Search Results - "Kirtland, Karen A."

Socioeconomic status and perceptions of access and safety for physical activity by Wilson, Dawn K, Kirtland, Karen A, Ainsworth, Barbara E, Addy, Cheryl L

“…Environmental factors may play an important role on influencing physical activity (PA) behaviors. Perceptions of access and safety for PA were compared among…”
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Changes in Disparity in County-Level Diagnosed Diabetes Prevalence and Incidence in the United States, between 2004 and 2012 by Shrestha, Sundar S, Thompson, Theodore J, Kirtland, Karen A, Gregg, Edward W, Beckles, Gloria L, Luman, Elizabeth T, Barker, Lawrence E, Geiss, Linda S

“…In recent decades, the United States experienced increasing prevalence and incidence of diabetes, accompanied by large disparities in county-level diabetes…”
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Geographic distribution of diagnosed diabetes in the U.S.: a diabetes belt by Barker, Lawrence E, Kirtland, Karen A, Gregg, Edward W, Geiss, Linda S, Thompson, Theodore J

“…The American "stroke belt" has contributed to the study of stroke. However, U.S. geographic patterns of diabetes have not been as specifically characterized…”
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Estimating vaccination coverage for routinely recommended vaccines among children aged 24 months and adolescents aged 13 through 17 years using data from immunization information systems in the United States by Kirtland, Karen A., Raghunathan, Trivellore, Patel Murthy, Bhavini, Li, Ji, White, Kevin, Gibbs-Scharf, Lynn, Harris, LaTreace, Zell, Elizabeth R.

“…To use a model-based approach to estimate vaccination coverage of routinely recommended childhood and adolescent vaccines for the United States. We used a…”
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Frequency and cost of live vaccines administered too soon after prior live vaccine in children aged 12 months through 6 years, 2014–2017 by Kirtland, Karen A., Lin, Xia, Kroger, Andrew T., Myerburg, Stuart, Rodgers, Loren

“…To identify number of children who received live vaccines outside recommended intervals between doses and calculate corrective revaccination costs. We analyzed…”
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Associations of Perceived Social and Physical Environmental Supports With Physical Activity and Walking Behavior by Addy, Cheryl L, Wilson, Dawn K, Kirtland, Karen A, Ainsworth, Barbara E, Sharpe, Patricia, Kimsey, Dexter

“…We evaluated perceived social and environmental supports for physical activity and walking using multivariable modeling. Perceptions were obtained on a sample…”
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Measuring the Environment for Friendliness Toward Physical Activity: A Comparison of the Reliability of 3 Questionnaires by Brownson, Ross C, Chang, Jen Jen, Eyler, Amy A, Ainsworth, Barbara E, Kirtland, Karen A, Saelens, Brian E, Sallis, James F

“…We tested the reliability of 3 instruments that assessed social and physical environments. We conducted a test-retest study among US adults (n = 289). We used…”
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Environmental measures of physical activity supports: Perception versus reality by Kirtland, Karen A., Porter, Dwayne E., Addy, Cheryl L., Neet, Matthew J., Williams, Joel E., Sharpe, Patricia A., Neff, Linda J., Kimsey, C.Dexter, Ainsworth, Barbara E.

“…Perceptions of the environment and physical activity have been associated using survey methods, yet little is known about the validity of environmental…”
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Considerations for using a geographic information system to assess environmental supports for physical activity by Porter, Dwayne E, Kirtland, Karen A, Neet, Matthew J, Williams, Joel E, Ainsworth, Barbara E

“…The use of a geographic information system (GIS) to study environmental supports for physical activity raises several issues, including acquisition and…”
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Descriptive epidemiology of pedometer-determined physical activity by TUDOR-LOCKE, Catrine, HAM, Sandra A, MACERA, Caroline A, AINSWORTH, Barbara E, KIRTLAND, Karen A, REIS, Jared P, KIMSEY, C. Dexter

“…The dual purposes of this study were: 1) to provide preliminary descriptive epidemiology data representing pedometer-determined physical activity (PA) and 2)…”
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Diabetes Interactive Atlas by Kirtland, Karen A, Burrows, Nilka R, Geiss, Linda S

“…The Diabetes Interactive Atlas is a recently released Web-based collection of maps that allows users to view geographic patterns and examine trends in diabetes…”
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Bayesian Small Area Estimates of Diabetes Incidence by United States County, 2009 by Barker, Lawrence E., Thompson, Theodore J., Kirtland, Karen A., Boyle, James P., Geiss, Linda S., McCauley, Mary M., Albright, Ann L.

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Small area variation in diabetes prevalence in Puerto Rico by Tierney, Edward F, Burrows, Nilka R, Barker, Lawrence E, Beckles, Gloria L, Boyle, James P, Cadwell, Betsy L, Kirtland, Karen A, Thompson, Theodore J

“…To estimate the 2009 prevalence of diagnosed diabetes in Puerto Rico among adults ≥ 20 years of age in order to gain a better understanding of its geographic…”
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Diabetes Among Asians and Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders — United States, 2011–2014 by Kirtland, Karen A., Cho, Pyone, Geiss, Linda S.

“…Asians and Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders (NHPIs) are fast-growing U.S. minority populations at high risk for type 2 diabetes. Although national…”
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Geographic Distribution of Diagnosed Diabetes in the U.S by Barker, Lawrence E., PhD, Kirtland, Karen A., PhD, Gregg, Edward W., PhD, Geiss, Linda S., MA, Thompson, Theodore J., MS

“…Background The American “stroke belt” has contributed to the study of stroke. However, U.S. geographic patterns of diabetes have not been as specifically…”
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State-specific synthetic estimates of health status groups among inactive older adults with self-reported diabetes, 2000-2009 by Kirtland, Karen A, Zack, Matthew M, Caspersen, Carl J

“…Physical activity helps diabetic older adults who have physical impairments or comorbid conditions to control their disease. To enable state planners to select…”
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Geographic Disparity of Severe Vision Loss — United States, 2009–2013 by Kirtland, Karen A., Saaddine, Jinan B., Geiss, Linda S., Thompson, Ted J., Cotch, Mary F., Lee, Paul P.

“…Vision loss and blindness are among the top 10 disabilities in the United States, causing substantial social, economic, and psychological effects, including…”
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Development and Use of a Tool for Assessing Sidewalk Maintenance as an Environmental Support of Physical Activity by Williams, Joel E., Evans, Martin, Kirtland, Karen A., Cavnar, Marlo M., Sharpe, Patricia A., Neet, Matthew J., Cook, Annette

“…The importance of regular physical activity is well documented, yet according to epidemiological surveillance data, physical inactivity among all age groups…”
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Knowledge and Perceived Risk of Tuberculosis: Us Racial and Regional Differences by Kirtland, Karen A., Fede, Ana Lòpez-De, Harris, Muriel

“…The purpose of this study is to report the findings of the 2004 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) questions on tuberculosis (TB) knowledge and perceived…”
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Physical activity trends in South Carolina, 1994-2000 by DUBOSE, Katrina D, KIRTLAND, Karen A, HOOKER, Steven P, FIELDS, Regina M

“…During the 1990s, physical activity recommendations and surveillance methods were developed in an attempt to increase and monitor, respectively, regular…”
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