# overview
Her primary administrative role is serving as Founding Director of the University-wide Center for Population Health and Aging.

She also serves as Associate Vice President for Strategic Partnerships and Initiatives at the Health Science Center. As Founding Director of the Texas A&M Center for Population Health and Aging, she is working with an interdisciplinary cross-campus group to develop innovative research projects across public health, medicine, architecture, engineering and computer sciences that reframe healthy aging as the new normal.

She has been a primary investigator on multiple local, state and federally funded grants to implement and evaluate evidence-based interventions for promoting healthy lifestyle changes in midlife and older ages. As the National Program Director for Active for Life, she documented the success of behaviorally-based exercise programs for increasing physical activity in Americans 50 and older. She has also served as the national evaluator for the National Study of Chronic Disease Self-Management Program and has directed prevention and management of diabetes program evaluations, including the development and testing of a patient education DIOSK for providing education to low-literacy persons with diabetes. She has directed the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services adaptation and evaluation of the Texercise Program and overseen the local implementation and evaluation of the evidence-based Fit and Strong! program. Further, she has been an active member of the Texas Falls Prevention Coalition (now the Texas Active for Life Coalition) since its inception and has specialized expertise in evaluation of community-based fall prevention programs for vulnerable older adults, including A Matter of Balance, Otago, and Stepping On.

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Special Supplemental Nutrition Program For Women, Infants, And Children (WIC) Food Package

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Human Papillomavirus Recombinant Vaccine Quadrivalent, Types 6, 11, 16, 18

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Outcome And Process Assessment, Health Care

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Hiv, Disparity, African American, Healthcare

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Physical Activity, Survivorship, Mhealth, Website Design

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Outcome And Process Assessment, Health Care

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Physical Injury - Accidents And Adverse Effects

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3 Prevention Of Disease And Conditions, And Promotion Of Well-being

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3.1 Primary Prevention Interventions To Modify Behaviours Or Promote Wellbeing

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Alzheimer's Disease Including Alzheimer's Disease Related Dementias (ad/adrd)

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Alzheimer's Disease Including Alzheimer's Disease Related Dementias (ad/adrd)

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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

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Outcome And Process Assessment, Health Care

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Clinical Trials And Supportive Activities

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Alzheimer's Disease Including Alzheimer's Disease Related Dementias (ad/adrd)

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Diabetes Self-management Education And Support

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Clinical Trials And Supportive Activities

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A Matter Of Balance/volunteer Lay Leader Model

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Alzheimer's Disease Including Alzheimer's Disease Related Dementias (ad/adrd)

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35 Commerce, Management, Tourism And Services

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Clinical Trials And Supportive Activities

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Centers For Disease Control And Prevention, U.s.

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United States Department Of Veterans Affairs

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Centers For Disease Control And Prevention, U.s.

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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

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Centers For Disease Control And Prevention, U.s.

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Alzheimer's Disease Including Alzheimer's Disease Related Dementias (ad/adrd)

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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

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Chronic Disease Self-management Education Courses: Utilization By Low-income

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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

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Purdue University - (West Lafayette, Indiana, United States)

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Johns Hopkins University - (Baltimore, Maryland, United States)

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Johns Hopkins University - (Baltimore, Maryland, United States)

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The University of Texas at Austin - (Austin, Texas, United States)

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Indiana University Bloomington - (Bloomington, Indiana, United States)

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DIABETES IN AN AGING SOCIETY: IS IT UNDERREPORTED BY SENIORS?

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Multilevel Comparisons of Hospital Discharge among Older Adults with a Fall-Related Hospitalization.

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REACHING DIVERSE CDSMP PARTICIPANTS UTILIZING A DIVERSE DELIVERY INFRASTRUCTURE

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Incorporating PDA use in diabetes self-care: a central Texas Primary Care Research Network (CenTexNet) study.

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American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM)

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A qualitative case study examining intervention tailoring for minorities.

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Programs and Place: Risk and Asset Mapping for Fall Prevention.

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Disparities in Surgical Treatment of Early-Stage Breast Cancer Among Female Residents of Texas: The Role of Racial Residential Segregation.

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Social and environmental predictors of walking among older adults.

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Mexican Americans with type 2 diabetes: perspectives on definitions, motivators, and programs of physical activity.

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Diabetes Screening and Prevention in a High-Risk, Medically Isolated Border Community.

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Developing an evidence-based fall prevention curriculum for community health workers.

