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The importance of external validity by Steckler, Allan, McLeroy, Kenneth R

“…[...] Balas and Boren found that it takes about 17 years to turn 14% of original research to the benefit of patient care.10 Similarly, the National Research…”
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Upending the Social Ecological Model to Guide Health Promotion Efforts Toward Policy and Environmental Change by Golden, Shelley D., McLeroy, Kenneth R., Green, Lawrence W., Earp, Jo Anne L., Lieberman, Lisa D.

“…Efforts to change policies and the environments in which people live, work, and play have gained increasing attention over the past several decades. Yet health…”
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Nonprofit hospitals' approach to community health needs assessment by Pennel, Cara L, McLeroy, Kenneth R, Burdine, James N, Matarrita-Cascante, David

“…We sought a better understanding of how nonprofit hospitals are fulfilling the community health needs assessment (CHNA) provision of the 2010 Patient…”
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The Role of Gender in Adolescents' Social Networks and Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drug Use: A Systematic Review by Jacobs, Wura, Goodson, Patricia, Barry, Adam E., McLeroy, Kenneth R.

“…ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Despite previous research indicating an adolescents' alcohol, tobacco, and other drug (ATOD) use is dependent upon their sex and the sex…”
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Scientific Reporting: Raising the Standards by McLeroy, Kenneth R., Garney, Whitney, Mayo-Wilson, Evan, Grant, Sean

“…This article is based on a presentation that was made at the 2014 annual meeting of the editorial board of Health Education & Behavior. The article addresses…”
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Replication Typology and Guidelines for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Initiatives by McLeroy, Kenneth R, Wilson, Kelly L, Farmer, Jennifer, Garney, Whitney R

“…This Office of Adolescent Health and the AJPH supplement on adolescent pregnancy prevention illustrates the implications and practical lessons that behavioral…”
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Highlighting Contributions of Behavioral and Social Sciences in Advancing Public Health: Where We've Come, Where We're Headed by Alber, Julia M., Green, Lawrence W., Gambescia, Stephen F., McLeroy, Kenneth R., Sofalvi, Alan, Auld, M. Elaine

“…Social and behavioral sciences, a cross-disciplinary field that examines the interaction among behavioral, biological, environmental, and social factors, has…”
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Reporting guidelines and the American Journal of Public Health's adoption of Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses by McLeroy, Kenneth R, Northridge, Mary E, Balcazar, Hector, Greenberg, Michael R, Landers, Stewart J

“…Widespread recognition of the need to improve the science of published research, as well as the moral and ethical reasons for adequately reporting study…”
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Community Health Needs Assessment: Potential for Population Health Improvement by Pennel, Cara L, McLeroy, Kenneth R, Burdine, James N, Matarrita-Cascante, David, Wang, Jia

“…Derived from various health care policies and initiatives, the concept of population health has been newly adopted by health care and medicine. In particular,…”
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A Mixed-Methods Approach to Understanding Community Participation in Community Health Needs Assessments by Pennel, Cara L., McLeroy, Kenneth R., Burdine, James N., Matarrita-Cascante, David, Wang, Jia

“…Nonprofit hospitals are exempt from paying taxes. To maintain this status, they must provide benefit to the community they serve. In an attempt to improve…”
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The Association between Multiple Youth Assets and Sexual Behavior by Oman, Roy F., Vesely, Sara K., Aspy, Cheryl B., McLeroy, Kenneth R., Luby, Christi D.

“…Purpose. To investigate the possible positive cumulative effects that youth assets may have on youth sexual behaviors. Design. Cross-sectional data were…”
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Common and Critical Components Among Community Health Assessment and Community Health Improvement Planning Models by Pennel, Cara L., Burdine, James N., Prochaska, John D., McLeroy, Kenneth R.

“…Community health assessment and community health improvement planning are continuous, systematic processes for assessing and addressing health needs in a…”
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Assessment of the inclusivity of the national CLAS standards enhancement initiative of bisexual identities by Pavão, Carlos A. O., McLeroy, Kenneth R., Lincoln, Yvonna S., Burdine, James N., Wright, Eric R.

“…This chapter reports on the evaluation of state and local level National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health Care (aka…”
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Adolescent Social Networks and Alcohol Use: Variability by Gender and Type by Jacobs, Wura, Goodson, Patricia, Barry, Adam E., McLeroy, Kenneth R., McKyer, E. Lisako J., Valente, Thomas W.

“…Background: Scientists have established that social networks influence adolescents' substance use behavior, an influence that varies by gender. However, the…”
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Health in rural America: remembering the importance of place by Phillips, Charles D, McLeroy, Kenneth R

“…Historically, public health has been viewed through a variety of lenses. Of particular importance for public health professionals interested in rural health is…”
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Evaluation of Community-Based Policy, Systems, and Environment Interventions Targeting the Vending Machines by Garcia, Kristen M., Garney, Whitney R., Primm, Kristin M., McLeroy, Kenneth R.

“…The American Heart Association conducted policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) focused interventions to increase healthy vending in 8 communities. PSE…”
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Community-based interventions by McLeroy, Kenneth R, Norton, Barbara L, Kegler, Michelle C, Burdine, James N, Sumaya, Ciro V

“…McLeroy et al examine the four categories of community-based projects: community as setting, community as target, community as agent, and community as…”
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Godfrey H. Hochbaum (1916-1999): from social psychology to health behavior and health education by Steckler, Allan, McLeroy, Kenneth R, Hotzman, Deborah

“…The HBM arose from his landmark study with the US Public Health Service in the early 1950s in which he examined factors associated with participation in…”
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The effect of health‐related information seeking and financial strain on medication nonadherence among patients with diabetes and/or hypertension in central Texas by Appiah, Bernard, Burdine, James N., Cummings, Shelby, Poudyal, Anubhuti, Hutchison, Robert W., Forjuoh, Samuel N., McLeroy, Kenneth R.

“…Objective To assess self‐reported financial strain and persistence in asking treatment‐ and medication‐related questions in relation to medication…”
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Behavioral and technological interventions targeting glycemic control in a racially/ethnically diverse population: a randomized controlled trial by Forjuoh, Samuel N, Bolin, Jane N, Huber, Jr, John C, Vuong, Ann M, Adepoju, Omolola E, Helduser, Janet W, Begaye, Dawn S, Robertson, Anne, Moudouni, Darcy M, Bonner, Timethia J, McLeroy, Kenneth R, Ory, Marcia G

“…Diabetes self-care by patients has been shown to assist in the reduction of disease severity and associated medical costs. We compared the effectiveness of two…”
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