A5046194153- Physical Activity and Health
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Educational and Psychological Assessments
- Counseling Practices and Supervision
- Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Mobile Learning in Education
- Gender and Technology in Education
- Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Flow Experience in Various Fields
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Community Health and Development
- Social Work Education and Practice
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research
- Youth Development and Social Support
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
2020
Harvard University
2017-2018
Boston University
2018
University of Southern California
2012-2017
In the study of motivational interviewing (MI), counselor skill has been posited to influence client language about change or "change talk." This investigates relationship between a specific behavior, valenced reflective listening, and talk in MI intervention with substance-using adolescents. A combination recorded in-person telephone (n = 223) sessions were sequentially coded using Motivational Interviewing Skill Code 2.5. Reflections categorized by valence, meaning they included content...
The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion completed research to understand factors that could encourage Americans follow the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, second edition, released in 2018. This study describes survey assessing demographic characteristics might be related knowledge awareness guidelines.An online 2050 adult physical activity contemplators assessed activity, guidelines, dosage recommendations. Univariate bivariate analyses were performed, differences...
We examined whether a bidirectional, longitudinal relationship exists between future time perspective (FTP), measured with the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory, and any past 30-day use of alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, or hard drugs among continuation high school students (N = 1,310, mean age 16.8 years) in large urban area. found increased FTP to be protective against drug for all substances except alcohol. While baseline did not predict changes 1 year later. The discussion explores why...
Background : The Move Your Way campaign, developed by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, aims to improve Americans’ adherence Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. This article describes research that informed campaign’s products, messaging, strategy. Methods A mixed-methods approach was used understand participants’ preferences physical activity messages information seeking. Two rounds (round 1 [n = 95] round 2 73]) focus groups an online survey (n 2050) were...
Motivational interviewing (MI) is an evidence-based communication method to assist clients in resolving their ambivalence regarding change. With a school emphasis on practice and learning outcomes, social work department implemented semester-long course MI. The purpose of this study was determine baseline skills evaluate student skill outcomes. Students 4 sections the (N = 137) completed validated pre- posttest measures empathy MI acquisition. Results indicated that students significantly...
A brief motivational interviewing (MI) intervention may be a viable adjunct to school-based substance abuse prevention programs. This article describes the development and implementation of MI with 573 adolescents (mean age 16.8; 40.3% female, 68% Latino) enrolled in eight continuation high schools Southern California. Study participants were assigned condition randomized controlled trial Project Toward No Drug Abuse. Data are provided on dosage, topics discussed, quality determined...
Physical activity engagement during childhood is associated with positive health outcomes in adulthood. Exercise and sport science research links physical enjoyment adoption maintenance, among other behaviors. However, public researchers rarely measure or discuss its role interventions theory. In this paper, we present the rationale for bringing to forefront of dialogue action increase children across life course. We outline five potential explanations lack health, offer solutions steps...
Physical activity is important for improving and maintaining overall health across the life span, including during after pregnancy. Achieving recommended levels of physical can be challenging pregnancy postpartum period. The US Office Disease Prevention Health Promotion sought to promote through development education materials Move Your Way campaign. Research was conducted with pregnant people learn what types messages would encourage in these populations.Participants were recruited from 3...
The leading substance of misuse among teens after tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana is the use pain killers. Very few longitudinal studies on prediction killer have been conducted teens. This study examined 1-year self-reported last 30-day controlling for baseline painkiller 1186 alternative high school youth in California. Among demographic, behavioral, psychosocial, environmental predictors, a multivariable model indicated that: (a) relatively higher levels use; (b) white ethnicity; (c)...
Physical activity engagement during childhood helps create lifelong patterns of health and fitness.Summer camps are an important domain influence for promotion, with over 14 million American children attending annually.No known studies have evaluated the impact sports-focused on levels.We test hypothesis that a sports camp (STEC) spend more time in moderate-tovigorous physical (MVPA) compared to general day camps.A repeated measures design used waist-worn accelerometers measure MVPA vigorous...
Background. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) developed the Move Your Way campaign to help more Americans increase their physical activity. includes than 80 English Spanish materials that can be used promote HHS also a community-based implementation strategy for campaign. Methods. collaborated with eight organizations from across United States pilot in communities. A mixed-methods process evaluation was conducted assess events, partnership involvement, material...