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Stroke Mortality In Brazil: One Example Of Delayed Epidemiological Cardiovascular Transition, Paulo A. Lotufo
Stroke Mortality In Brazil: One Example Of Delayed Epidemiological Cardiovascular Transition, Paulo A. Lotufo
Paulo A Lotufo
No abstract provided.
Club Drug Use In Hispanic College Students, Michelle R. Resor, Theodore V. Cooper
Club Drug Use In Hispanic College Students, Michelle R. Resor, Theodore V. Cooper
Theodore V. Cooper
No abstract provided.
Measurements Of Adiposity And High Blood Pressure Among Children And Adolescents Living In Belo Horizonte, Paulo A. Lotufo
Measurements Of Adiposity And High Blood Pressure Among Children And Adolescents Living In Belo Horizonte, Paulo A. Lotufo
Paulo A Lotufo
Abstract Objective: To verify an association, if it exists, between obesity and blood pressure raised beyond the 90th percentile in children and adolescents, and to determine the measure of adiposity that best correlates with blood pressure in these subjects. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: A school-based study in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Participants: We selected randomly 1,403 students, aged from 6 to 18 years, from 545,046 students attending 521 public and private schools. Those selected completed the study. Main measures of outcome: We recorded the weight, height, skin fold in the triceps, subscapular, and suprailiac areas, waist and hip circumference, body-mass index, …
A Photovoice Participatory Evaluation Of A School Gardening Program Through The Eyes Of Fifth Graders, Catherine Sands, Krista Harper, Lee Ellen Reed, Maggie Shar
A Photovoice Participatory Evaluation Of A School Gardening Program Through The Eyes Of Fifth Graders, Catherine Sands, Krista Harper, Lee Ellen Reed, Maggie Shar
Catherine Sands
In the springtime, fifth grade students at the Williamsburg Elementary School in rural Western Massachusetts ask to snack on sorrel and chives from the school garden, between planting potatoes and building a shade structure for their outdoor classroom. They are members of the first cohort of the curriculum-integrated program initiated by Fertile Ground, a grassroots organization in western Massachusetts. The children’s delight in the fresh greens they have grown marks a national phenomenon: the farm-to-school movement. With limited resources, parents, teachers, students, administrators, and community activists are developing inroads to better school food and food education, by constructing school teaching …
Club Drug Use In Hispanic College Students, Michelle R. Resor, Theodore V. Cooper
Club Drug Use In Hispanic College Students, Michelle R. Resor, Theodore V. Cooper
Theodore V. Cooper
No abstract provided.
Policy Needs Assessment For Communities Survey Instrument, Michael A. Preston, Glen P. Mays, Ronda S. Henry-Tillman
Policy Needs Assessment For Communities Survey Instrument, Michael A. Preston, Glen P. Mays, Ronda S. Henry-Tillman
Michael Preston
This survey instrument was designed to understand the resources used and the extent of involvement in policy and civic engagement by community residents and leaders.