Browsing by Author "Emmons, Karen"
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Beyond reading alone: The relationship between aural literacy and asthma management
Rosenfeld, Lindsay; Rudd, Rima E.; Emmons, Karen Maria; Acevedo-García, Dolores; Martin, Laurie; Buka, Stephen L. (Elsevier BV, 2011)Objectives To examine the relationship between literacy and asthma management with a focus on the oral exchange. Methods Study participants, all of whom reported asthma, were drawn from the New England Family Study ... -
Biomarker Validation of Dietary Intervention in Two Multiethnic Populations
Eliassen, A Heather; Colditz, Graham A.; Peterson, Karen E.; Furtado, Jeremy Daniel; Fay, Martha Elizabeth; Sorensen, Glorian; Emmons, Karen Maria (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2006)Introduction: Intervention studies have been designed to change dietary and lifestyle factors associated with chronic diseases, but self-reported behavior change may incorporate intervention-related bias. This study examines ... -
Cancer Risk Communication in Mainstream and Ethnic Newspapers
Stryker, Jo Ellen; Fishman, Jessica; Emmons, Karen Maria; Viswanath, Kasisomayajula (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008)Introduction: We wanted to understand how cancer risks are communicated in mainstream and ethnic newspapers, to determine whether the 2 kinds of newspapers differ and to examine features of news stories and sources that ... -
Changes in colorectal cancer screening intention among people aged 18–49 in the United States
Greaney, Mary L; Puleo, Elaine; Sprunck-Harrild, Kim; Syngal, Sapna; Suarez, Elizabeth Gonzalez; Emmons, Karen M (BioMed Central, 2014)Background: To determine whether exposure to a peer-led intervention focused on colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, physical activity, and multi-vitamin intake can lead to increased intentions to be screened for CRC once ... -
Colorectal Cancer Prevention for Low-income, Sociodemographically-diverse Adults in Public Housing: Baseline Findings of a Randomized Controlled Trial
McNeill, Lorna H; Coeling, Molly; Puleo, Elaine; Suarez, Elizabeth Gonzalez; Bennett, Gary G.; Emmons, Karen Maria (BioMed Central, 2009)Background: This paper presents the study design, intervention components, and baseline data from Open Doors to Health, a study designed to address social contextual factors in colorectal cancer (CRC) prevention for ... -
Designing Audience-Centered Interactive Voice Response Messages to Promote Cancer Screenings Among Low-Income Latinas
Greaney, Mary L.; De Jesus, Maria; Sprunck-Harrild, Kim M.; Tellez, Trinidad; Bastani, Roshan; Battaglia, Tracy A.; Michaelson, James S.; Emmons, Karen M. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014)Introduction: 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 ... -
Disseminating a Smoking Cessation Intervention to Childhood and Young Adult Cancer Survivors: Baseline Characteristics and Study Design of the Partnership for Health-2 Study
Puleo, Elaine; Ostroff, Jamie; Levy, Andrea Gurmankin; Sprunck-Harrild, Kim; Greenberg, Mark Steven; Diller, Lisa Robin; Emmons, Karen Maria; de Moor, Janet S.; Hodgson, David C.; Ford, Jennifer S.; Tyc, Vida L. (BioMed Central, 2011)Background: Partnership for Health-2 (PFH-2) is a web-based version of Partnership for Health, an evidence-based smoking cessation intervention for childhood cancer survivors. This paper describes the PFH-2 intervention ... -
Feasibility of Using a Web-Based Nutrition Intervention Among Residents of Multiethnic Working-Class Neighborhoods
McNeill, Lorna H; Bennett, Gary G.; Viswanath, Kasisomayajula; Emmons, Karen Maria; Puleo, Elaine (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2007)Introduction: Using the Internet to promote behavior change is becoming more desirable as Internet use continues to increase among diverse audiences. Yet we know very little about whether this medium is useful or about ... -
Informal Training in Staff Networks to Support Dissemination of Health Promotion Programs
Ramanadhan, Shoba; Wiecha, Jean L.; Gortmaker, Steven L.; Emmons, Karen Maria; Viswanath, Kasisomayajula (SAGE Publications, 2010) -
Measuring the costs of outreach motivational interviewing for smoking cessation and relapse prevention among low-income pregnant women
