Mobile CDC PCD app https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/?s_cid=pcd_m https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/?s_cid=pcd_m en-US PCDEditor@cdc.gov Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Data sharing with the public and relevant partners is foundational to data modernization and an obligation of public health agencies at all levels. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=753604 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2024/23_0200.htm Thu, 21 Mar 2024 00:00:00 EST PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Data & Surveillance Data sharing with the public and relevant partners is foundational to data modernization and an obligation of public health agencies at all levels. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=745825 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2024/23_0200.htm Thu, 21 Mar 2024 00:00:00 EST PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Data & Surveillance Data sharing with the public and relevant partners is foundational to data modernization and an obligation of public health agencies at all levels. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=745653 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2024/23_0200.htm Thu, 21 Mar 2024 00:00:00 EST PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Data & Surveillance Data sharing with the public and relevant partners is foundational to data modernization and an obligation of public health agencies at all levels. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=745824 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2024/23_0200.htm Thu, 21 Mar 2024 00:00:00 EST PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Data & Surveillance  Identifying CRC at an early stage through screening is crucial not only to improve CRC outcomes but also to manage other chronic conditions https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=744377 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2024/23_0257.htm Thu, 22 Feb 2024 00:00:00 EDT Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Chronic Conditions Colorectal Cancer Colorectal Cancer and Genetics Colorectal Cancer Control Program (CRCCP) Health Disparities Intervention PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Race and Ethnicity Research shows that matching cessation services or bundles of services to groups of low-income smokers may increase their engagement in quitline use and smoking cessation. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=734073 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2023/22_0214.htm Thu, 02 Mar 2023 00:00:00 EDT Low Income PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Smoking & Tobacco Use Smoking Cessation Because of a technical error, several lines of text were omitted in the online version of the first paragraph of the Results section of the article “Disparities in Influenza Vaccination Coverage and Associated Factors Among Adults with Cardiovascular Disease, United States, 2011–2020.” The missing text was added, and the corrected article was posted on October 28, 2022: https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2022/22_0154.htm. We regret any confusion this error may have caused. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=732813 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2022/22_0154e.htm Thu, 17 Nov 2022 00:00:00 EDT Cardiovascular Disease Health Disparities Influenza Vaccination PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) In this study researchers aimed to determine how tobacco smoking quitline callers heard about quitline services. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375780 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/15_0325.htm Wed, 22 Jun 2022 08:54:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health The objective of this study was to compare clinical sites with community sites in the recruitment of teenagers for a new youth diabetes prevention program in East Harlem, New York. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375782 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/15_0449.htm Wed, 22 Jun 2022 08:54:00 EST Diabetes Rural pharmacists have the potential to be effective collaborators for HPV vaccine administration and promotion, but barriers, such as lack of education and capacity, exist. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=405286 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2020/19_0351.htm Fri, 13 Mar 2020 12:51:00 EST HPV Infection (Human Papillomavirus) HPV Vaccination (Human Papillomavirus) PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) STD Prevention (Sexually Transmitted Disease) Pharmacies The 5 Lower Mississippi Delta towns included in this study scored low on nutrition environment measures associated with healthful eating. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=405285 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2020/19_0293.htm Fri, 13 Mar 2020 12:43:00 EST Fast Food Food Insecurity Healthy Food Choices Nutrition Environment Measures Surveys (NEMS) Nutrition Environments PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Food Access New research found that polypharmacy was strongly associated with poorer health-related quality of life outcomes among people living with HIV. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=405284 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2020/19_0359.htm Fri, 06 Mar 2020 13:26:00 EDT HIV Prevention HIV/AIDS PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Pharmacies Administering the National Youth Tobacco Survey electronically in school classroom settings was feasible, was well accepted by respondents, and improved efficiency of survey administration. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=405281 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2020/19_0294.htm Thu, 05 Mar 2020 06:58:00 EDT Adolescent Health PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Smoking & Tobacco Use Tobacco Control Policies Tobacco Use Researchers share the process through which coalitions in rural Louisiana implemented Policy, systems, and environmental change. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=405283 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2020/19_0284.htm Fri, 28 Feb 2020 12:21:00 EDT Obesity and Overweight Obesity Prevention PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) This report indicates that including short bouts (less than 10 min) of self-reported physical activity in total volume of self-reported physical activity has minimal impact on national physical activity estimates. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=405282 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2020/19_0321.htm Fri, 28 Feb 2020 12:04:00 EDT PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Physical Activity Physical Activity Surveillance Physical Health Researchers found that the average daily gallons of water used nearly doubled and water consumption was more than twice as high in intervention sites than in control sites. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=405280 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2020/19_0277.htm Fri, 21 Feb 2020 12:50:00 EDT Community Health Community Parks and Recreation Drinking Water PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Employment type, age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, and health care coverage were associated with e-cigarette use and dual cigarette and e-cigarette use. Recent quit attempts were higher among dual users. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=405279 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2020/19_0217.htm Fri, 21 Feb 2020 12:35:00 EDT Electronic Cigarettes (e-cigarette) PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Workplace Safety & Health Electronic Cigarettes Cigarette Smoking Employee Health This is the first study to assess the multiyear impact of Florida's tobacco education campaign on statewide quit attempts in the context of other nationwide mass media campaigns airing over the past 8 years. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=405278 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2020/19_0271.htm Fri, 21 Feb 2020 12:28:00 EDT PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Smoking & Tobacco Use Smoking Cessation Cigarette Smoking This model offers a unique look at the process by which insurance companies offered their resources in support of a policy using community health workers that improves public health. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=405277 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2020/19_0316.htm Fri, 14 Feb 2020 12:46:00 EDT Community Health Health Care Expenditures PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) The objective of this study was to evaluate a novel collaborative care model using community pharmacies as additional access points for latent tuberculosis infection treatment for patients using combination weekly therapy with isoniazid and rifapentine plus directly observed therapy for 12 weeks. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=405276 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2020/19_0263.htm Fri, 14 Feb 2020 08:28:00 EDT Latent Tuberculosis Infection - LTBI PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Tuberculosis (TB) Pharmacies Traditional foods and food sovereignty are important areas for American Indian/Alaska Native communities to address the public health issues of chronic disease, specifically type 2 diabetes, locally and nationwide. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=405274 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2020/19_0213.htm Fri, 07 Feb 2020 07:50:00 EDT American Indian - Alaska Native Health Native American Health PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Type 2 Diabetes The community health worker home visiting intervention improved trigger management, clinical outcomes, and Medicaid cost savings, demonstrating that asthma home visits improve health quality and reduce costs. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=405275 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2020/19_0288.htm Fri, 07 Feb 2020 07:35:00 EDT Asthma Children's Health Healthy Living Medicaid PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Results of this prospective study, in a rural Chinese population, showed that risk of all-cause mortality with hypertension based on the 2017 US hypertension guidelines was increased for men but not women. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=405273 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2020/19_0131.htm Fri, 31 Jan 2020 10:45:00 EDT Asian American & Pacific Islander Health Blood Pressure High Blood Pressure Hypertension PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) In 2015, Hispanic people who smoked were less likely to get advice about quitting from their healthcare provider than non-Hispanic white people who smoked. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=405272 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2020/19_0279.htm Fri, 31 Jan 2020 10:35:00 EDT PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) This is the first report describing differences at the state level in daily sugar-sweetened beverage intake among adults residing in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan counties. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=403390 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2020/19_0108.htm Fri, 24 Jan 2020 07:52:00 EDT Food Environment Healthy Food Choices Healthy Living PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Food Access This study underscores the variability that can occur within and across federally qualified health centers in Illinois around the number and type of policies, systems, and processes implemented. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=403389 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2020/19_0058.htm Fri, 24 Jan 2020 07:45:00 EDT Blood Pressure Diabetes Glycemia High Blood Pressure PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Adult smokers who started smoking regularly at age 18 to 20 years were more likely to experience high levels of nicotine dependence and less likely to attempt or intend to quit in adulthood compared with those who started at age 21 or older. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=403387 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2020/19_0176.htm Fri, 17 Jan 2020 14:47:00 EDT PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Smoking & Tobacco Use Smoking Cessation Youth smoking Tobacco Use Researchers mapped crude rates of asthma inpatient hospitalizations among children, adolescents, and young adults aged 0 to 19 years, by zip code, in Cook County, Illinois, during 2011-2014. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=403388 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2020/19_0265.htm Fri, 17 Jan 2020 14:41:00 EDT Asthma Children's Health PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) The results of this meta-analysis indicate that supplementation with vitamin D does not lower blood pressure in the general population. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=403132 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2020/19_0307.htm Fri, 10 Jan 2020 12:03:00 EDT Blood Pressure High Blood Pressure Hypertension PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) After a 6-month food bank-based diabetes prevention program, scores for food security, dietary intake, physical activity, health status, and depression improved significantly. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=403133 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2020/19_0210.htm Fri, 10 Jan 2020 11:54:00 EDT Diabetes Food Security PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Type 2 Diabetes This study uses maps to describe sidewalk characteristics at the address level in densely populated urban and suburban areas of northeastern New Jersey, where 51.7% of adults do not participate in at least 150 minutes of weekly aerobic physical activity https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=401699 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0480.htm Thu, 05 Sep 2019 12:15:00 EST Community Health Community Health Resources Healthy Living PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Walking In this essay, researchers ask state and local health departments about their experiences using GIS to address chronic disease priorities. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=401700 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0674.htm Thu, 05 Sep 2019 12:15:00 EST Chronic Disease Prevention Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Health Departments PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) State, Local, and Tribal Health Departments New research shows training and technical assistance activities increased Alaska tribal staff members' ability to effect policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) change, resulting in 30 PSE improvements across the state. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=401701 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/19_0077.htm Thu, 29 Aug 2019 12:34:00 EST American Indian - Alaska Native Health Health Policy and Research PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) This study quantified environmental burden of disease by using population health indicators and exploratory factor analysis at the county level across the United States. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=399014 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0530.htm Thu, 23 May 2019 16:47:00 EST Cancer Cancer Research PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Population health Researchers developed a 1-year training program to build implementation research and leadership capacity among public health professionals in low- and middle-income countries. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=399016 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0517.htm Thu, 23 May 2019 16:47:00 EST Noncommunicable Diseases PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Public Health Programs Researchers mapped dispatched emergency medical services calls for falls and fall-related injuries among adults aged 65 years or older and identified areas with high prevalence. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=399017 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0517.htm Thu, 23 May 2019 16:47:00 EST Noncommunicable Diseases PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Public Health Programs This study provides the latest burden estimates of fatal and nonfatal cerebrovascular disease events in the United States by age, sex, and region, from 2006 through 2014. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=399020 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0411.htm Thu, 23 May 2019 16:47:00 EST Cardiovascular Health Healthy Living PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Stroke Vascular Care Researchers used a ring map to depict the prevalence of diagnosed diabetes and 5 associated risk factors for adults in all 50 US states and the District of Columbia. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=399015 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0470.htm Thu, 23 May 2019 16:46:00 EST Diabetes Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Healthy Living PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP) New research shows pregnant American Indian women aren't getting enough vitamins and minerals in their diet. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=399019 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0536.htm Thu, 23 May 2019 16:46:00 EST American Indian - Alaska Native Health Maternal & Child Nutrition Nutrition PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Pregnancy Women's Health Researchers detected 8 unique county-level mortality rate trajectory groups. Disparities widened from 1999 to 2016. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=401479 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0486.htm Thu, 23 May 2019 16:46:00 EST Mortality Data PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Death Rates Weekly soda consumption among Californians declined from 2011-2014, but new research shows it rose again to 2011 levels in 2015 and 2016. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=401697 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0372.htm Thu, 23 May 2019 16:46:00 EST Nutrition PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Sugar-Sweetened Beverages This report shows that changes in weight and waist circumference in the postpartum year among women with recent gestational diabetes are significantly correlated with changes in cardiometabolic risk factors. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=399018 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0308.htm Thu, 23 May 2019 16:45:00 EST Cardiometabolic Disease Healthy Living Healthy Weight Obesity and Overweight PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Pregnancy Weight Management Women's Health Researchers used GIS mapping to analyze breast cancer screening rates among women in Alaska. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=399021 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0654.htm Thu, 23 May 2019 16:45:00 EST Breast Cancer Breast Cancer Screening Cancer Screening Community Health Healthy Living PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Researchers collected 5 years of cost data from 29 Colorectal Cancer Control Program grantees by using a standardized data collection instrument and assessed differences in costs by screening test used. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=399023 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0338.htm Thu, 23 May 2019 16:45:00 EST Cancer Screening Colorectal Cancer Colorectal Cancer Control Program (CRCCP) PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) New research finds 90% of Arkansas school bus drivers are overweight or struggle with obesity and do not meet the recommendations physical activity and nutrition. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=401698 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0413.htm Thu, 16 May 2019 16:46:00 EST Obesity and Overweight Obesity Prevalence by Occupation Obesity Prevention Occupational Health Statistics PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) School Wellness PCD's Editor in Chief discusses ways the journal is working to disseminate public health interventions that address chronic disease prevention and health promotion. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=401481 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/19_0123.htm Thu, 09 May 2019 16:46:00 EST Chronic Disease Prevention PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Public Health Programs Revista PCD (Preventing Chronic Disease [prevención de enfermedades crónicas]) Researchers performed an ecologic analysis to identify areas with high levels of cardiovascular disease resilience and risk among blacks from a large southern, US metropolitan area. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=401482 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0505.htm Thu, 09 May 2019 16:46:00 EST African American health Cardiovascular Disease Community Health Heart Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Researchers describe the development of the web-based cost assessment tool, evaluate the quality of the data obtained, and discuss lessons learned. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=401480 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0336.htm Thu, 02 May 2019 16:46:00 EST Cancer Screening Colorectal Cancer Colorectal Cancer Control Program (CRCCP) PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Research finds American Indian/Alaska Native adolescents tended to use steroids and injected drugs together, whereas non-Hispanic white adolescents used cocaine and ecstasy together. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=397307 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0108.htm Fri, 05 Apr 2019 10:57:00 EST Adolescent Health PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Prescription Drug Abuse Substance Use and Abuse Toxic Substances Researchers identified counties in Pennsylvania with no in-county access or limited access to sites offering diabetes prevention program classes and their relative need. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=397306 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0493.htm Fri, 05 Apr 2019 10:32:00 EST Diabetes Geographic Information Systems (GIS) PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Type 2 Diabetes National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP) In 2017, over 14.3 million youth were exposed to secondhand emissions from tobacco products in public places. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=397305 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0531.htm Fri, 05 Apr 2019 10:14:00 EST Electronic Cigarettes (e-cigarette) Healthy Living PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Secondhand Smoke Smoking & Tobacco Use Tobacco Control Policies The built environments of the Lower Mississippi Delta towns included in this study lacked key programs, policies, and amenities associated with physical activity among residents. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=397304 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0410.htm Fri, 29 Mar 2019 11:51:00 EST Community Parks and Recreation Parks & Recreation PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Physical Activity Researchers identified US Census blocks with the highest overall odds of hypertension in Durham, North Carolina, and estimated cross-sectional associations between racial isolation and odds of hypertension. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=397303 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0445.htm Fri, 29 Mar 2019 11:41:00 EST Hypertension PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Race and Ethnicity This study identified spatial clusters of suicide at the census block group level in Idaho. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=397302 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0429.htm Fri, 29 Mar 2019 11:23:00 EST Community Health PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Suicide Researchers created an ArcGIS Tool - the Rate Stabilizing Tool - that produces age-adjusted rate estimates from record-level data and indicates which rates should be considered statistically reliable. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=397301 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0442.htm Fri, 29 Mar 2019 09:58:00 EST Chronic Disease Chronic Disease Prevention PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Preventing Chronic Disease Researchers found that among non-Hispanic black and low-income families, higher parent-perceived stress was associated with greater BMI among children. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=397300 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0368.htm Fri, 29 Mar 2019 09:45:00 EST Adult Health Childhood Diseases Childhood Overweight and Obesity Children's Health PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Stress & Coping Researchers evaluated the cost effectiveness of the weight-loss programs, conducted from April 2014 through March 2016, to determine which represented the best investment of WISEWOMAN program funds. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=397299 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0417.htm Fri, 22 Mar 2019 15:51:00 EST Healthy Living Obesity and Overweight Obesity Prevention PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Weight Management Women's Health Thirty percent of Child and Adult Care Food Program-participating early childhood education centers did not meet the sugar-in-cereal standard at the time of this study. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=397298 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0543.htm Fri, 22 Mar 2019 09:25:00 EST Childhood Overweight and Obesity Maternal & Child Nutrition Nutrition PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) School Nutrition Practices New research shows the average life expectancy in Nassau County, Florida was about 78 years, comparable to the national average of about 79 years. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=397297 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0481.htm Fri, 15 Mar 2019 17:34:00 EST Healthy Living PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Quality of Life Life Stages By assessing poor mental health in addition to diagnosed depression, researchers identified at-risk and potentially undiagnosed populations in Travis County, Texas. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=397296 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0449.htm Fri, 15 Mar 2019 17:24:00 EST Diseases & Conditions Healthy Living Mental Health PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Life Stages In 2015, about half of US adults knew the purpose of dental sealants, according to new research. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=397295 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0398.htm Fri, 15 Mar 2019 09:08:00 EST Adult Health Children's Health Dental health Healthy Living PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) This essay discusses why the use of preventive services for chronic disease prevention is still low. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=397294 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0625.htm Fri, 15 Mar 2019 09:01:00 EST Chronic Disease Prevention Health Care Expenditures Healthcare Healthcare access PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Prevention Researchers examined geographic and social factors associated with participation in the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program and the Diabetes Self-Management Program implemented at 144 sites in Illinois. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=397293 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0385.htm Fri, 08 Mar 2019 09:33:00 EDT Chronic Disease Chronic Disease Prevention Chronic Disease Self-Management Program Global Health PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) During 2014-2015, as many as 6 in 7 US adult cigarette smokers were interested in quitting smoking and 3 in 5 made a past-year quit attempt, according to new CDC research. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=397292 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0349.htm Fri, 08 Mar 2019 09:05:00 EDT Adult Health Electronic Cigarettes (e-cigarette) Healthy Living PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Smoking Cessation Cigarette Smoking Researchers demonstrated how caregiver services improved participants' daily caregiver experiences and identified caregiver-perceived program gaps at an Atlanta Veterans Health Care System. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=397291 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0156.htm Fri, 01 Mar 2019 10:05:00 EDT Caregiver Healthy Living PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Veterans Health Researchers examined diabetes prevalence by age and race/ethnicity and assessed how socioeconomic status and lifestyle behaviors affected prevalence among Japanese, Filipino, Chinese, NHOPI, and white populations in Hawaii. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=397290 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0187.htm Thu, 21 Feb 2019 16:38:00 EDT Asian American & Pacific Islander Health Diabetes Español Diabetes Healthy Living PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) State, Tribal, Local, & Territorial Diabetes This study updates and compares population-based estimates for 3 lifestyle behaviors among US adults with and without history of stroke. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=397205 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0409.htm Thu, 21 Feb 2019 16:36:00 EDT Healthy Lifestyle Healthy Living PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Stroke This study provides preliminary evidence that immigrant Asian American women have a higher risk of breast cancer than US-born Asian American women. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=397203 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0221.htm Fri, 15 Feb 2019 16:06:00 EDT Asian American & Pacific Islander Health Breast Cancer Screening Global Health Healthy Living Immigrant, Refugee, and Migrant Health PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) New research shows that among Mississippians aged 35 or older, the age-adjusted stroke death rate declined by nearly 31% from 2000 to 2016. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=397202 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0425.htm Fri, 15 Feb 2019 16:04:00 EDT Diseases & Conditions PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Stroke Death Rates New GIS research shows that although the average diabetes prevalence by county in Illinois is 9.1%, diabetes prevalence by county ranged from 7% to 13%. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=397204 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0154.htm Thu, 14 Feb 2019 14:23:00 EDT Diabetes Español Diabetes Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Healthy Living PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Type 2 Diabetes Agricultural workers had a higher prevalence than construction workers of almost all sun-protection behaviors, according to new CDC research. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=397201 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0252.htm Fri, 08 Feb 2019 09:15:00 EDT Community Health Community Health Partnership Healthy Living Native American Health PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) State, Tribal, Local, & Territorial Researchers assessed 2 social factors collected from electronic health records - social isolation and homelessness - in predicting 30-day potentially preventable readmissions to hospital. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=397199 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0189.htm Fri, 08 Feb 2019 09:06:00 EDT Healthy Living Homelessness Hospitalization rates Hospitals PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Preventable Hospitalizations Agricultural workers had a higher prevalence than construction workers of almost all sun-protection behaviors, according to new CDC research. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=397200 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0189.htm Fri, 08 Feb 2019 09:06:00 EDT Healthy Living Homelessness Hospitalization rates Hospitals PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Preventable Hospitalizations New research shows that as many as 1 in 4 adults in the United States were current cigarette smokers in 2016. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=397198 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0362.htm Fri, 08 Feb 2019 09:03:00 EDT Electronic Cigarettes (e-cigarette) Healthy Living PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Smokeless (Oral) Tobacco Smoking & Tobacco Use Smoking Cessation Cigarette Smoking This study aimed to describe common 3-way disease patterns and examine the factors associated with the co-occurrence of 3 or more diseases in elderly Japanese patients. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=396333 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0170.htm Fri, 01 Feb 2019 09:45:00 EDT Asian American & Pacific Islander Health Chronic Disease Chronic Disease Prevention Healthy Living Older Adults' Health PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) This study estimated the prevalence of hypertension and high blood pressure among children aged 8 to 17 years in the United States. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=396332 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0528.htm Fri, 01 Feb 2019 09:41:00 EDT Adolescent Health Blood Pressure Children's Health Healthy Living High Blood Pressure PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Salud de los adolescentes Researchers identified differential relationships between levels of housing and food insecurity and chronic disease when stratified by racial group in Hawai'i. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=396331 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0311.htm Fri, 01 Feb 2019 09:33:00 EDT Food Environment Food Insecurity PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Food Access Using data from community-based screenings, this is the first study to report the prevalence of chronic hepatitis B and hepatitis C infection in Mongolian American immigrants. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=396330 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0104.htm Fri, 25 Jan 2019 15:10:00 EDT Global Health Hepatitis Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Immigrant, Refugee, and Migrant Health PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) This study evaluates the outcomes of an intervention aimed at improving the nutritional quality of foods distributed by food pantries. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=396329 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0155.htm Fri, 25 Jan 2019 15:06:00 EDT Food Deserts Food Environment Food Insecurity PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Food Access In this essay authors answer controversial questions about low-tension glaucoma. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=396328 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0534.htm Fri, 25 Jan 2019 15:04:00 EDT Eye and Vision Health Eye Safety PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) From 2014 through 2018 a variety of nutrition and physical activity strategies were implemented across 6 counties in rural Kentucky with the goal of improving food access and resources for being physically active. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=396325 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0322.htm Fri, 18 Jan 2019 14:18:00 EDT Food Environment Healthy Living PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Physical Activity Food Access This study provides insight into the potential reach of program or policy strategies that target chain restaurants. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=396327 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0278.htm Fri, 18 Jan 2019 09:22:00 EDT Food Environment Food Security PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Public Health Programs Food Access In this study, researchers compare baseline dietary intake and physical activity of adolescents by rurality. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=393948 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0200.htm Fri, 04 Jan 2019 09:29:00 EDT Adolescent Health Childhood Overweight and Obesity Diet and Exercise Healthy Living PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Physical Activity Salud de los adolescentes Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) is a peer-reviewed electronic journal established by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. PCD provides an open exchange of information and knowledge among researchers, practitioners, policy makers, and others who strive to improve the health of the public through chronic disease preventioThe objective of this study was to explore how physical activity, sedentary activity, and food intake factors affect waist circumference and obesity prevalence among adults. n. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=393947 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0220.htm Fri, 04 Jan 2019 09:24:00 EDT Obesity and Overweight Obesity Prevention PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Weight Management This study examines provision of contraception to women enrolled in Medicaid who had 1 or more medical conditions that increase a woman's risk for adverse outcomes in pregnancy. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=393946 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0207.htm Fri, 04 Jan 2019 09:18:00 EDT Contraception Healthy Living Medicaid PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Women's Health The objective of this study was to examine the association of socioeconomic, psychosocial, and behavioral factors with cigarette smoking and e-cigarette use among adolescents in Minnesota. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=393140 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/18_0222.htm Fri, 28 Sep 2018 15:12:00 EST Adolescent Health Adverse Health Behaviors Electronic Cigarettes (e-cigarette) PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Behavioral Health Care Cigarette Smoking Life expectancy estimates are often used to compare population health across geographic region. Researchers looked at variation in life expectancy by ZIP Code Tabulation Area across Hawai`i. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=393139 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/18_0035.htm Fri, 21 Sep 2018 09:40:00 EST Health Disparities Healthy Living Mortality Data Obesity and Overweight Obesity Prevention PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) This study explores the sociodemographic factors that contribute to food affordability across space, with specific emphasis on rural and urban differences in the United States. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=393138 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/18_0079.htm Fri, 21 Sep 2018 09:31:00 EST Fast Food Food Insecurity Healthy Food Choices PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Researchers use GIS mapping to visual the reach of the REACH FAR program in New York and New Jersey. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=392301 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/18_0026.htm Fri, 14 Sep 2018 12:48:00 EST Asian American & Pacific Islander Health PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Race and Ethnicity Researchers interviewed 202 parents of Mexican-origin children aged 6 to 10 years in 2 rural communities near the US-Mexico border to determine screen use among children. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=392300 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/18_0070.htm Fri, 14 Sep 2018 10:31:00 EST Childhood Diseases Childhood Overweight and Obesity Children's Health Healthy Living Mexican American Population PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Sedentary lifestyle Researchers assessed the presence of publicly available in-person lifestyle change program classes, as of March 1, 2017, by diabetes incidence and socioeconomic status at the county level. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=392299 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/18_0063.htm Fri, 07 Sep 2018 09:08:00 EST Diabetes Español Diabetes PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Type 2 Diabetes National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP) This project tracked coverage for 7 areas of guidelines-based asthma care and 9 barriers related to accessing care in Medicaid programs for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=392298 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/18_0116.htm Fri, 07 Sep 2018 09:04:00 EST Asthma Diseases & Conditions Environmental Health Medicaid Medicare Beneficiaries PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) This Editor in Chief column provides information on how the journal is increasing the number of publications focusing on population-based interventions, upcoming 2018 collections, and the future direction of the Student Research Paper Contest. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=392289 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/18_0414.htm Fri, 07 Sep 2018 09:00:00 EST PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Preventing Chronic Disease Revista PCD (Preventing Chronic Disease [prevención de enfermedades crónicas]) Researchers report that 1 in 3 adults surveyed strongly favored the trade-off of safer street designs for walking even if it meant driving slower. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=392286 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/18_0123.htm Fri, 31 Aug 2018 12:02:00 EST Community Health Community Health Resources Community Parks and Recreation PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Walking Researchers estimated the incremental health care costs of food insecurity and selected chronic health conditions among adults aged 50 or older. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=392283 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/18_0058.htm Fri, 31 Aug 2018 11:55:00 EST Chronic Conditions Food Insecurity Health Care Expenditures PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) This study compared smoking behavior, provider adherence to the 5 A's tobacco cessation intervention, cessation assistance awareness, quit attempts, and treatment preference among respondents to a Tobacco Control Initiative survey with a sample of respondents from the National Adult Tobacco Survey and a sample from the Louisiana Adult Tobacco Survey. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=382789 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0575.htm Fri, 17 Aug 2018 09:00:00 EST Healthy Living Hospitals PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Smoking & Tobacco Use Tobacco Use Researchers conducted a mortality case-control study to assess the risks of all-cause and major causes of death attributable to smoking in Tianjin from 2010 through 2014. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=382787 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0577.htm Fri, 17 Aug 2018 08:56:00 EST Mortality Data PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Smoking & Tobacco Use Smoking and Women Smoking Cessation Researchers report that evaluation, including changes in colorectal cancer screening rates, suggesting the CDC-funded Colorectal Cancer Control Program is working. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=382786 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/18_0029.htm Mon, 13 Aug 2018 09:48:00 EST PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Researchers investigated the effect of a fitness equipment installation on the intensity of park users' physical activity at a community park. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=382785 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0560.htm Mon, 13 Aug 2018 09:39:00 EST Community Health Community Parks and Recreation Healthy Living Parks & Recreation PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Physical Activity Physical Health Researchers estimated the prevalence of adverse health outcomes by industry and occupation and to examine the association of adverse health outcomes with industry and occupation while controlling for demographics and personal lifestyle behaviors. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=382784 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0487.htm Mon, 13 Aug 2018 09:37:00 EST Occupational Health Statistics Occupational Safety & Health PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Workplace Safety & Health Workplace Wellness & Safety Researchers used US retail scanner data to assess national and state-specific trends in e-cigarette unit sales and prices for 4 product types sold from 2012 through 2016. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=382782 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0555.htm Fri, 03 Aug 2018 08:25:00 EST Electronic Cigarettes (e-cigarette) PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Smoking & Tobacco Use Flavored Tobacco Tobacco Use This study examines the prevalence of cancer screening reported in 2015 among US adults. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=382780 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0465.htm Fri, 27 Jul 2018 08:43:00 EST Cancer Prevention Cancer Research Cancer Screening PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) The objective of our study was to assess whether participation in HUD housing assistance programs is associated with increased physical activity among low-income adults. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=382779 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0517.htm Fri, 20 Jul 2018 09:47:00 EST PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Physical Activity Physical Health Affordable Multiunit Housing Researchers examined associations of health insurance status with self-perceived poor/fair health and frequent mental distress among working-aged US adults using data from the 2014 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=382778 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0523.htm Fri, 20 Jul 2018 09:44:00 EST Adult Health Health Insurance Healthy Living Mental Health PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) The objectives of this case study were to assess facilitators and challenges of applying management practices to support evidence-based decision making in chronic disease prevention programs in the public health system in Georgia. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=382777 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0482.htm Fri, 13 Jul 2018 11:57:00 EST Chronic Disease Prevention Diseases & Conditions Healthy Living PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) The map shown in this GIS Snapshots shows the current smoking rates and location of lung cancer screening facilities in Maryland. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=382776 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0434.htm Fri, 13 Jul 2018 11:41:00 EST Cancer Cancer Prevention Cancer Screening Cancer Surveillance Lung Cancer PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) State infrastructure for aging services, such as programs in county senior centers, can help promote prevention of chronic disease and reach large numbers of older adults. The objective of this study was to assess how well such infrastructure can support prevention efforts. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=382775 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0567.htm Fri, 06 Jul 2018 10:14:00 EST Aging Chronic Disease Prevention Healthy Aging PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Researchers measured treatment effects of a year-long behavioral economics intervention implemented by kitchen managers in secondary school cafeterias. The intervention encouraged more students to choose fruit and fruit juice and encouraged those students to take a greater quantity of fruit and juice items, but to have limited effects on healthy food consumption. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=382774 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0377.htm Fri, 06 Jul 2018 10:09:00 EST Healthy Food Choices PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) School Nutrition Practices School Wellness Unhealthy Foods Food Access Researchers report that 70% of students surveyed as part of the 2014 National Youth Tobacco Survey said they currently use flavored tobacco products. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=382773 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0389.htm Fri, 29 Jun 2018 10:51:00 EST Electronic Cigarettes (e-cigarette) Healthy Youth PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Smoking & Tobacco Use Youth Health Youth smoking Tobacco Use This study describes development of PEA-PODS (Perceptions of the Environment and Patterns of Diet at School), a survey assessing students' perceptions of the school environment and students' usual dietary patterns at school. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=382676 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0561.htm Fri, 29 Jun 2018 10:46:00 EST Healthy Youth PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) School Nutrition Practices School Wellness Youth Health This essay highlights how health educators' skill sets can address public health challenges, the need for improved health educator workforce data, and a call to action for various stakeholders to optimally deploy health educators to improve the public's health. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=382675 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/18_0045.htm Fri, 29 Jun 2018 10:39:00 EST Health Education Healthy Living PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Workplace Wellness & Safety Researchers found that adults aged 65 or older with chronic kidney disease (CKD) were at increased risk of falling and of suffering an injury as a result of a fall compared with adults in the same age range without CKD. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=382674 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0518.htm Fri, 22 Jun 2018 14:18:00 EST Falls Falls, Older Adults Kidney Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Chronic Kidney Disease Researchers examined the policy development and adoption process undertaken by conventional and nonconventional public housing authorities before the new US Department of Housing and Urban Development rule. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=382673 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0427.htm Fri, 22 Jun 2018 14:15:00 EST Antismoking laws CDC Publications PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Smoke-Free Air Strategies Smoke-Free Policies This scoping review highlights evidence-based worksite health promotion strategies promoted through the CDC's Worksite Health ScoreCard . https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=382672 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0463.htm Fri, 22 Jun 2018 14:13:00 EST PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Physical Activity Physical Health Workplace Safety & Health Workplace Wellness & Safety Researchers evaluated Together on Diabetes, a diabetes prevention and management program, among 257 participating Native American youths with or at risk for type 2 diabetes and their adult caregivers. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=382671 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0521.htm Fri, 22 Jun 2018 12:32:00 EST Diabetes Healthy Youth Native American Health PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) State, Tribal, Local, & Territorial Type 2 Diabetes This study shows that primary care patients were significantly more interested in a gameplay-based problem-solving intervention than a group interpersonal therapy intervention. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=382670 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0488.htm Fri, 22 Jun 2018 12:27:00 EST CDC Publications Depression Mental Health PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Researchers aimed to test the feasibility of an in-person behavioral weight-loss intervention for underserved postpartum African American women with overweight or obesity in an urban hospital setting. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=382669 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0400.htm Fri, 15 Jun 2018 14:22:00 EST African American health Obesity and Overweight PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Physical Activity for African Americans Weight Management Women's Health Researchers used the physical activity resources assessment instrument to determine the availability, quality and quantity of physical features, and amenities in 19 neighborhood parks randomly selected from the Jackson, Mississippi, Metropolitan Statistical Area. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=382152 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0411.htm Fri, 15 Jun 2018 14:19:00 EST Parks & Recreation PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Physical Activity Pregnancy Women's Health This article provides guidance and practical recommendations to help both inexperienced and experienced authors working in public health settings to more efficiently publish the results of their work in the peer-reviewed literature. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=382151 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/18_0085.htm Fri, 15 Jun 2018 14:09:00 EST Health Policy and Research PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Prevention Research Science Student Research This GIS Snapshot describes the estimated percentage of adults aged 50 to 75 who reported being up to date with colorectal cancer screening in 2016, and the change in the percentage from 2012 through 2016, by state. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=382150 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0535.htm Fri, 15 Jun 2018 14:06:00 EST Cancer Screening Colon cancer prevention Colorectal Cancer PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) This study aimed to explore community pharmacists' experiences and perceived barriers of implementing a CKD risk assessment service. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=382149 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0485.htm Fri, 15 Jun 2018 14:01:00 EST Kidney Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Pharmacies Chronic Kidney Disease This study confirms that social motivation contributes to greater participation in and adherence to exercise programs, as seen in the use of an online activity monitoring program used in Georgia. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=382148 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0223.htm Thu, 07 Jun 2018 18:13:00 EST PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Physical Activity Physical Activity Surveillance This study shows that about 90% of US adults with uncontrolled hypertension reported having a usual source of health care. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=382147 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0497.htm Thu, 07 Jun 2018 18:09:00 EST Health Care Reform Hypertension PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Researchers examined associations between state-level guidance and the policies and practices in school districts regarding food and beverage marketing and promotion. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=382146 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0352.htm Thu, 07 Jun 2018 18:00:00 EST Food Marketing PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) School Nutrition Practices School Wellness This GIS map shows relative capacity of facilities to perform colonoscopy screening in North Dakota. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=382145 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0421.htm Thu, 07 Jun 2018 15:23:00 EST Colon cancer prevention PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Colonoscopy Screening Researchers used cluster analysis to explore patterns of chronic kidney disease in 500 of the largest US cities. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=381573 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0372.htm Fri, 01 Jun 2018 17:48:00 EST Kidney Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Urban Community Residents Chronic Kidney Disease This study estimated the frequency and quality of fruit and vegetables offered during snack time in US afterschool programs. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=382144 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0396.htm Fri, 01 Jun 2018 15:49:00 EST Children's Health Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Healthy Food Choices PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) School Wellness This study statistically ranked states' performance on adolescent substance use related to cancer risk. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=382143 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0345.htm Fri, 01 Jun 2018 11:18:00 EST Cancer Cancer Prevention Healthy Youth PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Substance Use and Abuse Youth Health Youth smoking New research finds that CDC's Tips campaign helped more than 500,000 US adults quit smoking for good from 2012 - 2015. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=382142 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/18_0051.htm Fri, 01 Jun 2018 11:02:00 EST PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Quitlines Smoking & Tobacco Use Smoking Cessation Researchers examined the prevalence of adherence to established aerobic physical activity guidelines in addition to related medico-demographic factors among cancer survivors during re-entry. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=382137 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0277.htm Thu, 31 May 2018 14:36:00 EST Cancer Cancer Research Cancer Survivorship PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Physical Activity Physical Health The purpose of this work is to provide a pragmatic framework to guide health care systems in assessing the implementation and impact of Exercise is Medicine. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=381569 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0344.htm Thu, 31 May 2018 11:43:00 EST Hospitals PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Physical Activity Physical Health Researchers describe key challenges and next steps to scaling the Community Markets Purchasing Real and Affordable Foods program. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=382141 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0291.htm Fri, 25 May 2018 09:40:00 EST Food Insecurity Fruit and Vegetable Consumption PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Food Access This descriptive study reports the proportion of adults who responded to the 2016 Summer Consumer Styles survey who identified walking as the activity the US Surgeon General recently promoted in the Call to Action to help Americans be more physically active. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=382140 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0417.htm Fri, 25 May 2018 09:29:00 EST Adult Health PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Physical Activity Walking Researchers evaluated the acceptability of using storytelling as a way to communicate oral health messages regarding early childhood cavity prevention in the American Indian and Alaska Native population. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=382139 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0305.htm Fri, 25 May 2018 09:15:00 EST American Indian - Alaska Native Health Community Health PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Pennsylvania library directors surveyed in this study reported frequently interacting with patrons around health and social concerns, including help with employment, nutrition, exercise, and social welfare benefits. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=382138 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0392.htm Fri, 25 May 2018 09:03:00 EST Community Health Partnership Health Partnerships PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) This essay describes how partnering agencies collaborated to work toward solving 2 common problems among families living in poverty: food insecurity and substandard housing. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=382136 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0510.htm Fri, 25 May 2018 08:55:00 EST Community Health Community Health Resources PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Researchers sought to understand whether early outcomes from obesity-prevention advocacy efforts predict interim outcomes related to eventual policy change. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=381576 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0288.htm Mon, 21 May 2018 08:31:00 EST Health Policy and Research PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Public Health Law This study provides insights into how hospital food service directors can maximize revenue and remain financially viable while selling healthier options in on-site dining facilities. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=381575 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0477.htm Fri, 18 May 2018 15:16:00 EST Food Labeling Hospitals Nutrition PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) The purpose of this systematic review was to assess what is known about increasing access to and participation in cardiovascular disease prevention and control programs among Filipino Americans. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=381574 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0294.htm Fri, 18 May 2018 14:18:00 EST Cardiovascular Disease Cardiovascular Health PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) To address the gap in behavioral health surveillance, researchers present a revised framework for evaluating behavioral health surveillance systems. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=381571 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0459.htm Fri, 11 May 2018 10:32:00 EST Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Behavioral Health Care In this systematic review, researchers identify, describe, and categorize studies that quantitatively measured the consumption of fruits and vegetables during the school lunch meal among US elementary school students. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=381570 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0373.htm Fri, 11 May 2018 10:18:00 EST Children's Health Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Healthy Food Choices Nutrition PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) School Nutrition Practices School Wellness New research shows that participants who completed the Dining with Diabetes program had significant improvements in diabetes-related biomarkers and lifestyle behaviors. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=381568 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0407.htm Thu, 10 May 2018 12:41:00 EST Diabetes PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Type 2 Diabetes National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP) Learn how a school-based fitness program led to significant improvements overall in fitness and blood pressure among Ohio middle school students. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=381566 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/16_0471.htm Fri, 04 May 2018 15:26:00 EST Childhood Overweight and Obesity Children's Health Obesity and Overweight PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Researchers found that care recipients with 3 or more chronic conditions needed caregiving assistance with mobility, self-care, and activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living-related tasks, regardless of their combination of chronic conditions. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=381567 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0358.htm Fri, 04 May 2018 08:42:00 EST Mexican American Population Multiple Chronic Conditions PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) The objective of this study was to identify and describe technical assistance characteristics and explore associations with Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment in Child Care outcomes. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=381426 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0239.htm Fri, 27 Apr 2018 10:21:00 EST Healthy Lifestyle Education Healthy Youth Nutrition PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Physical Activity Physical Education PE New research finds 2 of 3 HUD-assisted residents are former and never smokers. They are susceptible to secondhand smoke exposure in their homes. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=381425 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0395.htm Fri, 27 Apr 2018 10:16:00 EST Adult Health PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Smoking & Tobacco Use Cigarette Smoking Affordable Multiunit Housing Researchers evaluated the effectiveness of Healthy Fit in reaching Hispanic Americans facing health disparities, and helping participants access preventive health services and make behavior changes to improve heart health. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=381424 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0347.htm Fri, 27 Apr 2018 09:17:00 EST Community Health Community Health Partnership Hispanic health PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) This study investigated the use of health care services by men and women and its impact on the control of their type 2 diabetes. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=381422 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0120.htm Fri, 20 Apr 2018 10:04:00 EST Diabetes PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Preventing Chronic Disease Type 2 Diabetes Researchers found little evidence that online information-seeking significantly affected screening for breast or prostate cancer. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=381423 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0147.htm Fri, 20 Apr 2018 10:04:00 EST Breast Cancer Breast Cancer Screening Cancer Screening PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Preventing Chronic Disease Researchers developed an interactive, web-based tool to explore patterns of prevalence and co-occurrence of diseases using data from a medical records-linkage system. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=381421 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0242.htm Fri, 13 Apr 2018 07:07:00 EST Epidemiology PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Preventing Chronic Disease Research In this essay, Brian W. Ward, PhD, discusses avoidable errors in the analysis of public health survey data. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=381420 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0426.htm Fri, 13 Apr 2018 07:06:00 EST PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Preventing Chronic Disease Public Health Surveys & Data Collection Systems Researchers used data from a nationwide panel survey to assess the awareness of risk associated with uncontrolled hypertension, stratified by cardiovascular disease risk factors. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=381418 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0362.htm Fri, 06 Apr 2018 08:26:00 EST High Blood Pressure Hypertension PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Preventing Chronic Disease Researchers expound on previous chronic disease surveillance research by proposing operationalized indicators at each socio-ecologic level and suggest that the indicators be embedded in existing surveillance systems at national, state, and local levels. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=381419 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0475.htm Fri, 06 Apr 2018 08:26:00 EST Chronic Disease Chronic Disease Prevention PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Preventing Chronic Disease PCD Editor in Chief Leonard Jack Jr, PhD, MSc, details PCD's first ever external review, which assisted PCD in revising its mission and vision, refining content areas, and streamlining article types. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=381417 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/18_0133.htm Fri, 06 Apr 2018 08:25:00 EST PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Preventing Chronic Disease Research Researchers estimate the percentage of deaths attributable to levels of physical activity that were inadequate to meet the aerobic guideline. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=381293 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0354.htm Thu, 29 Mar 2018 08:47:00 EST Mortality Data PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Physical Activity Premature Death Rates Preventing Chronic Disease This report examines sociodemographic, behavioral, and health factors in people diagnosed with diabetes or prediabetes and associated leading indicators and comorbidities. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=381291 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0158.htm Thu, 22 Mar 2018 13:32:00 EST Diabetes Mortality Data PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Preventing Chronic Disease Women's Health New research shows an increasing trend in 5 of 8 measures of diabetes preventive care among adults in North Carolina from 2000 to 2015. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=381292 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0316.htm Thu, 22 Mar 2018 02:00:00 EST Diabetes Mortality Data PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Preventing Chronic Disease Researchers examined prevalence and predictors of comprehensive smoke-free household rules among smokers and nonsmokers in Minnesota. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=381290 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0355.htm Thu, 15 Mar 2018 02:00:00 EST Mortality Data PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Preventing Chronic Disease Smoke-Free Air Strategies Women's Health Smoke-Free Policies Researchers measure changes in serving sizes, calories, and sodium in top-selling processed foods that were on the market in 2009 and 2015. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=381289 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0265.htm Thu, 15 Mar 2018 01:00:00 EST Mortality Data PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Preventing Chronic Disease Women's Health Research finds that indigenous Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands mothers and other Pacific Islander mothers were significantly more likely to have a preterm birth than Chinese mothers. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=381288 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0385.htm Fri, 09 Mar 2018 14:32:00 EDT Mortality Data PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Preventing Chronic Disease Women's Health Researchers evaluated the literature on colorectal cancer screening interventions among Latino men to characterize intervention components effective in increasing colorectal cancer screening. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=380611 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0218.htm Fri, 09 Mar 2018 11:23:00 EDT Cancer Colorectal Cancer PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Preventing Chronic Disease Latino Health This study analyzes trends in US female mortality rates by decade from 1900 through 2010, assesses age and racial differences, and proposes explanations and considered implications. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=381287 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0284.htm Thu, 08 Mar 2018 13:32:00 EDT Mortality Data PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Preventing Chronic Disease Women's Health Researchers found that of the 838,469 patients who met the criteria for hypertension, 68% had received a diagnosis and 61% had elevated blood pressure. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375586 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0332.htm Thu, 01 Mar 2018 01:00:00 EDT Hypertension Researchers examined the relative importance of 23 community issues among elected officials and health directors in Connecticut in 2016. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375587 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0331.htm Thu, 01 Mar 2018 00:00:00 EDT Healthy Eating Researchers evaluate the Healthy Lifestyles Initiative, which aimed to strengthen community capacity for policy, systems, and environmental approaches to healthy eating and active living among children and families. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375588 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0306.htm Thu, 22 Feb 2018 01:00:00 EDT Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Research shows Hispanic women, regardless of pregnancy status or insurance, had greater odds of having had Pap tests than non-Hispanic white women during the study period. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375589 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0267.htm Thu, 22 Feb 2018 00:00:00 EDT Cancer In this study researchers aim to learn how health professionals use Twitter to communicate about the human papillomavirus vaccine. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375590 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0320.htm Thu, 15 Feb 2018 02:00:00 EDT Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Researchers describe how the Sodium Practices Assessment Tool was developed and used in 19 hospitals and senior meal facilities in upstate New York. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375591 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0429.htm Thu, 15 Feb 2018 01:00:00 EDT Public Health Researchers looked at the impact of enrollment in a Veterans Health Administration homeless-tailored patient-centered medical home (PCMH) on health services use, cost, and satisfaction compared with enrollment in a traditional, nontailored PCMH. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375592 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0311.htm Thu, 15 Feb 2018 00:00:00 EDT Public Health Study results show that ever and current hookah use among middle school, female, and Latino and black students increased over time, while current use among white and Asian students decreased. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375593 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0283.htm Thu, 08 Feb 2018 01:00:00 EDT Public Health New research finds that women with multiple chronic conditions had worse health outcomes, higher levels of health care utilization, and greater hospital costs associated with obstetric delivery compared with women with no chronic conditions or 1 chronic condition. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375594 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0397.htm Thu, 08 Feb 2018 00:00:00 EDT Public Health Researchers look at how Behavior Over Time (BOT) graphs can spur discussion and systems thinking around complex challenges for public health practitioners. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375595 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0254.htm Thu, 01 Feb 2018 10:00:00 EDT Public Health New research found a significant racial differences in premature cardiovascular disease death rates and disparities in neighborhood-level characteristics of food access and walkability. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375596 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0220.htm Thu, 01 Feb 2018 09:00:00 EDT Heart Disease Researchers examined correlates of e-cigarette use and susceptibility among adolescents not susceptible to future cigarette smoking. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375597 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0368.htm Thu, 01 Feb 2018 08:00:00 EDT Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health New research finds that e-cigarettes were the most commonly used tobacco product among middle school students currently using tobacco products, and cigarettes were the most commonly used tobacco product among high school students. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375598 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0289.htm Thu, 01 Feb 2018 07:00:00 EDT Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health To accelerate widespread scaling, researchers describe several successful case examples, identify user-friendly validated tools, and provide practical tips that resulted from lessons learned surrounding sub-county l life expectancy. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375599 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0187.htm Thu, 01 Feb 2018 06:00:00 EDT Public Health Researchers used simulations to identify a range of plausible pricing combinations that are likely to improve the consumption of healthier beverages and the profits of store owners. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375600 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/16_0611.htm Thu, 01 Feb 2018 05:00:00 EDT Public Health In this study, researchers evaluated telemedicine's effectiveness in delivering endocrinology care from Atlanta-based endocrinologists. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375601 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0168.htm Thu, 01 Feb 2018 04:00:00 EDT Public Health Researchers reflect on ways to strengthen the prevention of some of the chronic diseases responsible for the leading causes of death in the United States and high health care costs. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375602 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0493.htm Wed, 31 Jan 2018 10:00:00 EDT Public Health This essay reflects on the first 3 years of activity of a cooperative agreement to prevent chronic conditions among 4 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention divisions and all 50 state health departments, and the District of Columbia. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375603 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0399.htm Wed, 31 Jan 2018 09:00:00 EDT Public Health A recent study finds only about 32% of principals in California public school districts were aware that their school district had a sun protection policy. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375604 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0342.htm Wed, 31 Jan 2018 08:00:00 EDT Public Health New research finds that the prevalence of inactivity among adults with disabilities is higher than among those without disabilities. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375605 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0261.htm Wed, 31 Jan 2018 07:00:00 EDT Physical Activity Researchers assess whether data from self-administered surveys could be collected electronically from patients in urban, primary-care, safety-net clinics and subsequently linked and compared with the same patients' electronic health records. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375606 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0085.htm Wed, 31 Jan 2018 06:00:00 EDT Public Health Researchers estimate work or school hours lost to dental visits among adults aged 18 and older by the types of visits and to determine the factors associated with hours lost. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375607 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0225.htm Wed, 31 Jan 2018 05:00:00 EDT Dental health Researchers examined the longitudinal association between individual children's fitness and lagged school absenteeism over 4 years in urban middle schools. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375608 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0152.htm Wed, 31 Jan 2018 04:00:00 EDT Exercise Researchers examine trends and differences of self-reported cognitive impairment among 5 major racial/ethnic groups during 1997-2015 in the United States. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375609 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0338.htm Wed, 31 Jan 2018 03:00:00 EDT Public Health Researchers look at characteristics of senders and content of tweets using fitness and weight loss-focused hashtags. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375610 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0309.htm Wed, 31 Jan 2018 02:00:00 EDT Public Health Researchers provide simplified, pragmatic, user-centered and stakeholder-centered recommendations to increase the use of RE-AIM in community and clinical settings and in translational research. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375611 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0271.htm Wed, 31 Jan 2018 01:00:00 EDT Public Health To understand the local food environment in a rural American Indian community, researchers assessed the availability and price of healthy foods offered at stores within a 90-mile radius of the town center of a large American Indian reservation in the North-Central United States. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375612 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/17_0225.htm Wed, 31 Jan 2018 00:00:00 EDT Healthy Eating Researchers assessed what steps Wisconsin stakeholders are taking to increase HPV vaccination in the state. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375613 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0610.htm Thu, 28 Sep 2017 03:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Recent updates to the nutrition label may improve consumer understanding, but many consumers may still have trouble interpreting the labels. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375614 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/17_0066.htm Thu, 28 Sep 2017 02:00:00 EST Nutrition Regardless of parents' health literacy status, children enrolled in a childhood obesity treatment program saw benefits after completion. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375615 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0421.htm Thu, 28 Sep 2017 01:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health African American women in rural Alabama and Mississippi who ate nuts were more likely to also eat other nutritionally rich foods and have lower BMIs. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375616 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0595.htm Thu, 21 Sep 2017 03:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Expanding access to EBT machines at New York mobile produce carts may increase purchases of fruits and vegetables. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375617 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/17_0104.htm Thu, 21 Sep 2017 02:00:00 EST Healthy Eating Study investigates the prevalence of direct marketing promotion of e-cigarettes and its association with e-cigarette use among US adults. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375618 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/17_0073.htm Thu, 21 Sep 2017 01:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Researchers used electronic medical record data to analyze variation between blood pressure control estimates calculated by using thresholds derived from treatment guidelines. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375619 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/17_0032.htm Thu, 14 Sep 2017 05:00:00 EST Hypertension New research measures progress of cancer control efforts using the North American Cancer Survival Index. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375621 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/17_0201.htm Thu, 14 Sep 2017 04:00:00 EST Cancer Researchers use web-based tool to estimate physical activity minutes provided before, during, and after school. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375620 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0607.htm Thu, 14 Sep 2017 04:00:00 EST Physical Activity Researchers evaluate the implementation practices of a childhood obesity prevention program in Arizona child care facilities. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375622 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0451.htm Thu, 07 Sep 2017 04:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Study finds most Americans with multiple chronic conditions are working age. Find out what researchers think is the problem. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375623 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0613.htm Thu, 07 Sep 2017 03:00:00 EST Chronic Conditions In 2013, more than a third of eligible Mississippians without heart disease were taking a daily aspirin for prevention, while most of those with heart disease were taking aspirin daily. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375624 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/17_0171.htm Thu, 07 Sep 2017 02:00:00 EST Heart Disease This article summarizes key findings and recommendations from listening sessions from the US Department of Health and Human Services' Public Health 3.0 initiative. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375625 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/17_0017.htm Thu, 07 Sep 2017 01:00:00 EST Public Health Using marketing strategies at farmers markets may be an effective way to improve fruit and vegetable purchases in rural communities. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375626 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/17_0010.htm Thu, 31 Aug 2017 03:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Obesity prevention programming via a learning collaborative and train-the-trainer model may lead to health behaviors in early care and education programs. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375627 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0513.htm Thu, 31 Aug 2017 02:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Community workshops supporting public officials and other health advocates in their efforts to promote active living led to more active communities. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375628 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0503.htm Thu, 31 Aug 2017 01:00:00 EST Physical Activity Researchers developed a practice-grounded framework for implementing the National Diabetes Prevention Program in Los Angeles County, California. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375629 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0433.htm Thu, 24 Aug 2017 03:00:00 EST Diabetes WIC-mandated changes helped increase the availability of low-fat milk and the variety of produce in small Tennessee grocery stores. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375630 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/17_0008.htm Thu, 24 Aug 2017 02:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health New research looks at the association between food distress and smoking among racially and ethically diverse adults in New York. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375631 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0548.htm Thu, 24 Aug 2017 01:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Practice facilitators may help physicians and staff at federally qualified health centers increase colorectal cancer screening rates. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375632 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0454.htm Thu, 17 Aug 2017 09:00:00 EST Cancer New research shows that Mexican-Americans with a body mass index greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 had an increased risk of death. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375633 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0588.htm Thu, 17 Aug 2017 08:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Researchers aimed to learn what children understand about stroke and developed an age-appropriate and culturally appropriate educational product. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375634 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0506.htm Thu, 17 Aug 2017 07:00:00 EST Stroke Study explores prevalence, trends, and factors associated with multiple chronic conditions among Israeli adults. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375635 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/17_0038.htm Thu, 17 Aug 2017 06:00:00 EST Chronic Disease This study evaluates a home-based diabetes self-management education intervention in rural Guatemala. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375636 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/17_0052.htm Thu, 17 Aug 2017 05:00:00 EST Diabetes Cultural competency training program helped improve delivery of culturally appropriate care in Arkansas. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375637 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/17_0014.htm Thu, 17 Aug 2017 04:00:00 EST Chronic Disease Researchers identified factors that contribute to patients' low participation in diabetes self-management education. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375638 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/17_0023.htm Thu, 17 Aug 2017 03:00:00 EST Diabetes A study of Medicare Advantage patients with arthritis reported lower health-related quality of life and greater activity limitations than those without arthritis. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375639 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0495.htm Thu, 17 Aug 2017 02:00:00 EST Arthritis Health plans that collaborated to share ways to best reach and treat patients with hypertension saw significant improvement in keeping high blood pressure under control. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375640 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0587.htm Thu, 17 Aug 2017 01:00:00 EST Hypertension Using the RE-AIM framework, researchers conducted a formative evaluation of the first year of the Intermountain Healthcare Diabetes Prevention Program. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375641 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0556.htm Tue, 25 Jul 2017 03:00:00 EST Diabetes New research indicates that the diet quality of Mexican Americans, similar to the general population, improved with increasing age. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375642 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/17_0004.htm Tue, 25 Jul 2017 02:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health A study of healthy foods in Guam found that healthier food options in stores and restaurants were limited. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375643 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0528.htm Tue, 25 Jul 2017 01:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health New research indicates that the diet quality of Mexican Americans, similar to the general population, improved with increasing age. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375644 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0512.htm Mon, 24 Jul 2017 10:00:00 EST Hypertension Massachusetts parents and community partners identify resources to support behavior change for childhood obesity prevention. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375645 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0577.htm Mon, 24 Jul 2017 09:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health This needs assessment suggests challenges and opportunities for scaling up pharmacist-led medication therapy management interventions. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375646 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0423.htm Mon, 24 Jul 2017 08:00:00 EST Hypertension National data show that low-income teens are not experiencing gains when it comes to recent positive trends in the consumption of whole grains. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375647 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0540.htm Mon, 24 Jul 2017 07:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Researchers assessed willingness to pay for diabetes prevention programs from the perspective of potential recipients and the cost of providing these programs from the perspective of community health centers and local health departments in North Carolina. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375648 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0604.htm Mon, 24 Jul 2017 06:00:00 EST Diabetes Massachusetts parents and community partners identify resources to support behavior change for childhood obesity prevention. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375649 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0409.htm Mon, 24 Jul 2017 05:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health From 2001 to 2010, overweight prevalence decreased while obesity and extreme obesity prevalence increased significantly among Mississippi adults. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375650 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0554.htm Mon, 24 Jul 2017 04:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Researchers analyze human papillomavirus and hepatitis B virus immunization rates among refugees in Massachusetts. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375651 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0442.htm Mon, 24 Jul 2017 03:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health US male veterans who experienced psychological distress and had unmet mental health care needs were more likely to have sleep apnea. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375652 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0365.htm Mon, 24 Jul 2017 02:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Essay discusses if weight loss programs are the best ways to improve the health of African American women. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375653 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0573.htm Mon, 24 Jul 2017 01:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health We explored a novel application of the two one-sided t test to assess the equivalence of prevalence estimates in 2 population-based surveys to inform margin selection for validating EHR-based surveillance prevalence estimates derived from large samples. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375654 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0516.htm Thu, 15 Jun 2017 09:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Among parents of US teens, maternal education and Hispanic ethnicity were the strongest predictors of parental intent to vaccinate their children for HPV. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375655 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0314.htm Thu, 15 Jun 2017 08:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health PCD Editor in Chief recognizes 2016 accomplishments and gives overview of progress and priorities for 2017. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375656 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/17_0241.htm Thu, 15 Jun 2017 07:00:00 EST Public Health A study of Thai and Turkish adult smokers found that the number of smokers thinking about quitting remained the same in Turkey but declined in Thailand between 2008 and 2012. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375657 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0376.htm Thu, 15 Jun 2017 06:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Stakeholders from healthy corner store programs in the San Francisco Bay Area convened in November 2015 to discuss the future of programmatic and collaborative efforts. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375658 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/17_0002.htm Thu, 15 Jun 2017 05:00:00 EST Public Health Study says school nurses who provide asthma checkups and education can improve student health outcomes and lower medical costs. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375659 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/17_0003.htm Thu, 15 Jun 2017 04:00:00 EST Asthma More than 45% of US adults believe children's exposure to secondhand aerosol from e-cigarette products causes no harm or little/some harm. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375660 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0567.htm Thu, 15 Jun 2017 03:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health CDC researchers explain ways they collect information about cancer cases and the importance of data collection in this Special Topic report. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375661 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0480.htm Thu, 15 Jun 2017 02:00:00 EST Cancer Chinese American adults were significantly more likely to have diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol than their leaner counterparts. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375662 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0582.htm Thu, 15 Jun 2017 01:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Researchers found that sugar-sweetened beverages became more affordable during the 27-year period from 1990 to 2016 in 79 of 82 countries studied. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375663 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0406.htm Wed, 17 May 2017 04:00:00 EST Nutrition Researchers describe the approaches involved in recruiting community partners to participate in a mobile market in North Carolina. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375664 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0475.htm Wed, 17 May 2017 03:00:00 EST Nutrition Study finds one third of New York City adults had hypertension, with a greater prevalence among minorities. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375665 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0478.htm Wed, 17 May 2017 02:00:00 EST Hypertension Focusing more on healthy behaviors, not body weight, could help reduce stigmas among obese patients, researchers report. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375666 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/17_0006.htm Wed, 17 May 2017 01:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Study analyzes impact of comorbidities among Medicaid enrollees with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375667 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0333.htm Thu, 20 Apr 2017 02:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Three out of 4 US cigarette smokers who tried to quit in the past 3 months used multiple quit methods. . https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375668 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0600.htm Thu, 20 Apr 2017 01:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health In 2013 tobacco use among populations using federally qualified health centers was higher compared to the general US population. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375669 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0510.htm Thu, 06 Apr 2017 07:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Approximately 16 percent of patients referred to the New York State YMCA Diabetes Prevention Program from the local hospital system enrolled in the program. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375670 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0486.htm Thu, 06 Apr 2017 06:00:00 EST Diabetes Body and Soul, a Minnesota church-based program focused on promoting healthy eating among African Americans, helped participants increase their fruit and vegetable consumption. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375671 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0386.htm Thu, 06 Apr 2017 05:00:00 EST Nutrition Over a third of US adults met the criteria for metabolic syndrome in 2012, a number that's up more than 35% since 1988. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375673 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0287.htm Thu, 06 Apr 2017 03:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health A small minority of overweight and obese people have none of the traditional risk factors that typically predict heart disease and diabetes. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375674 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0438.htm Thu, 06 Apr 2017 02:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health In an effort to reconcile differences in current type 2 diabetes screening guidelines, researchers developed a statistical model to identify cut-off points for key risk factors among adults aged 20 and older. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375675 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0244.htm Thu, 06 Apr 2017 01:00:00 EST Diabetes Faith-based, culturally tailored programs could help reduce secondhand smoke exposure among Korean Americans, researchers report. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375676 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0549.htm Tue, 28 Feb 2017 09:00:00 EDT Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Using simulated screening interventions, researchers identified mailed reminders for Medicaid enrollees, mass-media campaigns targeting African Americans, and colonoscopy vouchers for the uninsured as the most cost-effective ways to target disparities in colorectal cancer screening. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375677 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0158.htm Tue, 28 Feb 2017 08:00:00 EDT Cancer New research further confirms that fluoride varnish is safe to use in young children for prevention of tooth decay. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375678 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0372.htm Tue, 28 Feb 2017 07:00:00 EDT Dental health Despite positive signs of progress in reducing childhood obesity among fifth graders in the Los Angeles Unified School District, researchers say prevention efforts will need to be greatly intensified in community and school settings to reduce childhood obesity rates to pre-epidemic levels. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375679 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0377.htm Tue, 28 Feb 2017 06:00:00 EDT Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health In-home diabetes self-management support from community health workers could improve the glycemic control of people with severe hyperglycemia, even among patients who frequently participated in primary care. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375680 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0344.htm Tue, 28 Feb 2017 05:00:00 EDT Diabetes An incentivized scavenger-hunt-style program designed to increase young people's park use may help them get more physical activity. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375681 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0043.htm Tue, 28 Feb 2017 04:00:00 EDT Physical Activity Frail older adults provided with regular coaching and a stable Internet connection could benefit from home-based video exercise programs combined with a mobility-monitoring sensor. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375682 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0227.htm Tue, 28 Feb 2017 03:00:00 EDT Physical Activity A study of North Carolina faith communities showed that many are opening up their spaces for shared use, including physical activity, which could encourage public health practitioners to expand or enhance faith community partnerships. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375683 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0393.htm Tue, 28 Feb 2017 02:00:00 EDT Physical Activity The evaluation of a Massachusetts-based project aimed at preventing childhood obesity identified important successes and lessons learned that may benefit future obesity-prevention programs. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375684 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0273.htm Tue, 28 Feb 2017 01:00:00 EDT Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health People with disabilities tend to get fewer cancer screenings than those without disabilities - a problem health care providers could help improve by discussing test importance with patients, researchers say. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375685 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/16_0312.htm Tue, 28 Feb 2017 00:00:00 EDT Cancer In this study, researchers examine written nutrition standards for foods sold or served in local government buildings or worksites among US municipalities. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375686 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0364.htm Wed, 28 Dec 2016 09:00:00 EDT Nutrition Researchers use discrete-choice experiment to determine health-focused text messaging preferences of low-income Latinos with diabetes. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375687 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0035.htm Wed, 28 Dec 2016 08:00:00 EDT Physical Activity Contrary to previous research findings, this study found that in the vast agricultural region of Central California, Latino-majority residents of traditionally defined "food deserts" did not report a lack of access to healthy produce. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375688 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0250.htm Wed, 28 Dec 2016 07:00:00 EDT Nutrition Researchers examined how food and beverage marketing and promotion policies and practices varied by school district. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375689 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0163.htm Wed, 28 Dec 2016 06:00:00 EDT Nutrition Researchers' findings suggest that trail use is associated with healthier weight status and higher self-rated health among South Carolina adults. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375690 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0197.htm Wed, 28 Dec 2016 05:00:00 EDT Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health This study focused on the colorectal cancer screening practices of 145 practitioners who served at American Indian health facilities in the Northern Plains. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375691 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0267.htm Wed, 28 Dec 2016 04:00:00 EDT Cancer In this study researchers concluded that neighborhood social cohesion was associated with meeting physical activity guidelines. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375692 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0261.htm Wed, 28 Dec 2016 03:00:00 EDT Physical Activity Researchers look at how to strengthen the connection between the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and farmers markets. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375693 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0186.htm Wed, 28 Dec 2016 02:00:00 EDT Nutrition In this study researchers evaluated the success of a physical education program at a rural school in southwestern Oklahoma with a large American Indian population. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375694 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/15_0495.htm Wed, 28 Dec 2016 01:00:00 EDT Physical Activity The maps within this GIS Snapshot highlight the need for targeted chronic disease prevention programs and policies in areas with the highest levels of Medicare spending. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375695 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0240.htm Wed, 28 Dec 2016 00:00:00 EDT Public Health Researchers examined the success of a unique online tool aimed at reducing misuse and diversion of prescription drugs across northern New England. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375696 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0229.htm Mon, 28 Nov 2016 09:00:00 EDT Public Health Researchers' projections indicate that cancer will soon become the leading cause of death in the United States if trends in risk of death from cancer and heart disease and population growth and aging continue. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375697 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0211.htm Mon, 28 Nov 2016 08:00:00 EDT Heart Disease This study aimed to assess the association between eHealth literacy and access to technology, health information-seeking behavior, and willingness to participate in mobile health research among African Americans. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375698 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0210.htm Mon, 28 Nov 2016 07:00:00 EDT Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Researchers examined the effect of 15-minute work breaks on desk-based workers physical activity and behavior health. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375699 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0231.htm Mon, 28 Nov 2016 06:00:00 EDT Physical Activity Researchers used the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey to examine nonfinancial barriers to cervical cancer screening among women who reported having insurance and a personal doctor or health care provider. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375700 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0225.htm Mon, 28 Nov 2016 05:00:00 EDT Cancer The objective of this study was to examine advertisements and product placements for healthful and less healthful foods and beverages at small stores in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375701 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0149.htm Mon, 28 Nov 2016 04:00:00 EDT Public Health Researchers found that participation in program that connects food insecure women to food resources was associated with modestly better blood pressure trends during pregnancy. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375702 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0212.htm Mon, 28 Nov 2016 03:00:00 EDT Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Medicaid policies that require patients to obtain counseling to get medications reduced the use of cessation medications by approximately one-quarter to one-third. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375703 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0234.htm Mon, 28 Nov 2016 02:00:00 EDT Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health In this report, researchers present 4 descriptive summaries of clinical preventive services that can be offered by community pharmacists. