Sentences with phrase «health behavior research»

Evaluation and the Health Professions, Special Issue, International Translation of Health Behavior Research Innovations, Part I, 31 (2), 211 - 225.

Improving measurement in health education and health behavior research using item response modeling: comparison with the classical test theory approach

, Handbook of Health Behavior Research.

The device sensors pick up wrist movements to detect a person's eating behaviors, including when, how long and how fast they eat, said Brooke Bell, a doctoral candidate in health behavior research at the Keck School of Medicine of USC who is involved in the project.

«The evidence suggests that friends» online behaviors are a viable source of peer influence,» said Grace C. Huang, Ph.D., MPH, a graduate of the Keck School of Medicine of USC's Health Behavior Research program and the study's first and corresponding author.

Not exact matches

Research from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published in April concluded that social influence can encourage a particular behavior through direct or indirect persuasion.

Neff's research helps us understand the health of massive glaciers with behavior we still don't fully understand but that lock up enough water to drive up global sea levels on the order of meters, not inches.

Research into the role of the churches in community mental health may take two directions: (1) statistical studies, empirically designed, as to the effect of religious beliefs, membership in, and activities of, members of churches and synagogues, and (2) the effects of training in mental health principles and skills of clergymen and laymen in improving their effectiveness in religious behavior.

The research continued, and in May 1982 the National Institute of Mental Health released the findings of a ten - year follow - up to the surgeon general's 1972 study: «After ten more years of research, the consensus among most of the research community is that violence on television does lead to aggressive behavior by children and teenagers who watch the programs.

But research continued, and in May of 1982, the National Institute for Mental Health released the findings of a 10 - year follow up on the Surgeon General «s 1972 Study entitled Television and Behavior: «After ten more years of research, the consensus among most of the research community is that violence on television does lead to aggressive behavior by children and teenagers who watch the pBehavior: «After ten more years of research, the consensus among most of the research community is that violence on television does lead to aggressive behavior by children and teenagers who watch the pbehavior by children and teenagers who watch the programs.

Christakis is a professor of pediatrics at the University of Washington and director of the Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development at Seattle Children's Research Institute.

His research interests are in health policy, organizational change, health behavior during developmental transitions, influence of sports participation on health, social determinants of health, program evaluation, prevention of alcohol attributable harm, physical activity promotion, obesity prevention, and motor vehicle safety.

Contemporary research at the interface of developmental psychology, neuroscience and genetics demonstrates that children develop the capacity for emotional regulation, cognitive resourcefulness and overall mental health when caregivers respond to the meaning of behavior rather than the behavior itself.

Research shows that high - quality early childhood programs can yield a 13 percent annual return on investment through better outcomes in education, health, social behaviors and employment — reducing taxpayer costs down the road.

«This positive behavior meant that the children of light and moderate drinkers had less emotional and behavioral problems through childhood and adolescence,» Dr. Monique Robinson, from Telethon Institute for Child Health Research in West Perth, Western Australia, told Reuters Health by email.

Abstract: Public health research shows that the authoritative parenting style protects youth from risky and dangerous behavior.

She also serves as the Clinical Director of the Mental Health Interventions and Technology (MINT) program where she has clinical expertise and research interests in cognitive - behavioral treatment of childhood anxiety and disruptive behavior disorders, with a focus on preschool mental hHealth Interventions and Technology (MINT) program where she has clinical expertise and research interests in cognitive - behavioral treatment of childhood anxiety and disruptive behavior disorders, with a focus on preschool mental healthhealth.

Research published in the Journal of Women's Health found that prolactin stimulates milk production, but that it is also one of the central hormones responsible for maternal behavior.

in the (much longer) Babble article, i present plenty of research showing that breastfeeding is correlated with better health outcomes... but it's far from clear that it's the breastfeeding that causes them, since breastfeeding is correlated with all kinds of other health - supporting behaviors (and better - educated, healthier women tend to breastfeed).

If you examine the research, as laid out in this document from the World Health Organization, skin - to - skin contact during the first hour after birth, along with full rooming - in, play a significant role in the establishment of breastfeeding and other maternal behaviors.

Dr. Furr has extensive clinical expertise and research interests in cognitive and behavioral treatments of childhood anxiety and disruptive behavior disorders, with a particular focus on preschool mental health.

After doing a Ph.D. in clinical psychology, a clinical internship, and a research postdoc, Patricia Moran remained fascinated by the subject she started studying in graduate school: the role of emotions and behavior in health.

«Although binge drinking has been studied in relation to a variety of different health risk behaviors, there has been comparatively little research undertaken on the association between binge drinking and problematic eating behavior,» said Andrew Stickley, a researcher at Södertörn University in Sweden and corresponding author for the study.

Scientific American spoke with one of the study authors, Eric Finkelstein, an associate professor at Duke University's Global Health Institute and in the school's Health Services Research Program in Singapore, about why the extra helping of information did not influence ordering behavior.

Children as young as 4 years old may reap better health from altruistic giving, a behavior that tends to be less common among kids from high - income families, according to new research on the nature and nurture of altruism published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.

That report, published in Brain Imaging and Behavior, quickly led to further research — a National Institutes of Health - funded study at Pitt examining the brain during dual cognitive - balance performance in children following concussion.

«Anxiety is an essential behavior that is much more complex than we thought,» says first author Yuanyuan Xie, Ph.D., who led the research in collaboration with senior author Richard Dorsky, Ph.D., professor of Neurobiology and Anatomy at U of U Health.

Next, the research team will study whether these behaviors can be used to predict a change in health trends before they happen.

The research was funded by the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Mental Health and the Brain and Behavior Foundation.

