Search Results - "Cromley, Ellen K"

The Built Environment and Location-Based Physical Activity by Troped, Philip J., PhD, MS, Wilson, Jeffrey S., PhD, Matthews, Charles E., PhD, Cromley, Ellen K., PhD, Melly, Steven J., MS

“…Background Studies of the built environment and physical activity have implicitly assumed that a substantial amount of activity occurs near home, but in fact…”
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The Effect of Tobacco Outlet Density and Proximity on Smoking Cessation by REITZEL, Lorraine R, CROMLEY, Ellen K, YISHENG LI, YUMEI CAO, DELA MATER, Richard, MAZAS, Carlos A, COFTA-WOERPEL, Ludmila, CINCIRIPINI, Paul M, WETTER, David W

“…We examined the influence of tobacco outlet density and residential proximity to tobacco outlets on continuous smoking abstinence 6 months after a quit…”
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Density and Proximity of Fast Food Restaurants and Body Mass Index Among African Americans by REITZEL, Lorraine R, REGAN, Seann D, NGA NGUYEN, CROMLEY, Ellen K, STRONG, Larkin L, WETTER, David W, MCNEILL, Lorna H

“…The purpose of this study was to address current gaps in the literature by examining the associations of fast food restaurant (FFR) density around the home and…”
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Virtual and actual: Relative accuracy of on-site and web-based instruments in auditing the environment for physical activity by Ben-Joseph, Eran, Lee, Jae Seung, Cromley, Ellen K., Laden, Francine, Troped, Philip J.

“…To assess the relative accuracy and usefulness of web tools in evaluating and measuring street-scale built environment characteristics. A well-known audit tool…”
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Relationships between the built environment and walking and weight status among older women in three U.S. States by Troped, Philip J, Starnes, Heather A, Puett, Robin C, Tamura, Kosuke, Cromley, Ellen K, James, Peter, Ben-Joseph, Eran, Melly, Steven J, Laden, Francine

“…There are few studies of built environment associations with physical activity and weight status among older women in large geographic areas that use…”
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GIS and disease by Cromley, Ellen K

“…Geographic information systems (GIS) and related technologies like remote sensing are increasingly used to analyze the geography of disease, specifically the…”
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The Mediating role of perceived discrimination and stress in the associations between neighborhood social environment and TV Viewing among Jackson Heart Study participants by Tamura, Kosuke, Orstad, Stephanie L., Cromley, Ellen K., Neally, Sam J., Claudel, Sophie E., Andrews, Marcus R., Ceasar, Joniqua, Sims, Mario, Powell-Wiley, Tiffany M.

“…The aim of this study was to test the mediating role of perceived discrimination and stress on associations between perceived neighborhood social environment…”
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Choropleth map legend design for visualizing community health disparities by Cromley, Robert G, Cromley, Ellen K

“…Disparities in health outcomes across communities are a central concern in public health and epidemiology. Health disparities research often links differences…”
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Using GIS to Address Epidemiologic Research Questions by Cromley, Ellen K.

“…Purpose of Review GIS provide us with a view of human health that cannot be obtained by other methods. The review considers recent uses of GIS to address…”
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Spatiotemporal meta-analysis: reviewing health psychology phenomena over space and time by Johnson, Blair T., Cromley, Ellen K., Marrouch, Natasza

“…Individual studies of health psychology are samples taken in particular places at particular times. The results of such studies manifest multiple processes,…”
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Prediction of Activity Mode with Global Positioning System and Accelerometer Data by TROPED, Philip J, OLIVEIRA, Marcelo S, MATTHEWS, Charles E, CROMLEY, Ellen K, MELLY, Steven J, CRAIG, Bruce A

“…The primary aim of this pilot study was to assess how well the combination of global positioning system (GPS) and accelerometer data predicted different…”
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Neighborhood characteristics and depressive symptoms of older people: Local spatial analyses by Cromley, Ellen K., Wilson-Genderson, Maureen, Pruchno, Rachel A.

“…Depressive symptoms in community-dwelling older people significantly increase the risk of developing clinically diagnosable depressive disorders. Knowledge of…”
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Spatial Associations of Multiple Chronic Conditions Among Older Adults by Cromley, Ellen K., Wilson-Genderson, Maureen, Heid, Allison R., Pruchno, Rachel A.

“…Multimorbidity, the presence of two or more chronic conditions in an individual, presents a major challenge for meeting the health care needs of older adults…”
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Relations of Neighborhood Environment Influences, Physical Activity, and Active Transportation to/from School across African American, Latino American, and White Girls in the United States by Duncan, Susan C., Strycker, Lisa A., Chaumeton, Nigel R., Cromley, Ellen K.

“…Background Neighborhood environment influences may be particularly important for understanding physical activity (PA) patterns across ethnic subgroups of early…”
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Colocation of older adults with successful aging based on objective and subjective measures by Cromley, Ellen K., Wilson-Genderson, Maureen, Christman, Zachary, Pruchno, Rachel A.

“…Aging of the U.S. and world populations highlights the need to understand how and where people age successfully. Older adults with chronic conditions may rate…”
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Evaluation of the placement of mobile fruit and vegetable vendors to alleviate food deserts in New York City by Li, Kathleen Y, Cromley, Ellen K, Fox, Ashley M, Horowitz, Carol R

“…In 2008, the New York City (NYC) health department licensed special mobile produce vendors (Green Carts) to increase access to fruits and vegetables in…”
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Spatial analysis of skilled birth attendant utilization in Ghana by Asamoah, Benedict Oppong, Agardh, Anette, Cromley, Ellen K

“…Maternal mortality is a major health problem in most resource-poor settings, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. In Ghana, maternal mortality remains high and…”
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Pandemic Disease in Russia: From Black Death to AIDS by Cromley, Ellen K.

“…In a study complementing a preceding paper on global pandemics (McLafferty, 2010), a U.S. medical geographer examines the temporal and spatial patterns of…”
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Risk factors contributing to motor vehicle collisions in an environment of uncertainty by Cromley, Ellen K.

“…The concepts of medical geography provide a framework for investigating the importance of people-place interactions in risk analysis and assessing the roles of…”
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Breadth and depth in research on health disparities: commentary on the work of Nancy Krieger by Cromley, Ellen K

“…Geocoding and spatial analysis of data describing populations and health events are important methods in health social science now carried out using GIS…”
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