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Volume 8(5);  2011 Sep

Essays

Ethical Concerns Regarding Interventions to Prevent and Control Childhood Obesity
John Govea
Prev Chronic Dis. 2011 Sep; 8(5): A91. Published online 2011 Aug 15.
PMCID:
PMC3181191
Article PDF–264K
Ethical Family Interventions for Childhood Obesity
Mandy L. Perryman
Prev Chronic Dis. 2011 Sep; 8(5): A99. Published online 2011 Aug 15.
PMCID:
PMC3181199
Article PDF–258K

Special Topics

Protecting Children From Harmful Food Marketing: Options for Local Government to Make a Difference
Jennifer L. Harris, Samantha K Graff
Prev Chronic Dis. 2011 Sep; 8(5): A92. Published online 2011 Aug 15.
PMCID:
PMC3181192
Abstract Article PDF–403K
Childhood Obesity: A Framework for Policy Approaches and Ethical Considerations
Rogan Kersh, Donna F. Stroup, Wendell C. Taylor
Prev Chronic Dis. 2011 Sep; 8(5): A93. Published online 2011 Aug 15.
PMCID:
PMC3181193
Abstract Article PDF–352K
Childhood Obesity: Issues of Weight Bias
Reginald L. Washington
Prev Chronic Dis. 2011 Sep; 8(5): A94. Published online 2011 Aug 15.
PMCID:
PMC3181194
Abstract Article PDF–323K
Children With Special Health Care Needs: Acknowledging the Dilemma of Difference in Policy Responses to Obesity
Paula M. Minihan, Aviva Must, Betsy Anderson, Barbara Popper, Beth Dworetzky
Prev Chronic Dis. 2011 Sep; 8(5): A95. Published online 2011 Aug 15.
PMCID:
PMC3181195
Abstract Article PDF–429K
Public Policy Versus Individual Rights in Childhood Obesity Interventions: Perspectives From the Arkansas Experience With Act 1220 of 2003
Martha M. Phillips, Kevin Ryan, James M. Raczynski
Prev Chronic Dis. 2011 Sep; 8(5): A96. Published online 2011 Aug 15.
PMCID:
PMC3181196
Abstract Article PDF–443K
The Ethical Basis for Promoting Nutritional Health in Public Schools in the United States
Patricia B. Crawford, Wendi Gosliner, Harvey Kayman
Prev Chronic Dis. 2011 Sep; 8(5): A98. Published online 2011 Aug 15.
PMCID:
PMC3181198
Abstract Article PDF–380K
Public Policy Versus Individual Rights and Responsibility: An Economist’s Perspective
Frank J. Chaloupka
Prev Chronic Dis. 2011 Sep; 8(5): A100. Published online 2011 Aug 15.
PMCID:
PMC3181174
Abstract Article PDF–305K

Editorial

A Question of Competing Rights, Priorities, and Principles: A Postscript to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Symposium on the Ethics of Childhood Obesity Policy
Shiriki K. Kumanyika
Prev Chronic Dis. 2011 Sep; 8(5): A97. Published online 2011 Aug 15.
PMCID:
PMC3181197
Article PDF–323K

