J Med 347:1585-92. 2002
    ..Mortality from all causes is higher for persons with fewer years of education and for blacks, but it is unknown which diseases contribute most to these disparities...
  5. ncbi Education and risk for acute myocardial infarction in 52 high, middle and low-income countries: INTERHEART case-control study
    A Rosengren
    Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, Sahlgrenska University Hospital Ostra, SE 416 85 Goteborg, Sweden
    Heart 95:2014-22. 2009
    ....
  6. ncbi Material, psychosocial, and behavioural factors in the explanation of educational inequalities in mortality in The Netherlands
    Floor V A van Oort
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    J Epidemiol Community Health 59:214-20. 2005
    ..To assess the direct and indirect contributions of material, behavioural, and psychosocial factors to the explanation of educational inequalities in mortality simultaneously...
  7. ncbi Smoking kills, obesity disables: a multistate approach of the US Health and Retirement Survey
    Mieke Reuser
    Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute, The Hague, The Netherlands
    Obesity (Silver Spring) 17:783-9. 2009
    ..3 (0.5; 2.5) years (men) and 1.4 (0.3; 2.6) years (women). A lower education decreased disability-free life, but not duration of ADL disability. In the aging baby boom, higher BMI will further increase care dependence...
  8. ncbi Effect of neighbourhood income and maternal education on birth outcomes: a population-based study
    Zhong Cheng Luo
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal, Que
    CMAJ 174:1415-20. 2006
    ..We sought to determine the extent to which associations between adverse birth outcomes and SES can be identified using individual-level measures (maternal level of education) and community-level measures (neighbourhood income)...
  9. ncbi Socioeconomic and behavioral risk factors for mortality in a national 19-year prospective study of U.S. adults
    Paula M Lantz
    Department of Health Management and Policy, University of Michigan, School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 2029, United States
    Soc Sci Med 70:1558-66. 2010
    ....
  10. ncbi Ethnic and educational differences in cognitive test performance on mini-mental state examination in Asians
    Tze Pin Ng
    Gerontological Research Programme, National University of Singapore, Department of Psychological Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 15:130-9. 2007
    ..The objective of this study is to examine ethnic differences in Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) test performance in discriminating between demented and nondemented elderly Asians...
  11. ncbi The contribution of childhood and adult socioeconomic position to adult obesity and smoking behaviour: an international comparison
    Chris Power
    Centre for Paediatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, WC1N 1EH London, UK
    Int J Epidemiol 34:335-44. 2005
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  12. ncbi The measurement of SES in health research: current practice and steps toward a new approach
    J Michael Oakes
    Division of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55454 1015, USA
    Soc Sci Med 56:769-84. 2003
    ..Our pilot study suggests a great deal of uniformity between existing SES measures and that a new approach may be worthy of pursuit...
  13. ncbi Systematic review exploring time trends in the association between educational attainment and risk of HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa
    James R Hargreaves
    Infectious Disease Epidemiology Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, UK
    AIDS 22:403-14. 2008
    ..To assess the evidence that the association between educational attainment and risk of HIV infection is changing over time in sub-Saharan Africa...
  14. ncbi Overweight and obesity in Portugal: national prevalence in 2003-2005
    I do Carmo
    Lisbon Faculty of Medicine, Lisbon, Portugal
    Obes Rev 9:11-9. 2008
    ..Well-defined public health intervention must be targeted to specific population groups where higher levels of obesity prevalence were found: low socioeconomic level groups and low-education level groups...
  15. ncbi Outcomes in young adulthood for very-low-birth-weight infants
    Maureen Hack
    Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
    N Engl J Med 346:149-57. 2002
    ..Very-low-birth-weight infants (those weighing less than 1500 g) born during the initial years of neonatal intensive care have now reached young adulthood...
  16. ncbi Cross-cultural comparison of visitors to CAM practitioners in the United States and Norway
    Aslak Steinsbekk
    Department of Public Health and General Practice, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
    J Altern Complement Med 15:1201-7. 2009
    ..However, these countries have fundamentally different health care systems. The aim was therefore to compare characteristics of adults who have seen a CAM practitioner during the last year in the United States and Norway...
  17. ncbi Socioeconomic position, gender, health behaviours and biomarkers of cardiovascular disease and diabetes
    Anne Kavanagh
    Centre for Women s Health, Gender and Society, Melbourne School of Population Health, The University of Melbourne, Australia
    Soc Sci Med 71:1150-60. 2010
    ..We conclude that low socio-economic position is more consistently associated with a worse profile of biomarkers for CVD and diabetes for women...
  18. ncbi Relationships between use of television during meals and children's food consumption patterns
    K A Coon
    School of Nutrition, Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Pediatrics 107:E7. 2001
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  19. ncbi Quick assessment of literacy in primary care: the newest vital sign
    Barry D Weiss
    University of Arizona College of Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Tucson 85719, USA
    Ann Fam Med 3:514-22. 2005
    ..Our objective was to develop a quick and accurate screening test for limited literacy available in English and Spanish...
