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Developing An Evidence-Based Public Health Informatics Course, Xinyu Yu, Yue Xie, Xuequn Pan, Susan Mayfield-Johnson, Jessica Whipple, Elena Azadbakht

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Objectives: This study assessed the need to develop a public health informatics (PHI) introductory course and determine contents of such a course.

Methods: Community assessments employing focus group interviews and an online survey were utilized to determine course need and content.

Results: Results revealed a need to provide PHI training to graduate public health students and suggested broad course content requirements. Results indicated lack of awareness of libraries and librarians as sources of public health information.

Conclusions: A graduate PHI course was developed and delivered. Additionally, implementation of a subject guide increased the library's profile.

Designing And Testing An Inventory For Measuring Social Media Competency Of Certified Health Education Specialists, Julia M. Alber, Jay M. Bernhardt, Michael Stellefson, Robert M. Weiler, Charkarra Anderson-Lewis, M. David Miller, Jann Macinnes

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Objective: The aim of this study was to design, develop, and test the Social Media Competency Inventory (SMCI) for CHES and MCHES.

Methods: The SMCI was designed in three sequential phases: (1) Conceptualization and Domain Specifications, (2) Item Development, and (3) Inventory Testing and Finalization. Phase 1 consisted of a literature review, concept operationalization, and expert reviews. Phase 2 involved an expert panel (n=4) review, think-aloud sessions with a small representative sample of CHES/MCHES (n=10), a pilot test (n=36), and classical test theory analyses to develop the initial version of the SMCI. Phase 3 included a field test …

Fruit And Vegetable Consumption, Fat Intake, And Physical Activity Participation In Relation To Socio-Demographic Factors Among Medically Underserved Adults, Amir Alakaam, Jennifer Lemacks

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Fruit and vegetable intake as well as physical activity participation in Mississippi is consistently lower than recommendations. We conducted a cross-sectional study to examine fruit and vegetables consumption, fat intake, and moderate-intensity physical activity participation and how these variables relate to socio-demographic factors among medically underserved adults in south Mississippi. Fruit and vegetable consumption and fat intake along with physical activity participation and socio-demographic characteristics was collected from a sample of 161 (48 male and 113 female) adults in south Mississippi. A majority (81.9%) of participants reported consuming less than five servings of fruits and vegetables per day and 54% …

Prevalence Of Overweight And Obesity Among Iranian Preschoolers: Interrelationship With Physical Fitness, Hamid Agha-Alinejad, Babak Farzad, Mansoureh Salari, Bonnie Lee Harbaugh, Maghsoud Peeri

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BACKGROUND: The preschool years are a crucial time to study the determinants of childhood obesity, as it is when eating and physical activity habits are becoming established. The purpose of this study was to compare the prevalence of overweight and obesity among preschoolers living in the capital of Iran and to determine relationships between overweight and obesity and selected motor- and health-related fitness parameters.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: This exploratory cross-sectional study was conducted with 190 boys and 191 girls aged 5-6 years. Study children were selected from the kindergartens in Tehran, the capital of Iran. All children underwent …