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Physical Activity
Effect of Changes to the Neighborhood Built Environment on Physical Activity in a Low-Income African American Neighborhood
Gustat J, Rice J, Parker KM, Becker AB, Farley TA. Preventing Chronic Disease 2012;9:110165. Download
Depressive symptoms and physical activity in adolescent girls
Johnson CC, Murray DM, Elder JP, Jobe JB, Dunn AL, Kubik M, Voorhees C, Schachter K.
Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2008 May;40(5):818-26. Download
Where do the children play? The influence of playground equipment on physical activity of children in free play
Farley TA, Meriwether RA, Baker ET, *Rice JC, Webber LS.
J Phys Act Health. 2008 Mar;5(2):319-31. Download
Objectively Assessed Associations between Physical Activity and Body Composition in Middle-School Girls: The Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls
Stevens J, Murray DM, Baggett CD, Elder JP, Lohman TG, Lytle LA, Pate RR, Pratt CA, Treuth MS, Webber LS, Young DR.
Am J Epidemiol. 2007 Dec 1;166(11):1298-305. Epub 2007 Sep 12. Download
Safe play spaces to promote physical activity in inner-city children: results from a pilot study of an environmental intervention
Farley TA, Meriwether RA, Baker ET, Watkins LT, Johnson CC, Webber LS.
Am J Public Health. 2007 Sep;97(9):1625-31. Epub 2007 Jul 31. Download
Structured physical activity and psychosocial correlates in middle-school girls
Barr-Anderson DJ, Young DR, Sallis JF, Neumark-Sztainer DR, Gittelsohn J, Webber LS, Saunders R, Cohen S, Jobe JB.
Prev Med 2007 May;44(5):404-409. Download
Policies and opportunities for physical activity in middle school environments.
Young DR, Felton GM, Grieser M, Elder JP, Johnson C, Lee JS, Kubik MY.
J Sch Health. 2007 Jan;77(1):41-7. Download
Objectively measured physical activity in sixth-grade girls.
Pate RR, Stevens J, Pratt C, Sallis JF, Schmitz KH, Webber LS, Welk G, Young DR.
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2006 Dec;160(12):1262-8. Download
Data to action: using formative research to develop intervention programs to increase physical activity in adolescent girls.
Young DR, Johnson CC, Steckler A, Gittelsohn J, Saunders RP, Saksvig BI, Ribisl KM, Lytle LA, McKenzie TL.
Health Educ Behav. 2006 Feb;33(1):97-111. Download
The role of peer social network factors and physical activity in adolescent girls.
Voorhees CC, Murray D, Welk G, Birnbaum A, Ribisl KM, Johnson CC, Pfeiffer KA, Saksvig B, Jobe JB.
Am J Health Behav. 2005 Mar-Apr;29(2):183-90. Download
Nutrition and Food Availability
Deserts in New Orleans? Illustrations of Urban Food Access and Implications for Policy
Rose D, Bodor JN, Swalm C, Rice J, Hutchinson P. Conference Paper, Understanding the Economic Concepts and Characteristics of Food Access, University of Michigan-National Poverty Center and USDA-Economic Research Service, 2009. Download
Growing Our Kids in "Healthy Soil": New Research on Environmental Influences on Children's Food Intake
Diego Rose
J Adolescent Health 48 (2011) 3-4 Download
Disparities in food access: Does aggregate availability of key foods from other stores offset the relative lack of supermarkets in African-American neighborhoods?
Bodor JN, Rice JC, Farley TA, Swalm CM, Rose D.
Prev Med (2010), doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2010.04.009. Download
The Association between Obesity and Urban Food Environments, J Urban Health.
Bodor JN, Rice JC, Farley TA, Swalm CM, and Rose D.
Epub2010 May 11. Download
The Rationale behind Small Food Store Interventions in Low-Income Urban Neighborhoods: Insights from New Orleans 1–3
Bodor JN, Ulmer VM, Dunaway LF, Farley TA, Rose D.