  20. ncbi Understanding the correlates of adolescents' TV viewing: a social ecological approach
    Clare Hume
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
    Int J Pediatr Obes 5:161-8. 2010
    ..To examine associations between social ecological factors and Dutch adolescents' TV viewing...
  21. ncbi Equity in maternal and child health in Thailand
    Supon Limwattananon
    Khon Kaen University, Thanon Mitraparp, Amphoe Muang, Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand
    Bull World Health Organ 88:420-7. 2010
    ..To assess equity in health outcomes and interventions for maternal and child health (MCH) services in Thailand...
  22. ncbi Attained educational level and incident atherothrombotic events in low- and middle-income compared with high-income countries
    Abhinav Goyal
    Emory Rollins School of Public Health, 1518 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
    Circulation 122:1167-75. 2010
    ..However, most of these studies have been conducted in high-income countries (HICs) and lack representation from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), which bear >80% of the global burden of cardiovascular disease...
  23. ncbi Medial temporal lobe atrophy on MRI predicts dementia in patients with mild cognitive impairment
    Esther S C Korf
    Department of Neurology and Alzheimer Center, Vrije Universiteit Medical Centre, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Neurology 63:94-100. 2004
    ..Although detailed volumetric MRI assessment of medial temporal lobe atrophy (MTA) can predict dementia in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), it is not easily applied to routine clinical practice...
  24. ncbi Social status and cardiovascular disease: a Mediterranean case. Results from the Italian Progetto CUORE cohort study
    Carla Fornari
    Research Centre on Public Health, Department of Clinical and Preventive Medicine, University of Milano Bicocca, Monza, Italy
    BMC Public Health 10:574. 2010
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  25. ncbi Educational inequalities associated with health-related behaviours in the adult population of Singapore
    C W Fong
    Epidemiology and Disease Control Division, Ministry of Health Singapore, 16 College Road, College of Medicine Building, Singapore 169854
    Singapore Med J 48:1091-9. 2007
    ..We examined the effect of education attainment on health-related behaviours (physical activity, cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption) among non-institutionalised Singaporeans aged 18-69 years...
  26. ncbi [Preliminary evaluation of a new screening test for dementia (Eurotest)]
    C Carnero-Pardo
    Servicio de Neurologia, Hospital de Torrecárdenas, Almeria, Espana
    Rev Neurol 38:201-9. 2004
    ..The changeover to the new currency has meant that the Money test, a screening test for dementia with a number of advantages over those currently available, is now of no use...
  27. ncbi Life-course origins of social inequalities in metabolic risk in the population of a developing country
    C M Schooling
    Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
    Am J Epidemiol 167:419-28. 2008
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  28. ncbi Risk factors for severe malaria in Bamako, Mali: a matched case-control study
    Innocent Safeukui-Noubissi
    Laboratoire de Parasitologie Mycologie, Immunology and Genetics of Parasitic Diseases, INSERM U 399, Faculte de Medecine Timone, Universite de la Mediterranee, 27 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13385 Marseille Cedex 5, France
    Microbes Infect 6:572-8. 2004
    ..Programmes aiming to improve both maternal health and maternal education may reduce the incidence of severe malaria in children and should therefore be advocated in Bamako and in areas with similar epidemiological patterns for malaria...
  29. ncbi Socioeconomic inequalities in depression: a meta-analysis
    V Lorant
    Health Systems Research, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
    Am J Epidemiol 157:98-112. 2003
    ..Nonetheless, the authors found compelling evidence for socioeconomic inequality in depression. Strategies for tackling inequality in depression are needed, especially in relation to the course of the disorder...
  30. ncbi Socioeconomic and country variations in knowledge of health risks of tobacco smoking and toxic constituents of smoke: results from the 2002 International Tobacco Control (ITC) Four Country Survey
    M Siahpush
    Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer, The Cancer Council Victoria, 100 Drummond Street, Carlton VIC 3053, Australia
    Tob Control 15:iii65-70. 2006
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  31. ncbi Social predictors of adult asthma: a co-twin case-control study
    E Huovinen
    Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Finland
    Thorax 56:234-6. 2001
    ..A co-twin case-control study was undertaken to examine possible social risk factors for asthma...
  32. ncbi Prevalence and correlates of multiple cancer risk behaviors in an Australian population-based survey: results from the Queensland Cancer Risk Study
    Katrin Hausdorf
    Viertel Centre for Research in Cancer Control, The Cancer Council Queensland, Spring Hill, QLD, Australia
    Cancer Causes Control 19:1339-47. 2008
    ..To report on the prevalence, clustering, and correlates of behavioral risk factors for cancer in the Queensland, Australia, population...
  33. ncbi Child abuse and neglect in the Arab Peninsula
    Fadheela T Al-Mahroos
    Sulmaniya Medical Complex, Ministry of Health, College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, PO Box 11602, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
    Saudi Med J 28:241-8. 2007
    ..To provide an overview of the problem and patterns of child abuse and neglect in the 7 countries of the Arab Peninsula, and to highlight some of the difficulties and shortcomings...
