LETTERS:

David A. Dzewaltowski, Paul A. Estabrooks, Lisa M. Klesges, and Russell E. Glasgow

TREND: AN IMPORTANT STEP, BUT NOT ENOUGH
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1474. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Don C. Des Jarlais, Cynthia Lyles, and Nicole Crepaz

DES JARLAIS ET AL. RESPOND
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Jay R. Schrand

TOBACCO CONTROL?
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Michael C. Fiore

FIORE RESPONDS
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1475-1476. [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Patrick Chaulk and Vahé A. Kazandjian

MOVING BEYOND RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1476. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITOR'S CHOICE:

Mary T. Bassett and Sarah Perl

Obesity: The Public Health Challenge of Our Time
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1477. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Julie L. Gerberding and James S. Marks

Making America Fit and Trim—Steps Big and Small
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1478-1479. [Full Text] [PDF]  

THE BURDEN OF OBESITY:

Patricia B. Crawford, Wendi Gosliner, Poppy Strode, Sarah E. Samuels, Claudia Burnett, Lisa Craypo, and Antronette K. Yancey

Walking the Talk: Fit WIC Wellness Programs Improve Self-Efficacy in Pediatric Obesity Prevention Counseling
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1480-1485. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Katherine. M. Flegal, David F. Williamson, Elsie R. Pamuk, and Harry M. Rosenberg

Estimating Deaths Attributable to Obesity in the United States
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1486-1489. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ADDRESSING CHILDHOOD OBESITY:

Elizabeth McGarvey, Adrienne Keller, Mena Forrester, Erin Williams, Donna Seward, and David E. Suttle

Feasibility and Benefits of a Parent-Focused Preschool Child Obesity Intervention
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1490-1495. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lorna E. Thorpe, Deborah G. List, Terry Marx, Linda May, Steven D. Helgerson, and Thomas R. Frieden

Childhood Obesity in New York City Elementary School Students
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1496-1500. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Ashlesha Datar and Roland Sturm

Physical Education in Elementary School and Body Mass Index: Evidence from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1501-1506. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Simone A. French, Mary Story, Jayne A. Fulkerson, and Peter Hannan

An Environmental Intervention to Promote Lower-Fat Food Choices in Secondary Schools: Outcomes of the TACOS Study
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1507-1512. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

RESEARCH AND PRACTICE:

Kristina M. Zierold and Henry Anderson

Trends in Blood Lead Levels Among Children Enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children From 1996 to 2000
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1513-1515. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Peizhong Peter Wang, Elizabeth M. Badley, and Monique A. Gignac

Perceived Need for Workplace Accommodation and Labor-Force Participation in Canadian Adults With Activity Limitations
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1515-1518. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Stéphanie Vandentorren, Florence Suzan, Sylvia Medina, Mathilde Pascal, Adeline Maulpoix, Jean-Claude Cohen, and Martine Ledrans

Mortality in 13 French Cities During the August 2003 Heat Wave
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1518-1520. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Susan M. Bernard and Michael A. McGeehin

Municipal Heat Wave Response Plans
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1520-1522. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kevin Fiscella, Naomi Pless, Sean Meldrum, and Paul Fiscella

Alcohol and Opiate Withdrawal in US Jails
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1522-1524. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sibylle Kranz, Anna Maria Siega-Riz, and Amy H. Herring

Changes in Diet Quality of American Preschoolers Between 1977 and 1998
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1525-1530. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wendy H. Oddy, Jill L. Sherriff, Nicholas H. de Klerk, Garth E. Kendall, Peter D. Sly, Lawrence J. Beilin, Kevin B. Blake, Louis I. Landau, and Fiona J. Stanley

The Relation of Breastfeeding and Body Mass Index to Asthma and Atopy in Children: A Prospective Cohort Study to Age 6 Years
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1531-1537. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Marcia Bayne-Smith, Paul S. Fardy, Ann Azzollini, John Magel, Kathryn H. Schmitz, and Denise Agin

Improvements in Heart Health Behaviors and Reduction in Coronary Artery Disease Risk Factors in Urban Teenaged Girls Through a School-Based Intervention: The PATH Program
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1538-1543. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Gloria Valeria da Veiga, Adriana Simone da Cunha, and Rosely Sichieri

Trends in Overweight Among Adolescents Living in the Poorest and Richest Regions of Brazil
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1544-1548. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Carol R. Horowitz, Kathryn A. Colson, Paul L. Hebert, and Kristie Lancaster

Barriers to Buying Healthy Foods for People With Diabetes: Evidence of Environmental Disparities
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1549-1554. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adam Drewnowski, Nicole Darmon, and André Briend

Replacing Fats and Sweets With Vegetables and Fruits—A Question of Cost
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1555-1559. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Sandrine Bertrais, Paul Preziosi, Louise Mennen, Pilar Galan, Serge Hercberg, and Jean-Michel Oppert

Sociodemographic and Geographic Correlates of Meeting Current Recommendations for Physical Activity in Middle-Aged French Adults: the Supplémentation en Vitamines et Minéraux Antioxydants (SUVIMAX) Study
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1560-1566. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Xiaoxing Z. He and David W. Baker

Body Mass Index, Physical Activity, and the Risk of Decline in Overall Health and Physical Functioning in Late Middle Age
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1567-1573. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Russ Lopez

Urban Sprawl and Risk for Being Overweight or Obese
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1574-1579. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Frances E. Kuo and Andrea Faber Taylor

A Potential Natural Treatment for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Evidence From a National Study
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1580-1586. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Claire Zizza, Amy H. Herring, June Stevens, and Barry M. Popkin

Length of Hospital Stays Among Obese Individuals
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1587-1591. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Hidemi Takimoto, Nobuo Yoshiike, Fumi Kaneda, and Katsushi Yoshita

Thinness Among Young Japanese Women
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1592-1595. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mary L. Adams, Julian D. Ford, and Wayne F. Dailey

Predictors of Help Seeking Among Connecticut Adults After September 11, 2001
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1596-1602. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andres G. Gil, Eric F. Wagner, and Jonathan G. Tubman

Associations Between Early-Adolescent Substance Use and Subsequent Young-Adult Substance Use Disorders and Psychiatric Disorders Among a Multiethnic Male Sample in South Florida
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1603-1609. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Juan Carlos Zevallos, Philip Huang, Monica Smoot, Kenneth Condon, and Celan Alo

Usefulness of Tobacco Check Boxes on Death Certificates: Texas, 1987–1998
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1610-1613. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Anthony D. LaMontagne, J. Michael Oakes, and Ruth N. Lopez Turley

Long-Term Ethylene Oxide Exposure Trends in US Hospitals: Relationship With OSHA Regulatory and Enforcement Actions
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1614-1619. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Gerard J. B. Sonder, Jim E. van Steenbergen, Lian P. M. J. Bovee, Paul G. H. Peerbooms, Roel A. Coutinho, and Anneke van den Hoek

Hepatitis A Virus Immunity and Seroconversion Among Contacts of Acute Hepatitis A Patients in Amsterdam, 1996–2000: An Evaluation of Current Prevention Policy
Am J Public Health 2004 94: 1620-1626. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

MARKETPLACE:

MARKETPLACE
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JOB OPPORTUNITIES:

JOB OPPORTUNITIES
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