A5051299695- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- Noise Effects and Management
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Traffic and Road Safety
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Community Health and Development
- Migration, Refugees, and Integration
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Media Influence and Health
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Asthma and respiratory diseases
- Coffee research and impacts
- Health Policy Implementation Science
University of North Texas Health Science Center
2017-2024
University of North Texas
2017-2024
The University of Texas at San Antonio
2024
Johns Hopkins University
2022
Virginia Commonwealth University
2022
Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
2021
University of Florida
2010-2020
Florida College
2012-2019
University of South Carolina
2016
Jahangirnagar University
2016
K2 or "spice" has emerged as a popular legal alternative to marijuana among adolescents and young adults. However, no data been published assessing prevalence of associations with ever use in any population. This study's aims were examine sample college students, determine characteristics persons who K2, access the association between other drug use. Ever was reported by 69 (8%) 852 students. Response rate 36%. Bivariate multivariate analyses assessed whether sociodemographic associated K2....
To examine the association between Colorado's legalization of recreational cannabis use and opioid-related deaths.We used an interrupted time-series design (2000-2015) to compare changes in level slope monthly deaths before after Colorado stores began selling cannabis. We also describe percent change by comparing unadjusted model-smoothed number at end follow-up with just prior legalization.Colorado's sales resulted a 0.7 per month (b = -0.68; 95% confidence interval -1.34, -0.03) reduction...
The emergence of hookah is being noted on college campuses and in large U.S. cities evidence points to an increasing trend for students. purpose this study was assess use identify associations with cigarette smoking demographic factors. An intercept sampling method used at various locations a university campus the southeastern United States, yielding high participation rate (52%). A total 1,203 participants completed computer-aided survey that assessed tobacco products. sample...
Numerous epidemiological accounts suggest that waterpipe smoking (aka hookah, shisha, narghile) has become a global phenomenon, especially among youth. The alarming spread of and accumulating evidence its addictive harmful effects represent new threat in the fight to limit tobacco-related morbidity mortality. In response waterpipe's trends, major public health tobacco control organisations have started or are considering systematic collection data about monitor trends assess different...
We examined prevalence rates of water pipe tobacco smoking among young people as a first step in assessing the health implications this form use.We use with data from 2007 Florida Youth Tobacco Survey, which assessed tobacco-related beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors state's middle high school students.Four percent students 11% reported ever having used pipe. Adolescent boys were significantly more likely than adolescent girls to pipes, African American adolescents less other racial/ethnic...
Hookah tobacco smoking is increasing among US college students, including those who would not otherwise use tobacco. Part of hookah's appeal attributed to the perception that hookah less harmful than cigarettes. The aims this study were assess knowledge exposures associated with relative cigarette and determine associations between outcomes. Students (N = 852) at University Florida randomly sampled via e-mail obtain information on demographics, behavior five (e.g. tar nicotine)....
Segmentation of populations may facilitate development targeted substance abuse prevention programs. The authors aimed to partition a national sample university students according profiles based on use.
Journal Article Knowledge, Attitudes, and Normative Beliefs as Predictors of Hookah Smoking Initiation: A Longitudinal Study University Students Get access Jaime E. Sidani, PhD, MPH, MPH 1Division General Internal Medicine, Department Pittsburgh School UPMC Montefiore Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA;2Program for Research on Media Health, PA; Search other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Ariel Shensa, MA, MA Tracey Barnett, PhD 3Department Behavioral Science Community...
Background: “Expectancies,” or beliefs about outcomes, robustly correlate with and predict several behaviors including electronic nicotine delivery system (“e-cigarette”) use. However, there is limited qualitative research available regarding relevant e-cigarette vaping expectancies. Objectives: The present study used a approach to derive refine expectancy themes among young adults. Methods: We conducted 12 focus groups two individual interviews adult nonusers, vapers, cigarette smokers,...
This study assessed food choice priorities (FCP) and associations with consumption of fruits vegetables (FV), fiber, added sugars from non-beverage sources, sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) among college students. Freshmen eight U.S. universities (N = 1149) completed the Food Choice Priorities Survey, designed for students to provide a way determine factors greatest importance regarding choices, NCI Dietary Screener Questionnaire. Changes in FCP dietary intake fall 2015 spring 2016 were...
This study assessed the impact of health-promotion program participation on short-term and long-term disability absence days during a 6-year period in manufacturing company. Male, hourly, active employees (n = 4189) were analyzed from 1995 to 2000. Disability absences compared for participants nonparticipants baseline (1995) through 5 years program. The percentage absent any given day was greater than that participants. Moreover, average number incurred by significantly increased year with...
The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence hookah use among Florida high school students over time. Alternative tobacco products, including hookah, pose a public health threat prevention efforts, especially adolescents. Youth Tobacco Survey data, representing all in state, were analyzed lifetime and current compared by demographic groups. Multiple years data (2007–2012) examined changes During past 6 years, there an increase students. While males remained at higher rate overall,...
To determine associations between positive and negative attitudes hookah tobacco smoking (HTS) among college students.
Waterpipe tobacco smoking, also known as hookah and shisha, has surged in popularity among young people the United States. is increasingly becoming first product that try. Given limited access to portability of waterpipes, waterpipe smokers who become more nicotine dependent over time may be likely turn cigarettes. This study examined relationship between smoking susceptibility cigarette adults States.Using data from 2012-2013 National Adult Tobacco Survey, a nationally representative sample...