  34. ncbi Is the association between socioeconomic position and coronary heart disease stronger in women than in men?
    Rebecca C Thurston
    Department of Society, Human Development, and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    Am J Epidemiol 162:57-65. 2005
    ..12) in age-adjusted models. Low education was associated with greater social and psychological risks for women than men; however, metabolic risks largely explained gender differences in the educational gradient in coronary heart disease...
  35. ncbi Health status before, during and after disability pension award: the Hordaland Health Study (HUSK)
    S Overland
    University of Bergen, Research Centre for Health Promotion, Christiesgate 13, N 5015 Bergen, Norway
    Occup Environ Med 65:769-73. 2008
    ..Up to one in eight of the working age population receives permanent disability benefits. As little is known about the consequences of this major event, analysis aimed to compare health status before and after disability pension award...
  36. ncbi The prevalence and clustering of four major lifestyle risk factors in Hong Kong Chinese older adults
    Kee Lee Chou
    Department of Social Work and Social Administration, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Rd, Hong Kong
    J Aging Health 20:788-803. 2008
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  37. ncbi Reflection and reflective practice in health professions education: a systematic review
    Karen Mann
    Division of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada B3H4H7
    Adv Health Sci Educ Theory Pract 14:595-621. 2009
    ..Our aim was to understand the key variables influencing this educational process, identify gaps in the evidence, and to explore any implications for educational practice and research...
  38. ncbi Determinants of skilled birth attendant utilization in Afghanistan: a cross-sectional study
    Maureen Mayhew
    Vancouver Coastal Health, and Department of Health Care and Epidemiology, University of British Columbia, 5804 Fairview Ave, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada
    Am J Public Health 98:1849-56. 2008
    ..We sought to identify characteristics associated with use of skilled birth attendants where health services exist in Afghanistan...
  39. ncbi Associations of leisure-time internet and computer use with overweight and obesity, physical activity and sedentary behaviors: cross-sectional study
    Corneel Vandelanotte
    Institute for Health and Social Sciences Research, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Australia
    J Med Internet Res 11:e28. 2009
    ..However, little is known about the extent to which adults' Internet and computer use is associated with weight status and time spent in leisure-time physical activity...
  40. ncbi An intercalated BSc degree is associated with higher marks in subsequent medical school examinations
    Jennifer A Cleland
    School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill Health Centre, Westburn Road, Aberdeen, UK
    BMC Med Educ 9:24. 2009
    ..To compare medical students on a modern MBChB programme who did an optional intercalated degree with their peers who did not intercalate; in particular, to monitor performance in subsequent undergraduate degree exams...
  41. ncbi Health literacy: a review
    Miranda R Andrus
    Department of Pharmacy Practice, Auburn University School of Pharmacy, Alabama, USA
    Pharmacotherapy 22:282-302. 2002
    ..The medical community must acknowledge this issue and develop strategies to ensure that patients receive assistance in overcoming the barriers that limit their ability to function adequately in the health care environment...
  42. ncbi Life satisfaction in 18- to 64-year-old Swedes: in relation to education, employment situation, health and physical activity
    Roland Melin
    Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation Medicine, Uppsala University, University Hospital, Sweden
    J Rehabil Med 35:84-90. 2003
    ..The aim of this study is to relate different sociodemographic, health and physical activity parameters to levels of satisfaction with life as a whole and with 10 specific domains of life...
  43. ncbi Educational level and decreases in leisure time physical activity: predictors from the longitudinal GLOBE study
    M Droomers
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Rotterdam, PO Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    J Epidemiol Community Health 55:562-8. 2001
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  44. ncbi 'Gentle caring experience'. Seeking alternative health care in Canada
    J Wiles
    Department of Geography, Queen s University, Ontario, Kingston, K7L 3N6, Canada
    Health Place 7:209-24. 2001
    ..To move what has been an essentially empirical discussion forward, we explore critiques of conventional medical practice and propose that the analysis of alternative health care be situated within the geographies of consumption...
  45. ncbi Widening socioeconomic inequalities in mortality in six Western European countries
    Johan P Mackenbach
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus Medical Center, PO Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Int J Epidemiol 32:830-7. 2003
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  46. ncbi Access to health: women's status and utilization of maternal health services in Nepal
    Sharad Kumar Sharma
    Institute for Population and Social Research, Mahidol University, Thailand
    J Biosoc Sci 39:671-92. 2007
    ..Health worker visits and educational status of women showed a large association, but radio programmes and other mass media information were only ..
  47. ncbi Food insecurity: could school food supplementation help break cycles of intergenerational transmission of social inequalities?
    Christelle Roustit
    INSERM U707, Research Group on the Social Determinants of Health and Healthcare, 27, rue Chaligny, Paris 75012, France
    Pediatrics 126:1174-81. 2010
    ..The aim of our study was to investigate the moderating effect of school food programs in schools in disadvantaged neighborhoods on the association between household food insecurity and scholastic difficulties among adolescents...
