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Submissions from 2009
Precocious Puberty: What Are the Related Risks?, Linda B. Synovitz and Joanne Chopak-Foss
Submissions from 2008
Empowering the Millennials to Handle the Stressors Of College, Helen W. Bland, Bridget F. Melton, and Paul Welle
Retrospective Case-Control Study of Factors that Contribute to Obesity Among College Students, Helen W. Bland and J. R. Welle
The Challenges (and Rewards) of Educating Adolescents About Health, Joanne Chopak-Foss and S. Goodwin
Enhancing Health Literacy, From Paper to Practice, Joanne Chopak-Foss, Bridget F. Melton, and E. Baltazar
Precocious Puberty in Girls: Implications for Teen Pregnancy Prevention, Joanne Chopak-Foss, Bridget F. Melton, and Swati Raychowdhury
Promoting Health Literacy to Reduce Sexual Health Risk Behaviors: A Primer for Pre-Service Teachers, Joanne Chopak-Foss and Linda B. Synovitz
Understanding Healthy People 2010, Betty T. Dixon, Sara S. Plaspohl, Raymona Lawrence, and Anthony V. Parillo
Assessing the Effectiveness of Stress Coping Mechanisms Employed by College Students, Bridget Melton and Helen W. Bland
Weight Management Curricula in Physical Education, Bridget Melton, Helen W. Bland, Daniel R. Czech, and Stephen J. Rossi
Using Online Course Management System to Enhance the Health Curriculum, Bridget Melton, Joanne Chopak-Foss, Helen W. Bland, and Glenn Parrish Burdette
Hybrid Health: Is It the Next Generation of Teaching?, Bridget F. Melton, Swati Raychowdhury, Joanne Chopak-Foss, Glenn Burdette, and Helen W. Bland
Primary Prevention and Preparedness for Influenza, Sara S. Plaspohl
Role of the IRB in Research: Human Subject Protections, Sara S. Plaspohl
The Prevention of Childhood Obesity, Sara S. Plaspohl, Betty T. Dixon, Raymona Lawrence, and M. Mason
Precocious Puberty: A Primer for Teachers and Parents, Linda B. Synovitz and Joanne Chopak-Foss
Protecting High Schoolers Against Stress: What Works and What Doesn’t, Paul D. Welle and Helen W. Bland
Submissions from 2007
Behavioral Determinants of Healthy People and Communities: An Applied Approach to Making Rural Healthy People 2010 a Reality in Georgia, Raymona H. Lawrence, K. Mincey, Sara S. Plaspohl, R. Christopher Rustin, R. Stone, and Anthony V. Parrillo
Improving Health Literacy in Sexual Health Education, Bridget F. Melton and Joanne Chopak-Foss
Hybrid Health, Is It the Next Generation for Teaching?, Bridget F. Melton, Joanne Chopak-Foss, and Glenn P. Burdette
Ethical Theories/Moral Issues in Health, Research Ethics, Sara S. Plaspohl
Writing IRB Policies and Procedures, Sara S. Plaspohl
Submissions from 2006
Interactive Learning in Health Education, Bridget F. Melton and Joanne Chopak-Foss
Perception of Relative Weight and Self-Reported Weight-Loss Activities: Analysis of a Cohort of Freshmen University Students, Anthony V. Parrillo, Stuart H. Tedders, Laura H. Gunn, R. Robbins, and Joanne Chopak-Foss
Certification: Certified IRB Manager (CIM) vs. Certified IRB Professional (CIP), Sara S. Plaspohl
NAIM Mock IRB Training: Evaluating Subject Payments in Protocols, Sara S. Plaspohl
Research Orientation for New Residents, Sara S. Plaspohl
Submissions from 2005
Fatism: An Exploratory Study of Discrimination Toward Obese People Among College-Aged Participants, E. V. Anderson and Helen W. Bland
Exploratory Study of Breast Cancer Risk Behaviors Between College-Aged Females of Different Ethnic Backgrounds, Helen W. Bland and M. L. Nelson
Contraceptive Use Among College Students at a Mid-Size University in the Southeastern Portion of the United States, Traci Laquey Cleveland and Helen W. Bland
Perception of HIV/AIDS Among Men Who Have Sex with Men Since the Introduction of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy, Traci Laquey Cleveland and Helen W. Bland