Original Research

State Requirements and Recommendations for School-Based Screenings for Body Mass Index or Body Composition, 2010
Jennifer Linchey, Kristine A. Madsen
Prev Chronic Dis. 2011 Sep; 8(5): A101. Published online 2011 Aug 15.
PMCID:
PMC3181175
Abstract Article PDF–449K
A Common Denominator: Calculating Hospitalization Rates for Ambulatory Care–Sensitive Conditions in California
Camillia Lui, Steven P Wallace
Prev Chronic Dis. 2011 Sep; 8(5): A102. Published online 2011 Aug 15.
Correction in:
Prev Chronic Dis. 2011 Nov; 8(6): A152.
PMCID:
PMC3181231
Abstract Article PDF–742K
Vigorous Physical Activity Among Tweens, VERB Summer Scorecard Program, Lexington, Kentucky, 2004-2007
Moya L. Alfonso, Robert J. McDermott, Zachary Thompson, Carol A. Bryant, Anita H. Courtney, Jenna L. Davis, Yiliang Zhu, Jeffery A. Jones
Prev Chronic Dis. 2011 Sep; 8(5): A104. Published online 2011 Aug 15.
PMCID:
PMC3181177
Abstract Article PDF–699K
Associations of American Indian Children’s Screen-Time Behavior With Parental Television Behavior, Parental Perceptions of Children’s Screen Time, and Media-Related Resources in the Home
Daheia J. Barr-Anderson, Jayne A. Fulkerson, Mary Smyth, John H. Himes, Peter J. Hannan, Bonnie Holy Rock, Mary Story
Prev Chronic Dis. 2011 Sep; 8(5): A105. Published online 2011 Aug 15.
PMCID:
PMC3181178
Abstract Article PDF–621K
Parental Exposure to Carcinogens and Risk for Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Colombia, 2000-2005
Miguel Ángel Castro-Jiménez, Luis Carlos Orozco-Vargas
Prev Chronic Dis. 2011 Sep; 8(5): A106. Published online 2011 Aug 15.
PMCID:
PMC3181179
Abstract Article PDF–726K
An Observational Study of Physical Activity in Parks in Asian and Pacific Islander Communities in Urban Honolulu, Hawaii, 2009
Jane J. Chung-Do, Elise Davis, Stephanie Lee, Yuka Jokura, Lehua Choy, Jay E. Maddock
Prev Chronic Dis. 2011 Sep; 8(5): A107. Published online 2011 Aug 15.
PMCID:
PMC3181180
Abstract Article PDF–628K
Regional and Racial Differences in Smoking and Exposure to Secondhand Smoke: The Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) Study
Leslie A. McClure, Heather L. Murphy, Jeffrey Roseman, George Howard, Ann Malarcher
Prev Chronic Dis. 2011 Sep; 8(5): A108. Published online 2011 Aug 15.
PMCID:
PMC3181181
Abstract Article PDF–524K
Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension and Hypercholesterolemia Among Insured Residents of New York City, 2004
Quynh C. Nguyen, Elizabeth Needham Waddell, Bonnie D. Kerker, R. Charon Gwynn, James C. Thomas, Sara L. Huston
Prev Chronic Dis. 2011 Sep; 8(5): A109. Published online 2011 Aug 15.
PMCID:
PMC3181182
Abstract Article PDF–637K
Awareness of Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Tests and Use of Genetic Tests Among Puerto Rican Adults, 2009
Ana Patricia Ortiz, Magdalena López, Libertad T. Flores, Marievelisse Soto-Salgado, Lila J. Finney Rutten, Ruby A. Serrano-Rodriguez, Bradford W. Hesse, Guillermo Tortolero-Luna
Prev Chronic Dis. 2011 Sep; 8(5): A110. Published online 2011 Aug 15.
PMCID:
PMC3181183
Abstract Article PDF–597K
Strategies Implemented by 20 Local Tobacco Control Agencies to Promote Smoke-Free Recreation Areas, California, 2004-2007
Travis D. Satterlund, Diana Cassady, Jeanette Treiber, Cathy Lemp
Prev Chronic Dis. 2011 Sep; 8(5): A111. Published online 2011 Aug 15.
PMCID:
PMC3181184
Abstract Article PDF–427K
Physician Visits and Colorectal Cancer Testing Among Medicare Enrollees in North Carolina and South Carolina, 2005
Anna P. Schenck, Carrie N. Klabunde, Joan L. Warren, Eric Jackson, Sharon Peacock, Pauline Lapin
Prev Chronic Dis. 2011 Sep; 8(5): A112. Published online 2011 Aug 15.
PMCID:
PMC3181185
Abstract Article PDF–681K
Child Care Provider Training and a Supportive Feeding Environment in Child Care Settings in 4 States, 2003
Madeleine Sigman-Grant, Elizabeth Christiansen, George Fernandez, Janice Fletcher, Laurel Branen, Beth A. Price, Susan L. Johnson
Prev Chronic Dis. 2011 Sep; 8(5): A113. Published online 2011 Aug 15.
PMCID:
PMC3181186
Abstract Article PDF–614K
Predictors of Repeated PSA Testing Among Black and White Men From the Maryland Cancer Survey, 2006
Yue Zhu, John D. Sorkin, Diane Dwyer, Carmela Groves, Eileen K. Steinberger
Prev Chronic Dis. 2011 Sep; 8(5): A114. Published online 2011 Aug 15.
PMCID:
PMC3181187
Abstract Article PDF–573K

Commentary

PCD’s First Annual Student Research Contest: Lui and Wallace Examine Hospitalization Rates for At-Risk Populations
Samuel F. Posner
Prev Chronic Dis. 2011 Sep; 8(5): A103. Published online 2011 Aug 15.
PMCID:
PMC3181176
Article PDF–239K

Community Case Study

A Midpoint Process Evaluation of the Los Angeles Basin Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Across the US (REACH US) Disparities Center, 2007-2009
Annette E. Maxwell, Antronette K. Yancey, Mona AuYoung, Joyce J. Guinyard, Beth A. Glenn, Ritesh Mistry, Paul A. Simon, Roshan Bastani, William J. McCarthy, Jonathan E. Fielding
Prev Chronic Dis. 2011 Sep; 8(5): A115. Published online 2011 Aug 15.
PMCID:
PMC3181188
Abstract Article PDF–589K

Brief

Use of Indoor Tanning Devices by High School Students in the United States, 2009
Gery P. Guy, Jr, Eric Tai, Lisa C. Richardson
Prev Chronic Dis. 2011 Sep; 8(5): A116. Published online 2011 Aug 15.
PMCID:
PMC3181189
Abstract Article PDF–418K

Tools and Techniques

Using a Concept Map as a Tool for Strategic Planning: The Healthy Brain Initiative
Lynda A. Anderson, Kristine L. Day, Anna E. Vandenberg
Prev Chronic Dis. 2011 Sep; 8(5): A117. Published online 2011 Aug 15.
PMCID:
PMC3181190
Abstract Article PDF–479K
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