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The Economic Impact of Smoke-Free Laws on Restaurants and Bars in 9 States

ORIGINAL RESEARCH Brett R. Loomis, MS; Paul R. Shafer, MA; Martijn van Hasselt, PhD Suggested citation for this article: Loomis BR, Shafer PR, van Hasselt M. The Economic Impact of Smoke-Free Laws on Restaurants and Bars in 9 States. Prev Chronic Dis 2013;10:120327. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd10.120327. PEER REVIEWED Abstract Introduction Smoke-free air laws in restaurants and Read More >

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Native American Race, Use of the Indian Health Service, and Breast and Lung Cancer Survival in Florida, 1996–2007

BRIEF David J. Lee, PhD; Stacey L. Tannenbaum, PhD; Tulay Koru-Sengul, PhD; Feng Miao, MS; Wei Zhao, MD, MS; Margaret M. Byrne, PhD Suggested citation for this article: Lee DJ, Tannenbaum SL, Koru-Sengul T, Miao F, Zhao W, Byrne MM. Native American Race, Use of the Indian Health Service, and Breast and Lung Cancer Survival Read More >

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Online Grocery Store Coupons and Unhealthy Foods, United States

BRIEF Andrea López; Hilary K. Seligman, MD, MAS Suggested citation for this article: López A, Seligman HK. Online Grocery Store Coupons and Unhealthy Foods, United States. Prev Chronic Dis 2014;11:130211. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd11.130211. PEER REVIEWED Grocery store coupons influence shoppers’ food purchases. We performed a content analysis of online store coupons from 6 national grocery chains. Read More >

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From Menu to Mouth: Opportunities for Sodium Reduction in Restaurants

SPECIAL TOPIC Jessica Lee Levings, MS, RD, LD; Janelle Peralez Gunn, MPH, RD Suggested citation for this article: Levings JL, Gunn JP. From Menu to Mouth: Opportunities for Sodium Reduction in Restaurants. Prev Chronic Dis 2014;11:130237. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd11.130237. PEER REVIEWED Abstract Restaurant foods can be a substantial source of sodium in the American diet. According Read More >

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Recommendations for a Culturally Relevant Internet-Based Tool to Promote Physical Activity Among Overweight Young African American Women, Alabama, 2010–2011

ORIGINAL RESEARCH Nefertiti H. Durant, MD, MPH; Rodney P. Joseph, PhD; Andrea Cherrington, MD, MPH; Yendelela Cuffee, PhD; BernNadette Knight, PhD; Dwight Lewis Jr, PhD; Jeroan J. Allison, MD, MS Suggested citation for this article: Durant NH, Joseph RP, Cherrington A, Cuffee Y, Knight B, Lewis D Jr, et al. Recommendations for a Culturally Relevant Read More >

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A Tool for Rating Chronic Disease Prevention and Public Health Interventions

TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES Cheryl Kelly, PhD, MPH; Darcell Scharff, PhD; Jessi LaRose, MPH; Nikole Lobb Dougherty, MA; Amy Stringer Hessel, MSW; Ross C. Brownson, PhD Suggested citation for this article: Kelly C, Scharff D, LaRose J, Dougherty NL, Hessel AS, Brownson RC. A Tool for Rating Chronic Disease Prevention and Public Health Interventions. Prev Chronic Read More >

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Community-Based Participatory Research: Its Role in Future Cancer Research and Public Health Practice

SPECIAL TOPIC Vanessa W. Simonds, ScD; Nina Wallerstein, DrPH; Bonnie Duran, DrPH; Malia Villegas, EdD Suggested citation for this article: Simonds VW, Wallerstein N, Duran B, Villegas M. Community-Based Participatory Research: Its Role in Future Cancer Research and Public Health Practice. Prev Chronic Dis 2013;10:120205. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd10.120205. PEER REVIEWED Abstract The call for community-based participatory Read More >

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Methods for Translating Evidence-Based Behavioral Interventions for Health-Disparity Communities

TOOL AND TECHNIQUES Anna Maria Nápoles, PhD, MPH; Jasmine Santoyo-Olsson, MS; Anita L. Stewart, PhD Suggested citation for this article: Nápoles AM, Santoyo-Olsson J, Stewart AL. Methods for Translating Evidence-Based Behavioral Interventions for Health-Disparity Communities. Prev Chronic Dis 2013;10:130133. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd10.130133. PEER REVIEWED Abstract Populations composed of racial/ethnic minorities, disabled persons, and people with low Read More >

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Physical Activity During Recess Outdoors and Indoors Among Urban Public School Students, St. Louis, Missouri, 2010–2011

BRIEF Irene Tran, DPT, MSCI; B. Ruth Clark, PT, PhD; Susan B. Racette, PhD Suggested citation for this article: Tran I, Clark BR, Racette SB. Physical Activity During Recess Outdoors and Indoors Among Urban Public School Students, St. Louis, Missouri, 2010–2011. Prev Chronic Dis 2013;10:130135. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd10.130135. PEER REVIEWED Abstract We measured the quantity and Read More >

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The Physical and Mental Health of Head Start Staff: The Pennsylvania Head Start Staff Wellness Survey, 2012

ORIGINAL RESEARCH Robert C. Whitaker, MD, MPH; Brandon D. Becker, MPH; Allison N. Herman, MEd, MPH; Rachel A. Gooze, PhD, MPH Suggested citation for this article: Whitaker RC, Becker BD, Herman AN, Gooze RA. The Physical and Mental Health of Head Start Staff: The Pennsylvania Head Start Staff Wellness Survey, 2012. Prev Chronic Dis 2013;10:130171. Read More >

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