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The Effects Of Sugar Consumption And Race On Satisfaction With Body Size And Weight, Diego Rubalcava Aug 2014

The Effects Of Sugar Consumption And Race On Satisfaction With Body Size And Weight, Diego Rubalcava

Undergraduate Research Conference

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Obesity In The United States, Kimberly Greenlee, Larry Pilgrim Aug 2014

Obesity In The United States, Kimberly Greenlee, Larry Pilgrim

Undergraduate Research Conference

No abstract provided.


Health-Related Fitness Results From Fitness Gram Tests, David Goodman, Candyce Young Aug 2014

Health-Related Fitness Results From Fitness Gram Tests, David Goodman, Candyce Young

Undergraduate Research Conference

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Applying The Social Ecological Model To Violence Against Women With Disabilities, Miranda Sue Terry Jan 2014

Applying The Social Ecological Model To Violence Against Women With Disabilities, Miranda Sue Terry

Faculty Publications

Violence against women (VAW) is a broad term used to capture aggressive acts committed toward women, which consists of numerous types of violence with the most commonly known types of abuse being emotional, sexual, and physical. One relatively invisible group, women with disabilities, not only experiences emotional, sexual, and physical abuse but also a unique type of disability-related abuse, which may increase their risk of experiencing acts of violence. The U.S. Congress passed two distinct yet not mutually exclusive policies into law to address violence against women and rights for individuals with disabilities: the Violence against Women Act and the …


Feasibility And Acceptability Of An Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Intervention: Results From The Healthy Homes, Healthy Families Pilot Study, Akilah Dulin Keita, Patricia M. Risica, Kelli L. Drenner, Ingrid Adams, Gemma Gorham, Kim M. Gans Jan 2014

Feasibility And Acceptability Of An Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Intervention: Results From The Healthy Homes, Healthy Families Pilot Study, Akilah Dulin Keita, Patricia M. Risica, Kelli L. Drenner, Ingrid Adams, Gemma Gorham, Kim M. Gans

Faculty Publications

Background. This study examined the feasibility and acceptability of a home-based early childhood obesity prevention intervention designed to empower low-income racially/ethnically diverse parents to modify their children’s health behaviors. Methods. We used a prospective design with pre-/posttest evaluation of 50 parent-child pairs (children aged 2 to 5 years) to examine potential changes in dietary, physical activity, and sedentary behaviors among children at baseline and four-month follow-up. Results. 39 (78%) parent-child pairs completed evaluation data at 4-month follow-up. Vegetable intake among children significantly increased at follow-up (0.54 cups at 4 months compared to 0.28 cups at baseline, 𝑃 …