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Predictors of Cancer Screening Among Culturally Diverse Men by Tucker, Carolyn M., Wippold, Guillermo M., Guastello, Andrea D., Arthur, Tya M., Desmond, Frederic F., Rivers, Brian M., Davis, Jenna L., Rivers, Desiree, Green, B. Lee

“…Men have higher rates of all cancers and are more likely to die from cancer than women; however, men are less likely to utilize disease prevention services…”
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A Community-Level Assessment of Barriers to Preventive Health Behaviors Among Culturally Diverse Men by Davis, Jenna L., Rivers, Brian M., Rivers, Desiree, Tucker, Carolyn M., Desmond, Frederic F., Arthur, Tya M., Wippold, Guillermo M., Green, B. Lee

“…There are significant gender disparities in health outcomes and health care utilization in the United States, with men experiencing more of these disparities…”
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Using the health belief model to assess racial/ethnic disparities in cancer-related behaviors in an NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center catchment area by Otto, Amy K., Ketcher, Dana, McCormick, Rachael, Davis, Jenna L., McIntyre, McKenzie R., Liao, Yunqi, Reblin, Maija, Vadaparampil, Susan T.

“…Background Racial and ethnic minorities experience well-documented disparities across the cancer trajectory. However, factors underlying these disparities may…”
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Unwillingness to Participate in Colorectal Cancer Screening: Examining Fears, Attitudes, and Medical Mistrust in an Ethnically Diverse Sample of Adults 50 Years and Older by Bynum, Shalanda A., Davis, Jenna L., Green, B. Lee, Katz, Ralph V.

“…Purpose. Identify the influence of medical mistrust, fears, attitudes, and sociodemographic characteristics on unwillingness to participate in colorectal…”
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Gender Differences in Cancer Screening Beliefs, Behaviors, and Willingness to Participate by Jenna L. Davis MPH, Kyrel L. Buchanan PhD, MPH, Ralph V. Katz DMD, MPH, PhD, B. Lee Green PhD

“…Men have higher cancer mortality rates for all sites combined compared with women. Cancer screening (CS) participation is important for the early detection of…”
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Sociodemographic differences in fears and mistrust contributing to unwillingness to participate in cancer screenings by Davis, Jenna L, Bynum, Shalanda A, Katz, Ralph V, Buchanan, Kyrel, Green, B Lee

“…Effective provider-patient relationships are vital for positive patient health outcomes. This analysis assessed sociodemographic differences in fears and…”
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Racial/Ethnic Differences in Cancer Prevention Beliefs: Applying the Health Belief Model Framework by Davis, Jenna L., Buchanan, Kyrel L., Green, B. Lee

“…Purpose. An understanding of each racial/ethnic group's beliefs about cancer prevention is important for designing/implementing interventions to reduce…”
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Gender differences in cancer screening beliefs, behaviors, and willingness to participate: implications for health promotion by Davis, Jenna L, Buchanan, Kyrel L, Katz, Ralph V, Green, B Lee

“…Men have higher cancer mortality rates for all sites combined compared with women. Cancer screening (CS) participation is important for the early detection of…”
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The Yo me cuido® Program: Addressing Breast Cancer Screening and Prevention Among Hispanic Women by Davis, Jenna L., Ramos, Roberto, Rivera-Colón, Venessa, Escobar, Myriam, Palencia, Jeannette, Grant, Cathy G., Green, B. Lee

“…Breast cancer is less likely to be diagnosed at the earliest stage in Hispanic/Latino (Hispanic) women compared to non-Hispanic White women, even after…”
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Community health needs assessment: a pathway to the future and a vision for leaders by Grant, Cathy G, Ramos, Roberto, Davis, Jenna L, Lee Green, B