JN Epub2010 April 21. Download
The Ubiquity of Energy-Dense Snack Foods: A National Multicity Study
Farley TA, Baker ET, Futrell L, Rice JC.
Am J Public Health. Epub2009 Dec 17. Download
Access to Healthy Food: A Key Focus for Research on Domestic Food Insecurity 1 - 3
Rose, Donald.
JN. Epub2010 April 21. Download
The Importance of a Multi-Dimensional Approach for Studying the Links between Food Access and Consumption 1 - 3
Rose D, Bodor JN, Hutchinson, PL, Swalm CM.
JN. Epub2010 April 21. Download
Neighbourhood fruit and vegetable availability and consumption: the role of small food stores in an urban environment
Bodor JN, Rose D, Farley TA, Swalm C, Scott SK.
Public Health Nutr. 2008 Apr;11(4):413-20. Epub 2007 Jul 6. Download
Measuring the Food Environment: Shelf Space of Fruits, Vegetables, and Snack Foods in Stores
Farley TA, Rice J, Bodor N, Cohen DA, Bluthenthal R N, Rose D.
J Urban Health: Bull NY Acad Med. 2009;86(5):672-682. Epub 2009 Sept 8. Download
Eating as an automatic behavior
Cohen D, Farley TA.
Prev Chronic Dis. 2008 Jan;5(1):A23. Epub 2007 Dec 15. Download
Are School Employees Role Models of Healthful Eating? Dietary Intake Results from the ACTION Worksite Wellness Trial
Hartline-Grafton HL, Rose D, Johnson CC, Rice JC.
J Am Diet Assoc. 2009 Sept;(109):1548-1556. Epub2009 Sept 8. Download
The Influence of Weekday Eating Patterns on Energy Intake and BMI Among Female Elementary School Personnel.
Hartline-Grafton HL, Rose D, Johnson CC, Rice J, Webber LS.
Obesity. 2009 Aug; 10(1038):249. Epub2009 Sept 25. Download
Food Stamps, the Thrifty Food Plan, and meal preparation: the importance of the time dimension for US nutrition policy
Rose D.
J Nutr Educ Behav. 2007 Jul-Aug;39(4):226-32. Download
Neighborhood Food Environments and Body Mass Index: The Importance of In-Store Contents
Rose D, Hutchinson PL, Bodor JN, Swalm CM, Farley TA, Cohen DA, Rice JC.
Am J Prev Med, 2009;37:214-219. Download
A Rights-Based Approach to Food Insecurity in the United States
Chilton M, Rose D.
Am J Public Health, 2009;99:1203-1211. Download
Understanding the Role of Potatoes in the Peruvian diet: An Approach that Combines Food Composition with Household Expenditure Data
Rose D, Burgos G, Bonierbale M, Thiele G.
Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 2008 (epub ahead of print). doi:10.1016/j.jfca.2008.10.002. Download
Interventions to Reduce Household Food Insecurity: A Synthesis of Current Concepts and Approaches
Rose D.
Revista de Nutricao (Brazilian Journal of Nutrition), 2008;21(supplement):159S-173S. Download
Vitamin supplement intake is related to dietary intake and physical activity: The Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (CATCH)
Reaves L, Steffen LM, Dwyer JT, Webber LS, Lytle LA, Feldman HA, Hoelscher DM, Zive MM, Osganian SK.
J Am Diet Assoc. 2006 Dec;106(12):2018-23. Download
Serum homocysteine is related to food intake in adolescents: the Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health
Lutsey PL, Steffen LM, Feldman HA, Hoelscher DH, Webber LS, Luepker RV, Lytle LA, Zive M, Osganian SK.
Am J Clin Nutr. 2006 Jun;83(6):1380-6. Download
Has the WIC incentive to formula-feed led to an increase in overweight children?
Rose D, Bodor JN, Chilton M.
J Nutr. 2006 Apr;136(4):1086-90. Download
Household food insecurity and overweight status in young school children: results from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study
Rose D, Bodor JN.
