Search Results - "Heelan, Kate A."

Using a customer discovery process to enhance the potential dissemination and scalability of a family healthy weight program for rural communities and small towns by Porter, Gwenndolyn C, Hill, Jennie L, Heelan, Kate A, Bartee, R Todd, Golden, Caitlin A, Malmkar, Ali, Abbey, Bryce A, Estabrooks, Paul A

“…Customer discovery, an entrepreneurial and iterative process to understand the context and needs of potential adoption agencies, may be an innovative strategy…”
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Longitudinal Evaluation of Aerobic Fitness and Academic Achievement Among Schoolchildren by Bartee, Roderick T., Heelan, Kate A., Dority, Bree L.

“…ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Research is emerging suggesting that fitness not only improves health, but enhances academic achievement in children. Many studies have…”
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Calibration of self-report tools for physical activity research: the Physical Activity Questionnaire (PAQ) by Saint-Maurice, Pedro F, Welk, Gregory J, Beyler, Nicholas K, Bartee, Roderick T, Heelan, Kate A

“…The utility of self-report measures of physical activity (PA) in youth can be greatly enhanced by calibrating self-report output against objectively measured…”
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Healthier School Environment Leads to Decreases in Childhood Obesity: The Kearney Nebraska Story by Heelan, Kate A, Bartee, R Todd, Nihiser, Allison, Sherry, Bettylou

“…Schools play a role in addressing childhood obesity by implementing healthy eating and physical activity strategies. The primary aim of this case study was to…”
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Assessing body composition among 3- to 8-year-old children: anthropometry, BIA, and DXA by Eisenmann, J.C, Heelan, K.A, Welk, G.J

“…Objective: To examine the inter‐relationships of body composition variables derived from simple anthropometry [BMI and skinfolds (SFs)], bioelectrical…”
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Examining the feasibility and characteristics of realistic weight management support for patients: Focus groups with rural, micropolitan, and metropolitan primary care providers by Porter, Gwenndolyn C., Schwab, Robert, Hill, Jennie L., Bartee, Todd, Heelan, Kate A., Michaud, Tzeyu L., Estabrooks, Paul A.

“…The purpose of this investigation was to understand perspectives of physicians, nurses, and staff regarding the feasibility of implementing an evidence-based…”
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Understanding implementation costs of a pediatric weight management intervention: an economic evaluation protocol by Michaud, Tzeyu L, Hill, Jennie L, Heelan, Kate A, Bartee, R T, Abbey, Bryce M, Malmkar, Ali, Masker, John, Golden, Caitlin, Porter, Gwenndolyn, Glasgow, Russell E, Estabrooks, Paul A

“…Understanding the cost and/or cost-effectiveness of implementation strategies is crucial for organizations to make informed decisions about the resources…”
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Impact of schoolchildren's involvement in the design process on the effectiveness of healthy food promotion materials by Gustafson, Christopher R, Abbey, Bryce M, Heelan, Kate A

“…Abstract Marketing techniques may improve children's vegetable consumption. However, student participation in the design of marketing materials may increase…”
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ACE I/D genotype, adiposity, and blood pressure in children by Eisenmann, Joey C, Sarzynski, Mark A, Glenn, Kim, Rothschild, Max, Heelan, Kate A

“…Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) is a possible candidate gene that may influence both body fatness and blood pressure. Although several genetic studies have…”
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Building Healthy Families: Outcomes of an Adapted Family Healthy Weight Program Among Children in a Rural Mid-Western Community by Abbey, Bryce M, Heelan, Kate A, Bartee, R Todd, George, Kaiti, Foster, Nancy L, Estabrooks, Paul A, Hill, Jennie L

“…This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of implementing an adapted, evidence-based 12-week Family Healthy Weight Program (FHWP), Building Healthy…”
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A Dissemination Strategy to Identify Communities Ready to Implement a Pediatric Weight Management Intervention in Medically Underserved Areas by Golden, Caitlin A, Hill, Jennie L, Heelan, Kate A, Bartee, R Todd, Abbey, Bryce M, Malmkar, Ali, Estabrooks, Paul A

“…We developed a competitive application process to test the feasibility of a fund and contract dissemination strategy to identify and engage communities that…”
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A fitness screening model for increasing fitness assessment and research experiences in undergraduate exercise science students by Brown, Gregory A, Lynott, Frank, Heelan, Kate A

“…Human Performance Laboratory, Department of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Leisure Studies, The University of Nebraska at Kearney, Kearney,…”
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Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Program and Participant Factors That Explain Success in a Micropolitan Pediatric Weight Management Intervention by Golden, Caitlin A, Heelan, Kate A, Hill, Jennie L, Bartee, R Todd, Abbey, Bryce M, Estabrooks, Paul A

“…Building Healthy Families (BHF) was developed through a community-academic partnership to provide a 12-week family-based obesity treatment program. Nine…”
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A Type III Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Pilot Trial Testing Dissemination and Implementation Strategies for a Pediatric Weight Management Intervention: The Nebraska Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration Project by Hill, Jennie L, Heelan, Kate A, Bartee, R T, Wichman, Christopher, Michaud, Tzeyu, Abbey, Bryce M, Porter, Gwenndolyn, Golden, Caitlin, Estabrooks, Paul A

“…Several family-based efficacious pediatric weight management interventions (PWMIs) have been developed to reduce child weight status. These programs are…”
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Packaging of a Pediatric Weight Management Intervention and Implementation Blueprint for Rural and Micropolitan Communities: The Nebraska CORD 3.0 Project by Heelan, Kate A, Abbey, Bryce M, Bartee, Roderick T, Estabrooks, Paul A, Malmkar, Ali, Jacobs, Tom, Hill, Jennie L

“…Pediatric weight management interventions (PWMIs) have resulted in positive changes among family members and, if widely disseminated, could have an impact on…”
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Validity of HydraTrend Reagent Strips for the Assessment of Hydration Status by Abbey, Bryce M, Heelan, Kate A, Brown, Gregory A, Bartee, Rodrick T

“…ABSTRACTAbbey, BM, Heelan, KA, Brown, GA, and Bartee, RT. Validity of HydraTrend reagent strips for the assessment of hydration status. J Strength Cond Res…”
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Association among cardiorespiratory fitness, body fat, and bone marker measurements in healthy young females by Mowry, Debra A, Costello, Megan M, Heelan, Kate A

“…Serum vitamin D (25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D]) is important for maintaining bone health, as well as for influencing a multitude of nonosseous effects…”
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Evaluation of a walking school bus for promoting physical activity in youth by Heelan, Kate A, Abbey, Bryce M, Donnelly, Joseph E, Mayo, Matthew S, Welk, Gregory J

“…Walking to and from school has potential to increase daily physical activity among children. A Walking School Bus (WSB) intervention was implemented for 2…”
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Comparison of Energy Expenditure on a Treadmill vs. an Elliptical Device at a Self-Selected Exercise Intensity by Brown, Gregory A, Cook, Chad M, Krueger, Ryan D, Heelan, Kate A

“…Brown, GA, Cook, CM, Krueger, RD, and Heelan, KA. Comparison of energy expenditure on a treadmill vs. an elliptical device at a self-selected exercise…”
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Morning cortisol is not associated with truncal fatness or resting blood pressure in children: cross-sectional and 1-2 year follow-up analyses by Hill, Emily E, Eisenmann, Joey C, Holmes, Megan E, Heelan, Kate A

“…To evaluate the cross-sectional and longitudinal relationships of morning cortisol with trunk fat and resting blood pressure (BP) in children. Participants…”
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