  48. ncbi Educational inequalities in smoking among men and women aged 16 years and older in 11 European countries
    M Huisman
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, PO Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Tob Control 14:106-13. 2005
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  49. ncbi Lifelong exposure to smoking and oral health among 35- to 44-year-old Iranians
    Hossein Hessari
    Department of Oral Public Health, Institute of Dentistry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
    Oral Health Prev Dent 7:61-8. 2009
    ..The objective of this study was to assess the periodontal treatment needs and the dental status in relation to smoking indicators with special emphasis on lifelong exposure to smoking among 35- to 44-year-old Iranian dentate subjects...
  50. ncbi Socio-economic position, smoking, and plaque: a pathway to severe chronic periodontitis
    Avraham Zini
    Department of Community Dentistry, Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
    J Clin Periodontol 38:229-35. 2011
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  51. ncbi The association between sleep disordered breathing, academic grades, and cognitive and behavioral functioning among overweight subjects during middle to late childhood
    Dean W Beebe
    Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 05229, USA
    Sleep 33:1447-56. 2010
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  52. ncbi The APOE epsilon4 allele is associated with incident mild cognitive impairment among community-dwelling older persons
    Patricia A Boyle
    Department of Behavioral Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
    Neuroepidemiology 34:43-9. 2010
    ..The apolipoprotein E (APOE) epsilon4 allele is a well-known risk factor for the development of Alzheimer's disease, but little is known about the association of the epsilon4 allele with incident mild cognitive impairment (MCI)...
  53. ncbi Rate of memory decline in AD is related to education and occupation: cognitive reserve?
    Y Stern
    Department of Neurology, The Gertrude H Sergievsky Center, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
    Neurology 53:1942-7. 1999
    ..To determine whether the rate of decline in performance on a memory test is more rapid in AD patients with higher versus lower educational and occupational attainment...
  54. ncbi Evaluation of the quality of informed consent in a vaccine field trial in a developing country setting
    Deon Minnies
    South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine and School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
    BMC Med Ethics 9:15. 2008
    ..The aim of the study was to evaluate the quality of consent in the case control study, and to identify factors that may influence the quality of consent. Cross-sectional study conducted over a 4 month period...
  55. ncbi Does education reduce the probability of being overweight?
    Dinand Webbink
    CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis and TIER, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
    J Health Econ 29:29-38. 2010
    ..Identical twin sisters who differ in educational attainment do not systematically differ in body size. Peer effects within pairs of identical twin sisters might play a role...
  56. ncbi Deconstructing race and ethnicity: implications for measurement of health outcomes
    Jennifer J Manly
    Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer s Disease and the Aging Brain and Department of Neurology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
    Med Care 44:S10-6. 2006
    ..In other words, race/ethnicity serves as a proxy for these more meaningful variables, and explicit measurement of these constructs will improve research of health within majority and minority ethnic groups...
  57. ncbi Risk factors for scabies among male soldiers in Pakistan: case-control study
    N Raza
    Combined Military Hospital, Abbottabad Cantonment, Pakistan
    East Mediterr Health J 15:1105-10. 2009
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  58. ncbi Education and vulnerability: the role of schools in protecting young women and girls from HIV in southern Africa
    Matthew Jukes
    Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
    AIDS 22:S41-56. 2008
    ..Expansions of carefully designed and evaluated school-based HIV prevention programmes can help to reduce stigma and have the potential to promote safe sexual behaviour...
  59. ncbi Socioeconomic and other predictors of colonoscopy preparation quality
    Benjamin Lebwohl
    Division of Digestive and Liver Disease, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
    Dig Dis Sci 55:2014-20. 2010
    ..Established risk factors for suboptimal bowel preparation have been proposed, but social factors, such as socioeconomic status and marital status, have not been investigated...
  60. ncbi Sensitivity and specificity of the mini-mental state examination for identifying dementia in the oldest-old: the 90+ study
    Kristin Kahle-Wrobleski
    Institute of Brain Aging and Dementia, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 55:284-9. 2007
    ..To evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) in identifying dementia in the oldest-old when stratified by age and education...
  61. ncbi Health selection and the process of social stratification: the effect of childhood health on socioeconomic attainment
    Steven A Haas
    School of Social and Family Dynamics, Center for Population Dynamics, Arizona State University, PO Box 4802, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
    J Health Soc Behav 47:339-54. 2006
    ..The results further show that socioeconomic health gradients are best understood as being embedded within larger processes of social stratification...
  62. ncbi Trends and socioeconomic differences in overweight among physically active and inactive Finns in 1978-2002
    Katja Borodulin
    National Public Health Institute, Department of Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention, Mannerheimintie 166, FI 00300 Helsinki, Finland
    Prev Med 45:157-62. 2007
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  63. ncbi Determinants of teenage pregnancies: the case of Busia District in Kenya
    Maureen Were
    Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, P O Box 56445, 00200 Nairobi, Kenya
    Econ Hum Biol 5:322-39. 2007
    ..This should be complemented with broader programmes aimed at promoting girl education and poverty alleviation...
