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Beliefs And Attitudes Regarding Health -Enhancing Behaviors In African American And Caucasian Women, Cassaundra Murray Jan 2009

Beliefs And Attitudes Regarding Health -Enhancing Behaviors In African American And Caucasian Women, Cassaundra Murray

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

A disproportionate number of African American (AA) women are overweight, obese, and more likely to have weight related health concerns compared with Caucasian (C) women. Previous research indicates perception about health-enhancing behaviors influences AA females' health behavior. A gap exists in the current literature regarding AA women's perception of eating and exercise behavior and the impact social support has on AA women's adherence to USDA recommendations. The purpose of this study was twofold: (1) to examine AA women's weight locus of control, perceived susceptibility to weight related diseases, and perceived barriers to healthy eating and exercise relative to C women; …


Legends And Legacies: Personal Journeys Of Women Physicians At M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Elizabeth L. Travis Phd Oct 2008

Legends And Legacies: Personal Journeys Of Women Physicians At M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Elizabeth L. Travis Phd

Legends and Legacies: Personal journeys of women physicians and scientists at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Archives

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Smarter Mothers, Healthy Children, Smaller Families: A Look At The Impact Of Women’S Education On Family Planning Decisions In The Sultanate Of Oman, Kerala Hise Oct 2008

Smarter Mothers, Healthy Children, Smaller Families: A Look At The Impact Of Women’S Education On Family Planning Decisions In The Sultanate Of Oman, Kerala Hise

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Is there a single, perfect, cure-all policy that a government can enact to achieve sustained development? This is a question international organizations and individual leaders ask themselves every day. There will always be ‘less-developed’ nations, this is a reality of having ‘developed’ nations, but there is no reason that humanity should allow there to be ‘under-developed’ nations, not when we have at hand the tools and knowledge to enact immediate, sweeping changes now. However, because different people, different groups feel that their idea or proposal is of the utmost importance, that change is often never realized. Often, too much value …


Forward, John Mendelsohn Md Oct 2008

Forward, John Mendelsohn Md

Legends and Legacies Book Chapters Archives

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Preface, Elizabeth L. Travis Phd Oct 2008

Preface, Elizabeth L. Travis Phd

Legends and Legacies Book Chapters Archives

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Elizabeth L. Travis, Phd, Elizabeth L. Travis Phd Oct 2008

Elizabeth L. Travis, Phd, Elizabeth L. Travis Phd

Legends and Legacies Book Chapters Archives

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Cheryl L. Walker, Phd, Cheryl L. Walker Phd Oct 2008

Cheryl L. Walker, Phd, Cheryl L. Walker Phd

Legends and Legacies Book Chapters Archives

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Louise Connally Strong, Md, Louise C. Strong Oct 2008

Louise Connally Strong, Md, Louise C. Strong

Legends and Legacies Book Chapters Archives

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Epilogue, Raymond N. Dubois Md, Phd Oct 2008

Epilogue, Raymond N. Dubois Md, Phd

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S. Eva Singletary, Md, Eva Singletary Md Oct 2008

S. Eva Singletary, Md, Eva Singletary Md

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Dihua Yu, Md, Phd, Dihua Yu Oct 2008

Dihua Yu, Md, Phd, Dihua Yu

Legends and Legacies Book Chapters Archives

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Janet M. Bruner, Md, Janet M. Bruner Md Oct 2008

Janet M. Bruner, Md, Janet M. Bruner Md

Legends and Legacies Book Chapters Archives

No abstract provided.


Sharon Y.R. Dent, Phd, Sharon Y.R. Dent Phd Oct 2008

Sharon Y.R. Dent, Phd, Sharon Y.R. Dent Phd

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No abstract provided.


Varsha V. Gandhi, Phd, Varsha V. Gandhi Oct 2008

Varsha V. Gandhi, Phd, Varsha V. Gandhi

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No abstract provided.


Elizabeth A. Grimm, Phd, Elizabeth A. Grimm Phd Oct 2008

Elizabeth A. Grimm, Phd, Elizabeth A. Grimm Phd

Legends and Legacies Book Chapters Archives

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Ellen R. Gritz, Phd, Ellen R. Gritz Phd Oct 2008

Ellen R. Gritz, Phd, Ellen R. Gritz Phd

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Kelly K. Hunt, Md, Kelly K. Hunt Md Oct 2008

Kelly K. Hunt, Md, Kelly K. Hunt Md

Legends and Legacies Book Chapters Archives

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Eugenie S. Kleinerman, Md, Eugenie S. Kleinerman Md Oct 2008

Eugenie S. Kleinerman, Md, Eugenie S. Kleinerman Md

Legends and Legacies Book Chapters Archives

No abstract provided.


Carmen P. Escalante, Md, Carmen P. Escalante Md Oct 2008

Carmen P. Escalante, Md, Carmen P. Escalante Md

Legends and Legacies Book Chapters Archives

No abstract provided.


Ritsuko Komaki, Md, Ritsuko Komaki Md Oct 2008

Ritsuko Komaki, Md, Ritsuko Komaki Md

Legends and Legacies Book Chapters Archives

No abstract provided.


Funda Meric-Bernstam, Md, Funda Meric-Bernstam Md Oct 2008

Funda Meric-Bernstam, Md, Funda Meric-Bernstam Md

Legends and Legacies Book Chapters Archives

No abstract provided.


M. Alma Rodriguez, Md, Alma Rodriguez Md Oct 2008

M. Alma Rodriguez, Md, Alma Rodriguez Md

Legends and Legacies Book Chapters Archives

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Vickie R. Shannon, Md, Vickie R. Shannon Md Oct 2008

Vickie R. Shannon, Md, Vickie R. Shannon Md

Legends and Legacies Book Chapters Archives

No abstract provided.


Photo Spread, Staff Oct 2008

Photo Spread, Staff

Legends and Legacies Book Chapters Archives

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Elizabeth Shpall, Md, Elizabeth Shpall Md Oct 2008

Elizabeth Shpall, Md, Elizabeth Shpall Md

Legends and Legacies Book Chapters Archives

No abstract provided.


Vivian H. Porche, Md, Vivian H. Porche Md Oct 2008

Vivian H. Porche, Md, Vivian H. Porche Md

Legends and Legacies Book Chapters Archives

No abstract provided.


Kristen J. Price, Md, Kristen J. Price Md Oct 2008

Kristen J. Price, Md, Kristen J. Price Md

Legends and Legacies Book Chapters Archives

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Peggy T. Tinkey, Dvm, Peggy T. Tinkey Dvm Oct 2008

Peggy T. Tinkey, Dvm, Peggy T. Tinkey Dvm

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No abstract provided.


Margaret R. Spitz, Md, Margaret R. Spitz Md Oct 2008

Margaret R. Spitz, Md, Margaret R. Spitz Md

Legends and Legacies Book Chapters Archives

No abstract provided.


Margaret L. Kripke, Phd, Margaret L. Kripke Phd Oct 2008

Margaret L. Kripke, Phd, Margaret L. Kripke Phd

Legends and Legacies Book Chapters Archives

No abstract provided.