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Goal Setting as a Strategy for Dietary and Physical Activity Behavior Change: A Review of the Literature by Shilts, Mical Kay, Horowitz, Marcel, Townsend, Marilyn S.

“…Objective. Estimate effectiveness of goal setting for nutrition and physical activity behavior change, review the effect of goal-setting characteristics on…”
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Pilot Study: EatFit Impacts Sixth Graders' Academic Performance on Achievement of Mathematics and English Education Standards by Shilts, Mical Kay, PhD, Lamp, Cathi, MS, MPH, RD, Horowitz, Marcel, MS, CHES, Townsend, Marilyn S., PhD, RD

“…Abstract Objective Investigate the impact of a nutrition education program on student academic performance as measured by achievement of education standards…”
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A Goal Setting Intervention Positively Impacts Adolescents’ Dietary Behaviors and Physical Activity Self-Efficacy by Mical Kay Shilts, Marilyn S. Townsend

“…The efficacy of a youth development intervention on improving eating and physical activity(PA) self-efficacy, goal attainment scaling, goal effort, and…”
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Implementation of Intensive Behavioral Strategies (Guided Goal Setting) in an EFNEP Intervention: Educator Feasibility by Davidson, Christine, Leavens, Larissa, Sitnick, Stephanie, MS, Sylva, Kathryn, MFA, Shilts, Mical Kay, PhD, Ontai, Lenna, PhD, Townsend, Marilyn, PhD, RD

“…As obesity rates for young children in the US continue to increase, development of interventions targeting pediatric obesity prevention is recommended for…”
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A Standards-driven Evaluation of Academic Performance: An 8-step Process for Nutrition Educators by Horowitz, Marcel, MS, CHES, Shilts, Mical Kay, PhD, Lamp, Cathi, MS, MPH, RD, Townsend, Marilyn S., PhD, RD

“…Providing nutrition education instruction in schools is becoming increasingly difficult because of increased emphasis on the preparation of students for…”
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Dose: Comparison of 6 and 12 Nutrition and Physical Activity Sessions Targeting Middle School Adolescents by Mical Kay Shilts, Anna C. Martin, Marilyn S. Townsend

“…Determining optimal intervention dose to meet time constraints of the teacher while maximizing behavioral impact for students has proven challenging. This…”
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Evidence to Support the Use of the Retrospective Pretest method to Measure Dietary and Physical Activity Behavior and Self-Efficacy in Adolescents by Mical Kay Shilts, Dorothy Smith, Lenna Ontai, Marilyn S. Townsend

“…This study compared the retrospective pretest-posttest method to the traditional prospective pretest-posttest method assessing adolescents’ dietary and…”
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P72 - Investigating Dietary and Physical Activity Patterns Among Hmong American Youth: A Cultural Perspective by Mulasi, Urvashi, Franzen-Castle, Lisa, Shilts, Mical Kay

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Investigating Dietary and Physical Activity Patterns Among Hmong American Youth: A Cultural Perspective by Mulasi, Urvashi, Franzen-Castle, Lisa, Shilts, Mical Kay

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Spanish Adaptation of a Pictorial Assessment of Diet Quality by Rios, Karina Diaz, Zavala, Gloria, Espinoza, Maria, Keim, Nancy, Shilts, Mical Kay, Townsend, Marilyn

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Development of a Medical Center Kiosk to Promote Pediatric Obesity Risk Reduction by Shilts, Mical Kay, Reed, Misty, Leavens, Larissa, Ontai, Lenna, Lanoue, Louise, Styne, Dennis, Townsend, Marilyn S.

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Obesity Risk, Parenting and Diet Quality Tools for Hispanic Families with Preschoolers: EFNEP, Head Start, Medical Clinic-Year 2 by Townsend, Marilyn, Shilts, Mical Kay, Ontai, Lenna, Drake, Christana, Lanoue, Louise, Styne, Dennis, Allen, Lindsay, Rios, Karina Dias, Panarella, Katherine

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Process for Validating My Child at Mealtime: Assessing Parent Mealtime Behavior in Spanish Speaking Families of Preschoolers by Ontai, Lenna, Rios, Karina Diaz, Shilts, Mical Kay, Lanoue, Louise, Davidson, Christine, Zavala, Gloria, Espinoza, Maria, Townsend, Marilyn

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Guided goal setting: effectiveness in a dietary and physical activity intervention with low-income adolescents by Shilts, Mical Kay, Horowitz, Marcel, Townsend, Marilyn S

“…Determining the effectiveness of the guided goal setting strategy on changing adolescents' dietary and physical activity self-efficacy and behaviors…”
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Evaluation of a USDA Nutrition Education Program for Low-income Youth by Townsend, Marilyn S., Johns, Margaret, Shilts, Mical Kay, Farfan-Ramirez, Lucrecia

“…Examine effectiveness of a state’s Youth Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) and assess the validity of the federal impact indicator method…”
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An Innovative Approach to Goal Setting for Adolescents: Guided Goal Setting by Shilts, Mical Kay, Horowitz, Marcel, Townsend, Marilyn S.

“…The development of a goal setting strategy for intervention in nutritional and physical activity fields is discussed. A step-by-step guide for practitioners…”
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P72 by Shilts, Mical Kay, Horowitz, Marcel, Martin, Anna C., Lamp, Cathi, Smith, Dorothy, Ontai-Grzebik, Lenna, Townsend, Marilyn S.

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EatFit: A Goal-Oriented Intervention that Challenges Adolescents to Improve Their Eating and Fitness Choices by Horowitz, Marcel, Shilts, Mical Kay, Townsend, Marilyn S.

“…Horowitz et al developed EatFit to improve the dietary and physical activity behaviors of middle school students. Designed for 11- to 15-year-olds, the EatFit…”
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P72: Comparison of 6 and 12 Lesson Exposure of a Nutrition and Physical Activity Intervention for Middle School Adolescents by Shilts, Mical Kay, Horowitz, Marcel, Martin, Anna C., Lamp, Cathi, Smith, Dorothy, Ontai-Grzebik, Lenna, Townsend, Marilyn S.

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Adapting a Diet Analysis Program for an Adolescent Audience by Horowitz, Marcel, Shilts, Mical Kay, Townsend, Marilyn S.

“…Key components to behavior change for youth intervention are identified in three categories. Horowitz et al discuss adolescent audiences for nutrition…”
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