  64. ncbi Educational, economic and dietary determinants of obesity in Portuguese adults: a cross-sectional study
    Pedro Moreira
    Faculty of Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Porto, R Roberto Frias, 4200 465 Porto, Portugal
    Eat Behav 7:220-8. 2006
    ..55-0.78). In conclusion, educational attainment and vegetable intake decreased significantly the risk of obesity in Portuguese adults from both genders; fruits and starchy foods consumption also decreased the risk of obesity in women...
  65. ncbi Age, SES, and health: a population level analysis of health inequalities over the lifecourse
    Steven G Prus
    Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Carleton University, Canada
    Sociol Health Illn 29:275-96. 2007
    ..These selective effects of mortality should be considered in future research on health inequalities and the lifecourse...
  66. ncbi The relationships between uncertainty and posttraumatic stress in survivors of childhood cancer
    Ya Ling Lee
    School of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, No 1 Jen Ai Road Section 1, Taipei 10063, Taiwan, ROC
    J Nurs Res 14:133-42. 2006
    ..The re-conceptualization of UIT can serve as a guide for future studies...
  67. ncbi Utilization of family planning services by married Sudanese women of reproductive age
    A H Ibnouf
    Department of Health Policy and Management, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    East Mediterr Health J 13:1372-81. 2007
    ..1% and 3.6% respectively). Use of male methods (condom; sterilization) was extremely low. Socioeconomic status, knowledge and education level were the most important determinants of using modern methods...
  68. ncbi Disclosure of cancer diagnosis to patients and their relatives in Turkey: views of accompanying persons and influential factors in reaching those views
    Berna Oksuzoglu
    Numune Education and Research Hospital, Department of Medical Oncology, Ankara, Turkey
    Tumori 92:62-6. 2006
    ..Our aim was to evaluate the attitudes and opinions of people accompanying cancer patients, regarding cancer diagnosis disclosure...
  69. ncbi [A comparison of behavioral and emotional symptoms in German residential care and day-care child welfare institutions]
    Marc Schmid
    Universitäre Psychiatrische Kliniken Basel, Klinik für Kinder und Jugendpsychiatrie
    Prax Kinderpsychol Kinderpsychiatr 55:544-58. 2006
    ..72% (residential care) respectively 85% (day care) scored within the clinical range. The children in day care showed more symptoms in the Child Behavior Checklist then the children in residential care...
  70. ncbi Obesity and overweight trends in Catalonia, Spain (1992-2003): gender and socio-economic determinants
    Alicia García Alvarez
    Community Nutrition Research Centre, University of Barcelona Science Park, Baldiri Reixac 4, Torre D 4A1, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
    Public Health Nutr 10:1368-78. 2007
    ..To evaluate the trends of overweight and obesity prevalences in the population of Catalonia, Spain, aged 18-75 years, and the influence of socio-economic determinants on these prevalence trends...
  71. ncbi [Smoking among journalists in the private and public media in Togo]
    A Hounkpati
    Service de Pneumo Phtisiologie et de Maladies Infectieuses du CHU Tokoin de Lomé, Togo
    Rev Mal Respir 24:831-43. 2007
    ..Collaboration with journalists should help to reduce the tobacco epidemic. All over the world, no study assessed the extent of tobacco smoking in the bosom of reporters...
  72. ncbi Childhood social class and cancer incidence: results of the globe study
    Inge M C M de Kok
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Soc Sci Med 66:1131-9. 2008
    ..The association between childhood SEP and cancer incidence is less consistent than the association between adult SEP and cancer incidence, but may exist for colorectal cancer and basal cell carcinoma...
  73. ncbi Correlation of the health-promoting lifestyle, enrollment level, and academic performance of College of Nursing students in Kuwait
    Fatimah Al-Kandari
    College of Nursing, Public Authority for Applied Education and Training, Al Shuwaikh, Kuwait
    Nurs Health Sci 9:112-9. 2007
    ..This study poses a challenge for nurse educators to provide an effective environment to maximize students' potential to be future vanguards of health...
  74. ncbi Health belief model perceptions, knowledge of heart disease, and its risk factors in educated African-American women: an exploration of the relationships of socioeconomic status and age
    Deborah E Jones
    Deborah E Jones, RN, PhD, is an Assistant Professor, University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD 21239, USA
    J Natl Black Nurses Assoc 17:13-23. 2006
    ..Older women and those with higher SES knew more about heart disease and risk factors. Neither SES nor age moderated the relationship between knowledge and perceived susceptibility or seriousness...
  75. ncbi [Children's and adolescents' experiences of violence based on subjective self-reporting. First results of the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS)]
    R Schlack
    Robert Koch Institut, Berlin, BRD
    Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz 50:819-26. 2007
    ..As no distinction can be made between familial violence and other forms of violence using the KiGGS data, care should be taken in interpreting it. Its significance lies in identifying risk groups...
