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Health Impact Assessment of the Atlanta BeltLine
Background: Although a health impact assessment (HIA) is a tool that can provide decision makers with recommendations to promote positive health impacts and mitigate adverse health impacts of proposed...
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Catherine L. Ross,
Karen Leone de Nie,
Andrew L. Dannenberg,
Laurie F. Beck,
Michelle J. Marcus,
Jason Barringer
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203-213
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Local Public Health System Performance and Community Health Outcomes
Background: Public health systems are charged with protecting the health and well-being of the communities they serve. Higher-performing public health systems should be associated with improved commun...
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Richard C. Ingram,
F. Douglas Scutchfield,
Richard Charnigo,
Martha C. Riddell
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214-220
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Suicidal Ideation and Self-Harm in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth
Background: Suicide is the third-leading cause of death among adolescents and nonsuicidal self-harm occurs in 13%–45% of individuals within this age group, making these phenomena major public health c...
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Richard T. Liu,
Brian Mustanski
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221-228
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Integrating Age and Comorbidity to Assess Screening Mammography Utilization
Background: Most studies use age as a cutoff to evaluate screening mammography utilization, generally examining screening up to age 75 years (the age-cutoff method). However, many experts and guidelin...
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Alai Tan,
Yong-Fang Kuo,
James S. Goodwin
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229-234
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Recruitment for the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
Background: To reduce disparities in breast and cervical cancer in the U.S., it is essential that programs such as CDC's National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) use evide...
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Cam T. Escoffery,
Michelle C. Kegler,
Karen Glanz,
Tracie D. Graham,
Sarah C. Blake,
Jean A. Shapiro,
Patricia D. Mullen,
Maria E. Fernandez
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235-241
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Development and Testing of a Community Stakeholder Park Audit Tool
Background: Parks are valuable community resources, and auditing park environments is important for understanding their influence on physical activity and health. However, few tools exist that engage ...
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Andrew T. Kaczynski,
Sonja A. Wilhelm Stanis,
Gina M. Besenyi
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242-249
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| Review and Special Articles |
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Government and School Progress to Promote a Healthful Diet to American Children and Adolescents: A Comprehensive Review of the Available Evidence
Context: The IOM released an expert committee report in 2005 that assessed the nature, extent, and influence of food and beverage marketing practices on American children's and adolescents' diets and ...
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Vivica I. Kraak,
Mary Story,
Ellen A. Wartella
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250-262
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Adult Sedentary Behavior: A Systematic Review
Context: While the health benefits of meeting moderate/vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA) guidelines have been well established, the health risks of sedentary behavior, independent of meeting...
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Ryan E. Rhodes,
Rachel S. Mark,
Cara P. Temmel
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e3-e28
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Public Health Department Accreditation: Setting the Research Agenda
Abstract: Health department accreditation is one of the most important initiatives in the field of public health today. The Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) is establishing a voluntary accredi...
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William J. Riley,
Elizabeth M. Lownik,
F. Douglas Scutchfield,
Glen P. Mays,
Liza C. Corso,
Les M. Beitsch
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263-271
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The Effectiveness of Group-Based Comprehensive Risk-Reduction and Abstinence Education Interventions to Prevent or Reduce the Risk of Adolescent Pregnancy, Human Immunodeficiency Virus, and Sexually Transmitted Infections: Two Systematic Reviews for the Guide to Community Preventive Services
Context: Adolescent pregnancy, HIV, and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are major public health problems in the U.S. Implementing group-based interventions that address the sexual behavio...
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Helen B. Chin,
Theresa Ann Sipe,
Randy Elder,
Shawna L. Mercer,
Sajal K. Chattopadhyay,
Verughese Jacob,
Holly R. Wethington,
Doug Kirby,
Donna B. Elliston,
Matt Griffith,
Stella O. Chuke,
Susan C. Briss,
Irene Ericksen,
Jennifer S. Galbraith,
Jeffrey H. Herbst,
Robert L. Johnson,
Joan M. Kraft,
Seth M. Noar,
Lisa M. Romero,
John Santelli,
Community Preventive Services Task Force
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272-294
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Methods for Conducting Community Guide Systematic Reviews of Evidence on Effectiveness and Economic Efficiency of Group-Based Behavioral Interventions to Prevent Adolescent Pregnancy, Human Immunodeficiency Virus, and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections: Comprehensive Risk Reduction and Abstinence Education
Abstract: This paper describes methods used to conduct systematic reviews and meta-analyses and economic reviews of group-based behavioral interventions for adolescents to prevent pregnancy, HIV, and ...