“…There is a need to implement evidence-based public health practice that integrates targeted and specific strategies and actions with community preferences to…”
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Empowering Underserved Populations Through Cancer Prevention and Early Detection by Rivera-Colón, Venessa, Ramos, Roberto, Davis, Jenna L., Escobar, Myriam, Inda, Nikki Ross, Paige, Linda, Palencia, Jeannette, Vives, Maria, Grant, Cathy G., Green, B. Lee

“…It is well documented that cancer is disproportionately distributed in racial/ethnic minority groups and medically underserved communities. In addition, cancer…”
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Detailed Knowledge of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study: Who Knows What? A Framework for Health Promotion Strategies by Green, B. Lee, Li, Lin, Morris, J. Fontain, Gluzman, Rima, Davis, Jenna L., Wang, Min Qi, Katz, Ralph V.

“…This report explores the level of detailed knowledge about the Tuskegee Syphilis Study (TSS) among 848 Blacks and Whites in three U.S. cities across an array…”
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Cost as a barrier to dental care among people with disabilities: a report from the Florida behavioral risk factor surveillance system by Rapalo, Deborah M., Davis, Jenna L., Burtner, Paul, Bouldin, Erin DeFries

“…ABSTRACT Many individuals who have disabilities or complex health conditions do not have adequate access to comprehensive oral health care. An examination of…”
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The Men’s Health Forum: An Initiative to Address Health Disparities in the Community by Grant, Cathy G., Davis, Jenna L., Rivers, Brian M., Rivera-Colón, Venessa, Ramos, Roberto, Antolino, Prado, Harris, Erika, Green, B. Lee

“…Racial/ethnic, socioeconomic, and gender disparities in health and access to and use of health care services currently exist. Health professionals are…”
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Vigorous physical activity among tweens, VERB Summer Scorecard program, Lexington, Kentucky, 2004-2007 by Alfonso, Moya L, McDermott, Robert J, Thompson, Zachary, Bryant, Carol A, Courtney, Anita H, Jones, Jeffery A, Davis, Jenna L, Zhu, Yiliang

“…Empirical examinations of the efficacy of community-based programs to increase and sustain physical activity among youth are lacking. This study describes…”
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Measuring health disparities and health inequities: do you have REGAL data? by Ramos, Roberto, Davis, Jenna L, Ross, Thomas, Grant, Cathy G, Green, B Lee

“…Measuring health disparities is a challenging and at times a difficult proposition. It is generally accepted that at minimum, collecting, analyzing, reporting,…”
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VERB™ Summer Scorecard: Increasing Tween Girls' Vigorous Physical Activity by Alfonso, Moya L., Thompson, Zachary, McDermott, Robert J., Colquitt, Gavin, Jones, Jeffery A., Bryant, Carol A., Courtney, Anita H., Davis, Jenna L., Zhu, Yiliang

“…ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE We assessed changes in the frequency of self‐reported physical activity (PA) among tween girls exposed and not exposed to the VERB™ Summer…”
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Influence of scary beliefs about the Tuskegee Syphilis Study on willingness to participate in research by Davis, Jenna L, Green, B Lee, Katz, Ralph V

“…To assess whether scary/alarming beliefs about details on the Tuskegee Syphilis Study (TSS) are associated with willingness and/or fear to participate in…”
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The prostate cancer screening controversy: addressing bioethical concerns at a community health promotion event for men by Davis, Jenna L, Grant, Cathy G, Rivers, Brian M, Rivera-Colón, Venessa, Ramos, Roberto, Antolino, Prado, Harris, Erika, Green, B Lee

“…There are bioethical concerns related to prostate cancer screening. A new prostate cancer screening approach at a community health promotion event used…”
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Increasing Physical Activity in Children 8 to 12 Years Old: Experiences with Verb™ Summer Scorecard by McDermott, Robert J., Davis, Jenna L., Bryant, Carol A., Courtney, Anita H., Alfonso, Moya L.

“…Interventions which facilitate physical activity of youth are vital for promoting community health and reducing obesity. This study assessed the results of a…”
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