  76. ncbi [Smoking among Lebanese mothers: knowledge, attitudes and practices]
    B Barbour
    , , , Beyrouth, Liban
    East Mediterr Health J 12:405-16. 2006
    ..Knowledge about the effects of smoking on the smoker did not seem to affect this practice...
  77. ncbi Correlates of partial tooth loss and edentulism in the Brazilian elderly
    Fernando Neves Hugo
    Faculty of Dentistry of Piracicaba, State University of Campinas, Piracicaba, Brazil
    Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 35:224-32. 2007
    ..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between partial and complete tooth loss and demographic, predisposing, enabling and need factors, and quality of life variables in the Brazilian older adults...
  78. ncbi Psychosocial characteristics of diabetic students at Sporting Students Hospital in Alexandria
    Gehan M Mounir
    Family Health Department School Health, High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, Egypt
    J Egypt Public Health Assoc 80:475-93. 2005
    ..Students with large diabetic duration-especially those of low social class families--are at increased risk of suboptimal glycaemic control and should be targeted for interventional strategies...
  79. ncbi Psychologically abusive behavior by those caring for the elderly in a domestic context
    Jing-Jy Wang
    Department of Nursing, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
    Geriatr Nurs 27:284-91; quiz 292. 2006
    ..Analytical results provide important information for medical and social interventions and policies for improving the quality of life of elderly people...
  80. ncbi Family joint activities in a cross-national perspective
    Apolinaras Zaborskis
    Institute for Biomedical Research of Kaunas University of Medicine, Kaunas, Lithuania
    BMC Public Health 7:94. 2007
    ..It aims to describe family time in joint activities and to clarify the role of social and structural family profile in a cross-national perspective...
  81. ncbi Food habits and physical activity patterns among Palestinian adolescents: findings from the national study of Palestinian schoolchildren (HBSC-WBG2004)
    H Al Sabbah
    Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Ghent University, Belgium
    Public Health Nutr 10:739-46. 2007
    ..To describe the food habits and physical (in)activity patterns and to investigate the relationship with sociodemographic factors among Palestinian adolescents...
  82. ncbi Domestic violence: a cross-sectional study in an Iranian city
    A Ghazizadeh
    Department of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Medical Sciences University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Islamic Republic of Iran
    East Mediterr Health J 11:880-7. 2005
    ..Husband's job was also significantly associated with violence. The existence of a child or daughter in the family was associated with less domestic physical violence against women...
  83. ncbi Factors associated with the attitudes and expectations of patients suffering from beta-thalassaemia: a cross-sectional study
    Maria A Vardaki
    Department of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
    Scand J Caring Sci 18:177-87. 2004
    ....
  84. ncbi Cigarette smoking and khat chewing among university instructors in Ethiopia
    Y Kebede
    Gondar College of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 196, Gondar, Ethiopia
    East Afr Med J 79:274-8. 2002
    ..Additionally, college students need counseling service on ways of coping with their problems...
  85. ncbi Social diversity of Irish adults nutritional intake
    S Friel
    National Nutrition Surveillance Centre, Department of Health Promotion, National University of Ireland, Distillery Road, Galway, Republic of Ireland
    Eur J Clin Nutr 57:865-75. 2003
    ..This paper reports on the social variation in nutrient intake...
  86. ncbi Relationship between glycemic control, ethnicity and socioeconomic status in Hispanic and white non-Hispanic youths with type 1 diabetes mellitus
    Angela R Gallegos-Macias
    Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, New Mexico, USA
    Pediatr Diabetes 4:19-23. 2003
    ..CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests that Hispanic youths with type 1 diabetes may be at greater risk for poor glycemic control because of their lower socioeconomic status rather than their ethnicity...
  87. ncbi Social and economic conditions at Tari
    John Vail
    Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Tari, Southern Highlands Province
    P N G Med J 45:113-27. 2002
    ..Women's educational status has nonetheless improved to some extent...
  88. ncbi Socioeconomic inequality in blood pressure and its determinants: cross-sectional data from Trinidad and Tobago
    M C Gulliford
    Department of Public Health Sciences, King s College London, London, UK
    J Hum Hypertens 18:61-70. 2004
    ..This is associated with body mass index, abdominal obesity and diabetes. There is no consistent association between education or income and blood pressure in men...
  89. ncbi Self-reported oral hygiene practices among adults in Denmark
    Lisa Bøge Christensen
    University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department for Community Dentistry, Copenhagen, Denmark
    Community Dent Health 20:229-35. 2003
    ..Data were collected by means of personal interviews and self-administered questionnaires. The response rate was 66%...
  90. ncbi Utilisation of dental services in Turkey: a cross-sectional survey
    G Mumcu
    Akatlar Zeytinoglu Caddesi Akay Sokak, Ozlem Sitesi B1 Blok, d 1, Etiler Istanbul, Turkey
    Int Dent J 54:90-6. 2004
    ..To assess the factors affecting the utilisation of dental service in Turkey...
