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Environmental Conditions in Low-Income Urban Housing: Clustering and Associations With Self-Reported Health by ADAMKIEWICZ, Gary, SPENGLER, John D, HARLEY, Amy E, STODDARD, Anne, MAY YANG, ALVAREZ-REEVES, Marty, SORENSEN, Glorian

“…We explored prevalence and clustering of key environmental conditions in low-income housing and associations with self-reported health. The Health in Common…”
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Financial Hardship and Self-Rated Health Among Low-Income Housing Residents by Tucker-Seeley, Reginald D., Harley, Amy E., Stoddard, Anne M., Sorensen, Glorian G.

“…Background. Self-rated health (SRH) has been shown to be predictive of morbidity and mortality. Evidence also shows that SRH is socioeconomically patterned,…”
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“You Learn to Go Last”: Perceptions of Prenatal Care Experiences among African-American Women with Limited Incomes by Salm Ward, Trina C., Mazul, Mary, Ngui, Emmanuel M., Bridgewater, Farrin D., Harley, Amy E.

“…African American infants die at higher rates and are at greater risk of adverse birth outcomes than White infants in Milwaukee. Though self-reported…”
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The Efficacy of a Walking Intervention Using Social Media to Increase Physical Activity: A Randomized Trial by Rote, Aubrianne E, Klos, Lori A, Brondino, Michael J, Harley, Amy E, Swartz, Ann M

“…Facebook may be a useful tool to provide a social support group to encourage increases in physical activity. This study examines the efficacy of a Facebook…”
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Self-management processes, sedentary behavior, physical activity and dietary self-management behaviors: impact on muscle outcomes in continuing care retirement community residents by Taani, Murad H, Strath, Scott J, Schiffman, Rachel, Fendrich, Michael, Harley, Amy, Cho, Chi C, Yamada, Yosuke, Kovach, Christine R

“…Despite the known benefits of non-sedentary behavior, physical activity, and protein and caloric intake to health and muscle mass, strength, and function, many…”
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No Longer an Island: A Social Network Intervention Engaging Black Men Through CBPR by Harley, Amy E., Frazer, David, Weber, Tyler, Edwards, Terron C., Carnegie, Nicole

“…The aim of this study was to assess outcomes from a multilevel social network intervention to promote the health of Black men. Through a community–academic…”
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Patterns and Predictors of Health Behaviors among Racially/Ethnically Diverse Residents of Low-Income Housing Developments by Harley, Amy E., Yang, May, Stoddard, Anne M., Adamkiewicz, Gary, Walker, Renee, Tucker-Seeley, Reginald D., Allen, Jennifer D., Sorensen, Glorian

“…Purpose. To examine behavioral patterns and sociodemographic predictors of diet, inactivity, and tobacco use among a diverse sample of residents from…”
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Translating exercise interventions to an in-home setting for seniors: preliminary impact on physical activity and function by Dondzila, Christopher J., Swartz, Ann M., Keenan, Kevin G., Harley, Amy E., Azen, Razia, Strath, Scott J.

“…Aims The purpose of this study is to investigate whether an in-home, individually tailored intervention is efficacious in promoting increases in physical…”
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Physically Active, Low-Income African American Women: An Exploration of Activity Maintenance in the Context of Sociodemographic Factors Associated with Inactivity by Harley, Amy E., Rice, Jessica, Walker, Renee, Strath, Scott J., Quintiliani, Lisa M., Bennett, Gary G.

“…Increasing physical activity among low-income African American women is an important target for addressing racial and economic disparities in chronic…”
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Social support and companionship among active African American women by Harley, Amy E, Katz, Mira L, Heaney, Catherine A, Duncan, Dustin T, Buckworth, Janet, Odoms-Young, Angela, Willis, Sharla K

“…To examine the role of physical activity (PA) companions in supporting PA participation among African American women. Data were collected through in-depth…”
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African American Social and Cultural Contexts and Physical Activity: Strategies for Navigating Challenges to Participation by Harley, Amy E., Odoms-Young, Angela, Beard, Binta, Katz, Mira L., Heaney, Catherine A.

“…We examined the influence of social and cultural contexts on participation in recommended levels of physical activity (PA) among African American women using a…”
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Multiple health behavior changes in a cancer prevention intervention for construction workers, 2001-2003 by Harley, Amy E, Devine, Carol M, Beard, Binta, Stoddard, Anne M, Hunt, Mary K, Sorensen, Glorian

“…Few multiple behavior change interventions have addressed tobacco use in conjunction with fruit and vegetable consumption, particularly among high-risk…”
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Project Health: evaluation of a project-based health education program by Zusevics, Kaija L, Lemke, Melissa A, Harley, Amy E, Florsheim, Paul

“…Purpose - Milwaukee has very high rates of risky sexual behavior and low rates of academic achievement among adolescents. Milwaukee school representatives…”
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Be Careful What You Wish for: A Community-Academic Student Partnership Story by Salm Ward, Trina C, Mazul, Mary C, Barry, Martha L, Harley, Amy E

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Developing Long-Term Physical Activity Participation: A Grounded Theory Study With African American Women by Harley, Amy E., Buckworth, Janet, Katz, Mira L., Willis, Sharla K., Odoms-Young, Angela, Heaney, Catherine A.

“…Regular physical activity is linked to a reduced risk of obesity and chronic disease. African American women bear a disproportionate burden from these…”
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Geospatial Relationships between Awareness and Utilization of Community Exercise Resources and Physical Activity Levels in Older Adults by Azen, Razia, Harley, Amy E., Keenan, Kevin G., Swartz, Ann M., Dondzila, Christopher J., Strath, Scott J.

“…Introduction. It is unclear if community-based fitness resources (CBFR) translate to heightened activity levels within neighboring areas. The purpose of this…”
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Comparing strategies to assess multiple behavior change in behavioral intervention studies by Drake, Bettina F, Quintiliani, Lisa M, Sapp, Amy L, Li, Yi, Harley, Amy E, Emmons, Karen M, Sorensen, Glorian

“…ABSTRACT Alternatives to individual behavior change methods have been proposed; however, little has been done to investigate how these methods compare. To…”
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Sociodemographic and social contextual predictors of multiple health behavior change: data from the Healthy Directions–Small Business study by Harley, Amy E., Sapp, Amy L., Li, Yi, Marino, Miguel, Quintiliani, Lisa M., Sorensen, Glorian

“…ABSTRACT Multiple modifiable health behaviors contribute to the chronic diseases that are the leading causes of death in the USA. Disparities for meeting…”
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Elements of External Validity of Tools for Health: An Intervention for Construction Laborers by Hunt, Mary K., Harley, Amy E., Stoddard, Anne M., Lederman, Ruth I., MacArthur, Mary Jane, Sorensen, Glorian

“…Purpose. To examine the external validity of an efficacious tailored smoking cessation and nutrition improvement telephone intervention. Design. Comparison of…”
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Youth Chef Academy: Pilot Results From a Plant‐Based Culinary and Nutrition Literacy Program for Sixth and Seventh Graders by Harley, Amy, Lemke, Melissa, Brazauskas, Ruta, Carnegie, Nicole B., Bokowy, Lori, Kingery, Lisa

“…ABSTRACT BACKGROUND National data confirm that youth are not eating recommended amounts of fruits and vegetables (F/V), legumes, and whole grains (WGs)…”
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