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375704 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0232.htm Mon, 28 Nov 2016 01:00:00 EDT Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Researchers assessed resident exposure to secondhand smoke, support for no-smoking policies, and the health impacts of no-smoking policies in multiunit housing in Colorado. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375705 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0008.htm Mon, 28 Nov 2016 00:00:00 EDT Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health This study compared spatial patterns in the distribution of hospitalizations for substance abuse disorders and associated area-level predictors before and after Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Louisiana. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375706 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0107.htm Thu, 27 Oct 2016 10:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Researchers sought to explore the views of store owners and managers on the role of their stores in the community and their beliefs about health problems and solutions in the community. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375707 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0172.htm Thu, 27 Oct 2016 09:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Researchers examined health status, behaviors, and health care access associated with food insecurity and receipt of food assistance among US adults aged 20 years or older using data from participants of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 2005 through 2010. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375708 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0103.htm Thu, 27 Oct 2016 08:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health This study aimed to describe the determinants of receiving weight-loss advice among a sample with a high proportion of low-income, racial/ethnic minority individuals. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375709 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0183.htm Thu, 27 Oct 2016 07:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Employers may incur costs related to absenteeism among employees who have chronic diseases or unhealthy behaviors. Researchers examined the association between employee absenteeism and 5 chronic conditions. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375710 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/15_0503.htm Thu, 27 Oct 2016 06:00:00 EST Chronic Disease People are exposed primarily to vaping advertisements on the Internet, and Twitter is an especially popular social medium among young people. The objective of this study was to describe the characteristics of vaping-related advertisements on Twitter. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375711 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0274.htm Thu, 27 Oct 2016 05:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health The purpose of this research was to understand age-specific perceptions of barriers and facilitators to rural women engaging in PA and to identify strategies to promote PA among these women. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375712 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0247.htm Thu, 27 Oct 2016 04:00:00 EST Physical Activity The objective of this study was to provide information on the effect of disparities in material deprivation, access to health care services, and lifestyle on the likelihood of undergoing screening for disease prevention. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375713 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0157.htm Thu, 27 Oct 2016 03:00:00 EST Healthcare This descriptive analysis compares 2 national organization-level healthy workplace tools and presents data from both to describe workplace health promotion practices across the United States. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375714 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0164.htm Thu, 27 Oct 2016 02:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Researchers examined trends from 2005 through 2014 in walking to work compared with other modes of travel. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375715 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0181.htm Thu, 27 Oct 2016 01:00:00 EST Physical Activity Researchers examined whether curiosity about and ever-use of tobacco products among US middle and high school students changed from 2012 to 2014. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375716 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0151.htm Mon, 03 Oct 2016 10:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Community Health Worker programs engage clients to recruit family members for cancer preventive interventions. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375717 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0114.htm Mon, 03 Oct 2016 09:00:00 EST Cancer The objective of this study was to use spatial analytics at previously unattained resolutions to answer the following research question: to what extent can we observe temporal variation in urban heat islands and the physical features that induce heat stress? https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375718 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0099.htm Mon, 03 Oct 2016 08:00:00 EST Stress & Coping A greater number of health visits in the prior year was associated with diabetes screening among US women with a history of Gestational Diabetes. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375719 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0106.htm Mon, 03 Oct 2016 07:00:00 EST Diabetes This study was conducted in order to determine whether parking prices are associated with active commuting across US cities. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375720 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0097.htm Mon, 03 Oct 2016 06:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Researchers determine that integrating sleep health literacy into early childhood programs could affect the life-course development of millions of children. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375721 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0144.htm Mon, 03 Oct 2016 05:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health This study aimed to determine testing and detection rates of HBV infection among African-born people residing in the Chicago metropolitan area. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375722 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0162.htm Mon, 03 Oct 2016 04:00:00 EST Hepatitis This study examined the relationship of health literacy, nutrition knowledge, nutrition knowledge-behavior concordance, and medication adherence in a sample of children and young people with chronic/end-stage kidney disease and hypertension. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375723 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0044.htm Mon, 03 Oct 2016 03:00:00 EST Nutrition Researchers examined the understanding of the harms of secondhand smoke exposure among low-income, hospitalized adults with cardiovascular disease. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375724 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/15_0593.htm Mon, 03 Oct 2016 02:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Study says differences in fruit and vegetable consumption among WIC participants by race/ethnicity and by Hispanic origin and nativity may have implications for WIC nutrition policies and nutrition education efforts. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375725 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0130.htm Mon, 03 Oct 2016 01:00:00 EST Nutrition Smoke-free housing policies may be an effective strategy to reduce exposure to indoor secondhand exposure and promote decreased cigarette smoking among residents of affordable housing. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375726 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0195.htm Wed, 31 Aug 2016 10:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Researchers describe a federally funded environmental scan for a human papillomavirus vaccination project in Kentucky. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375727 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0165.htm Wed, 31 Aug 2016 09:00:00 EST Public Health This study presents findings from in-person qualitative interviews of high-risk patients, with or without lung cancer, regarding low-dose computed tomography screening for lung cancer, smoking cessation, and decision-making support. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375728 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0093.htm Wed, 31 Aug 2016 08:00:00 EST Lung Cancer In this study, researchers examine the perceived and actual presence of community assets that may aid in diabetes control. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375729 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0160.htm Wed, 31 Aug 2016 07:00:00 EST Diabetes Researchers developed and tested a theory-derived measure of the capacity of out-of-school time program providers to improve students' level of nutrition and physical activity through changes in policies, systems, or environments. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375730 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0105.htm Wed, 31 Aug 2016 06:00:00 EST Nutrition Researchers examined rates of cervical and breast cancer screening and screening practices of Mexican migrant women who return to Mexico from the United States. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375731 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0036.htm Wed, 31 Aug 2016 05:00:00 EST Breast Cancer This study assessed trends and patterns of e cigarette use and concurrent cigarette smoking and the relationships between e-cigarette use and smoking cessation intentions and behaviors among high school students in North Carolina. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375732 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/15_0564.htm Wed, 31 Aug 2016 04:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health This study examined the relationship of health literacy, nutrition knowledge, nutrition knowledge-behavior concordance, and medication adherence in a sample of children and young people with chronic/end-stage kidney disease and hypertension. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375733 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0044.htm Wed, 31 Aug 2016 03:00:00 EST Nutrition Researchers examined the association between cardiovascular health and health-related quality of life measures in a population-based surveillance system. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375734 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0073.htm Wed, 31 Aug 2016 02:00:00 EST Heart Health The objective of this study was to describe the extent to which state governments conduct child BMI surveillance. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375735 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0060.htm Wed, 31 Aug 2016 01:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health One key element to ensuring that a caregiver has the information and access to support is an actively engaged health care provider - either the caregiver's health care provider or the provider for the person receiving care. The authors of this essay recommend that it be both. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375736 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0233.htm Wed, 27 Jul 2016 10:00:00 EST Chronic Conditions In a study of prostate cancer survivors, researchers found that more white prostate cancer survivors reported drinking alcohol and receiving a pneumococcal vaccination than black survivors, and more black survivors reported being obese than white survivors. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375737 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0148.htm Wed, 27 Jul 2016 09:00:00 EST Cancer This study describes secular trends in collaboration between state agency staff responsible for school nutrition and physical education activities and other organizations from 2000 to 2012. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375738 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0032.htm Wed, 27 Jul 2016 08:00:00 EST Nutrition Young people who feel they can control their chronic illnesses without adult assistance are more likely to learn the self-management skills needed for disease control later in life, researchers find. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375739 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0046.htm Wed, 27 Jul 2016 07:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Researchers recruited rural faith-based organizations in West Virginia to implement tai chi exercise programs in an effort to offer fall prevention exercises to older adults in the community. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375740 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0083.htm Wed, 27 Jul 2016 06:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Researchers find that computerized antithrombotic risk assessment tool for atrial fibrillation patients has a minimal impact on actual treatment. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375741 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0078.htm Wed, 27 Jul 2016 05:00:00 EST Stroke Providing water dispensers with cups in school cafeterias and promoting their use led to a nearly 20 percent increase in the number of California students who drank water at lunchtime compared with school cafeterias with only traditional drinking fountains. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375742 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0108.htm Wed, 27 Jul 2016 04:00:00 EST Nutrition Researchers used social network analysis to describe interagency structure needed to design and deliver a comprehensive community-based chronic disease prevention program for immigrant workers. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375743 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0013.htm Wed, 27 Jul 2016 03:00:00 EST Community Health Researchers explored the contextual factors affecting physical activity patterns and weight management in the Bangladeshi community of New York City. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375744 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0077.htm Wed, 27 Jul 2016 02:00:00 EST Physical Activity The objective of this article is to unravel the legal concept of preemption, explain its use as a tool to both thwart or further public health interventions, and offer practical guidance for how to legally navigate around it to address factors underlying chronic conditions. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375745 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0121.htm Wed, 27 Jul 2016 01:00:00 EST Chronic Disease The objective of this pilot study was to examine the implementation, feasibility, and acceptability of using a Walking Meeting protocol to increase the level of work-related physical activity among a group of sedentary white-collar workers. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375746 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0111.htm Tue, 28 Jun 2016 10:00:00 EST Physical Activity In this article, researchers aim to help the public and policy makers understand how a pervasive bias can undermine the results of poorly designed studies of pay-for-performance programs published in even the world's leading medical journals. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375747 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0133.htm Tue, 28 Jun 2016 09:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Researchers estimated diabetes prevalence using a cohort developed from the electronic health records of 3 networks of safety net clinics that provide care to underserved populations. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375748 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0056.htm Tue, 28 Jun 2016 08:00:00 EST Diabetes Researchers examined state laws related to smoke-free buildings and to cigarette excise taxes from 2000 through 2014 to see how implementation of these laws from 2000 through 2009 differs from implementation in more recent years. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375749 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/15_0409.htm Tue, 28 Jun 2016 07:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health This study examined snack policy implementation in exemplary high schools to learn best practices for implementation. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375750 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0023.htm Tue, 28 Jun 2016 06:00:00 EST Nutrition In this study, hospitals were recruited to receive nutrition assistance from health department staff with the goal of increasing healthy foods and beverages in New York City Hospitals. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375751 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/15_0541.htm Tue, 28 Jun 2016 05:00:00 EST Nutrition The purpose of this study was to report trends in prevalence of early childhood obesity and severe obesity in a diverse, metropolitan school district in the southwestern United States and determine whether these trends vary by race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and disability status. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375752 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/15_0594.htm Tue, 28 Jun 2016 04:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Researchers used social network analysis to describe interagency structure needed to design and deliver a comprehensive community-based chronic disease prevention program for immigrant workers. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375753 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0013.htm Tue, 28 Jun 2016 03:00:00 EST Chronic Disease Researchers assessed whether having mental disorders is associated with increased health care costs for children with chronic physical conditions, using Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data from 2008 through 2013. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375754 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/15_0535.htm Tue, 28 Jun 2016 02:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Only 6 in 100 US adults say they participate in all of 5 key health-related behaviors for preventing chronic disease https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375755 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0054.htm Tue, 28 Jun 2016 01:00:00 EST Chronic Disease This study examined vape shop operators' perceptions of benefits and risk of electronic nicotine delivery systems use. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375756 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0071.htm Fri, 27 May 2016 10:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Researchers assessed the impact of hypothetical state alcohol tax increases on the cost of alcohol for US adults on the basis of alcohol consumption and sociodemographic characteristics. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375757 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/15_0450.htm Fri, 27 May 2016 09:00:00 EST Alcohol Researchers conducted a content analysis on shows that were named as favorites by adolescents to characterize portrayals of snacking on popular television. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375758 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0014.htm Fri, 27 May 2016 08:00:00 EST Nutrition The objective of this study was to assess the health literacy level of publicly available patient education materials for people with sickle cell disease. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375759 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/15_0478.htm Fri, 27 May 2016 07:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Researchers examined school demographic and other characteristics to determine their association with the percentage of students who walk or bike to school. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375760 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/15_0573.htm Fri, 27 May 2016 06:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Researchers assessed 12-year trends of tobacco availability, tobacco advertising, and ownership changes in various food stores in Albany, New York. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375761 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0002.htm Fri, 27 May 2016 05:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health The aim of this study was to determine the association between use of complementary and alternative medicine therapies and multiple chronic conditions in a large nationally representative population of US adults. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375762 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/15_0501.htm Fri, 27 May 2016 04:00:00 EST Chronic Disease Researchers gathered information on adolescent views of how a 20% tax on sugar-sweetened beverages would affect adolescents' consumption of sugar sweetened beverages. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375763 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/15_0543.htm Fri, 27 May 2016 03:00:00 EST Nutrition Researchers estimated the prevalence of current smoking among adults at the level of subcounty geographic areas, including census tracts and health reporting areas. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375764 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/15_0536.htm Fri, 27 May 2016 02:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health The objective of this study was to identify resources and solutions to the food access problems of women in rural, southernmost Illinois. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375765 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/15_0583.htm Fri, 27 May 2016 01:00:00 EST Nutrition The objective of this article is to describe the potential for interdisciplinary efforts to transition retailers away from selling and promoting tobacco products and toward creating retail environments that promote healthful eating and active living. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375766 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/15_0426.htm Mon, 25 Apr 2016 09:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Researchers examined state prostate cancer mortality rates in relation to changes in cigarette smoking. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375767 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/15_0454.htm Mon, 25 Apr 2016 08:00:00 EST Cancer In this video, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention epidemiologist Dr Hannah Weir talks about her work to predict cancer incidence and mortality through 2020. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375768 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0024.htm Mon, 25 Apr 2016 07:00:00 EST Cancer This study examined the relationships between positive financial behaviors, financial stress, and cost-related nonadherence to health regimens. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375769 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0005.htm Mon, 25 Apr 2016 06:00:00 EST Stress & Coping In this study, researchers evaluated phase 2 of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's national tobacco education campaign to encourage quitting, Tips From Former Smokers. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375770 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/15_0556.htm Mon, 25 Apr 2016 05:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health According to this study, cigarette smoking is more prevalent among male veterans with coronary heart disease than among their civilian counterparts. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375771 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/15_0282.htm Mon, 25 Apr 2016 04:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Children consume much of their daily energy intake at school. This study evaluated changes and disparities in school lunch characteristics from 2006-2007 to 2013-2014. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375772 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/15_0395.htm Mon, 25 Apr 2016 03:00:00 EST Nutrition This case study describes the development of the Farm Fresh Market through a community engagement process and presents evaluation results from the project's pilot implementation. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375773 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/15_0442.htm Mon, 25 Apr 2016 02:00:00 EST Nutrition Researchers described competitive beverage availability 9 years after the introduction in 2004 of district-wide nutrition standards for competitive beverages sold in Boston Public Schools. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375774 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/15_0483.htm Mon, 25 Apr 2016 01:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health This study examined the relationship between waterpipe tobacco smoking and susceptibility to cigarette smoking among young adults in the United States. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375775 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/15_0505.htm Thu, 25 Feb 2016 09:00:00 EDT Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health The objective of this project was to engage young people in an American Indian community to create locally relevant stories of a fictitious family working to make lifestyle changes and to share the stories with the community through a local radio station. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375776 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/15_0416.htm Thu, 25 Feb 2016 08:00:00 EDT Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Researchers find that time constraints influenced the fruit and vegetable consumption of Oakland, California residents. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375777 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/15_0402.htm Thu, 25 Feb 2016 07:00:00 EDT Nutrition Researchers found that regardless of diabetes status, people who had a routine checkup within the past year were more likely to be up-to-date than people who had not. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375778 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/15_0391.htm Thu, 25 Feb 2016 06:00:00 EDT Cancer The objective of this project was to describe the availability, accessibility, and quality of healthful food choices in dining venues and food stores at or near a public, 4-year university in California. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375779 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/15_0455.htm Thu, 25 Feb 2016 05:00:00 EDT Nutrition This study was conducted to determine how many adults reporting subjective memory complaints discussed their memory problems with a health care professional, the factors associated with that action, and the proportion who received treatment. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375781 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/15_0471.htm Thu, 25 Feb 2016 03:00:00 EDT Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Researchers find that breast cancer survivors are more likely to engage in cancer screening and less likely to be current smokers than female survivors of other types of cancer or women with no history of cancer. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375783 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/15_0377.htm Thu, 25 Feb 2016 01:00:00 EDT Cancer In this study researchers aimed to determine how tobacco smoking quitline callers heard about quitline services. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361059 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/15_0325.htm Thu, 25 Feb 2016 00:00:00 EDT Environmental Health PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) This study examined the association of food insecurity with smoking and its patterns among socioeconomically disadvantaged young adults. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375784 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/15_0458.htm Thu, 25 Feb 2016 00:00:00 EDT Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health The objective of this study was to compare clinical sites with community sites in the recruitment of teenagers for a new youth diabetes prevention program in East Harlem, New York. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361061 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/15_0449.htm Wed, 24 Feb 2016 22:00:00 EDT Diabetes PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Most smoking cessation programs lack strategies to reach relapsed participants and encourage a new quit attempt. In this study, researchers used diverse communication strategies to encourage past quitline users to re-engage in services. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375785 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/15_0191.htm Wed, 28 Oct 2015 10:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health In this study, researchers examined the relationship between the strength of states' alcohol policies and alcoholic cirrhosis mortality rates. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375786 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/15_0200.htm Wed, 28 Oct 2015 09:00:00 EST Alcohol This study sought to identify barriers and facilitators to promotion of tobacco cessation, physical activity, and influenza vaccination in Seattle restaurants. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375787 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/15_0093.htm Wed, 28 Oct 2015 08:00:00 EST Health Promotion In this study, researchers investigated the neighborhood characteristics associated with retailer noncompliance with specific FDA advertising and labeling inspections under the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375788 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/15_0231.htm Wed, 28 Oct 2015 07:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Many Americans rely on informal caregiving from friends and family members, taking a substantial health and financial toll on caregivers. This study addressed whether those impacts have an effect on caregivers' household food insecurity, individual hunger, and obesity. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375789 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/15_0129.htm Wed, 28 Oct 2015 06:00:00 EST Nutrition In this study researchers aimed to understand how African American adults and adolescents conceptualize cardiovascular health and perceive related barriers and facilitators. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375790 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/15_0062.htm Wed, 28 Oct 2015 05:00:00 EST Heart Health After pooling data from the National Health Interview Survey data from 1997 through 2011, researchers found that employed older adults had better health outcomes than unemployed older adults. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375791 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/15_0040.htm Wed, 28 Oct 2015 04:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health In this study researchers examined whether race and age, risk factors for obesity and hypertension, affect the association of obesity with elevated blood pressure. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375792 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/15_0069.htm Wed, 28 Oct 2015 03:00:00 EST Hypertension The objective of this study was to describe parents' and caregivers' perceptions of the healthfulness of their young child's diet and body weight and to assess their adherence to the American Academy of Pediatrics' 5-2-1-0 recommendations. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375793 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/15_0110.htm Wed, 28 Oct 2015 02:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health This study investigated the effects of the A Matter of Balance program on falls and physical risk factors of falling among community-dwelling older adults living in Tampa, Florida, in 2013. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375794 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/15_0096.htm Wed, 28 Oct 2015 01:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health The objective of this study was to provide insight on the challenges and the support required for optimal community health workers integration and answer the question, how are community health workers integrated into their health care organization? https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375795 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/15_0199.htm Thu, 01 Oct 2015 10:00:00 EST Community Health The objective of this study was to examine the nutritional quality of competitive foods and beverages available to rural middle school students, before implementation of the US Department of Agriculture's Smart Snacks in School standards in July 2014. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375796 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/15_0051.htm Thu, 01 Oct 2015 09:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Older Korean American patients may have significant disparities in preventable hospitalizations, suggesting poor access to or poor quality of health care. Researchers conclude that improving primary care for Korean Americans may prevent unnecessary hospitalizations, improve quality of life, and reduce health care costs. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375797 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/15_0057.htm Thu, 01 Oct 2015 08:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health In this study, researchers analyzed data from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey from 21 countries to categorize smokers by stages of cessation and highlight interventions that could be tailored to each stage. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375798 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/15_0146.htm Thu, 01 Oct 2015 07:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health This article explores the nonclinical factors that prompt congestive heart failure patients to seek distant instead of local hospitalization. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375799 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/15_0079.htm Thu, 01 Oct 2015 06:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Researchers found that after the implementation of the Healthy Beverage Executive Order for city agencies in Boston, Massachusetts, the average number of high-sugar beverages available to city workers decreased. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375800 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/14_0549.htm Thu, 01 Oct 2015 05:00:00 EST Nutrition In this article, researchers examined the association between the number and type of food outlets in a neighborhood and the dietary intake and body mass index of adults in Los Angeles County, California. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375801 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/15_0078.htm Thu, 01 Oct 2015 04:00:00 EST Nutrition The purpose of this article is to demonstrate the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Chronic Disease Cost Calculator by providing an example of chronic disease costs across all states and payers. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375802 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/15_0131.htm Thu, 01 Oct 2015 03:00:00 EST Chronic Disease Despite marked improvements in US children's oral health over the past decades, cavities remains one of the most common chronic childhood diseases. This study examined the association between dental sealant prevalence and parental education among varying family incomes. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375803 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/15_0037.htm Thu, 01 Oct 2015 02:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health This study measured the number of healthy foods stocked in small-size to mid-size retailers who accept the Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375804 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/15_0171.htm Thu, 01 Oct 2015 01:00:00 EST Nutrition In an analysis of childhood obesity rates among students in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, researchers found that over 7 school years, the prevalence of childhood obesity declined about 1%. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375805 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/15_0185.htm Tue, 01 Sep 2015 10:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health This study investigated whether the relationship between body mass index and poor self-rated health differed by sex in low-income countries and middle-income countries. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375806 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/15_0070.htm Tue, 01 Sep 2015 09:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health In this study researchers assess the prevalence, correlates, and trends of tobacco use screening and cessation assistance offered to US adults during their hospital outpatient clinic visits. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375807 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/14_0529.htm Tue, 01 Sep 2015 08:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health The objective of this study was to better understand basic knowledge and perceptions of quitlines among populations that have a disproportionate share of tobacco-related morbidity and mortality and are underrepresented in quitline research. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375808 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/15_0139.htm Tue, 01 Sep 2015 07:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Researchers summarize the evidence on the health-related value of mall walking and mall walking programs. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375809 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/15_0027.htm Tue, 01 Sep 2015 06:00:00 EST Physical Activity Researchers found a significant difference in the quality of fruits in vegetables available in rural and less rural grocery stores in Montana. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375810 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/15_0158.htm Tue, 01 Sep 2015 05:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health In this article researchers examine the relevance of different definitions of food environments. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375811 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/15_0065.htm Tue, 01 Sep 2015 04:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health The study objectives were to examine prostate screening at 5 time points over a 12-year period among American Indian/Alaska Native men aged 50 to 75 years, and to compare their screening rates to African American men and white men in the same age group. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375812 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/15_0088.htm Tue, 01 Sep 2015 03:00:00 EST Cancer The purpose of this study was to assess hospital policy compliance with New York laws and regulations related to breastfeeding. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375813 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/15_0121.htm Tue, 01 Sep 2015 02:00:00 EST Breastfeeding In this study, researchers explored normalization or discouragement of hookah smoking, and other common messages about hookah on Twitter. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375814 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/15_0140.htm Tue, 01 Sep 2015 01:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Data from this study document high compliance with recommendations that blood pressure measurement should be part of examinations at well-child visits; however, only 69% of nonwell-child primary care visits included blood pressure measurements. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375815 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/14_0562.htm Tue, 28 Jul 2015 10:00:00 EST Blood Pressure Researchers found that women who participated in the Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (BCCP) in Ohio were nearly twice as likely as low-income non-BCCP women to have undergone screening mammography in the previous year. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375816 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/14_0491.htm Tue, 28 Jul 2015 09:00:00 EST Cancer In this study, researchers concluded that the relationship between activity intensity and caloric expenditure in athletic seniors in British Columbia is similar to that observed in young adults, but active older adults still spend a substantial proportion of the day engaged in sedentary behaviors. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375817 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/15_0100.htm Tue, 28 Jul 2015 08:00:00 EST Public Health Researchers find that Washington State residents who were worried or insecure about their housing situation were about twice as likely as those who were not housing insecure to report poor or fair health status or delay doctor visits because of costs. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375818 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/14_0511.htm Tue, 28 Jul 2015 07:00:00 EST Public Health This study examines the differences between the sociodemographic and psychosocial factors associated with young women who are very light smokers and similar women who are at other smoking levels. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375819 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/14_0547.htm Tue, 28 Jul 2015 06:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Federal and state efforts to expand insurance coverage among nonelderly adults could produce significant health benefits in terms of cardiovascular disease occurrence and death rates, researchers find. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375820 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/15_0111.htm Tue, 28 Jul 2015 05:00:00 EST Health Insurance Researchers predict that the total number of cancer deaths from 2007 to 2020 will increase more than 10% among men and black women and will begin to stabilize among white women, increasing only 4.4% during this period. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375821 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/14_0482.htm Tue, 28 Jul 2015 04:00:00 EST Cancer This article focuses on a fundamental question: which types of health care studies are most trustworthy? That is, which study designs are most immune to the many biases and alternative explanations that may produce unreliable results? https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375822 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/15_0187.htm Tue, 28 Jul 2015 03:00:00 EST Healthcare The objective of this study was to examine characteristics of callers of the national Asian Smokers' Quitline, how they heard about the quitline, and their use of the service. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375823 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/14_0584.htm Tue, 28 Jul 2015 02:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health In this study, researchers found that people living in multiunit housing with smoke-free policies engaged in less use of various tobacco products. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375824 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/14_0479.htm Tue, 28 Jul 2015 01:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Voluntary smoke-free home rules protect children from dangerous secondhand cigarette smoke - yet more than a third of US homes with a parent who smokes have no such rule, researchers find. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375825 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/14_0553.htm Thu, 25 Jun 2015 10:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Researchers find that smoking prevalence declined in Kansas between 1999 and 2010 - but the average annual number of cigarettes smoked stayed the same. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375826 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/15_0011.htm Thu, 25 Jun 2015 09:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Researchers explored nutrition-related practices and attitudes of family child-care home providers in Rhode Island and assessed whether these differed by provider ethnicity or socioeconomic status of the enrolled children. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375827 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/14_0587.htm Thu, 25 Jun 2015 08:00:00 EST Nutrition The aims of this study were to identify how water was provided to young children in child care and to determine the extent to which water access changed after a federal and state child care beverage policy was instituted in 2011 and 2012 in California. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375828 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/14_0548.htm Thu, 25 Jun 2015 07:00:00 EST Water The average New Yorker reports sitting for more than 7 hours per day-and may actually sit still even longer, according to this study. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375829 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/14_0488.htm Thu, 25 Jun 2015 06:00:00 EST Physical Activity Reducing the number and concentration of bars, restaurants, and other locations where people can go to drink in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia significantly reduced violent crime, researchers find. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375831 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/14_0317.htm Thu, 25 Jun 2015 05:00:00 EST Alcohol Despite a 5-fold increase in colonoscopy screening rates since 2005, rates among first-degree relatives younger than the conventional screening age of 50 have lagged, researchers find. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375832 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/14_0533.htm Thu, 25 Jun 2015 04:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of the Alliance for a Healthier Generation's Healthy Schools Program on the prevalence of overweight and obesity in California schools, from inception in 2006 through 2012. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375833 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/15_0020.htm Thu, 25 Jun 2015 03:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health This GIS map depicts a variety of distinctive causes of death based on a wide range of number of deaths, from 15,000 deaths from HIV in Florida to 679 deaths from tuberculosis in Texas. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375834 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/14_0395.htm Thu, 25 Jun 2015 02:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Researchers found that the percentage of restaurants and bars in Georgia that allowed smoking nearly doubled, from 9.1% in 2006 to 17.6% in 2012. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375835 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/14_0520.htm Thu, 25 Jun 2015 01:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health The findings from this study suggest that unemployed emerging adults have 3 times greater odds of reporting depression compared with employed emerging adults. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375836 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/14_0451.htm Wed, 25 Mar 2015 10:00:00 EST Depression In this process evaluation researchers identified specific challenges and facilitators to building and implementing a regional public health model to reduce chronic disease risk factors through policy, environment, and systems changes. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375837 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/14_0446.htm Wed, 25 Mar 2015 09:00:00 EST Chronic Disease This study suggests that disparities may exist for Idaho Women's Health Check enrollees in the timely diagnosis of breast cancer. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375838 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/14_0439.htm Wed, 25 Mar 2015 08:00:00 EST Breast Cancer According to this study, 60% to 70% of pregnant women in the Henan and Sichuan Provinces of China are exposed to secondhand smoke and 50% to 60% of pregnant women are exposed to secondhand smoke at home. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375839 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/14_0377.htm Wed, 25 Mar 2015 07:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health The objective of this study was to implement cardiovascular health promotion and disease prevention activities of the Salud para su Corazón model in a high-risk, impoverished, urban community in Mexico City. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375840 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/14_0292.htm Wed, 25 Mar 2015 06:00:00 EST Heart Health Researchers find that areas in California with the greatest amount of residents receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education was associated with adults and children eating more fruits and vegetables and adults eating fast food less frequently. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375841 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/14_0449.htm Wed, 25 Mar 2015 05:00:00 EST Nutrition Racial/ethnic minority children residing in low-resource areas of St. Louis, Missouri, may benefit the most from school-based opportunities for moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, according to this study. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375842 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/14_0458.htm Wed, 25 Mar 2015 04:00:00 EST Physical Activity Based on the results of this study, researchers found that an estimated 4 million households in 13 US states have a member suffering with increased confusion or memory loss, potentially affecting more than 10 million people. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375843 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/14_0430.htm Wed, 25 Mar 2015 03:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health This study outlines a communications project in Lima, Peru, aimed at helping students learn about noncommunicable disease prevention and how to promote health-related messages to their peers. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375844 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/14_0416.htm Wed, 25 Mar 2015 02:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Researchers compared diet quality among childbearing women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) with the diet quality of childbearing women without a history of GDM. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375845 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/14_0360.htm Wed, 25 Mar 2015 01:00:00 EST Nutrition The Center for Community Health and Evaluation conducted a 3-year evaluation to assess results of health impact assessments in the United States and to identify elements critical for their success. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375846 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/14_0376.htm Sat, 28 Feb 2015 09:00:00 EDT Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health From 2001 to 2010, researchers found a significant increase in the prevalence of high cholesterol, diabetes, and obesity in the Mississippi Delta. They also observed racial differences in those prevalences. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375847 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/14_0481.htm Sat, 28 Feb 2015 08:00:00 EDT Heart Health Researchers analyzed outpatient evaluation and management claims for patients under age 18 years and insured by the Beaumont Employee Health Plan to study multiple chronic conditions prevalence, cost, and use from 2008 through 2013. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375848 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/14_0397.htm Sat, 28 Feb 2015 07:00:00 EDT Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Researchers find that children with lower family incomes tend to have less healthy physical fitness status and have higher risk of obesity than children with higher family incomes. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375849 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/14_0392.htm Sat, 28 Feb 2015 06:00:00 EDT Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health To evaluate the impact of food insecurity on blood pressure reduction in a pilot clinical trial, researchers tested the effectiveness of 2 behavioral interventions for hypertension in people with and without food security. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375850 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/14_0368.htm Sat, 28 Feb 2015 05:00:00 EDT Hypertension Researchers investigated the relationship between the amount and type of tobacco advertisements on tobacco outlets and the outlet type and location. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375851 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/14_0133.htm Sat, 28 Feb 2015 04:00:00 EDT Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Researchers explored smokers' personal interactions with health care providers to better understand what it is like to be a smoker in an increasingly smoke-free era and the resources needed to support quit attempts and to better define important patient-centered outcomes. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375852 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/14_0408.htm Sat, 28 Feb 2015 03:00:00 EDT Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health To address the needs of smokers who experience psychological distress, the California Tobacco Control Program surveyed county and private behavioral health care programs to assess their readiness for adopting tobacco control strategies at behavioral health treatment facilities. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375853 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/14_0350.htm Sat, 28 Feb 2015 02:00:00 EDT Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health The objective of this study was to estimate the annual average total expenditures and out-of-pocket spending burden among US adults by combinations of conditions. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375854 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/14_0388.htm Sat, 28 Feb 2015 01:00:00 EDT Chronic Disease In this study, researchers analyzed Facebook groups related to hypertension to characterize their objectives, subject matter, member sizes, geographical boundaries, level of activity, and user-generated content. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375855 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/14_0265.htm Sat, 28 Feb 2015 00:00:00 EDT Hypertension In this study, researchers sought to develop a county-level measure to evaluate residents' access to exercise opportunities. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375856 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/14_0378.htm Mon, 26 Jan 2015 09:00:00 EDT Physical Activity This study examined the relationships between sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and demographic, health behavior, health service, and health condition characteristics of adult patients of a network of federally qualified health centers in a low-income, urban setting. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375857 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2015/14_0342.htm Mon, 26 Jan 2015 08:00:00 EDT Heart Health In this study, researchers examined the variability of popular food items in 3 fast-food restaurants in the United States by portion size during the past 18 years. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375858 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0202.htm Mon, 26 Jan 2015 07:00:00 EDT Nutrition The objective of this article was to describe principles to guide policy development in support of healthy eating and physical activity practices in out-of-school settings to promote obesity prevention. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375859 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0207.htm Mon, 26 Jan 2015 06:00:00 EDT Nutrition The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between the number of nutrition visits a patient attended and change in body mass index after gastric bypass surgery for the veteran population. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375860 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0289.htm Mon, 26 Jan 2015 05:00:00 EDT Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health This study examines the effects of Florida's tobacco cessation media campaign and a nationally funded media campaign on telephone quitline and Web-based registrations for cessation services from November 2010 through September 2013. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375861 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0354.htm Mon, 26 Jan 2015 04:00:00 EDT Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health According to this study, overweight and obese African American women in the rural Deep South experience minimal social support from family and friends for healthy eating and exercise. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375862 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0340.htm Mon, 26 Jan 2015 03:00:00 EDT Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health The objective of this study was to improve San Marcos, Texas, children's access to healthy diets through partnerships with local restaurants, removing sugar-sweetened beverages, decreasing the number of energy-dense entrées, and increasing fruit and vegetable offerings on restaurant menus. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375863 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0361.htm Mon, 26 Jan 2015 02:00:00 EDT Nutrition This study investigated whether cross-sectional associations between physical activity, assessed by the Exercise Vital Sign, and cardiometabolic risk factors can be detected in clinical settings. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375864 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0196.htm Mon, 26 Jan 2015 01:00:00 EDT Physical Activity This study tested the hypothesis that advertisements rated highest in fear- and disgust-eliciting imagery would be rated as the most effective type of antismoking advertisement. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375865 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0326.htm Mon, 26 Jan 2015 00:00:00 EDT Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health In this study, researchers analyzed 2011 Minnesota Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data to describe the proportion of adults with hypertension screened for diabetes. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375866 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0204.htm Mon, 29 Dec 2014 09:00:00 EDT Diabetes This study explored psychosocial factors associated with HPV vaccination uptake decisions among Puerto Rican mothers and daughters. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361145 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0171.htm Mon, 29 Dec 2014 04:00:00 EDT Vaccines This study sought to determine the prevalence of hookah use and describe the social and behavioral factors associated with hookah smoking among university students in a large urban university in Florida. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361146 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0099.htm Mon, 29 Dec 2014 03:00:00 EDT Environmental Health In this study of high school students' sleep patterns, researchers found that only 6.2% to 7.7% of females and 8.0% to 9.4% of males reported obtaining the recommended 9 or more hours of sleep. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361147 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0383.htm Mon, 29 Dec 2014 02:00:00 EDT Environmental Health This study tested the hypothesis that antismoking advertisements rated highest in fear- and disgust-eliciting imagery would be rated as the most effective. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361148 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0326.htm Mon, 29 Dec 2014 01:00:00 EDT Environmental Health This study investigated whether cross-sectional associations between physical activity, assessed by the Exercise Vital Sign, and cardiometabolic risk factors can be detected in clinical settings. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361149 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0196.htm Mon, 29 Dec 2014 00:00:00 EDT Physical Activity Because Chinese Americans often use traditional Chinese medicine, researchers conducted a pilot study to explore the feasibility and acceptability of having traditional Chinese medicine providers deliver education about colorectal cancer screening. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361150 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0341.htm Sun, 28 Dec 2014 23:00:00 EDT Cancer Increases in colorectal screening among Alaska Native people may be responsible for current declines in colorectal cancer incidence; however; improvements in treatment of colon and rectal cancers may also be contributing factors, study says. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361151 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0369.htm Sun, 28 Dec 2014 22:00:00 EDT Cancer The objective of this study was to examine weight status among southern Appalachian adolescents and to identify risk factors for obesity. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361152 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0348.htm Sun, 28 Dec 2014 21:00:00 EDT Nutrition The goal of this study was to evaluate the association between generational status and fast food consumption among South-Asian Americans. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361153 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0351.htm Sun, 28 Dec 2014 20:00:00 EDT Nutrition Excessive alcohol consumption is responsible for 88,000 deaths annually and cost the United States $223.5 billion in 2006. The objective of this study was to update prior estimates of the prevalence of alcohol dependence among US adult drinkers. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361154 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0329.htm Tue, 25 Nov 2014 05:00:00 EDT Alcohol Researchers used data from the 2013 Montana Adult Tobacco Survey to estimate the prevalence of electronic cigarette use and reasons for initiation among Montana adults. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361155 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0283.htm Tue, 25 Nov 2014 04:00:00 EDT Environmental Health In this study, researchers sought to provide estimates of the proportion of cancer survivors tested for HIV and to characterize factors associated with having had HIV testing. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361156 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0274.htm Tue, 25 Nov 2014 03:00:00 EDT Environmental Health The Illinois Department of Public Health's Youth Suicide Prevention Project defines the burden of self-inflicted injury among youth at the county level with the analysis the number and rate of hospitalizations among various youth populations. The data will be used to drive program decisions, identify high-risk counties, and market an interactive online training program. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361157 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0276.htm Tue, 25 Nov 2014 02:00:00 EDT Suicide The purpose of this analysis was to assess factors that may influence patterns of tobacco-use-related practice among a national sample of dental providers. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361158 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0186.htm Tue, 25 Nov 2014 01:00:00 EDT Environmental Health Cooking programs have been used to promote healthful eating among people of all ages. This review assesses the evidence on childhood cooking programs and their association with changes in food-related preferences, attitudes, and behaviors of school-aged children. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361159 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0267.htm Tue, 25 Nov 2014 00:00:00 EDT Environmental Health Text messaging has been used to motivate physical activity in other groups, but less is known about its impact on Latinos. In this study, researchers sought to determine text messaging's capacity and its effect on increasing physical activity among Latino adults. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361160 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0219.htm Mon, 24 Nov 2014 23:00:00 EDT Environmental Health The objective of this study was to describe how health care delivery changes improved hypertension control in a multiethnic population. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361161 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0173.htm Mon, 24 Nov 2014 22:00:00 EDT Blood Pressure This study presents a new conceptual framework to measure organizational readiness to implement nutrition and physical activity programs in early childhood education centers serving children aged 0 to 5 years. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361162 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0166.htm Mon, 24 Nov 2014 21:00:00 EDT Nutrition The purpose of this study was to assess a broad range of correlates including intrapersonal, interpersonal, and environmental factors on measured blood pressure category in a sample of Latina women residing in San Diego, California. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361163 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0233.htm Mon, 24 Nov 2014 20:00:00 EDT Hypertension Prohibiting smoking in US subsidized housing would yield annual cost savings of $496.82 million, including $310.48 million in secondhand smoke-related health care, $133.77 million in renovation expenses, and $52.57 million in smoking-attributable fire losses. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361164 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0222.htm Tue, 21 Oct 2014 06:00:00 EST Environmental Health People with disability may be at risk of developing diseases due to physical inactivity. Researchers hypothesized that living alone will more negatively affect engagement in physical activity among people with disability in Florida than among those without disability. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361165 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0182.htm Tue, 21 Oct 2014 05:00:00 EST Physical Activity Reducing childhood obesity remains a public health priority given its high prevalence and its association with increased risk of adult obesity and chronic diseases. The objective of this study was to examine the joint influence of multiple risk factors on adolescent overweight status. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361166 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0210.htm Tue, 21 Oct 2014 04:00:00 EST Environmental Health Acculturation may increase the risk of diabetes among all Latinos, but this hypothesis has not been studied in a nationally representative sample. The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that acculturation was associated with an increased risk of diabetes in such a sample. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361167 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0142.htm Tue, 21 Oct 2014 03:00:00 EST Diabetes In 2006, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene passed regulations for child care centers that established standards for beverages provided to children and set a minimum amount of time for daily physical activity. This article analyzes the association between training and technical assistance provided and compliance with the regulations in child care centers. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361168 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0434.htm Tue, 21 Oct 2014 02:00:00 EST Environmental Health Researchers examined whether children in New York City group child care centers that are compliant with the city's regulations on child physical activity engage in more activity than children in centers who do not comply. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361169 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0432.htm Tue, 21 Oct 2014 01:00:00 EST Physical Activity This article examines the association between the New York City regulations on beverages served in child care centers and beverage consumption among enrolled children. The regulations include requirements related to beverages served to children throughout the day. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361170 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0430.htm Tue, 21 Oct 2014 00:00:00 EST Environmental Health The reductions in early childhood obesity prevalence in some high-risk and low-risk neighborhoods in New York City suggest that progress was made in reducing health disparities during the years just before and after implementation of the 2007 New York City Child Care Regulations. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361171 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0152.htm Mon, 20 Oct 2014 23:00:00 EST Environmental Health In 2007, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene implemented new regulations for early childhood centers to increase physical activity, limit screen time, and provide healthful beverage offerings. This article explains why these amendments to the Health Code were created and how implementation was ensured. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361172 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0435.htm Mon, 20 Oct 2014 22:00:00 EST Environmental Health The objective of this study was to explore the extent and consistency of compliance with a policy intervention designed to promote nutrition and physical activity among licensed child care centers in New York City. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361173 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0433.htm Mon, 20 Oct 2014 21:00:00 EST Physical Activity Researchers estimated the prevalence of partially hydrogenated oils in 4,340 top-selling US packaged foods. Nine percent of products in the sample contained partially hydrogenated oils; 84% of these products listed "0 grams" of trans fat per serving, potentially leading consumers to underestimate their trans fat consumption. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361174 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0161.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2014 06:00:00 EST Nutrition This article summarizes recent federally supported activities promoting an integrated public health approach for epilepsy, highlighting progress in response to the landmark 2012 Institute of Medicine report and identifying opportunities for continued public health action. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361175 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0270.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2014 05:00:00 EST Epilepsy The prevalence of comorbid diabetes and depression is high, especially in low-income Hispanic or Latino patients. The Diabetes-Depression Care-Management Adoption Trial examined whether the collaborative depression care model is an effective approach in safety-net clinics to improve clinical care outcomes of depression and diabetes. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361176 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0081.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2014 04:00:00 EST Diabetes In 2011, an Alabama health department began a 12-month antismoking educational media campaign that overlapped with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 3-month national antismoking Tips from Former Smokers. Researchers aimed to evaluate the effect of these campaigns on support for smoke-free environments and knowledge of the dangers of secondhand smoke. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361177 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0106.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2014 03:00:00 EST Environmental Health In this study, researchers explored the associations of discounted prices on supermarket purchases of selected high-calorie foods and more healthful, low-calorie foods by a demographic group at high risk of obesity. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361178 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0174.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2014 02:00:00 EST Nutrition Identifying park amenities that promote visitation during winter would increase year-round activity. The purpose of this study was to determine how park visitation, amenity choice, and physical activity intensity change across seasons. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361179 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0175.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2014 01:00:00 EST Physical Activity In 2008, the New York City health department licensed special mobile produce vendors (Green Carts) to increase access to fruits and vegetables. Researchers examined characteristics of areas with and without Green Carts to explore whether Carts are positioned to reach the intended populations. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361180 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0086.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2014 00:00:00 EST Nutrition American Indian communities have a high prevalence of chronic disease. Innovative community-based approaches are needed to identify, prioritize, and create sustainable interventions to reduce environmental barriers to healthy lifestyles and ultimately improve health. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361181 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0014.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2014 23:00:00 EST Chronic Disease The objective of this study was to assess and compare national estimates on self-reported oral health conditions and dental visits among pregnant women and nonpregnant women of childbearing age by using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361182 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0212.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2014 22:00:00 EST Oral Health The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of meeting the US Department of Health and Human Services muscular strengthening recommendations by middle-aged and older adults and the sociodemographic characteristics associated with meeting these recommendations. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361183 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0007.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2014 21:00:00 EST Physical Activity Adolescents are particularly vulnerable to engaging in poor skin-protection behaviors. The objective of this study was to examine use of sunscreen and indoor tanning devices among a nationally representative sample of high school students during a 10-year period. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361184 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0191.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2014 06:00:00 EST Skin Cancer Nemours Health and Prevention Services, in conjunction with partners in Delaware, conducted a 6-month pilot program to assess the feasibility and impact of requiring that 75% of the items in vending machines in 3 state agency buildings have healthful items. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361185 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0188.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2014 05:00:00 EST Environmental Health Children's fruit and vegetable intake is mediated by a preference or willingness to try them. This study's primary objective was to adapt the previously validated WillTry tool and to evaluate the adapted version among children in Guam. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361186 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0032.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2014 04:00:00 EST Environmental Health In this study researchers examined rural-urban differences in 4 objective physical activity measures and 4 subjective measures in a nationally representative sample of participants in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003-2006. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361187 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0189.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2014 03:00:00 EST Physical Activity The Framingham Risk Score (FRS) was developed to help clinicians in determining their patients' coronary heart disease (CHD) risk. Researchers hypothesize that the FRS will be significantly predictive of CHD events among men in the Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study (ACLS) population. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361188 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0045.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2014 02:00:00 EST Heart Disease The objective of this study was to describe perceptions of child weight status among US children, adolescents, and their parents and to examine the extent to which accurate personal and parental perception of weight status is associated with self-reported attempted weight loss. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361189 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0123.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2014 01:00:00 EST Environmental Health In this study, researchers combined data from the 2001-2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to obtain estimates of hypertension prevalence by disability status and type and assess the association between disability and hypertension. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361190 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0162.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2014 00:00:00 EST Hypertension Use of scientific evidence aids in ensuring that public health interventions have the best possible health and economic return on investment. Researchers describe the use of academic journals by state health department chronic disease prevention staff to find public health evidence. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361191 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0201.htm Sun, 24 Aug 2014 23:00:00 EST Chronic Disease The objective of this case study was to evaluate the acceptability, sales impact, and implementation barriers for the Chicago Park District's 100% Healthier Snack Vending Initiative to strengthen and support future healthful vending efforts. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361192 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0141.htm Sun, 24 Aug 2014 22:00:00 EST Nutrition Not all smokers receive tobacco cessation advice from health care providers. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of HCP-delivered advice and the characteristics of patients who receive advice to quit smoking from any HCP and, separately, from a physician or a dentist. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361193 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0053.htm Sun, 24 Aug 2014 21:00:00 EST Environmental Health The workplace is recognized as a setting that can profoundly influence workers' health and well-being. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention workplace health promotion efforts address cancer prevention by focusing on cancer screening programs, community-clinical linkages, and cancer risk factors that also influence risk for other chronic diseases. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361194 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0083.htm Fri, 25 Jul 2014 06:00:00 EST Cancer The Mississippi State Department of Health designed the Barbers Reaching Out to Help Educate on Routine Screenings (B.R.O.T.H.E.R.S.) initiative to encourage barbers to routinely screen adult black men in the Mississippi Delta region for high blood pressure. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361195 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0179.htm Fri, 25 Jul 2014 05:00:00 EST Hypertension In 2011, San Francisco passed the first citywide ordinance to improve the nutritional standards of children's meals sold at restaurants by preventing the giving away of free toys with meals unless nutritional criteria were met. This study examined the impact of the Healthy Food Incentives Ordinance at ordinance-affected restaurants on restaurant response and food purchase for children 0 to 12 years. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361196 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0026.htm Fri, 25 Jul 2014 04:00:00 EST Nutrition Of the 2,741 women who completed the 2007-2008 PRAMS survey, 8.3% were diagnosed with gestational diabetes, and 17.9% of the respondents had used hormonal contraceptive methods. Women who used hormonal methods of birth control had higher odds for gestational diabetes than did women who used no contraception. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361197 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0059.htm Fri, 25 Jul 2014 03:00:00 EST Diabetes Although studies have shown that childhood obesity overall is on the decline among New York City public school children, the prevalence of severe childhood obesity has not been studied. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361198 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0439.htm Fri, 25 Jul 2014 02:00:00 EST Environmental Health Health care providers (HCPs) are important sources of health information for firefighters. Overweight and obese firefighters, particularly those who are younger, do not consistently receive HCP advice to lose weight. This marks a missed opportunity to prevent further weight gain and reduce obesity-related health outcomes. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361199 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0091.htm Fri, 25 Jul 2014 01:00:00 EST Environmental Health The objectives of this study were to assess the relationship between personal characteristics and public transportation use with meeting national recommendations for moderate physical activity through walking for transportation and to examine associations between personal and perceived environmental factors and frequency of public transportation use. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361200 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0125.htm Fri, 25 Jul 2014 00:00:00 EST Physical Activity This study examined trends in the prevalence and sociodemographic distributions of diabetes and the associations of diabetes with obesity over time in adult Pennsylvanians from 1995 through 2010. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361201 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0330.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2014 23:00:00 EST Environmental Health Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is an important predictor of morbidity and mortality; however, its geographical variation in older adults in the United States has not been characterized. Researchers compared HRQOL among older adults in the 50 US states and the District of Columbia. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361202 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0023.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2014 22:00:00 EST Environmental Health Excessive drinking accounted for 1 in 10 deaths among working-age adults in the United States. Alcohol-attributable deaths rates vary across states, but excessive drinking remains a leading cause of premature mortality nationwide. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361203 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0293.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2014 21:00:00 EST Alcohol Rates of screening colonoscopies, an effective method of preventing colorectal cancer, have increased in New York City over the past decade, and racial disparities in screening have declined. However, vulnerable subsets of the population may not be reached by traditional surveillance and intervention efforts to improve colorectal cancer screening rates. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361204 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0083.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2014 06:00:00 EST Cancer The true prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is unknown. The objective of this study was 1) to provide the most current GDM prevalence reported on the birth certificate and the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) questionnaire and 2) to compare GDM prevalence from PRAMS across 2007-2008 and 2009-2010. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361205 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0415.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2014 05:00:00 EST Diabetes This study examined patterns of use of flavored tobacco products in a nationally generalizable sample of Canadian students in grades 9 through 12 after the implementation of a national ban on certain flavored tobacco products. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361206 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0094.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2014 04:00:00 EST Environmental Health The objective of this study was to compile and summarize research examining variations in weight gain among students during the summer in comparison to the school year, with a focus on racial/ethnic disparities and students who are at risk of overweight. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361207 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0355.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2014 03:00:00 EST Environmental Health Researchers assessed public opinion on nutrition-related policies to address child obesity: a soda tax, restrictions on advertising unhealthy foods and beverages to children, and restrictions on siting fast food restaurants and convenience stores near schools. Researchers analyzed data from 998 adults in the 2011 Los Angeles County Health Survey. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361208 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0005.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2014 02:00:00 EST Nutrition National nutrition guidelines emphasize consumption of powerhouse fruits and vegetables (PFV), foods most strongly associated with reduced chronic disease risk; yet efforts to define PFV are lacking. This study developed and validated a classification scheme defining PFV as foods providing, on average, 10% or more daily value per 100 kcal of 17 qualifying nutrients. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361209 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0390.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2014 01:00:00 EST Nutrition Limited time and lack of knowledge are barriers to physical activity counseling in primary care. The objective of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a clinician-targeted intervention that used the 5As (Ask, Advise, Agree, Assist, Arrange) approach to physical activity counseling in a medically underserved patient population. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361210 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0302.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2014 00:00:00 EST Physical Activity In China, sodium intake, a major risk factor for hypertension, is high. In 2011, to develop intervention priorities for a salt reduction and hypertension control project in Shandong Province, a survey was conducted to collect information on sodium intake and hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361211 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0423.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2014 23:00:00 EST Hypertension Researchers examined the influence of an intervention to increase fruit and vegetable purchases at farmers' markets for recipients of food assistance, Shop N Save, on revenue trends at a farmers' market located at a federally qualified health center in rural South Carolina. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361212 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0347.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2014 22:00:00 EST Nutrition Understanding physical activity is key in the fight against childhood obesity. The objective of this study was to examine the feasibility of using certain wearable devices to measure physical activity among children. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361213 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0262.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2014 21:00:00 EST Physical Activity The US Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act allows states to implement policies requiring that tobacco products be placed out of sight, and the Food and Drug Administration is considering banning point-of-sale advertising within 1,000 feet of schools. The objective of this study was to compare cigarette point-of-sale advertising near schools with grades prekindergarten through 12 and by store type. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361214 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0150.htm Mon, 28 Apr 2014 06:00:00 EST Environmental Health Caloric intake among children could be reduced if sugar-sweetened beverages were replaced by plain water. School drinking water infrastructure is dictated in part by state plumbing codes, which generally require a minimum ratio of drinking fountains to students. Actual availability of drinking fountains in schools and how availability differs according to plumbing codes is unknown. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361215 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0314.htm Mon, 28 Apr 2014 05:00:00 EST Water The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between immigrant status, length of residence in the United States, age, and cardiovascular disease markers in a sample of Mexican American adults living in Brownsville, Texas. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361216 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0253.htm Mon, 28 Apr 2014 04:00:00 EST Heart Disease Targeting diet and exercise in schools could help prevent childhood obesity. Researchers have previously shown the effectiveness of a 90-minute nutrition program in improving elementary school students' food-label literacy. The objective of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a 45-minute version of the program. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361217 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0161.htm Mon, 28 Apr 2014 03:00:00 EST Nutrition Alaska Native colorectal cancer incidence and mortality rates are the highest of any ethnic/racial group in the United States. This study evaluated whether the newer immunochemical FOBT (iFOBT) resulted in a lower false-positive rate and higher specificity for detecting advanced colorectal neoplasia than guaiac-based fecal occult blood tests in a population with elevated prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361218 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0281.htm Mon, 28 Apr 2014 02:00:00 EST Cancer Inadequate health literacy is a pervasive problem with major implications for reduced health status and health disparities. Despite the role of focused education in both primary and secondary prevention of stroke, the effect of health literacy on stroke education retention has not been reported. Researchers examined the relationship of health literacy to the retention of knowledge after recommended stroke education. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361219 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0259.htm Mon, 28 Apr 2014 01:00:00 EST Stroke Although involving parents in obesity prevention programs for youth may improve the potential of these programs, less is known about parents' preferred methods of engagement, especially among racial/ethnic minority parents and parents whose primary language is not English. In this study, parents of middle-school-aged children were asked how best to engage their children in obesity prevention and control efforts. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361220 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0138.htm Mon, 28 Apr 2014 00:00:00 EST Environmental Health Researchers used data from a community-based participatory research initiative, Hub City Steps, to quantify the prevalence of undiagnosed hypertension and determine the relationship between hypertension status at baseline and postintervention improvements in blood pressure and health-related quality of life. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361221 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0269.htm Sun, 27 Apr 2014 23:00:00 EST Environmental Health This study used a Web-based, result-reporting application to monitor and assess the effect of the 2009 federal cigarette tax increase. Researchers assessed readiness to quit tobacco use before and after a cigarette tax increase among low-income tobacco users who were outpatients in a public hospital system in Louisiana. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361222 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0203.htm Sun, 27 Apr 2014 22:00:00 EST Environmental Health Colorectal cancer screening participation in Montana is low. To increase screening participation among Montanans with health insurance, the Montana Cancer Control Programs partnered with a small association health organization to implement a postcard campaign to increase colorectal cancer screening participation https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361223 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0274.htm Sun, 27 Apr 2014 21:00:00 EST Cancer Sodium reduction strategies on a population-based level are promoted as a public health intervention. Small and rural hospitals in Illinois were funded to adopt sodium reduction strategies as an intervention, have their hospital cafeteria and vending machines assessed via an environmental scan, and participate in an evaluation. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361224 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0261.htm Thu, 27 Mar 2014 06:00:00 EST Environmental Health Using cluster detection to identify geographic areas with high-risk populations and then screening those populations for disease can improve cancer control. This study uses gives an overview of an example that uses SaTScan to detect geographic targets for colorectal cancer screening interventions. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361225 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0264.htm Thu, 27 Mar 2014 05:00:00 EST Cancer Cancer screening rates among Latinas are suboptimal. The objective of this study was to explore how Latinas perceive cancer screening and the use and design of interactive voice response (IVR) messages to prompt scheduling of 1 or more needed screenings. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361226 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0213.htm Thu, 27 Mar 2014 04:00:00 EST Cancer The extent of obesity prevention activities conducted by local health departments (LHDs) varies widely. The purpose of this qualitative study was to characterize how state obesity prevention program directors perceived the role of LHDs in obesity prevention and factors that impact LHDs' success in obesity prevention. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361227 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0260.htm Thu, 27 Mar 2014 03:00:00 EST Environmental Health Obesity, physical inactivity, and poor nutrition have been linked to many chronic diseases. Research indicates that interventions in community-based settings such as houses of worship can build on attendees' trust to address health issues and help them make behavioral changes. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361228 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0270.htm Thu, 27 Mar 2014 02:00:00 EST Chronic Disease Housing insecurity and food insecurity may be psychological stressors associated with insufficient sleep. Frequent mental distress may mediate the relationships between these variables. The objective of this study was to examine the relationships between housing insecurity and food insecurity, frequent mental distress, and insufficient sleep. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361229 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0334.htm Thu, 27 Mar 2014 01:00:00 EST Environmental Health The purpose of this study was to assess the consumer food environment of a rural community with high rates of obesity and low levels of fruit and vegetable consumption. Findings were used to identify food environment intervention strategies to be implemented as part of a larger community-based heart disease prevention program. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361230 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0291.htm Thu, 27 Mar 2014 00:00:00 EST Environmental Health Limited research has documented associations among Native American race, use of Indian Health Services (IHS), and survival time after cancer diagnosis. In this study, researchers used the Florida Cancer Data System, to examine breast and lung cancer survival by Native American race and IHS use for the Seminole and the Miccosukee tribes https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361231 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0162.htm Wed, 26 Mar 2014 23:00:00 EST Cancer Given the potential of school environments to affect student well-being, the Louisiana Tobacco Control Program developed and tested a pilot program with the goal of assisting school districts in developing a school wellness policy and engaging the community to generate environments that support healthful choices and behaviors. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361232 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0149.htm Wed, 26 Mar 2014 22:00:00 EST Environmental Health Few studies have examined how physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners differ in the provision of health education. The objective of this study was to evaluate the rate of health education provision by physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners/certified midwives. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361233 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0175.htm Wed, 26 Mar 2014 21:00:00 EST Health Education This study investigated facilitators and barriers to adoption of an at-scene patient education program by firefighter emergency medical technicians (EMTs) in King County, Washington. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361234 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0221.htm Tue, 25 Feb 2014 05:00:00 EDT Patient Education In this study researchers concluded that adults with lifelong disabilities were more likely to have chronic conditions than adults with no limitations, indicating that disability likely increases risk of developing poor health. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361235 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0251.htm Tue, 25 Feb 2014 04:00:00 EDT Chronic Disease In this article, researchers describe the National Cancer Institute's Research to Reality Pilot Mentorship Program's competencies and its evaluation results and the program's ability to improve participants' evidence-based public health competencies and appropriateness of program components. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361236 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0275.htm Tue, 25 Feb 2014 03:00:00 EDT Cancer The aim of this study was to assess understanding and use of nicotine replacement therapy and nonpharmacologic treatments among Chinese and Vietnamese American male smokers and their families. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361237 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0299.htm Tue, 25 Feb 2014 02:00:00 EDT Environmental Health One barrier to physical activity is a lack of safe places to be active, such as bike paths and sidewalks. Complete Streets, streets designed to enable safe access for all users, can help provide safe places for activity. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361238 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0292.htm Tue, 25 Feb 2014 01:00:00 EDT Physical Activity Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, and disparities in cardiovascular health exist among minorities. To address these health disparities, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) created the Community Health Worker (CHW) Health Disparities Initiative, drawing on science-based materials, resources, and educational programs to improve health in minority and underserved communities. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361239 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0250.htm Tue, 25 Feb 2014 00:00:00 EDT Heart Health The objective of this study were: 1) develop a collaborative partnership with 1 Michigan Cancer Consortium organization in which to pilot the intervention and 2) increase colorectal cancer screening rates by implementing a client reminder intervention and measuring the increase in screening rates. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361240 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0276.htm Mon, 24 Feb 2014 23:00:00 EDT Cancer Researchers tested the effectiveness of a culturally tailored liver cancer education program for increasing screening for chronic hepatitis B virus among Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese Americans residing in the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361241 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0258.htm Mon, 24 Feb 2014 22:00:00 EDT Cancer Hepatitis The Diabetes Interactive Atlas is a recently released Web-based collection of maps that allows users to view geographic patterns and examine trends in diabetes and its risk factors over time across the United States and within states. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361242 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0300.htm Mon, 24 Feb 2014 21:00:00 EDT Diabetes In this study researchers investigated trends in awareness of existing smoke-free rules publicized with new signage and public support for new smoke-free air strategies. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361243 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0263.htm Mon, 24 Feb 2014 20:00:00 EDT Environmental Health The primary objective of this study was to investigate the association between menu-labeling usage and healthy behaviors pertaining to diet (consumption of fruits, vegetables, sodas, and sugar-sweetened beverages) and exercise. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361244 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0231.htm Tue, 28 Jan 2014 05:00:00 EDT Nutrition Previous studies have reported the validity and reliability of Systematic Observation of Play and Recreation in Communities (SOPARC) to estimate park and user characteristics. The purpose of this investigation was to establish the use of SOPARC as a surveillance instrument and to situate the findings from the study in the context of the previous literature. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361245 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0147.htm Tue, 28 Jan 2014 04:00:00 EDT Physical Activity The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of obesity by occupation, examine the association of occupational physical activity and a range of health behaviors with obesity, and identify occupations in which workers are at high risk of obesity in Washington State. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361246 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0219.htm Tue, 28 Jan 2014 03:00:00 EDT Environmental Health Multisector partnerships are promoted as a mechanism to improve population health. This study explored the types and salient features of multisector partnerships in US counties with improving population health metrics. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361247 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0103.htm Tue, 28 Jan 2014 02:00:00 EDT Community Health Researchers performed a content analysis of online store coupons from 6 national grocery chains. Of 1,056 online store coupons available during the 4-week study period, 25% were for processed snack foods, candies, and desserts (the largest category). https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361248 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0211.htm Tue, 28 Jan 2014 01:00:00 EDT Nutrition Extracurricular school sports programs can provide adolescents, including those who are economically disadvantaged, with opportunities to engage in physical activity. The purpose of this study was to simulate the potential effect of implementing intramural sports programs in North Carolina middle schools on both the rates of sports participation and on energy expenditure related to physical activity levels. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361249 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0195.htm Tue, 28 Jan 2014 00:00:00 EDT Environmental Health Researchers found that the prevalence of smoke-free car and home rules among Maine adults was significantly higher after the passage of a statewide smoke-free vehicle law. This apparent change in smoke-free rule prevalence may be indicative of changing social norms related to the unacceptability of secondhand smoke exposure. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361250 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0132.htm Mon, 27 Jan 2014 23:00:00 EDT Environmental Health Innovative approaches are needed to promote physical activity among young adult overweight and obese African American women. The authors of this study sought to describe key elements that African American women desire in a culturally relevant Internet-based tool to promote physical activity among overweight and obese young adult African American women. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361251 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0169.htm Mon, 27 Jan 2014 22:00:00 EDT Physical Activity Medicare beneficiaries who have chronic conditions are responsible for a disproportionate share of Medicare fee-for-service expenditures. The objective of this study was to analyze the change in the health of Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in Part A between 2008 and 2010 by comparing the prevalence of 11 chronic conditions. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361252 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0118.htm Mon, 27 Jan 2014 21:00:00 EDT Chronic Disease Restaurant foods can be a substantial source of sodium in the American diet. This article discusses the role of the public health practitioner in restaurant sodium reduction and highlights select strategies that have been taken by state and local jurisdictions to support this effort. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361253 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0237.htm Mon, 27 Jan 2014 20:00:00 EDT Environmental Health Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death and health disparities in Mississippi. The objective of this study was to assess racial differences in the prevalence of cardiovascular health metrics among Mississippi adults. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361254 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/13_0201.htm Mon, 23 Dec 2013 05:00:00 EDT Heart Health Beliefs of many policy makers about childhood obesity are similar to those of the general public. Findings inside this study highlight the need for future research to inform the development of communication strategies to promote policy action among those with authority to pass and implement it. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361255 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/13_0164.htm Mon, 23 Dec 2013 04:00:00 EDT Environmental Health Low physical activity levels contribute to poor physical fitness and are associated with cardiovascular disease risk factors in children. In this study, researchers measured the quantity and intensity of physical activity in 106 urban public school students during recess outdoors, recess indoors in the gym, and recess indoors in the classroom. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361256 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/13_0135.htm Mon, 23 Dec 2013 03:00:00 EDT Physical Activity Cancer incidence and mortality rates for American Indians in the Northern Plains region of the United States are among the highest in the nation. Reliable cancer surveillance data are essential to help reduce this burden; however, racial data in state cancer registries are often misclassified, and cases are often underreported. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361257 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/13_0153.htm Mon, 23 Dec 2013 02:00:00 EDT Cancer Nationally, 60% to 75% of older adults have multiple chronic conditions (MCCs), and the burden is even higher among low-income, racial/ethnic minority populations. Researchers examined the association of MCCs with activities of daily living in a racially/ethnically diverse population of low-income older adults living in New York City public housing. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361258 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/13_0159.htm Mon, 23 Dec 2013 01:00:00 EDT Chronic Disease The findings of this study indicated that a tailored healthy lifestyle program integrating genomics and family history education was socioculturally appropriate and may feasibly be implemented to reduce cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes risk in a Latino community with limited health care resources. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361259 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/13_0137.htm Mon, 23 Dec 2013 00:00:00 EDT Diabetes Philadelphia enacted its Clean Indoor Air Act (CIAA) nearly 2 years before the statewide CIAA. In this study, researchers assessed the economic impact of CIAAs on 4 types of food services and drinking places and addressed the predominant limitation of previous pre-post ban studies, namely the lack of control for confounders and changes in secular trends over time. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361260 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/13_0143.htm Sun, 22 Dec 2013 23:00:00 EDT Environmental Health Little is known about the relationship between food security status and predicted 10-year cardiovascular disease risk. The objective of this study was to examine the associations between food security status and cardiovascular disease risk factors and predicted 10-year risk in a national sample of US adults. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361261 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/13_0244.htm Sun, 22 Dec 2013 22:00:00 EDT Heart Disease Zoning ordinances and land-use plans may influence the community food environment by determining placement and access to food outlets. The objective of this study was to examine associations between healthful food zoning scores as derived from information on local zoning ordinances, county demographics, and residents' access to fruit and vegetable outlets in rural northeastern North Carolina. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361262 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/13_0196.htm Sun, 22 Dec 2013 21:00:00 EDT Nutrition Oral health represents the largest unmet health care need for children, and geographic variations in children's receipt of oral health services have been noted. This study examined changes in parent-reported children's oral health status and receipt of preventive dental visits in 50 states and the District of Columbia. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361263 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/13_0187.htm Sun, 22 Dec 2013 20:00:00 EDT Oral Health Health care providers' recommendations act as a catalyst for changes in health behavior. However, information about the effectiveness of such recommendations is limited in the arthritis literature. Researchers examined the association between providers' recommendations for physical activity and adherence to physical activity guidelines for adults with arthritis and whether adults' age influenced this association. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361264 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/13_0077.htm Mon, 25 Nov 2013 05:00:00 EDT Arthritis Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed type of cancer among women in China. However, China does not have a national screening program or national screening guidelines. Little information on participation in breast cancer screening among Chinese women is available. Researchers analyzed data from the 2010 China Chronic Disease and Risk Factor Surveillance System to determine information about screening participation. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361265 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/13_0136.htm Mon, 25 Nov 2013 04:00:00 EDT Cancer The federally mandated Local Wellness Policy (LWP) was intended to promote student health in schools. This study assesses the 5-year effects of the LWP on the health practices of rural elementary schools in Colorado. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361266 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/13_0002.htm Mon, 25 Nov 2013 03:00:00 EDT Environmental Health The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has implemented MOVE!, a weight-management program for veterans designed to address the increasing proportion of overweight and obese veterans. The objective of this study was to determine whether peer support employing motivational interviewing could positively influence lifestyle changes, thus expanding the reach of the MOVE! program. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361267 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/13_0084.htm Mon, 25 Nov 2013 02:00:00 EDT Environmental Health The relationship between obesity and breast cancer has been extensively investigated. However, how obesity and breast cancer interplay to affect mortality and life expectancy of women in the United States has not been well studied. This study is the first to consider BMI in the relationship between breast cancer and mortality rate as well as life years lost associated with breast cancer. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361268 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/13_0112.htm Mon, 25 Nov 2013 01:00:00 EDT Environmental Health Diabetes is one of the leading causes of illness and death for African Americans and people of African descent throughout the United States and in the city and county of Sacramento, California. The involvement of families and communities in developing prevention strategies can increase the likelihood that behavioral changes will be sustained. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361269 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/13_0074.htm Mon, 25 Nov 2013 00:00:00 EDT Diabetes Farmers market programs may increase access to more healthful foods and reduce the high prevalence of obesity in low-income communities. The objective of this study was to examine outcomes of the Fresh Fund farmers market program serving low-income neighborhoods in San Diego, California. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361270 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/13_0124.htm Sun, 24 Nov 2013 23:00:00 EDT Healthy Eating This collection of articles in Preventing Chronic Disease presents findings from the first 7 of those 39 communities to publish results from their Communities Putting Prevention to Work (CPPW) retail food environment initiatives. Three communities focused their efforts on improving access in corner stores. The other 4 communities chose to improve access at farmers markets in low-income areas via incentive programs or increased acceptance of food assistance benefits. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361271 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/13_0166.htm Sun, 24 Nov 2013 22:00:00 EDT Healthy Eating Although various factors affect the sustainability of public health programs, funding levels can influence many aspects of program continuity. The objective of this study was to describe the effect of funding loss following expiration of a 5-year federal grant awarded to state health departments for development of statewide obesity prevention partnerships. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361272 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/13_0130.htm Sun, 24 Nov 2013 21:00:00 EDT Public Health Colorectal cancer is the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related death in Wisconsin. From 2010 through 2012, the Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Control Program awarded grants to 5 regional health systems for the purpose of planning and implementing events to increase colorectal cancer screening rates in underserved communities. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361273 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/13_0180.htm Sun, 24 Nov 2013 20:00:00 EDT Cancer Sleep may play an important role in metabolic regulation, emotion regulation, performance, memory consolidation, brain recuperation processes, and learning. Because of the importance of these functions, sleep should be viewed as being as critical to health as diet and physical activity. This essay briefly summarizes the scientific literature about hours of sleep needed and why sleep is an important public health issue. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361274 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/13_0081.htm Wed, 25 Sep 2013 06:00:00 EST Environmental Health The New Hampshire Obesity Prevention Program and the 9 New Hampshire regional planning commissions assessed the state's obesity-related policies and assets by using community measures recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Through collaboration, researchers gathered baseline information that can be used to set priorities and assess progress over time. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361275 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0349.htm Wed, 25 Sep 2013 05:00:00 EST Environmental Health This study examined the characteristics of adults providing regular care or assistance to friends or family members who have health problems, long-term illnesses, or disabilities. Data from the 2009 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System was used to examine caregiver characteristics. Understanding the characteristics of caregivers can help enhance strategies that support their role in providing long-term care. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361276 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/13_0090.htm Wed, 25 Sep 2013 04:00:00 EST Senior Health Direct-to-consumer marketing efforts, such as community-supported agriculture (CSA), have been proposed as a solution for disparities in fruit and vegetable consumption. The objective of this study was to test the feasibility of a CSA intervention to increase household inventory of fruits and vegetables and fruit and vegetable consumption of residents of an underresourced community. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361277 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/13_0053.htm Wed, 25 Sep 2013 03:00:00 EST Agriculture The US-Mexico border region has 15 million residents and 300,000 births annually. Reproductive health concerns have been identified on both sides of the border, but comparable information about reproductive health is not available. The objective of this study was to compare reproductive health indicators among populations in this region. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361278 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/13_0019.htm Wed, 25 Sep 2013 02:00:00 EST Reproductive Health Active transportation (cycling or walking) is associated with better health outcomes, and bike-sharing programs can help communities increase use of active transportation. The Minneapolis Health Department funded the Nice Ride Minnesota bike share system to expand to the Near North community, a diverse, low-income area of the city where residents experience health disparities, including disparities in physical activity levels. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361279 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0274.htm Wed, 25 Sep 2013 01:00:00 EST Environmental Health Care for stroke patients has improved steadily in southern Vietnam. This study aimed to characterize the caregivers of stroke patients who were treated in state-owned acute-care hospitals and to learn about their needs when patients are discharged. Such information can be used to enhance the caregiver's support system. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361280 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/13_0023.htm Wed, 25 Sep 2013 00:00:00 EST Stroke In the Middle Eastern country of Jordan, chronic diseases and frequent mental distress (FMD) are increasing; however, the capacity for mental health care is limited. The objective of this study was to determine the association between FMD, chronic conditions, and adverse health behaviors in Jordan. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361281 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/13_0030.htm Tue, 24 Sep 2013 23:00:00 EST Mental Health Older adults should be screened for fall risk annually. Community providers (people without formal medical training who work with older adults in senior centers or aging services) may be a viable group to expand the reach of screenings. The community-academic partnership detailed in this study developed a program to increase and assess fall risk screenings by community providers. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361282 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0213.htm Tue, 24 Sep 2013 22:00:00 EST Falls School physical education (PE) has been identified as a critical public health tool to increase physical activity among youths. The authors of this paper sought to objectively assess compliance with PE quantity mandates and quality recommendations in a large urban California school district. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361283 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/13_0108.htm Tue, 24 Sep 2013 21:00:00 EST Environmental Health Approximately 25% of individuals aged 65 years or older in the United States have diabetes mellitus. Diabetes rates in this age group are higher for Asian American and Pacific Islanders than for whites. Researchers examined racial/ethnic differences in diabetes-related potentially preventable hospitalizations among people aged 65 years or older for Japanese, Chinese, Filipinos, Native Hawaiians, and whites. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361284 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0340.htm Fri, 30 Aug 2013 06:00:00 EST Diabetes Although partnerships between park and recreation agencies and health agencies are prevalent, little research has examined partnership characteristics and effectiveness among communities of different sizes. The objective of this study was to determine whether park and recreation leaders' perceptions of partnership characteristics, effectiveness, and outcomes vary by community size. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361285 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0238.htm Fri, 30 Aug 2013 05:00:00 EST Health Partnerships Food deserts, areas that lack full-service grocery stores, may contribute to rising rates of obesity and chronic diseases among low-income and racial/ethnic minority residents. This corner store project, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Communities Putting Prevention to Work initiative, aimed to increase availability of healthful foods in food deserts in Nashville, Tennessee. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361286 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/13_0008.htm Fri, 30 Aug 2013 04:00:00 EST Nutrition Preventable hospitalizations for angina have been decreasing since the late 1980s - most likely because of changes in guidance, physician coding practices, and reimbursement. Researchers examined whether this national decline has continued and whether preventable emergency department visits for angina show a similar decline. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361287 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0322.htm Fri, 30 Aug 2013 03:00:00 EST Heart Disease The number of medical center-based farmers markets has increased in the past decade, but little is known about how such organizations contribute to the preventive health goals of the patient-centered medical home. Researchers obtained descriptive data on the farmers market from hospital and market records and computed summary measures to characterize how the market has begun to meet the 6 standards of the 2011 National Committee for Quality Assurance's report on the medical home. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361288 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/13_0105.htm Fri, 30 Aug 2013 02:00:00 EST Chronic Disease Smoke-free air laws in restaurants and bars protect patrons and workers from involuntary exposure to secondhand smoke, but owners often express concern that such laws will harm their businesses. The primary objective of this study was to estimate the association between local smoke-free air laws and economic outcomes in restaurants and bars in 8 states without statewide smoke-free air laws. A secondary objective was to examine the economic impact of a 2010 statewide smoke-free restaurant and bar law in North Carolina. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361289 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0327.htm Fri, 30 Aug 2013 01:00:00 EST Environmental Health University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute has published County Health Rankings (The Rankings) since 2010. These rankings use population-based data to highlight variation in health and encourage health assessment for all US counties. However, the uncertainty of estimates remains a limitation. Researchers sought to quantify the precision of The Rankings for selected measures. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361290 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/13_0028.htm Fri, 30 Aug 2013 00:00:00 EST Chronic Disease Studies showing sustained improvements in the delivery of clinical preventive services are limited. Fewer studies demonstrate sustained improvements among independent practices that are not affiliated with hospitals or integrated health systems. This study examines the continued improvement in clinical quality measures for a group of independent primary care practices using electronic health records and receiving technical support from a local public health agency. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361291 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0341.htm Thu, 29 Aug 2013 23:00:00 EST Electronic Health Records This study assessed changes in consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages among children in Los Angeles County. We analyzed children's data from the 2007 and 2011 Los Angeles County Health Survey. The percentage of children who consumed 1 or more SSB per day decreased from 43.3% in 2007 to 38.3% in 2011. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361292 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/13_0049.htm Thu, 29 Aug 2013 22:00:00 EST Environmental Health Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer among smokers and the leading cause among nonsmokers. Comprehensive Cancer Control programs develop cancer coalitions that coordinate funding and resources to focus on cancer activities that are recorded in cancer plans. Radon tests, remediation, and radon mitigation techniques are relatively inexpensive, but it is unclear whether coalitions recognize radon as an important carcinogen. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361293 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0337.htm Thu, 29 Aug 2013 21:00:00 EST Lung Cancer Radon This study used the Hospital Nutrition Environment Scan for Cafeterias, Vending Machines, and Gift Shops to quantitatively describe the consumer nutrition environments of 39 hospitals in Southern California. Data were collected by visiting each facility once from February 2012 through May 2012. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361294 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0335.htm Fri, 26 Jul 2013 06:00:00 EST Chronic Disease Researchers assessed trends in adolescent health-related quality of life (HRQOL) by using data from the 2001-2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Adolescents' self-rated health and reported mental health declined significantly, especially among those in low-income families, but their physical health and activity limitation did not change. Researchers conclude that these declines are consistent with recession effects and warrant further study. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361295 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0334.htm Fri, 26 Jul 2013 05:00:00 EST Chronic Disease The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the MOVE! Weight Management Program for Veterans (MOVE!) in achieving weight loss in veterans who attended the multidisciplinary weight management program in the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System. Findings from this study support the need for a long-term weight management program to assist overweight and obese VA patients. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361296 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0325.htm Fri, 26 Jul 2013 04:00:00 EST Chronic Disease This study describes the Delaware family child care environment and providers' knowledge of and compliance with physical activity regulations. Researchers analyzed the data to determine characteristics associated with predictors of knowledge of and compliance with these regulations. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361297 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0295.htm Fri, 26 Jul 2013 03:00:00 EST Chronic Disease Employee wellness programs have been used to implement worksite-based cancer prevention and control interventions. However, little is known about whether these programs result in improved adherence to cancer screening guidelines. This study was conducted to describe cancer screening behaviors among participants in a state employee wellness program. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361298 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0212.htm Fri, 26 Jul 2013 02:00:00 EST Chronic Disease Adoption of outdoor smoke-free policies has been slow in certain regions. Critical to widespread adoption is the sharing of knowledge about the policy development and implementation process. In this article, researchers describe their experience in making City of Philadelphia recreation centers and playgrounds smoke-free. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361299 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0294.htm Fri, 26 Jul 2013 01:00:00 EST Chronic Disease A public-private partnership is an essential component of the Dutch community-based approach toward overweight prevention. Beginning in 2010, 25 Dutch municipalities implemented Youth on Healthy Weight (JOGG), but little is known about determinants of successful partnerships. This study aims to identify these determinants to guide other municipalities in creating successful partnerships. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361300 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0317.htm Fri, 26 Jul 2013 00:00:00 EST Chronic Disease Obesity is especially prevalent among children with special needs. Both lack of physical activity and unhealthful eating are major contributing factors. The objective of this study was to investigate barriers to physical activity among these children. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361301 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0283.htm Thu, 25 Jul 2013 23:00:00 EST Chronic Disease In this study researchers examined the feasibility of increasing access to healthful food in corner stores to inform a Communities Putting Prevention to Work (CPPW) initiative by engaging stakeholders (corner store owners and customers) in a formative evaluation. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361302 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0319.htm Thu, 25 Jul 2013 22:00:00 EST Chronic Disease Obesity prevalence in the rural United States is higher than in urban or suburban areas, perhaps as a result of the food environment. Because rural residents live farther from supermarkets than their urban- and suburban-dwelling counterparts, they may be more reliant on smaller corner stores that offer fewer healthful food items. Researchers discuss results and lessons learned and their efforts to plan, evaluate, and advocate promotion of more healthful food options in rural corner stores. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361303 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0318.htm Thu, 25 Jul 2013 21:00:00 EST Chronic Disease School physical education (PE) has been identified as a critical public health tool to increase physical activity among youths. The authors of this paper sought to objectively assess compliance with PE quantity mandates and quality recommendations in a large urban California school district. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375430 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/13_0108.htm Thu, 25 Jul 2013 01:00:00 EST Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Incarceration of a household member has been linked to poor mental and behavioral health outcomes in children, but less is known about the health behaviors of these children once they reach adulthood. Researchers analyzed data from survey respondents to identify associations between children having a household member incarcerated and adult smoking status, weight status, physical activity, and drinking patterns. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361304 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0281.htm Wed, 26 Jun 2013 06:00:00 EST Chronic Disease Adopting a healthful diet and increasing physical activity are effective in preventing type 2 diabetes and decreasing the severity of diabetes-related complications. Educating and informing the public about health problems is a service provided by local health departments (LHDs). The objective of this study was to examine how LHDs are using social media to educate and inform the public about diabetes. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361305 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0215.htm Wed, 26 Jun 2013 05:00:00 EST Diabetes Although cigarette use among Canadian youth has decreased significantly in recent years, alternative forms of tobacco use are becoming increasingly popular. Surveillance of youth tobacco use can help inform prevention programs by monitoring trends in risk behaviors. Researchers examined the prevalence of bidi and hookah use and factors associated with their use among Canadian youth by using data from the 2010-2011 Youth Smoking Survey. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361306 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0290.htm Wed, 26 Jun 2013 04:00:00 EST Environmental Health Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of disease and premature death in the United States. In Georgia, approximately 18% of adults smoke cigarettes, and 87% of men's lung cancer deaths and 70% of women's lung cancer deaths are due to smoking. The objective of this study was to use the current prevalence of adult cigarette smoking to project future incidence of lung cancer through 2020. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361307 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0271.htm Wed, 26 Jun 2013 03:00:00 EST Cancer The main objective of this analysis was to examine survey responder status by sociodemographic characteristics and by salience of study variables among respondents. Researchers analyzed data from a survey on family cancer history and perceived cancer risk among women at a large managed health-care organization. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361308 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0293.htm Wed, 26 Jun 2013 02:00:00 EST Cancer Death certificates contain critical information for epidemiology, public health research, disease surveillance, and community health programs. In most teaching hospitals, resident physicians complete death certificates. The objective of this study was to examine the experiences and opinions of physician residents in New York City on the accuracy of the cause-of-death reporting system. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361309 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0288.htm Wed, 26 Jun 2013 01:00:00 EST Public Health The quality of cause-of-death reporting on death certificates affects the usefulness of vital statistics for public health action. Heart disease deaths are overreported in the United States. Researchers evaluated the impact of an intervention to reduce heart disease overreporting on other leading causes of death. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361310 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0210.htm Wed, 26 Jun 2013 00:00:00 EST Heart Disease An increasing number of US states and localities have implemented comprehensive policies prohibiting tobacco smoking in all indoor areas of public places and worksites. However, private settings such as homes and vehicles remain a major source of exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) for many people. This study assessed the prevalence and correlates of voluntary smoke-free rules and SHS exposure in homes and vehicles among US adults. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361311 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0218.htm Tue, 25 Jun 2013 23:00:00 EST Environmental Health National initiatives to improve the recognition of heart attack and stroke warning signs have encouraged symptomatic people to seek early treatment, but few have shown significant effects in rural American Indian communities. This study reports data from the evaluations of 2 awareness campaigns and provide information about key processes that were used successfully to reach residents of rural Indian communities in Montana. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361312 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0277.htm Tue, 25 Jun 2013 22:00:00 EST Heart Attack Stroke The child care environment has emerged as an ideal setting in which to implement policies that promote healthy body weight of children. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of a wellness policy and training program on the physical activity and nutrition environment in 24 child care centers in Georgia. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361313 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0232.htm Tue, 25 Jun 2013 21:00:00 EST Environmental Health The articles in the multiple chronic conditions collection address the high prevalence and substantial clinical burden of multiple chronic conditions (MCC) among adults. All of these papers further the goals outlined in the US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) MCC Strategic Framework. The article by Goodman, Posner, Huang, Parekh, and Koh introduces the topic and describes the origin of the 20 conditions originally selected by the DHHS for emphasis. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361314 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/13_0104.htm Tue, 28 May 2013 06:00:00 EST Chronic Disease Current trends in US population growth, age distribution, and disease dynamics foretell rises in the prevalence of chronic diseases and other chronic conditions. These trends include the rapidly growing population of older adults, the increasing life expectancy associated with advances in public health and clinical medicine, the persistently high prevalence of some risk factors, and the emerging high prevalence of multiple chronic conditions. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361315 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0239.htm Tue, 28 May 2013 05:00:00 EST Chronic Disease Preventing and improving chronic conditions has long been a priority in the United States; however, the increasing recognition that people often have multiple chronic conditions (MCC) has added a layer of complexity with which to contend. The objective of this study was to present the prevalence of MCC and the most common MCC groupings by selected demographic characteristics. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361316 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0203.htm Tue, 28 May 2013 04:00:00 EST Chronic Disease Most research on adults with chronic conditions focuses on a single disease or condition, such as hypertension or diabetes, rather than on multiple chronic conditions (MCC). This study's objective was to compare physician office visits by adults with MCC with visits by adults without MCC, by selected patient demographic characteristics. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361317 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0308.htm Tue, 28 May 2013 03:00:00 EST Chronic Disease The objective of this article is to illustrate the usefulness of Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) data for examining variations in medical expenditures for people with multiple chronic conditions (MCC). Researchers analyzed 2009 MEPS data to produce estimates of treated prevalence for MCC and associated medical expenditures for adults in the US civilian noninstitutionalized population. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361318 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0172.htm Tue, 28 May 2013 02:00:00 EST Chronic Disease The objective of this study was to provide a national estimate across all payers of the distribution and cost of selected chronic conditions for hospitalized adults in 2009, grouped by demographic characteristics. Researchers analyzed the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, the largest all-payer inpatient database in the United States. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361319 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0292.htm Tue, 28 May 2013 01:00:00 EST Chronic Disease The increase in chronic health conditions among Medicare beneficiaries has implications for the Medicare system. The objective of this study was to use the US Department of Health and Human Services Strategic Framework on multiple chronic conditions as a basis to examine the prevalence of multiple chronic conditions among Medicare beneficiaries. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361320 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0137.htm Tue, 28 May 2013 00:00:00 EST Chronic Disease Public health and clinical strategies for meeting the emerging challenges of multiple chronic conditions must address the high prevalence of lifestyle-related causes. Researchers' objective was to assess prevalence and trends in the chronic conditions that are leading causes of disease and death among adults in the United States that are amenable to preventive lifestyle interventions. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361321 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0316.htm Mon, 27 May 2013 23:00:00 EST Chronic Disease Researchers explored the feasibility and acceptability of an Internet grocery service (IGS) as an approach to improving food access in urban neighborhoods. In the pilot study, caregivers residing in a documented Chicago food desert received a voucher to use a commercial IGS to purchase groceries for their household. Caregivers most frequently purchased fruits, vegetables, meats, and caloric beverages, and endorsed 4 factors as potentially important determinants of future IGS use. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361322 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0299.htm Mon, 27 May 2013 22:00:00 EST Nutrition Traditional survey methods for obtaining nationwide small-area estimates of childhood obesity are costly. This study applied a geocoded national health survey in a multilevel modeling framework to estimate prevalence of childhood obesity at the census block-group level. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361323 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0252.htm Mon, 27 May 2013 21:00:00 EST Environmental Health Limited research has examined primary care providers' (PCP) communication with patients about maintaining cognitive functioning. The objective of this study was to compare the perceptions of consumers and PCPs related to beliefs and communication practices for preserving memory. Only about 8% reported receiving this kind of information from providers but reported learning about strategies to maintain memory, primarily from television, magazines, and newspapers. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361324 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0249.htm Thu, 25 Apr 2013 06:00:00 EST Chronic Disease The prevalence of waterpipe tobacco smoking is increasing globally and is associated with adverse outcomes requiring tobacco control interventions. Researchers estimated the prevalence of waterpipe tobacco use among adult populations in Vietnam in 2010 and examined its association with sociodemographic factors. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361325 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0100.htm Thu, 25 Apr 2013 05:00:00 EST Environmental Health In the United States, 133 million people live with 1 or more chronic diseases. To prevent and reduce the prevalence of chronic diseases, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) provided technical assistance and funding to local health departments in Washington State to implement the Action Communities for Health, Innovation, and Environmental Change (ACHIEVE) model. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361326 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0272.htm Thu, 25 Apr 2013 04:00:00 EST Chronic Disease Safe and well-designed community environments support healthful behaviors that help prevent chronic conditions and unintentional injuries and enable older adults to be active and engaged in community life for as long as possible. Researchers describe the work of the Healthy Aging Research Network (HAN) and partners over the past decade to better understand place-based determinants of health and translate that knowledge to real-world practice, with a focus on environmental strategies. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361327 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0244.htm Thu, 25 Apr 2013 03:00:00 EST Chronic Disease Excessive alcohol use causes approximately 80,000 deaths in the United States each year. Researchers review the research on density of alcohol outlets and public health and describe the powers localities have to influence alcohol outlet density. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361328 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0090.htm Thu, 25 Apr 2013 02:00:00 EST Alcohol The researchers' objective was to obtain professionals' perceptions of system-level strategies with potential to increase use of clinical preventive services (CPS) among adults aged 50 years or older through community settings. Findings provide insights about preferences for system-level strategies that align with national and state initiatives to increase CPS use. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361329 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0231.htm Thu, 25 Apr 2013 01:00:00 EST Chronic Disease The objective of this study was to describe the characteristics of people who have a low intake of drinking water and to determine associations between their behaviors and attitudes and their intake of water. Researchers analyzed data from a nationally representative sample of 3,397 US adults who participated in the National Cancer Institute's 2007 Food Attitudes and Behaviors Survey. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361330 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0248.htm Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EST Water Increasingly high rates of obesity have heightened interest among researchers and practitioners in identifying evidence-based interventions to increase access to healthful foods and beverages. Because most food purchasing decisions are made in food stores, such settings are optimal for interventions aimed at influencing these decisions. The objective of this review was to synthesize the evidence on supermarket and grocery store interventions to promote healthful food choices. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361331 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0156.htm Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:00:00 EST Nutrition Overweight and obesity are public health issues in the United States, and veterans have a higher rate of overweight and obesity than the general population. The objective of this study was to examine whether copayment elimination increased use of a weight loss clinic by veterans. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361332 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0163.htm Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:00:00 EST Environmental Health Magazines focused on parenting are popular in the United States, and parents may use them to guide decisions about the health of their children. Researchers analyzed issues of 2 popular parenting magazines published in the past 11 years during the months of peak ultraviolet radiation exposure for content related to sun protection and for advertisements for skin products that did and did not contain sun protection factor. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361333 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0200.htm Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:00:00 EST Skin Cancer Population-based data are essential for quantifying the problems and measuring the progress made by comprehensive cancer control programs. However, cancer information specific to the American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) population is not readily available. This study identifies major population-based surveys conducted in the United States that contain questions related to cancer, documented the AI/AN sample size in these surveys, and identified gaps in the types of cancer-related information these surveys collect. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361334 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0258.htm Tue, 26 Mar 2013 06:00:00 EST Chronic Disease Researchers compared data editing methods in the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) with other editing approaches and evaluated the effects of these on smoking prevalence estimates. Five approaches were evaluated for handling inconsistent responses to questions regarding cigarette use: GYTS, do-nothing, gatekeeper, global, and preponderance. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361335 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0202.htm Tue, 26 Mar 2013 05:00:00 EST Chronic Disease Researchers compared the screening performance of risk scores for Asians and whites for diabetes, dysglycemia, and metabolic syndrome. Four hundred and fifty-one people participated in a cohort study from May 2003 through September 2010 in a rural area of the Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala, India. All outcome measures showed overlap in the range of area under the receiver operating characteristic curves of Asian and white diabetes risk scores. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361336 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0131.htm Tue, 26 Mar 2013 04:00:00 EST Chronic Disease The association between leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) and metabolic syndrome (MetS) was examined among 4,665 randomly selected adults who participated in the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study, 2005-2008. Researchers found that normal-weight participants with light LTPA had higher risk of low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and elevated levels of triglycerides than those with vigorous LTPA. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361337 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0194.htm Tue, 26 Mar 2013 03:00:00 EST Chronic Disease Varying neighborhood definitions may affect research on the association between food environments and diet and weight status. The objective of this study was to examine the association between number and type of neighborhood food outlets and dietary intake and body mass index measures among California adults according to the geographic size of a neighborhood or food environment. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361338 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0123.htm Tue, 26 Mar 2013 02:00:00 EST Chronic Disease Eating fresh fruits and vegetables can help manage and prevent weight gain and reduce the risk of chronic diseases. Low-income communities often lack stores that sell fresh fruit and vegetables and have instead stores that sell foods low in nutritional value. The objective of this study was to understand perceived community-level barriers to fruit and vegetable consumption among low-income people. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361339 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0206.htm Tue, 26 Mar 2013 01:00:00 EST Chronic Disease Evidence-based health promotion programs that are disseminated in community settings can improve population health. However, little is known about how effective such programs are when they are implemented in communities. We examined community implementation of an evidence-based program, Body and Soul, to promote consumption of fruits and vegetables. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361340 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0161.htm Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 EST Chronic Disease Substandard diets and low levels of physical activity have been identified as key determinants of overweight, obesity, and many other chronic conditions. The problem is particularly evident in vulnerable and underserved populations, including racial/ethnic minorities, some low-income groups, and children. In light of the serious health effects posed by the obesity problem, new and potentially more potent interventions for reducing obesity and obesity-related behaviors are needed, especially in high-risk populations. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361341 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/13_0040.htm Mon, 25 Mar 2013 23:00:00 EST Chronic Disease Recruiting participants for research studies can be challenging. Many studies fall short of their target or must prolong recruitment to reach it. Researchers examined recruitment and retention strategies and reported lessons learned in a behavioral intervention developmental trial to encourage healthy pregnancy weight gain and stress reduction in low-income overweight pregnant women. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361342 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0096.htm Mon, 25 Mar 2013 22:00:00 EST Chronic Disease Faith-based organizations are recognized as an influential venue for behavioral health interventions. However, less is known about efficient approaches for identifying and recruiting these organizations and about the processes that enable successful partnership. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361343 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0142.htm Mon, 25 Mar 2013 21:00:00 EST Chronic Disease The Chronic Care Model (CCM) uses a systematic approach to restructuring medical care to create partnerships between health systems and communities. The objective of this study was to describe how researchers have applied CCM in US primary care settings to provide care for people who have diabetes and to describe outcomes of CCM implementation. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361344 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0180.htm Tue, 26 Feb 2013 05:00:00 EDT Chronic Disease The objective of this study was to determine the effect of a price reduction on salad bar purchases in a corporate cafeteria. The price of salad bar purchases were reduced by 50% during March 2012 and sales data was analyzed by month for February through June 2012. Salad bar sales by weight more than tripled during the price reduction and returned to baseline afterward. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361345 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0214.htm Tue, 26 Feb 2013 04:00:00 EDT Healthy Eating Preventable hospitalization for hypertension is an ambulatory care-sensitive condition believed to indicate the failure of outpatient and public health systems to prevent and control hypertension. Blacks have higher rates of such hospitalizations than whites. The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) seeks to implement higher quality health care, which may help close the racial gap in these rates. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361346 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0165.htm Tue, 26 Feb 2013 03:00:00 EDT Hypertension As obesity prevention initiatives increasingly shift toward approaches focused on policy, systems, and environmental change, opportunities to share experiences from the field and lessons learned are growing. Stories are a tool to illustrate processes and outcomes of initiatives that can complement quantitative results. This study describes the methods used to collect, develop, and disseminate stories featuring comprehensive obesity prevention efforts. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361347 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0141.htm Tue, 26 Feb 2013 02:00:00 EDT Environmental Health Since the early 1900s, the major causes of illness and death in the United States have changed from infectious disease to chronic disease. Recognition is growing that nonclinical community- and population-based prevention has a large role in improving the public's health and well-being. This essay answers the following questions: How should the value of community-based prevention be assessed? What should be measured? What should be counted, for whom, over what time period, and how? https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361348 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0323.htm Tue, 26 Feb 2013 01:00:00 EDT Chronic Disease Changing the built environment to promote active lifestyles requires collaboration among diverse sectors. Multisectoral collaborative groups in the United States promote active lifestyles through environmental and policy changes. The objective of this study was to examine the characteristics of these collaborative groups and the extent to which they have achieved change. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361349 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0162.htm Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EDT Physical Activity Dramatic increases in obesity and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption over the past several decades have become major public health and clinical concerns. Obesity rates tripled in 30 years, and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among children more than doubled in the last 2 decades of the twentieth century. A recent Institute of Medicine (IOM) report suggests that governments implement a sizeable tax to reduce the overconsumption of sugar-sweetened beverages. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361350 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0195.htm Mon, 25 Feb 2013 23:00:00 EDT Environmental Health Few studies have assessed barriers to human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination uptake and adherence, particularly among women of Appalachian Kentucky, a population with higher rates of cervical cancer, lower rates of HPV vaccination, and lower socioeconomic status compared with the rest of the nation. The objective of this study was to address women's reasons for declining the HPV vaccine and, among women who initiated the vaccine series, barriers to completion of the 3-dose regimen. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361351 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0183.htm Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:00:00 EDT Environmental Health Investigators from the University of California, Los Angeles, and members of the leadership and data analysis teams at UnitedHealthcare are partnering to evaluate the Diabetes Health Plan (DHP), an innovative disease-specific insurance product designed by UHC specifically for patients with prediabetes or diabetes. The evaluation will use a quasi-experimental design, comparing patients from employer groups that offer the DHP with patients from groups that do not, to determine the effect of the DHP on incidence of diabetes, adherence to metformin, and costs of care among patients with prediabetes. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361352 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0150.htm Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:00:00 EDT Diabetes Primary prevention of diabetes is increasingly recognized by both health plans and employers as an important strategy to improve the health of insured populations. As a part of the Natural Experiments in Translation for Diabetes (NEXT-D) network, the Kaiser Permanente Northern California (KPNC) Division of Research is assessing the effectiveness of 2 health plan-initiated programs to prevent the onset of diabetes in patients at high risk. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361353 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0146.htm Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:00:00 EDT Diabetes Public health genomics strategies are increasingly important in prevention and treatment of cancer. The objectives of this study were to assess the extent to which Comprehensive Cancer Control plans have incorporated genomics-related terms since 2005, determine which of the 3 core public health functions were fulfilled by genomics components, and identify facilitators of and barriers to integration of genomics. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361354 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2012/12_0190.htm Mon, 28 Jan 2013 05:00:00 EDT Cancer The objective of this study was to examine and compare 3 key health behaviors associated with chronic disease. Data was used from the National Health Interview Survey from 1997 through 2010 to calculate the prevalence of these behaviors among older Americans. Older adults residing in Arkansas and Montana had the worst chronic disease risk profile compared with other states. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361355 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2012/12_0143.htm Mon, 28 Jan 2013 04:00:00 EDT Chronic Disease Obesity is associated with adverse health outcomes in people with and without disabilities; however, little is known about disability prevalence among people who are obese. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and type of disability among obese adults in the United States. Among the 25.3% of adult men and 24.6% of women in our pooled sample who were obese, 35.2% and 46.9%, respectively, reported a disability. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361356 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2012/12_0136.htm Mon, 28 Jan 2013 03:00:00 EDT Disabilities The objective of this study was to examine hospital discharge data on 5 tobacco-related diagnoses before and after implementation of a smoking ban in a small Texas city. Researchers compared hospital discharge rates for 2 years before and 2 years after implementation of the ban with discharge rates during the same time in a similar city with no ban. The discharge rates for blacks and whites combined declined significantly after the ban in the intervention city. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361357 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2012/12_0110.htm Mon, 28 Jan 2013 02:00:00 EDT Environmental Health Ten years are a blink. Ten years are a lifetime. It has been 10 years since the first issue of Preventing Chronic Disease: Public Health Research, Practice, and Policy (PCD). A perusal of journal content between December 2011 and July 2012 finds articles on not only subjects of ongoing public health interest such as social determinants, nutrition, and breast health but also topics such as health financing, veterans' health, and health informatics. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361358 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0245.htm Mon, 28 Jan 2013 01:00:00 EDT Chronic Disease In 2003, Drs James Marks and Lynne Wilcox began developing a plan to realize their vision of creating a scholarly journal that would strengthen the links connecting public health research, practice, and policy with regard to chronic diseases. Their vision resulted in the publication the following year of Preventing Chronic Disease: Public Health Research, Practice, and Policy (PCD). As we start our 10th year of publication, we can reflect on what has been accomplished and what might be on the horizon. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361359 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0304.htm Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 EDT Chronic Disease Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are a major public health threat, particularly in developing countries. In sub-Saharan Africa, the scarcity of reliable data on NCDs in the general population makes it difficult to develop efficient prevention strategies. The objective of this cross-sectional study was to assess the prevalence of 4 cardiometabolic NCDs among 402 private-sector workers in Dakar, Senegal. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361360 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/11_0339.htm Sun, 27 Jan 2013 23:00:00 EDT Chronic Disease In the United States, little is known about youth attitudes toward smoke-free policies. Our research measures North Carolina middle school and high school students' opinions about smoke-free policies in indoor and outdoor public places as well as private places such as vehicles, homes, and work environments. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361361 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0135.htm Sun, 27 Jan 2013 22:00:00 EDT Environmental Health Chronic diseases account for most of the disease burden in low- and middle-income countries, particularly those in Asia. Researchers reviewed literature on chronic disease risk factors in Viet Nam to identify patterns and data gaps. This study summarizes relevant study information in tables listing available studies, risk factors measured, and the prevalence of these risk factors. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361362 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0067.htm Sun, 27 Jan 2013 21:00:00 EDT Chronic Disease Randomized trials have demonstrated the effectiveness of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) program for lowering blood pressure; however, program participation has been limited in some populations. The objective of this pilot study was to test the feasibility of using a culturally modified version of DASH among African Americans in an underresourced community. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361363 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0088.htm Sun, 27 Jan 2013 20:00:00 EDT High Blood Pressure Hypertension Public health in the United States can be improved by building a workplace culture that supports healthful lifestyles. The Affordable Care Act (ACA), which includes the Prevention and Public Health Fund, will support a new focus on prevention and wellness, offering opportunities to strengthen the public's health through workplace wellness initiatives. This article describes the opportunity the ACA provides to improve worker wellness. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361364 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2012/12_0092.htm Thu, 20 Dec 2012 05:00:00 EDT Public Health Parents can set household practices that influence children's behaviors. The objective of this study was to determine whether children who live in a household that practices healthful behaviors associated with body weight have a lower body mass index. The study findings indicated that households that being active as a family may counteract the increase in childhood obesity. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361365 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2012/11_0149.htm Thu, 20 Dec 2012 04:00:00 EDT Environmental Health In response to the rise in obesity rates among minorities, researchers developed a pilot program in South Omaha, a Nebraska Latino community, based on a community readiness model, called SaludableOmaha. The program was used to explore the potential of youth advocacy to shift individual and community norms regarding obesity prevention. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361366 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2012/12_0095.htm Thu, 20 Dec 2012 03:00:00 EDT Environmental Health Information on external validity enables public health practitioners to generalize conclusions about an intervention, which is critical to moving research into practice. Prior reviews examining external validity focused on efficacy publications only. The objective of this study was to determine the extent to which secondary articles could enhance information about external validity presented in efficacy studies. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361367 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2012/12_0110.htm Thu, 20 Dec 2012 02:00:00 EDT Depression The Planet Health obesity prevention curriculum has prevented disordered weight control behavior (DWCB), including purging and abuse of diet pills, among middle-school girls in randomized trials, but the effects of the program on DWCB when implemented by schools under dissemination conditions are not known. Researchers attempted to determine the effects of the program by executing a 3-year obesity prevention program in middle schools. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361368 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2012/12_0111.htm Thu, 20 Dec 2012 01:00:00 EDT Eating Disorders More than 2 million people live in low-income rural areas where the nearest supermarket is more than 10 miles away. This study proposes a solution that would ensure these areas have improved access to healthful foods. Researchers say that implementing regulations similar to tobacco retailer licensing laws could help improve access to healthful foods throughout entire jurisdictions. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361369 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2012/12_0127.htm Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:00:00 EDT Nutrition To facilitate national efforts to maintain cognitive health through public health practice, the Healthy Brain Initiative recommended examining diverse groups to identify stakeholder perspectives on cognitive health. In response, the Healthy Aging Research Network coordinated projects to document the perspectives of older adults, caregivers of people with dementia, and primary care providers (PCPs) on maintaining cognitive health. This study's goal was to describe PCPs' perceptions and practices regarding cognitive health. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361370 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2012/12_0050.htm Wed, 19 Dec 2012 23:00:00 EDT Environmental Health Approximately 90% of Americans eat too much sodium. This practice leads to increased blood pressure, which increases the risk for stroke, coronary heart disease, heart failure, and renal disease. Population-based strategies to reduce sodium intake can be effective and are needed at national, state, and community levels. This article describes the role of communities and environments in influencing health and strategies being implemented and evaluated by communities implementing sodium reduction programs. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361371 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2012/12_0081.htm Wed, 19 Dec 2012 22:00:00 EDT Environmental Health Children raised on military bases are less likely to be overweight or obese when compared with children raised in traditional homes. Researchers assessed the prevalence of high body mass index in a group of military children aged 2 to 18 and compared it with BMI data from nonmilitary children. The military children were significantly less likely than their civilian counterparts to be overweight or obese. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361372 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2012/12_0051.htm Wed, 19 Dec 2012 21:00:00 EDT Environmental Health Many believe that hookah smoking carries less health risk than cigarettes, but a recent study says that isn't true. The study reports that hookah smoking has been associated with many of the same risk factors as cigarettes, including lung cancer and respiratory illness. Researchers say policy interventions such as equalizing tobacco tax rates are needed to reduce the risk among young smokers. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361373 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2012/12_0082.htm Wed, 19 Dec 2012 20:00:00 EDT Environmental Health Children raised on military bases are less likely to be overweight or obese when compared with children raised in traditional homes. Researchers assessed the prevalence of high body mass index in a group of military children aged 2 to 18 and compared it with BMI data from nonmilitary children. The military children were significantly less likely than their civilian counterparts to be overweight or obese. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375503 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2012/12_0051.htm Tue, 20 Nov 2012 09:00:00 EDT Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Many believe that hookah smoking carries less health risk than cigarettes, but a recent study says that isn't true. The study reports that hookah smoking has been associated with many of the same risk factors as cigarettes, including lung cancer and respiratory illness. Researchers say policy interventions such as equalizing tobacco tax rates are needed to reduce the risk among young smokers. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=375504 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2012/12_0082.htm Tue, 20 Nov 2012 08:00:00 EDT Chronic Disease PCD Journal (Preventing Chronic Disease) Public Health Approximately 32 million US children and adolescents aged 3 to 19 were exposed to secondhand smoke during 2007 and 2008. These large numbers led researchers in this study to determine how many mothers with infants in a sample from five northern states enforced rules for a smoke-free home. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361374 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2012/12_0108.htm Tue, 20 Nov 2012 03:00:00 EDT Infant Health Among more than 195,000 state quitline callers, 32.3% reported having one or more of the following chronic diseases: asthma, coronary artery disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and diabetes. Callers who had a chronic disease were typically older, female, and less likely to quit smoking at 7 months than the nearly 30% of callers who had none of the mentioned chronic diseases. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361375 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2012/12_0105.htm Tue, 20 Nov 2012 02:00:00 EDT Chronic Disease Youth who are heavily exposed to smoking in movies are approximately 2 to 3 times as likely to begin smoking as young people who are lightly exposed. A recent Preventing Chronic Disease study revealed that depictions of smoking have increased in the past few years. This editorial reviews the recent PCD article and reinforces the importance of eliminating tobacco imagery in youth-rated movies. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361376 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2012/12_0261.htm Tue, 20 Nov 2012 01:00:00 EDT Environmental Health The authors of this study set out to examine the lifetime prevalence rates of health care professionals giving low-fat diet advice to patients with diabetes. It was found that while many participants received low-fat dietary advice, almost one-third did not. Researchers concluded that increasing rates of diabetes are outpacing increases in provision of low-fat dietary advice. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361377 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2012/12_0086.htm Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:00:00 EDT Diabetes The US Public Health Service calls for health professionals to provide tobacco dependence counseling for patients. This study aimed to understand how dental hygiene programs make decisions about and provide training for tobacco dependence counseling to help them graduate more fully competent hygienists. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361378 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2012/12_0121.htm Mon, 19 Nov 2012 23:00:00 EDT Environmental Health Obesity, hypertension, and high cholesterol are risk factors for cardiovascular disease, which accounts for about 20% of deaths in Washington State. For most states, self-reports from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System provide the primary source of information on these risk factors. This study compares prevalence estimates of self-reported obesity, hypertension, and high cholesterol with examination-based measures of obesity, high blood pressure, and high-risk lipid profiles. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361379 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2012/11_0321.htm Mon, 19 Nov 2012 22:00:00 EDT Heart Disease Participant retention is a frequent concern in structured weight-management programs. Although research has explored participant characteristics influencing retention, little attention has been given to the influence of program characteristics. This study examined how program characteristics relate to participant retention in the Veterans Health Administration's weight-management program, MOVE! https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361380 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2012/12_0056.htm Mon, 19 Nov 2012 21:00:00 EDT Environmental Health CDC's Colorectal Cancer Control Program (CRCCP) funds 25 states and 4 tribal organizations to promote and increase colorectal cancer screening population-wide. The findings presented in this study provide the first picture of CRCCP information resources and interests and point to specific gaps that must be addressed to increase screening. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361381 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2012/11_0317.htm Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:00:00 EDT Colorectal Cancer Although glycemic control is known to reduce complications associated with diabetes, it is an elusive goal for many patients who have the disease. This study aims to identify factors associated with sustained poor glycemic control, some glycemic variability, and wide glycemic variability among diabetes patients over 3 years. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361382 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2012/12_0065.htm Fri, 26 Oct 2012 06:00:00 EST Diabetes Acute stress has been associated with diet and physical activity in some studies; however, the relationship between everyday stress and such behaviors is unclear. Researchers examine the associations between perceived stress, dietary behavior, physical activity, eating awareness, self-efficacy, and body mass index among healthy adults in the workplace. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361383 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2012/12_0001.htm Fri, 26 Oct 2012 05:00:00 EST Stress & Coping Despite the evidence of the negative health effects of smoking, 17.3% of the US population and 21.2% of Indiana residents were smokers in 2010. This study evaluates the effects of selected personal characteristics on attitudes and beliefs about secondhand smoke in Indiana and on support for smoke-free air laws. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361384 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2012/12_0091.htm Fri, 26 Oct 2012 04:00:00 EST Environmental Health Prolonged sitting has emerged as a risk factor for various negative health outcomes. Researchers designed a practice-based study intended to reduce prolonged sitting time and improve various health factors among workers with sedentary jobs. The Take-a-Stand Project reduced time spent sitting by 224%, reduced upper back and neck pain by 54%, and improved mood. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361385 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2012/11_0323.htm Fri, 26 Oct 2012 03:00:00 EST Environmental Health Discussions of health care reform have been a major part of American public discourse in nearly every decade since President Theodore Roosevelt's 1912 platform for re-election included proposal for universal health insurance. This essay covers the topic of health care reform as it relates to today's public health infrastructure. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361386 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2012/12_0151.htm Fri, 26 Oct 2012 02:00:00 EST Public Health Poor-quality cause-of-death reporting reduced reliability of mortality statistics used to direct public health efforts. In response to the overreporting of heart disease as a cause of death (COD) in New York City (NYC), researchers aimed to evaluate the immediate and longer-term effects of a COD educational program that NYC's health department conducted in 8 hospitals on heart disease reporting. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361387 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2012/12_0071.htm Fri, 26 Oct 2012 01:00:00 EST Environmental Health Little is known about the relationship between discrimination and distress among minorities. The objective of this study was to assess the association between self-reported experiences of racial discrimination and symptoms of psychological distress among 5 racial/ethnic groups in California. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361388 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2012/12_0042.htm Fri, 26 Oct 2012 00:00:00 EST Minority Health Stress & Coping The American Dental Association has identified several barriers to adequate dental care, including appropriate case management, for vulnerable populations. The objective of this study was to examine the perceptions, attitudes, and beliefs of dental patients living with HIV/AIDS on the role and value of the dental case manager and the effect of its services on their oral or overall health. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361389 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2012/11_0297.htm Thu, 25 Oct 2012 23:00:00 EST Environmental Health The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) will increase insurance coverage for US citizens and for breast and cervical cancer screenings, but a number of low-income and uninsured populations may still need National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program services. This study aims to estimate the number of low-income women who would gain health insurance after implementation of the ACA and thus be able to obtain cancer screenings. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361390 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2012/12_0069.htm Thu, 25 Oct 2012 22:00:00 EST Breast Cancer Small food stores are prevalent in urban neighborhoods, but the availability of nutritious foods at such stores is not well known. The purpose of this study was to determine whether data from 3 sources would yield a single, consistent, healthful food store category that can be used to accurately characterize community nutrition environments for public health research. https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132669&c=361391 https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2012/12_0023.htm Thu, 25 Oct 2012 21:00:00 EST Nutrition Public Health