  91. ncbi Profile of periodontal conditions in a Brazilian adult population
    Renata de Souza Coelho
    School of Dentistry of Pernambuco, University of Pernambuco, Brazil
    Oral Health Prev Dent 6:139-45. 2008
    ..To evaluate the periodontal condition of adult patients attending public health centres in the city of Recife, Brazil, and to investigate whether periodontal conditions are associated with socioeconomic and demographic variables...
  92. ncbi Prevalence of disability and associated social and health-related factors among the elderly in Spain: a population-based study
    Auxiliadora Graciani
    Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Facultad de Medicina, , Avda. Arzobispo Morcillo s/n, 28029 Madrid, Spain
    Maturitas 48:381-92. 2004
    ..This might be explained by a greater number of chronic diseases, a higher percentage of subjects with low educational level and a higher proportion of community-dwelling elderly persons than in Anglo-Saxon countries...
  93. ncbi Choosing area based socioeconomic measures to monitor social inequalities in low birth weight and childhood lead poisoning: The Public Health Disparities Geocoding Project (US)
    N Krieger
    Department of Health and Social Behavior, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    J Epidemiol Community Health 57:186-99. 2003
    ..To determine which area based socioeconomic measures can meaningfully be used, at which level of geography, to monitor socioeconomic inequalities in childhood health in the US...
  94. ncbi Life satisfaction among kidney transplant recipients: demographic and biological factors
    Bonnie Siegal
    Kontracted Health Associated Services, LLC, Carmel, NY, USA
    Prog Transplant 12:293-8. 2002
    ..CONCLUSION: The Life Satisfaction Index is a transplant-specific measure of health-related quality of life that can be used to help detect areas of potential concern in the clinical management of kidney transplant recipients...
  95. ncbi Prevalence, causes and correlates of traumatic dental injuries among 13-year-olds in Brazil
    B Nicolau
    Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Royal Free and University College London Medical School, London, UK
    Dent Traumatol 17:213-7. 2001
    ..In conclusion, being from a non-nuclear family, overweight and a boy increased the risk of having traumatic dental injury, but the relationship with socio-economic indicators was not statistically significant...
  96. ncbi Women's initiative for nonsmoking (WINS) IV: description of 277 women smokers hospitalized with cardiovascular disease
    Erika Sivarajan Froelicher
    Department of Physiological Nursing, School of Nursing, University of California-San Francisco, 94143-0610, USA
    Heart Lung 31:3-14. 2002
    ..These important psychosocial factors need to be taken into account when planning smoking cessation interventions for women with CVD...
  97. ncbi Sociodemographic differences in exposure to health information
    Ruby Benjamin-Garner
    Houston Medical School, University of Texas, 77030, USA
    Ethn Dis 12:124-34. 2002
    ..Baseline data from the Heart Attack REACT Study provided the opportunity to explore population subgroup differences in exposure to health information in an ethnically diverse sample from 5 regions across the United States...
  98. ncbi Caries in preschool children in Amman, Jordan and the relationship to socio-demographic factors
    A Sayegh
    Dept. of Transcultural Oral Health, Eastman Dental Institute, University College London, UK
    Int Dent J 52:87-93. 2002
    ..Findings illustrate the need for effective oral health promotion accessible to all social groups in this middle eastern capital. Fee scale of the schools appears to be an effective measure to use in designing appropriate strategies...
  99. ncbi Socioeconomic status and age trajectories of health
    JinYoung Kim
    Health and Behavioral Sciences, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80217 3364, USA
    Soc Sci Med 65:2489-502. 2007
    ....
  100. ncbi A multicenter, case control study of risk factors for low tibial speed of sound among residents of urban areas in Turkey
    Fatma Inanici-Ersöz
    Hacettepe University Medical School, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ankara, Turkey
    Rheumatol Int 22:20-6. 2002
    ..Therefore, we suggest that SES is an important determinant of cortical bone status. Additionally, our results confirmed the correlation between tSOS and the clinical determinants of bone mass...
  101. ncbi The contribution of sociodemographic, medical, and attitudinal factors to blood donation among the general public
    L E Boulware
    Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Transfusion 42:669-78. 2002
    ..Future study is needed to determine whether recruitment of blood donors may be more efficient if focused toward women, minorities, and donors' fears of healthcare facilities or hospitals...

Research Grants105 found, 100 shown here

  1. DEVELOPMENT & EARLY IDENTIFICATION OF READING DISABILITY
    CHRISTOPHER LONIGAN; Fiscal Year: 2004
    ..We will achieve this aim by using SEM of longitudinal data from both studies. ..
  2. Implementing a low-literacy, multimedia IT system to enhance patient-centered can
    Elizabeth Hahn; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..It can also be adapted for other health conditions. This novel multimedia IT system may be especially helpful in addressing disparities in cancer care for vulnerable populations. ..
