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Raising the Bar for Practice and Research Collaborations
People want to eat for health and they can learn to do it. The work reported in this supplement by the California Department of Public Health presents effective, efficient examples of how to do it. Th...
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Janice Dodds
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From the Network for a Healthy California
The Network for a Healthy California (Network) is led by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) through an agreement with the California Department of Social Services for food stamp nutriti...
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Susan B. Foerster,
Jennifer Gregson
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Using an Opinion Poll to Build an Obesity-Prevention Social Marketing Campaign for Low-Income Asian and Hispanic Immigrants: Report of Findings
Abstract: Objective: To gain opinions from low-income, limited-English-speaking Hispanic and Asian immigrants for formative research in a social marketing campaign. Design: Nineteen questions on obesi...
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Sharon Sugerman,
Desiree Backman,
Susan B. Foerster,
Alyssa Ghirardelli,
Amanda Linares,
Amy Fong
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Evaluating Form and Function of Regional Partnerships: Applying Social Network Analysis to the Network for a Healthy California, 2001-2007
Abstract: Objective: To evaluate the partnership structure of the Network for a Healthy California (Network), a social marketing program, from 2001-2007, to determine if California’s program was able ...
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Jennifer Gregson,
Marcy Sowa,
Heather Kohler Flynn
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Using a Toolbox of Tailored Educational Lessons to Improve Fruit, Vegetable, and Physical Activity Behaviors among African American Women in California
Abstract: Objective: Evaluate the effectiveness of the Fruit, Vegetable, and Physical Activity Toolbox for Community Educators (Toolbox), an intervention originally designed for Spanish- and English-s...
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Desiree Backman,
Valarie Scruggs,
Akpene Ama Atiedu,
Shene Bowie,
Larry Bye,
Angela Dennis,
Melanie Hall,
Alexandra Ossa,
Stacy Wertlieb,
Susan B. Foerster
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Usage and Recall of the Food Stamp Office Resource Kit (FSORK) by Food Stamp Applicants in 4 California Counties
Abstract: Objective: To evaluate recall and usage of the Food Stamp Office Resource Kit (FSORK), a set of nutrition education materials designed for use in food stamp offices. Design: Client intercept...
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Alyssa Ghirardelli,
Amanda Linares,
Amy Fong
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California Adults Increase Fruit and Vegetable Consumption from 1997-2007
Abstract: Objective: To determine whether fruit and vegetable consumption among California adults significantly increased from 1997-2007. Design: Biennial telephone surveillance surveys of California ...
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Sharon Sugerman,
Susan B. Foerster,
Jennifer Gregson,
Amanda Linares,
Mark Hudes
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Reliability of a Retail Food Store Survey and Development of an Accompanying Retail Scoring System to Communicate Survey Findings and Identify Vendors for Healthful Food and Marketing Initiatives
Abstract: Objective: To develop a retail grocery instrument with weighted scoring to be used as an indicator of the food environment. Participants/Setting: Twenty six retail food stores in low-income ...
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Alyssa Ghirardelli,
Valerie Quinn,
Sharon Sugerman
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Effect of Fresh Fruit Availability at Worksites on the Fruit and Vegetable Consumption of Low-Wage Employees
Abstract: Objective: To examine the impact of fresh fruit availability at worksites on the fruit and vegetable consumption and related psychosocial determinants of low-wage employees. Design: A prospe...
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Desiree Backman,
Gian Gonzaga,
Sharon Sugerman,
Dona Francis,
Sara Cook
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The Power Play! Campaign’s School Idea & Resource Kits Improve Determinants of Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Physical Activity among Fourth- and Fifth-Grade Children
Abstract: Objective: Examine the effect of the California Children’s Power Play! Campaign’s School Idea & Resource Kits for fourth/fifth grades on the psychosocial determinants of fruit and vegeta...
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Angie Jo Keihner,
Reba Meigs,
Sharon Sugerman,
Desiree Backman,
Tanya Garbolino,
Patrick Mitchell
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Building Evaluation Capacity in Local Programs for Multisite Nutrition Education Interventions
Abstract: From 2004-2008, capacity to conduct program evaluation was built among the Network for a Healthy California's 48 largest local partners. Capacity building was done within a framework of Empo...
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Andrew Fourney,
Jennifer Gregson,
Sharon Sugerman,
Andrew Bellow
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Community Health Centers: A Promising Venue for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education in the Central Valley
Abstract: Health care providers could help achieve the necessary shift to healthful eating and active living; however, lack of coverage or reimbursement, lack of time, and limited information about ap...
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Barbara MkNelly,
Stephanie Nishio,
Cynthia Peshek,
Michelle Oppen
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Impact of a Kindergarten through Eighth-Grade Nutrition Education Program on Student, Teacher, and Schoolwide Practices
Low-income children are especially at risk for low fruit and vegetable consumption. Diets lacking in fruits and vegetables are associated with chronic diseases. Successful school-based interventions a...
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Lara Wood,
Cindy Wolff,
Stephanie Bianco-Simeral,
Keiko Goto
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Enhancing the Delivery of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education through Geographic Information Systems
The Network for a Healthy California (Network) is a statewide social marketing initiative led by the California Department of Public Health, funded in part by the United States Department of Agricultu...
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Matthew Stone
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Impact of the Harvest of the Month Program on Low-Income Hmong and White Middle School Students
Increases in the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents are a significant health concern in the United States (US). California is home to the largest Asian population in the ...
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Julia Voorhees,
Keiko Goto,
Stephanie Bianco-Simeral,
Cindy Wolff
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Catering Trucks in California Promote Healthful Eating in Low-Wage Worksites
According to the California Dietary Practices Survey, nearly two-thirds of California adults report that it is difficult to get fruits and vegetables at work (California Department of Public Health, u...
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Desiree Backman,
Jacqueline Cheung,
Dona Francis,
Sharon Sugerman,
Curtis Granger
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Cultural Adaptation of a Nutrition Education Curriculum for Latino Families to Promote Acceptance
Across the nation, minority populations face significantly greater risk than Caucasians with regard to obesity and its related conditions. In California, this is the case among Latinos (also referred ...
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Shelia L. Broyles,
Jesse J. Brennan,
Kari Herzog Burke,
Justine Kozo,
Howard L. Taras
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Curriculum Intervention in Preschool Children: Nutrition Matters!
Young children, between birth and 5 years of age, require good nutrition for optimal physical growth and development. Proper nutrition enhances a child’s ability to learn and be ready to fully partici...
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Lucrecia Farfan-Ramirez,
Lisa Diemoz,
Elizabeth J. Gong,
MaryAnn A. Lagura
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