Volume 5, Number 3 (2016)
Invited Editorial
Winning the Obesity Battle
Daniel S. Blumenthal
Research and Practice
Addressing Childhood Obesity in Georgia: Past, Present, and Future
Debra L. Kibbe, Emily Anne Vall, Christine Green, Brenda F. Fitzgerald, Karen J. Minyard, and Kelly Cornett
Adapting a Physical Activity Intervention for Youth in a Rural Area: A Case Study
Moya L. Alfonso, Gavin Golquitt, Ashley Walker, and Akrati Gupta
Context Matters: A Community-Based Study of Urban Minority Parents’ Views on Child Health
Cassandra L. Bolar, Natalie Hernandez, Tabia Henry Akintobi, Calvin McAllister, Aneeqah S. Ferguson, Latrice Rollins, Glenda Wrenn, Martha Okafor, David Collins, and Thomas Clem
A Review of Community-Based Participatory Research Studies to Promote Physical Activity Among African Americans
Steven S. Coughlin and Selina A. Smith
The Need for Culturally-Tailored Smartphone Applications for Weight Control
Stephen S. Coughlin, Dale Hardy, and Lee S. Caplan
Gender Disparities in Weight Gain Among Offenders Who Are Obese Upon Entering Correctional Facilities
Madison L. Gates, Nancy C. Webb, Rebecca Stone, Darra Ballance, and Wonsuk Yoo
Evaluation of a Diabetes Prevention Program for Rural Citizens
Barbara B. Kawulich, Diana Mindrila, and Gina Brandenburg
The Relationship Between Food Deserts, Farmers’ Markets and Food Assistance in Georgia Census Tracts
Andrea M. Brace, Todd L. Matthews, Bobbi Finkelstein, and Daniela Beall
Factors Associated With Body Mass Index Among African American Breast Cancer Survivors
Selina A. Smith, Mechelle D. Claridy, Mary S. Whitehead, Joyce Q. Sheats, Wonsuk Yoo, Ernest Alema-Mensah, Benjamin E. Ansa, and Ronald L. Braithwaite
Growing Fit: Georgia’s Model for Engaging Early Care Environments in Preventing Childhood Obesity
Kelsey McDavid, Catalina Piedrahita, Emily A. Vall, Christi Kay, and Jean O’Connor
The Association Between Obesity, Depression, and Anxiety: Evidence From a Community Health Needs Assessment Survey
Grace B. Adams and Angela Murcia
A Quantile Regression Approach to Measuring the Educational Effect on Body Mass Index
Dakshina G. De Silva, Bradley T. Ewing, Catherine P. Slade, and Mark A. Thompson
Weight Status and Satisfaction With Healthcare Received in the U.S. And Georgia
Saswat Panda, Koichiro Otani, and Janani R. Thapa
Editors
- Guest Editor
- Selina A. Smith, PhD, MDiv, Georgia Regents University
- Founding Editor
- McKinley Thomas, EdD, Mercer University