Browsing by Author "Viswanath, Kasisomayajula"
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Addressing Cancer Disparities via Community Network Mobilization and Intersectoral Partnerships: A Social Network Analysis
Ramanadhan, Shoba; Salhi, Carmel Adnan; Achille, Erline; Baril, Nashira; D'Entremont, Kerrie; Grullon, Milagro; Judge, Christine; Oppenheimer, Sarah; Reeves, Chrasandra; Savage, Clara; Viswanath, Kasisomayajula (Public Library of Science, 2012)Community mobilization and collaboration among diverse partners are vital components of the effort to reduce and eliminate cancer disparities in the United States. We studied the development and impact of intersectoral ... -
Addressing the Vaccine Hesitancy Continuum: An Audience Segmentation Analysis of American Adults Who Did Not Receive the 2009 H1N1 Vaccine
Ramanadhan, Shoba; Galarce, Ezequiel; Xuan, Ziming; Alexander-Molloy, Jaclyn; Viswanath, Kasisomayajula (MDPI AG, 2015) -
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 ... -
Communication Inequalities, Social Determinants, and Intermittent Smoking in the 2003 Health Information National Trends Survey
Ackerson, Leland K.; Viswanath, Kasisomayajula (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2009)Introduction: Intermittent smokers account for a large proportion of all smokers, and this trend is increasing. Social and communication inequalities may account for disparities in intermittent smoking status. Methods: ... -
The Communications Revolution and Health Inequalities in the 21st Century: Implications for Cancer Control
Viswanath, Kasisomayajula; Nagler, R. H.; Bigman-Galimore, C. A.; McCauley, M. P.; Jung, M.; Ramanadhan, Shoba (American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), 2012) -
Effect of Media Use on HIV/AIDS-Related Knowledge and Condom Use in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Cross-Sectional Study
Jung, Minsoo; Arya, Monisha; Viswanath, Kasisomayajula (Public Library of Science, 2013)It is known that the level of HIV/AIDS-related knowledge and the degree of condom use varies by socioeconomic status (SES). However, there is limited research on the effect of mass media use on HIV/AIDS-related cognitive ... -
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 ... -
The H1N1 pandemic: media frames, stigmatization and coping
McCauley, Michael; Minsky, Sara; Viswanath, Kasisomayajula (BioMed Central, 2013)Background: Throughout history, people have soothed their fear of disease outbreaks by searching for someone to blame. Such was the case with the April 2009 H1N1 flu outbreak. Mexicans and other Latinos living in the US ... -
Health Information Seeking Partially Mediated the Association between Socioeconomic Status and Self-Rated Health among Hong Kong Chinese
Wang, Man Ping; Wang, Xin; Lam, Tai Hing; Viswanath, Kasisomayajula; Chan, Sophia S. (Public Library of Science, 2013)Background: Poor self-rated health (SRH) is socially patterned with health communication inequalities, arguably, serving as one mechanisms. This study investigated the effects of health information seeking on SRH, and its ... -
Impact of Tobacco-Related Health Warning Labels across Socioeconomic, Race and Ethnic Groups: Results from a Randomized Web-Based Experiment
Cantrell, Jennifer; Vallone, Donna M.; Thrasher, James F.; Nagler, Rebekah H; Feirman, Shari P.; Muenz, Larry R.; He, David Y.; Viswanath, Kasisomayajula (Public Library of Science, 2013)Background: The U.S. Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009 requires updating of the existing text-only health warning labels on tobacco packaging with nine new warning statements accompanied by pictorial ... -
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) -
Movies and TV Influence Tobacco Use in India: Findings from a National Survey
Ackerson, Leland K.; Noor, Abdisalan M.; Viswanath, Kasisomayajula; Sorensen, Glorian; Gupta, Prakash C. (Public Library of Science, 2010)Background: Exposure to mass media may impact the use of tobacco, a major source of illness and death in India. The objective is to test the association of self-reported tobacco smoking and chewing with frequency of use ... -
Predictors of Knowledge of H1N1 Infection and Transmission in the U.S. Population
Savoia, Elena; Testa, Marcia Anne; Viswanath, Kasisomayajula (BioMed Central, 2012)Background: The strength of a society’s response to a public health emergency depends partly on meeting the needs of all segments of the population, especially those who are most vulnerable and subject to greatest adversity. ... -
Prevalence and Framing of Health Disparities in Local Print News: Implications for Multilevel Interventions to Address Cancer Inequalities
Nagler, R. H.; Bigman, C. A.; Ramanadhan, Shoba; Ramamurthi, D.; Viswanath, Kasisomayajula (American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), 2016)Background: Americans remain under-informed about cancer and other health disparities and the social determinants of health (SDH). The news media may be contributing to this knowledge deficit, whether by discussing these ... -
Promoting Life Skills and Preventing Tobacco Use among Low-Income Mumbai Youth: Effects of Salaam Bombay Foundation Intervention
Sorensen, Glorian; Gupta, Prakash Chandra; Nagler, Eve; Viswanath, Kasisomayajula (Public Library of Science, 2012)Background: In response to India's growing tobacco epidemic, strategies are needed to decrease tobacco use among Indian youth, particularly among those who are economically disadvantaged. The objective of this study was ... -
Recruitment and Retention for Community-Based eHealth Interventions with Populations of Low Socioeconomic Position: Strategies and Challenges
Nagler, Rebekah H.; Ramanadhan, Shoba; Minsky, Sara J; Viswanath, Kasisomayajula (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2013) -
Risk-communication Capability for Public Health Emergencies Varies by Community Diversity
Savoia, Elena; Stoto, Michael A.; Biddinger, Paul D.; Campbell, Paul H.; Viswanath, Kasisomayajula; Koh, Howard K (BioMed Central, 2008)Background: Public health emergencies heighten several challenges in risk-communication: providing trustworthy sources of information, reaching marginalized populations, and minimizing fear and public confusion. In ... -
Secondhand smoke exposure (SHS) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in Chinese never smokers in Hong Kong
Chen, Jing; Wang, Man-Ping; Wang, Xin; Viswanath, Kasisomayajula; Lam, Tai-Hing; Chan, Sophia S (BMJ Publishing Group, 2015)Objective: The evidence on the effect of secondhand smoke (SHS) on Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) is limited. We examined the relation between SHS and HRQoL among Chinese in Hong Kong. Methods: Adult never smokers ... -
Smoking and Secondhand Smoke Exposure at Home Were Associated with Poor Perceived Family Well-Being: Findings of FAMILY Project
Wang, Xin; Wang, Man Ping; Viswanath, Kasisomayajula; Wan, Alice; Lam, Tai Hing; Chan, Sophia S. (Public Library of Science, 2016)Introduction: To investigate the associations of cigarette smoking and secondhand (SHS) exposure at home with family well-being among Chinese adults in Hong Kong. Methods: Telephone surveys were conducted among 3043 randomly ... -
Social Determinants of Health Information Seeking among Chinese Adults in Hong Kong
Wang, Man Ping; Viswanath, Kasisomayajula; Lam, Tai Hing; Wang, Xin; Chan, Sophia S. (Public Library of Science, 2013)Background: Health communication inequalities were observed in Western population but less is known about them among the Chinese. We investigated health information seeking behaviours and its social determinants among ...