  3. Addressing Health Literacy and Numeracy to Prevent Childhood Obesity
    Hsiang Shonna Yin; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ....
  4. Addressing Health Literacy and Numeracy to Prevent Childhood Obesity
    Russell Rothman; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ....
  5. Addressing Health Literacy and Numeracy to Prevent Childhood Obesity
    Hsiang Shonna Yin; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ....
  6. Addressing Health Literacy and Numeracy to Prevent Childhood Obesity
    Russell Rothman; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ....
  7. Health literacy and oral health status of African refugees
    Paul L Geltman; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..S. will be important for reducing oral health disparities and their associated personal and societal costs for these communities and the larger U.S. population. ..
  8. Health literacy and oral health status of African refugees
    Paul Geltman; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..S. will be important for reducing oral health disparities and their associated personal and societal costs for these communities and the larger U.S. population. ..
  9. Seniors' health literacy, beliefs and asthma self-management
    Alex D Federman; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..The study findings will expand our understanding of health literacy and provide new insights into best methods for educating older asthmatics about managing their disease. ..
  10. Seniors' health literacy, beliefs and asthma self-management
    Alex Federman; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..The study findings will expand our understanding of health literacy and provide new insights into best methods for educating older asthmatics about managing their disease. ..
  11. Creating Families of Readers through the "Between the Lions" Reading Den
    Daniel Shanahan; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ....
  12. Focus on Learning
    JANET A WELSH; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ....
  13. Focus on Learning
    JANET WELSH; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ....
  14. MEASURING PATIENT SATISFACTION: LOW LITERACY POPULATIONS
    Judy Shea; Fiscal Year: 2001
    ..Finally, we will randomize eligible enrollees to receive the standard form or one of the alternative versions, to determine how the instruments perform in the typical way in which they would be used. ..
  15. Medtable: An EMR Strategy to Promote Patient Medication Understanding and Use
    Daniel G Morrow; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..Such a system should mitigate the impact of inadequate health literacy on patients'health behaviors and outcomes. ..
  16. Health Literacy and Self-Efficacy Among Low-Income Men with Prostate Cancer
    Sally Maliski; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ....
  17. Media Literacy to Prevent Adolescent Smoking Initiation
    BRIAN PRIMACK; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..The candidate will emerge in five years with the skills and background necessary to implement and evaluate the intervention on a large scale via an R01 (to be secured in year 4). ..
  18. Randomized Trial of CVD Education and Problem-Solving Training in Urban Diabetics
    Felicia Hill Briggs; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ....
  19. Randomized Trial of CVD Education and Problem-Solving Training in Urban Diabetics
    Felicia Hill Briggs; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ....
  20. Culture and Health Literacy in a Dental Clinic
    Kathryn Atchison; Fiscal Year: 2006
    ....
  21. HLTH LIT, SOC SUPPORT,& HLTH: SURVEY OF MEDICARE ENROLLE
    Shoou Yih Lee; Fiscal Year: 2003
    ..abstract_text> ..
  22. Pre-Kindergarten Curriculum: Literacy and Relationships
    Robert Pianta; Fiscal Year: 2002
    ....
  23. A Multifaceted Adaptive Testing Approach to Health Literacy in Older Adults
    David Kaufman; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..The tool has the potential to be used to support research on health literacy, develop screening tools for clinicians and tailor health education materials for older adult patients and consumers at varying levels of literacy. ..
  24. Enhancing Advance Care Planning in Diverse Elders with Limited Literacy
    REBECCA SUDORE; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..This application will lead to independent research to test my hypothesis that the values tool I develop will result in value-concordant medical care and improved satisfaction for elders and their families. ..
  25. Head Start REDI (Research-based, Developmentally Informed)
    Karen Bierman; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..The focus on evaluation and extension of a school readiness program targeted to poor children is highly significant. Results could provide improved strategies for intervening with such high risk populations. ..
  26. SPARC2000+: Science Fair Drug Abuse Science Literacy
    JESSE WHITLOW; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..RESEARCH GRANT TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Numbers Face Page .................................................................................................................................................. 1 Description, ..
  27. Preventing Reading Problems in Disadvantaged Children
    DONNA SCANLON; Fiscal Year: 2005
    ..Finally, the data gathered in various components of the study will be analyzed using recently developed modeling techniques for evaluating growth over time. ..
  28. Modifying Between the Lions for ELL Children
    Daniel Shanahan; Fiscal Year: 2005
    ..Data from the study will be used to inform the design of a new educational television series based on and using much of the material in the current BTL series but appropriately modified for Spanish-speaking ELL students. ..
  29. Refining Entertainment Education for Cancer Literacy in African American Women
    May G Kennedy; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..The public health relevance of such knowledge lies in its potential to decrease health disparities in a significant minority population. ..
  30. Enhancing Low-Income Children's Emergent Literacy
    Elaine Reese; Fiscal Year: 2004
    ..Pulling these three contexts together in one study will allow us to determine the critical elements of a comprehensive parent intervention for promoting children's language and literacy skills in the preschool period. ..