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Protecting Children From Harmful Food Marketing: Options for Local Government to Make a Difference

SPECIAL TOPIC Protecting Children From Harmful Food Marketing: Options for Local Government to Make a Difference Jennifer L. Harris, PhD, MBA; Samantha K. Graff, JD Suggested citation for this article: Harris JL, Graff SK. Protecting children from harmful food marketing: options for local government to make a difference. Prev Chronic Dis 2011;8(5):A92. http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2011/sep/10_0272.htm. Accessed [date]. Read More >

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Strategies Implemented by 20 Local Tobacco Control Agencies to Promote Smoke-Free Recreation Areas, California, 2004-2007

Volume 8: No. 5, September 2011 ORIGINAL RESEARCH Strategies Implemented by 20 Local Tobacco Control Agencies to Promote Smoke-Free Recreation Areas, California, 2004-2007 Travis D. Satterlund, PhD, JD; Diana Cassady, DrPH; Jeanette Treiber, PhD; Cathy Lemp Suggested citation for this article: Satterlund TD, Cassady D, Treiber J, Lemp C. Strategies implemented by 20 local tobacco Read More >

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Getting Serious About the Prevention of Chronic Diseases

ESSAY Getting Serious About the Prevention of Chronic Diseases Nicholas Freudenberg, DrPH; Kenneth Olden, PhD Suggested citation for this article: Freudenberg N, Olden K. Getting serious about the prevention of chronic diseases. Prev Chronic Dis 2011;8(4):A90. http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2011/jul/10_0243.htm. Accessed [date]. Passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 marks an important step toward Read More >

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The Role of State Health Departments in Supporting Community-Based Obesity Prevention

COMMUNITY CASE STUDY The Role of State Health Departments in Supporting Community-Based Obesity Prevention Jamie M. Cousins, MPA; Sarah M. Langer, MPH; Lori K. Rhew, MA, CHES, PAPHS; Cathy Thomas, MAEd Suggested citation for this article: Cousins JM, Langer SM, Rhew LK, Thomas C. The role of state health departments in supporting community-based obesity prevention. Prev Read More >

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Effect of School District Policy Change on Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Among High School Students, Boston, Massachusetts, 2004-2006

Volume 8: No. 4, July 2011 ORIGINAL RESEARCH Effect of School District Policy Change on Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Among High School Students, Boston, Massachusetts, 2004-2006 Angie L. Cradock, ScD; Anne McHugh, MS; Helen Mont-Ferguson, MBA, RD; Linda Grant, MD; Jessica L. Barrett, MPH; Y. Claire Wang, MD, ScD; Steven L. Gortmaker, PhD Suggested citation Read More >

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Playground Renovations and Quality at Public Parks in Boston, Massachusetts, 1996-2007

Volume 8: No. 4, July 2011 ORIGINAL RESEARCH Playground Renovations and Quality at Public Parks in Boston, Massachusetts, 1996-2007 Jessica L. Barrett, MPH; Cynthia Hannon, MSW; Linda Keefe; Steven L. Gortmaker, PhD; Angie L. Cradock, ScD Suggested citation for this article: Barrett JL, Hannon C, Keefe L, Gortmaker SL, Cradock AL. Playground renovations and quality Read More >

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Misclassification of Survey Responses and Black-White Disparity in Mammography Use, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 1995-2006

Volume 8: No. 3, May 2011 ORIGINAL RESEARCH Rashid Njai, PhD, MPH; Paul Z. Siegel, MD, MPH; Jacqueline W. Miller, MD; Youlian Liao, MD Suggested citation for this article: Njai R, Siegel PZ, Miller JW, Liao Y. Misclassification of survey responses and black-white disparity in mammography use, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 1995-2006. Prev Chronic Read More >

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Community Advisory Boards in Community-Based Participatory Research: A Synthesis of Best Processes

Volume 8: No. 3, May 2011 TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES Susan D. Newman, PhD, RN, CRRN; Jeannette O. Andrews, PhD, APRN-BC, FNP; Gayenell S. Magwood, PhD, RN; Carolyn Jenkins, DrPH, APRN, BC-ADM, RD, LD, FAAN; Melissa J. Cox, MPH; Deborah C. Williamson, DHA, MSN, CNM Suggested citation for this article: Newman SD, Andrews JO, Magwood GS, Read More >

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Lost Opportunities for Smoking Cessation Among Adults With Diabetes in Florida (2007) and Maryland (2006)

Volume 8: No. 3, May 2011 ORIGINAL RESEARCH Olivia D. Carter-Pokras, PhD; Tammie M. Johnson, DrPH; Lisa A. Bethune; Cong Ye, MS; Jacquelyn L. Fried, RDH, MS; Lu Chen, MA; Robert Fiedler, JD Suggested citation for this article: Carter-Pokras OD, Johnson TM, Bethune LA, Ye C, Fried JL, Chen L, et al. Lost opportunities for Read More >

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Training and Technical Assistance to Enhance Capacity Building Between Prevention Research Centers and Their Partners

Volume 8: No. 3, May 2011 ORIGINAL RESEARCH Antonia J. Spadaro, EdD, RN; Jo Anne Grunbaum, EdD; Nicola U. Dawkins, PhD, MPH; Demia S. Wright, MPH; Stephanie K. Rubel, MPH; Diane C. Green, PhD, MPH; Eduardo J. Simoes, MD, MPH Suggested citation for this article: Spadaro AJ, Grunbaum JA, Dawkins NU, Wright DS, Rubel SK, Read More >

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