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Adolescent suicidal behaviors, self rated health and multiple health risk behaviors: Exploring new perspectives in suicide prevention research
(Academic Journals (Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology), 2010)We sought to evaluate the extent to which self-rating of health, gender, and the co-occurrence of other health risk behaviors were related to suicidal behaviors among adolescents. Cross-sectional survey data of Colorado ... -
Age Differences and Changes in Resources Essential to Aging Well: A Comparison of Sexagenarians, Octogenarians, and Centenarians
(Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research, 2011-08-05)This study examined change over time in five resources assessed by the Duke OARS Multidisciplinary Functional Assessment Questionnaire: social, economic, mental, physical, and functional resources. Two hundred and one ... -
Association between depressive symptoms in adolescence and birth outcomes in early adulthood using a population-based sample
(Elsevier (Preventive Medicine Reports), 2015)Background Adolescent female depressive symptomatology is an unrecognized mood disorder that impairs health in adolescence or adulthood. However, the long-term effects of pre-pregnancy depressive symptoms on birth outcomes ... -
Beverage Consumption of College Students: Factors that Influence Their Choices
(Undergraduate Research Journal for the Human Sciences, 2011)Beverage consumption is a major source of energy; intake varies depending on demographics, availability, and personal and behavioral influences (Storey, Forshee, & Anderson, 2006). To date no studies were found investigating ... -
College Student Snacking Behaviour Pilot Study
(International Journal of Home Economics, 2012)This study examined the snacking behaviour of undergraduate college students using a comprehensive survey that included a Healthy Snacking Knowledge Test (HSKT), a Snack Frequency Questionnaire, a survey of psychosocial ... -
Comparing the Support-Efficacy Model among Centenarians Living in Private Homes, Assisted Living Facilities, and Nursing Homes
(Journal of Aging Research, 2011)We investigated the influence of social relations on health outcomes in very late life by examining the support-efficacy convoy model among older adults who resided in three different residential environments (centenarians ... -
Correlates of Protein Intake among Community Dwelling Older Adults
(Undergraduate Research Journal for the Human Sciences, 2010)Nutritional recommendations, BMI, and quality of life may be uniquely related in a population of older adults. The current recommended dietary allowance (RDA) for dietary protein in older adults is 0.8 g/ kg of body weight ... -
Developing an evidence-based public health informatics course
(Medical Library Association (Journal of the Medical Library Association), 2015)Objectives: This study assessed the need to develop a public health informatics (PHI) introductory course and determine contents of such a course. Methods: Community assessments employing focus group interviews and an ... -
Efficacy of Individual Nutrition Counseling on Resting Energy Expenditure, Oxygen Consumption, Fat-Free Mass and Percentage Fat of Body Weight
(Undergraduate Research Journal for the Human Sciences, 2013)There is agreement that optimizing intake of calories, protein, and carbohydrates to fuel muscle will enable athletes to train harder, but translating nutrition knowledge into nutrition behavior is problematic. The efficacy ... -
Elaborating on Population Health Inequalities in the United States: Maternity Care in the Era of Free Market System of Neoliberalization
(MedCrave (International Journal of Pregnancy and Child Birth), 2018)While there is an extensive array of literature examining the impacts of neoliberal markets on population health and social outcomes, few studies have focused on the impact of neoliberalism on maternity care and women’s ... -
Evaluating Pre-Service Teacher Workforce: Environmental Health Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior
(Southern Illinois University (Online Journal for Workforce Education and Development), 2011)Research has shown that personal health behaviors and actions established early in life are often carried through adulthood. Thus, working with children to increase environmental health literacy may improve the environmental ... -
Evaluation of Waterless Cookware on an Induction Cooktop
(Undergraduate Research Journal for the Human Sciences, 2008)This student-faculty collaborative study compared the effects of different cookware using induction and electric cooktops on overall qualities of chicken breasts including shrinkage, palatability, and consumer ... -
Exploring the Experience of Older Adults Volunteering with an Intergenerational Program to Prevent Childhood Obesity
(Californian Journal of Health Promotion, 2011)Over the past three decades, obesity rates in the United States have increased dramatically among both children and adults. A variety of programs have been created to prevent and intervene in the obesity epidemic but few ... -
Family and Personal Predictors of Early Adolescent Eating Patterns
(Californian Journal of Health Promotion, 2012)Many early adolescents report consuming less than the recommended five servings of fruits and vegetables a day, and up to one-third report skipping breakfast. Recent research suggests that children consider parents to be ... -
Food Portion Sizes Consumed by College Students
(Undergraduate Research Journal for the Human Sciences, 2008)Obesity is on the rise in the United States, and causes of such an epidemic have become the basis of research in many scientific studies. Researchers are looking at portion control or distortion as one part of the problem. ... -
“Gateway hypothesis” and early drug use: Additional findings from tracking a population-based sample of adolescents to adulthood
(Elsevier (Preventive Medicine Reports), 2016)To evaluate the consistency of the relationship between early drug use in adolescence and illegal drug use in adulthood as proposed in the“gateway theory”and to determine whether pre-existing depressive symptoms modifies ... -
Healthy Tazewell County Initiative: Implementation of the MAPP Process and Survey Findings
(Undergraduate Research Journal for the Human Sciences, 2014)The Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) process, provides a way for communities to collaboratively prioritize and improve public health issues by determining gaps as well as strengths in public ... -
Healthy Tazewell County Initiative: Variations in Community Quality of Life, Health Problems, and Risky Behaviors by Age Category
(Undergraduate Research Journal of for the Human Sciences, 2014)The MAPP process, a strategic planning tool that allows communities to prioritize their public health issues, was employed by the Tazewell County Health Department to assess what factors residents perceived to be (a) the ... -
Home Economics in Higher Education: Enhancing Student Learning and Promoting Responsible Student Behavior
(International Journal of Home Economics, 2008)Numerous challenges exist for Home Economics/Family and Consumer Sciences Departments and their universities. For universities, one challenge is the promotion of responsible social behavior by students, especially in light ... -
Influences on Cookware Choices of Young Adults
(Undergraduate Research Journal for the Human Sciences, 2007)This study employed a focus group of thirteen mid-western university students ages 20-25 to test the hypothesis that after observing a demonstration using high-end stainless steel cookware, college student participants ...