The study was supported by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (K23 HD054720), Flora Family Foundation, UCSF Catalyst Award, UCSF Resource Allocation Program, Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Young Investigator Award, Stanford University Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health, Spectrum Child Health & Clinical and Translational Science Award and the Extraordinary Brain Series of the Dyslexia Foundation.

«Some research on sex - related and substance abuse behavior is easy to ridicule if it is taken out of its public health context.

Research results reported at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference provide clues about associations between cognitive status in older people and several behavior and lifestyle factors, including verbal skill, hearing, dental health, and hospitalization.

The National Institutes of Health is facing a new salvo from conservatives upset about research on topics involving sexual behavior and drug abuse.

Just as the microorganisms in our gut are increasingly recognized as important players in human health and behavior, new research from the University of Toronto Mississauga demonstrates that microorganisms are equally critical to the growth and health of plants.

«Sedentary behavior is emerging as a risk factor for poor health,» said Christine L. Sardo Molmenti, PhD, MPH, postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Epidemiology at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in Newhealth,» said Christine L. Sardo Molmenti, PhD, MPH, postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Epidemiology at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in NewHealth in New York.

They may be exposed to less negative peer pressure, and the school environment may promote the resilience that steers them away from these risky behaviors,» said Wong, who is a professor of medicine in the division of general internal medicine and health services research.

Dr. Gradinaru's research interests focus on developing tools and methods for neuroscience (optogenetic actuators and sensors; tissue clearing and imaging) as well as on investigating the mechanisms underlying deep brain stimulation (DBS) and on the long - term effects of DBS on neuronal health, function, and ultimately behavior.

A research team investigating the mental health burden and treatment - seeking behaviors of student veterans attending rural community colleges in the southern United States has found that this population has difficulty integrating into the campus community and needs support to help it succeed.

However, new research by Kelli Canada, assistant professor in the University of Missouri School of Social Work, shows that although mental health court participants older than 50 adhere to treatment programs better than younger adults, they are just as likely to be reincarcerated or relapse into criminal behavior.

«This year's Nobel Laureates have been studying this fundamental problem and solved the mystery of how an inner clock in most of our cells in our bodies can anticipate daily fluctuations between night and day to optimize our behavior and physiology... since the paradigm shifting discoveries by Hall, Rosbash and Young, circadian biology has developed into a highly dynamic research field with vast implications for our health and well - being.»

Research has shown the significance of social relationships in influencing adult human behavior and health; however, little is known about how children's perception of their social networks correlates with stress and how it may influence development.

«As research into health outcomes in children with ADHD continues to provide new insights, focusing on the overall number of healthy lifestyle behaviors may become important.»

The research team investigated 13 commercially available activity monitors, including devices by Basis, BodyMedia, Misfit, Fitbug, Ibitz, Polar and Withings, to detail what tactics they use to promote healthy and fit behaviors, determine how closely they match successful interventions and compare the functionality of several devices and their apps to the recommendations of health care professionals.

This research was published today in Health Education & Behavior, a Society of Public Health Education journal.

Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Public Health Research Institute of New York, New York 10016

The study's authors are Dr. Scott Weaver, assistant professor of epidemiology and biostatistics; Amelia Jazwa, research coordinator; Dr. Lucy Popova, assistant professor of health promotion & behavior; Dr. Richard Rothenberg, Regents» Professor of epidemiology & biostatistics, and Dean Michael Eriksen, all of the School of Public Health at Georgia State; and Dr. Paul Slovic of Decision Research and the University ofresearch coordinator; Dr. Lucy Popova, assistant professor of health promotion & behavior; Dr. Richard Rothenberg, Regents» Professor of epidemiology & biostatistics, and Dean Michael Eriksen, all of the School of Public Health at Georgia State; and Dr. Paul Slovic of Decision Research and the University of Ohealth promotion & behavior; Dr. Richard Rothenberg, Regents» Professor of epidemiology & biostatistics, and Dean Michael Eriksen, all of the School of Public Health at Georgia State; and Dr. Paul Slovic of Decision Research and the University of OHealth at Georgia State; and Dr. Paul Slovic of Decision Research and the University ofResearch and the University of Oregon.

«Our research showed loan - repayment programs really might promote greater interest in research careers,» says Donna Jeffe, lead investigator of the JAMA study and a health behavior researcher at Washington University in St. Louis, located in Missouri.

Although an increase in knowledge is important, programs need to be able to contribute to actual behavior change,» said De La Rue, «It is well established in the educational and psychological research literature and in public health, that changes in knowledge and attitude are not associated with reductions in actual behavior.

«Understanding racial differences in behaviors that affect men's health is an important step toward reducing health disparities among U.S. men,» says study lead author Roland J. Thorpe Jr., PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Health, Behavior and Society at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and director of the Program for Men's Health Research at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Soluhealth is an important step toward reducing health disparities among U.S. men,» says study lead author Roland J. Thorpe Jr., PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Health, Behavior and Society at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and director of the Program for Men's Health Research at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Soluhealth disparities among U.S. men,» says study lead author Roland J. Thorpe Jr., PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Health, Behavior and Society at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and director of the Program for Men's Health Research at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Disparities SoluHealth, Behavior and Society at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and director of the Program for Men's Health Research at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Disparities SoluHealth and director of the Program for Men's Health Research at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Disparities SoluHealth Research at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Disparities SoluHealth Disparities Solutions.

«High social - emotional health has been associated with greater academic performance and improved behavior in the school environment,» said Elisa I. Muñiz, M.D., M.S., developmental - behavioral pediatrician, Department of Pediatrics, Bronx - Lebanon Hospital Center, who led the research while a fellow at CERC.