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Theresa Ann Sipe,
Helen B. Chin,
Randy Elder,
Shawna L. Mercer,
Sajal K. Chattopadhyay,
Verughese Jacob,
Community Preventive Services Task Force
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295-303
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Recommendations for Group-Based Behavioral Interventions to Prevent Adolescent Pregnancy, Human Immunodeficiency Virus, and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections: Comprehensive Risk Reduction and Abstinence Education
The Community Preventive Services Task Force (Task Force) recommends group-based comprehensive risk reduction delivered to adolescents to promote behaviors that prevent or reduce the risk of pregnancy...
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Community Preventive Services Task Force
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304-307
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Using Science to Improve the Sexual Health of America's Youth
For decades, sexuality education policies and practices in the U.S. have been a mixture of science, morality, politics, and the personal opinions of key decision makers. Far too often, science has far...
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David C. Wiley
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308-310
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Getting Our Heads out of the Sand: Using Evidence to Make Systemwide Changes
I am thrilled to provide commentary for this set of articles from the Community Preventive Services Task Force (Task Force) in the current American Journal of Preventive Medicine; as a public health p...
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Oxiris Barbot
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311-312
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Sex Education Programs for Schools Still in Question: A Commentary on Meta-Analysis
The meta-analysis reported in the three Guide to Community Preventive Services papers published in this issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine targets two basic prevention strategies—com...
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Stan E. Weed
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313-315
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Person-to-Person Interventions Targeted to Parents and Other Caregivers to Improve Adolescent Health: A Community Guide Systematic Review
Context: Adolescence marks a time when many young people engage in risky behaviors with potential implications for long-term health. Interventions focused on adolescents' parents and other caregivers ...
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Barri Burrus,
Kimberly D. Leeks,
Theresa Ann Sipe,
Suzanne Dolina,
Robin Soler,
Randy Elder,
Lisa Barrios,
Arlene Greenspan,
Dan Fishbein,
Mary Lou Lindegren,
Angeli Achrekar,
Patricia Dittus,
Community Preventive Services Task Force
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316-326
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Improving Adolescent Health Through Interventions Targeted to Parents and Other Caregivers: A Recommendation
Summary: The Community Preventive Services Task Force recommends person-to-person interventions intended to modify adolescents' risk and protective behaviors by improving their caregivers' parenting s...
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Community Preventive Services Task Force
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327-328
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A Prescription for Survival: Prevention of Nuclear War
For almost 50 years, health professionals have played a central role in educating the public about the medical consequences of nuclear war and the need to eliminate nuclear weapons. Our voice was part...
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Howard Frumkin,
Ira Helfand
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329-331
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Contributions of the Community Stakeholder Park Audit Tool
Community parks have been consistently associated with increased physical activity among adults and children. Because they are widely available in most urban communities, appeal to children and adults...
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Myron F. Floyd
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332-333
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The Nation Needs to Do More to Address Food Marketing to Children
Food marketing has never been more important, as childhood obesity rates remain high, and food and beverage marketing takes on ever new and more sophisticated forms. Yet despite strong recommendations...
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Lori E. Dorfman,
Margo G. Wootan
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334-335
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Instructional Physical Activity Monitor Video in English and Spanish
The ActiGraph activity monitor (ActiGraph; Pensacola FL) is a widely used method for assessing physical activity. Compliance with study procedures is critical. A common procedure is for the research t...
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Debbe I. Thompson,
Dina Abdelsamad,
Dora A. Cantu,
Adam C. Gillum
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e29-e30
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Estimating Population Impact
Koepsell, Zatzick, and Rivara raise valuable points about extrapolating potential population impact from RCTs. Their suggestions should aid grant reviewers and decision makers in making such estimates...
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Russell E. Glasgow
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e30-e31
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Author Response
We thank Dr. Glasgow for his letter and also for his important previous work, which helped to stimulate our own interest in this topic. This response addresses two of his specific comments and a third...
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Thomas D. Koepsell,
Douglas F. Zatzick
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e31-e32
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Health Impact Assessment of the Atlanta BeltLine
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Government and School Progress to Promote a Healthful Diet to American Children and Adolescents: A Comprehensive Review of the Available Evidence
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