Respiratory Care Research Class, Human Subject Protections in Research, Sara S. Plaspohl
Health Education Philosophies: What? So What? Now What?, S. Thomas, V. Ubbes, K. Brown, and Helen W. Bland
Portrait of a Rural Community: CDC’s YRBS Determines Fitness and Food Levels Among High Schoolers, J. Welle and Helen W. Bland
Submissions from 2004
From Loyal to Vulnerable: The Challenges and Rewards of Educating Adolescents about Health, Joanne Chopak-Foss, D. Breitenstein, and L. Harrill-Rudisill
Revenge of the Puffmeister: Small Towns Fight Tobacco, Barbara Funke, Joanne Chopak-Foss, and J. Lidstone
Respiratory Care Research Class, Human Subject Protections in Research, Sara S. Plaspohl
Submissions from 2003
Workforce Shortage in Rural Hospitals: The Georgia Experience, Arif Ahmed and Helen W. Bland
JusTeens Center: Teen Health Care and Health Education in Rural Georgia, Joanne Chopak-Foss, C. R. Hart, and S. McLendon
Parental Communication with Adolescents on Sexual Health Issues, Joanne Chopak-Foss and Anthony V. Parrillo
Human Subject Protections, Sara S. Plaspohl
CAM Therapies: Legitimate or Bogus College Course, Linda B. Synovitz and Joanne Chopak-Foss
Submissions from 2002
Career Opportunities in Health Science, Helen W. Bland
Evaluation: Concepts and Implementation, Kimberly Guion and Helen W. Bland
Submissions from 2001
Cross-Cultural Comparisons of Eating Disorder Behaviors, Joanne Chopak-Foss
Eating Disorder Update: Lessons Learned over the Past Decade, Joanne Chopak-Foss
Prevention and Recognition of Eating Disorders Among Female Athletes, Joanne Chopak-Foss
Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Prevention: Strategies That Work, Barbara Funke and Joanne Chopak-Foss
Submissions from 2000
Enabling Undergraduate Health Education Students to Do Research: Empowering Students to Create Knowledge, Helen W. Bland, Lydia Leslie Mearse, Susan Isherwood Gibbs, G. Gore, A. Taylor, and J. Joy
Non-Western Influences on Maternal and Child’s Health and Healing, Helen W. Bland and Sheila M. Patterson
Changes in Perception of Body Image for Female Athletes During the Menstrual Cycle, Wendy Borlabi, Joanne Chopak-Foss, Kathleen Loughney Burke, and A. Barry Joyner
Democracy for All? Listening to Haiti’s Voices, Catherine A. Hansman and Helen W. Bland
Complementary and Alternative Medicines: Ethical and Legal Issues for Health Educators, Sheila M. Patterson and Helen W. Bland
Instructional Strategies for Integrating Complementary and Alternative Medicine into Health Education Courses, Sheila M. Patterson and Helen W. Bland
Yoga, Aromatherapy, and Meditation on the Beach, D. Wasson and Joanne Chopak-Foss
Submissions from 1999
Enabling Interns to Become Practitioners: The Power of Partnership, Helen W. Bland
Utilizing the Diffusion of Innovation Theory to Establish Service Learning Partnerships, Helen W. Bland and Sheila M. Patterson
Complementary Therapies: A Primer for Health Educators, Joanne Chopak-Foss and D. Hamilton
The Preparedness of the Early Childhood Teacher to Teach Health, Joanne Chopak-Foss and Amy Heaston
Integrating Physical Education into the K-5 Curriculum, Joanne Chopak-Foss and L. Rushing
Adolescent and Teen Substance Use Update: What Health Educators Need to Know, Joanne Chopak-Foss and M. T. Wessel
Complementary and Alternative Medicines, Cultural Influence and Health Education: Projection of Roles for the Health Educator, Sheila M. Patterson and Helen W. Bland
Submissions from 1998
A Win-Win Methodology: Service Learning in Health Education, Helen W. Bland
Service Learning in Health Education: Community Needs Assessment, Helen W. Bland
Quality of Life Perceptions Among Haitians: The Effects of Democratization, Helen W. Bland and M. Boursiquot
Promoting Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Preparing Health Educators to Teach Adults, Helen W. Bland and Catherine A. Hansman