Pediatrics. 2006 Feb;117(2):464-73. Download
Obesity
Installation of Bicycle Lanes and Increased Ridership in an Urban, Mixed-Income Setting in New Orleans, Louisiana
Kathryn M. Parker, Jeanette Gustat, and Janet C. Rice
J Phys Act Health. 2011 Jan 8(Suppl 1) S98-S102 Download
Growing Our Kids in "Healthy Soil": New Research on Environmental Influences on Children's Food Intake
Diego Rose
J Adolescent Health 48 (2011) 3-4 Download
Targeting obesity to reduce the risk for type 2 diabetes and other co-morbidities in African American youth: a review of the literature and recommendations for prevention
Nwobu CO, Johnson CC.
Diab Vasc Dis Res. 2007 Dec;4(4):311-9. Download
Design characteristics of worksite environmental interventions for obesity prevention.
Pratt CA, Lemon SC, Fernandez ID, Goetzel R, Beresford SA, French SA, Stevens VJ, Vogt TM, Webber LS.
Obesity (Silver Spring). 2007 Sep;15(9):2171-80. Download
Building Healthy Communities: Expanding Access to Fresh Food Retail
This report was published by the New Orleans Food Policy Advisory Committee in 2008. It highlights recommendations to expand access to fresh food retail in New Orleans. Download
Stepping Up to the Plate: Transforming School Food in New Orleans
This report, published in 2010, highlights the New Orleans Food Policy Advisory Committee’s recommendations for improving school food in New Orleans. Download
Obesity Fact Sheet
This fact sheet describes the latest local obesity data as well as the broader economic, social and environmental issues surrounding this epidemic. Download
Built Environment
Effect of Changes to the Neighborhood Built Environment on Physical Activity in a Low-Income African American Neighborhood
Gustat J, Rice J, Parker KM, Becker AB, Farley TA. Preventing Chronic Disease 2012;9:110165. Download
Installation of Bicycle Lanes and Increased Ridership in an Urban, Mixed-Income Setting in New Orleans, Louisiana
Kathryn M. Parker, Jeanette Gustat, and Janet C. Rice
J Phys Act Health. 2011 Jan 8(Suppl 1) S98-S102 Download
Urban residents' priorities for neighborhood features. A survey of New Orleans residents after Hurricane Katrina
Hong T, Farley TA.
Am J Prev Med. 2008 Apr;34(4):353-6. Download
Rebuilding a healthier New Orleans
Farley TA.
J R Soc Health. 2006 Nov;126(6):256-8. Download
Evaluation of the St. Claude Avenue Bike Lane
This brief describes the results of an evaluation of the St. Claude Bike Lane. Tulane PRC student researchers studied cycling behavior before and after the St. Claude Bike Lane was installed to determine what if any impact it had on ridership. Download
Health Communication
Promoting healthy eating and physical activity: short-term effects of a mass-media campaign
Beaudoin CE, Fernandez C, Wall JL, Farley TA.
Am J Prev Med 2007 Mar;32(3):217-23. Epub 2007 Jan 22. Download
Shop Talk: Engaging Barbers for an Inner-City Health Promotion Project
This one-pager describes the Shop Talk program and selected findings from the quantitative surveys. Download
School-Based
Formative research in school and community-based health programs and studies: "state of the art" and the TAAG approach
Gittelsohn J, Steckler A, Johnson CC, Pratt C, Grieser M, Pickrel J, Stone EJ, Conway T, Coombs D, Staten LK.
Health Educ Behav. 2006 Feb;33(1):25-39. Download
Analysis Methods
Hierarchical modeling and other spatial analyses in prostate cancer incidence data
Mather FJ, Chen VW, Morgan LH, Correa CN, Shaffer JG, Srivastav SK, Rice JC, Blount G, Swalm CM, Wu X, Scribner RA.
Am J Prev Med. 2006 Feb;30(2 Suppl):S88-100. Download