Ruger, Jennifer Prah; Emmons, Karen Maria; Kearney, Margaret H; Weinstein, Milton C. (BioMed Central, 2009)Background: Economic theory provides the philosophical foundation for valuing costs in judging medical and public health interventions. When evaluating smoking cessation interventions, accurate data on costs are essential ... -
Methods and Baseline Characteristics of Two Group-Randomized Trials With Multiracial and Multiethnic Working-class Samples
Stoddard, Anne M; Krieger, Nancy; Fay, Martha Elizabeth; Barbeau, Elizabeth M; Bennett, Gary G.; Sorensen, Glorian; Emmons, Karen Maria (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2005)Introduction: Few papers address the methodological challenges in recruiting participants for studies of cancer prevention interventions designed for multiracial and multiethnic working-class populations. This paper reports ... -
A multilevel intervention to promote colorectal cancer screening among community health center patients: results of a pilot study
Lasser, Karen E; Murillo, Jennifer; Medlin, Elizabeth; Lisboa, Sandra; Valley-Shah, Lisa; Fletcher, Robert H.; Emmons, Karen Maria; Ayanian, John Zaven (BioMed Central, 2009)Background: Colorectal cancer screening rates are low among poor and disadvantaged patients. Patient navigation has been shown to increase breast and cervical cancer screening rates, but few studies have looked at the ... -
Patient Follow-Up After Participating in a Beach-Based Skin Cancer Screening Program
Greaney, Molly L.; Puleo, Elaine; Geller, Alan Charles; Hu, Stephanie W.; Werchniak, Andrew E.; DeCristofaro, Susan; Emmons, Karen Maria (MDPI, 2012)Many skin cancer screenings occur in non-traditional community settings, with the beach being an important setting due to beachgoers being at high risk for skin cancer. This study is a secondary analysis of data from a ... -
Racial Discrimination and Physical Activity Among Low-Income–Housing Residents
Shelton, Rachel C.; Puleo, Elaine; Bennett, Gary; McNeill, Lorna H.; Goldman, Roberta E.; Emmons, Karen Maria (Elsevier BV, 2009)Background While discrimination has been identified as a potential determinant of existing racial/ethnic health disparities, no studies have investigated whether racial discrimination contributes to disparities in ... -
Recruitment and retention of participants in a pragmatic randomized intervention trial at three community health clinics: Results and lessons learned
Warner, Erica; Glasgow, Russell E; Emmons, Karen Maria; Bennett, Gary G; Askew, Sandy; Rosner, Bernard Alfred; Colditz, Graham A. (BioMed Central, 2013)Background: Obesity and hypertension and their associated health complications disproportionately affect communities of color and people of lower socioeconomic status. Recruitment and retention of these populations in ... -
Relationships between Social Resources and Healthful Behaviors across the Age Spectrum
Lewis, Kristina H.; Gillman, Matthew William; Greaney, Molly L.; Puleo, Elaine; Bennett, Gary G.; Emmons, Karen Maria (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2012)Background. We examined cross-sectional relationships of social resources with health behaviors in adults ages 18–93 years. Methods. Baseline data from a 2009 risk behavior intervention trial were used to measure social ... -
Safe To Walk? Neighborhood Safety and Physical Activity Among Public Housing Residents
Bennett, Gary G.; McNeill, Lorna H; Wolin, Kathleen Y; Duncan, Dustin T; Puleo, Elaine; Emmons, Karen Maria (Public Library of Science, 2007)Background: Despite its health benefits, physical inactivity is pervasive, particularly among those living in lower-income urban communities. In such settings, neighborhood safety may impact willingness to be regularly ... -
Study protocol for Young & Strong: a cluster randomized design to increase attention to unique issues faced by young women with newly diagnosed breast cancer
Greaney, Mary L; Sprunck-Harrild, Kim; Ruddy, Kathryn J; Ligibel, Jennifer; Barry, William T; Baker, Emily; Meyer, Meghan; Emmons, Karen M; Partridge, Ann H (BioMed Central, 2015)Background: Each year, approximately 11% of women diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States are 45 years of age or younger. These women have concerns specific to or accentuated by their age, including fertility-related ...