Promoting Literacy in Developing Nations: A Missing Health Promotion Element, Helen W. Bland and Catherine A. Hansman
Gender Peace: Understanding Men’s and Women’s Roles, Joanne Chopak-Foss and D. Hamilton
Putting Students at Ease: Creating a Comfortable Sex Ed. Classroom, D. Hamilton and Joanne Chopak-Foss
Binge Drinking: Exploring the Context of Community, D. W. Maney and Joanne Chopak-Foss
Eating Disorders: Where Do We Go From Here?, Sara Oswalt and Helen W. Bland
Submissions from 1997
Quality of Life Perceptions Among Rural Haitians: The Effects of Democratization, Helen W. Bland and M. Boursiquet
Transformative Learning: Educating Adults for Choice and Change, Helen W. Bland and Catherine A. Hansman
Educating for Eating Disorders Prevention, Joanne Chopak-Foss, D. Hamilton, and H. Welle
APB Health Alert: How to Liven Up Your Health Education Classroom, Joanne Chopak-Foss and L. G. Rushing
Vision, Voices and Reflections: Storytelling in Health Education, M. Goldsmith, D. Hamilton, M. J. Ludwig, Joanne Chopak-Foss, and L. D. Bryant
The Art of Gentle Eating: An Experiential Intervention, D. Hamilton and Helen W. Bland
Preparing Health Educators: Collaborating Across Disciplines, Catherine A. Hansman and Helen W. Bland
Early Screening of Risk Factors for Disordered Eating in Athletes, Wanda Koszewski, Joanne Chopak-Foss, and Barton P. Buxton
Statistical Data Analysis, R. Leighton and Sara S. Plaspohl
Linking Customer Knowledge to Strategy, V. Linscott and Sara S. Plaspohl
Submissions from 1996
Knowledge, Attitudes, Perception of Risk, and Preventive Behavior for HIV/AIDS in College Student Athletes, J. C. Andersen, Joanne Chopak-Foss, and L. D. Bryant
Hidden Stories: Teaching Health in the West Africa Tradition, Helen W. Bland
Eating Disorders Prevention and Intervention: A School-based Multidisciplinary Approach, Helen W. Bland and D. Hamilton
A Content Analysis of the First Year of HEDIR LISTSERV, Helen W. Bland, Mark J. Kittleson, and Roberta J. Olgetree
Disease Mnemonics: A Learner Centered Activity, Helen W. Bland and M. J. Ludwig
Multiculturalism: Teaching Students Its Implications for Health, Helen W. Bland and K. M. O'Rourke
A Single Dominant Philosophy for Health Education? ESG Faculty and SOPHE Members Respond, Helen W. Bland, Robert D. Russell, and Mark J. Kittleson
School Health Outreach Program of Southeast Georgia: Impacting the Health Outcomes of Students in Four Rural Schools, Joanne Chopak-Foss and T. Rogers
Eating Disorders and Youth, D. Hamilton, Joanne Chopak-Foss, and Helen W. Bland
Educating Adults for Choice: Implications for Health Educators, Catherine A. Hansman and Helen W. Bland
Establishing Score Improvement Targets: Can You Really Ever Have All the Answers?, V. Linscott and Sara S. Plaspohl
Around the World of Addictions: A Teenagers Perception, K. M. O'Rourke and Helen W. Bland
Submissions from 1995
The Highs and Lows of Drug Use and Abuse: An Interplay of Motivations, Helen W. Bland and Robert D. Russell
Exploring Commonalities in the Philosophies of Health Education and Adult Education, Helen W. Bland, Robert D. Russell, and R. Verdiun
Knowledge, Attitudes, Perception of Risk and Prevention Behaviors Related HIV/AIDS in College Student Athletes and Non-athletes, Joanne Chopak-Foss, J. C. Andersen, and L. D. Bryant
Eating Disorders Among Athletes 1985-1995: What Have We Learned?, Joanne Chopak-Foss and Wanda Koszewski
Applying Hawkin's Model to HIV Prevention, Joanne Chopak-Foss and D. W. Maney
The Relationship Among Levels of Distress, Personality Types, and Modes of Relaxing Among College Students, M. J. Kittleson, B. Ragon, Helen W. Bland, and Carl L. Hanson
Submissions from 1994
Perceived Risk and Social Environment Influences on the Sexual Behavior of Rural Adolescents, Joanne Chopak-Foss
