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Welcome To Our Newest Senior Scholars Oct 2006

Welcome To Our Newest Senior Scholars

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Conference Brochure: 7th Annual Demential Management Conference Aug 2006

Conference Brochure: 7th Annual Demential Management Conference

Center for Applied Research on Aging and Health Conferences

No abstract provided.


Perceived Smoking Environment And Smoking Initiation Among Multi-Ethnic Urban Girls, Tracy R. Nichols, Amanda Birnbaum, Sara Birnel, Gilbert J. Botvin Apr 2006

Perceived Smoking Environment And Smoking Initiation Among Multi-Ethnic Urban Girls, Tracy R. Nichols, Amanda Birnbaum, Sara Birnel, Gilbert J. Botvin

Department of Public Health Scholarship and Creative Works

Purpose

To examine associations between the perceived smoking environment and smoking initiation among urban multi-ethnic adolescent girls in New York City.

Methods

Self-report surveys completed in grades 7, 8, and 9 assessed girls’ (n = 858) smoking initiation, and perceived smoking environment (family smoking, friends’ smoking, smoking norms, and cigarette availability). Carbon monoxide breath samples were collected from girls using a variation of the bogus pipeline procedure.

Results

Differences were found in smoking prevalence with white girls reporting the highest prevalence of smoking at baseline and the greatest increase in smoking prevalence from seventh to eighth grade. Black girls reported …


A Closer Look: Signs For Sports, Postsecondary Education Consortium Jan 2006

A Closer Look: Signs For Sports, Postsecondary Education Consortium

Course Materials

Featuring vocabulary signs that might be used when teaching or interpreting sports such as football, basketball, baseball, track, and others.


Aquatic Therapy For Clients With Neurological Impairments: An Introductory Manual For Occupational Therapists, Jason C. Kjar Jan 2006

Aquatic Therapy For Clients With Neurological Impairments: An Introductory Manual For Occupational Therapists, Jason C. Kjar

Occupational Therapy Capstones

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