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Medical Students and Childhood Obesity: Health Disparity and Implication for Education.

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Self-care and assistance from others in coping with functional status limitations among a national sample of older adults.

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Erratum: The economic implications of self-care: The effect of lifestyle, functional adaptations, and medical self-care among a national sample of Medicare beneficiaries (American Journal of Public Health (2000) 90 (1608-1612))

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Symposium on physical frailty: A treatable cause of dependence in old age: Foreword

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Handgrip strength and perceived difficulty with meal preparation/consumption tasks in homebound elders

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Efficacy of a Mobile-Enabled Web App (iCanFit) in Promoting Physical Activity Among Older Cancer Survivors: A Pilot Study.

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Positive aspects of caregiving - Contributions of the REACH project to the development of new measures for Alzheimer's caregiving

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Diabetes Behaviors and Healthcare Needs of Border Mexican American Elders

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Advanced practice nurses' perspectives on the use of health optimization strategies for managing chronic disease among older adults in different care settings: pushing the boundaries of self-management programs.

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Measurement of leisure time satisfaction in family caregivers.

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As life expectancies rise, so are expectations for healthy aging

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HOME AND LEISURE INJURY PREVENTION .1. SELECTED INJURIES

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Implementing a Diabetes Education Program to Reduce Health Disparities in South Texas: Application of the RE-AIM Framework for Planning and Evaluation.

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Associations of food insecurity with body mass index among baby boomers and older adults

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Designing effective HIV/AIDS social and behavioral interventions for the population of those age 50 and older.

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HIV/AIDS and aging: Identifying a prevention research and care agenda

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Long term results of the NYU spouse-caregiver intervention study

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A novel autonomous vehicle interface for older adults with cognitive impairment.

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Statewide Implementation of the 'A Matter of Balance/Volunteer Lay Leader' Model

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THE DISSEMINATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CHRONIC DISEASE SELF-MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AMONG RURAL-RESIDING ADULTS

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Behavioral and mental health risk factor profiles among diverse primary care patients.

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Depressive symptomology management and falls among middle aged and older adults.

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The impact of chronic disease self-management programs: healthcare savings through a community-based intervention.

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Lifestyle discussions during doctor-older patient interactions: the role of time in the medical encounter.

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Internet-Based Resources for Disease Self-Care Among Middle-Aged and Older Women with Chronic Conditions.

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Before the fall: How oldsters can avoid one of old ages most dangerous events

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Organizational characteristics of successful innovative health care programs sustained over time.

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SOCIOCULTURAL AND BIOBEHAVIORAL PERSPECTIVES IN MENOPAUSAL RESEARCH - INTRODUCTION

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Levels and correlates of exercise in a border mexican american population.

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Psychosocial and cognitive health differences by caregiver status among older Mexican Americans.

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Protective and Risk Factors for Physical Activity and Falls Among Oldest-Old Adults Enrolled in an Evidence-Based Fall Risk Reduction Program

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SYSTEMS CHANGE FOR FALL PREVENTION PROGRAM DELIVERY

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UTILIZATION OF INTERNET-BASED RESOURCES FOR DISEASE SELF-CARE AMONG WOMEN WITH CHRONIC CONDITIONS

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Does Parents' Social Cohesion Influence Their Perception of Neighborhood Safety and Their Children's Active Commuting to and From School?

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State Fall Prevention Coalitions as Systems Change Agents: An Emphasis on Policy.

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National Working Group on the RE-AIM Planning and Evaluation Framework: Goals, Resources, and Future Directions.

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Creating a tipping point: Texas obesity policy actions in review, 2000-2010.

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Exploring sexual behaviors and health communication among older women.

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Influence of functional, urological, and environmental characteristics on urinary incontinence in community-dwelling older women.

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Hypercholesterolemia in youth: opportunities and obstacles to prevent premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

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Methods for streamlining intervention fidelity checklists: an example from the chronic disease self-management program.

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Impact of chronic disease self-management programs on type 2 diabetes management in primary care.

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Factors associated with healthcare-related frustrations among adults with chronic conditions.

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ASSESSING SYSTEMS CHANGE FOR FALL PREVENTION IN THREE STATES

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MULTI-LEVEL BEHAVIORAL CHANGE APPROACHES TO FALL PREVENTION: INDIVIDUAL, COMMUNITY AND POLICY

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Determinants of Walking among Middle-Aged and Older Overweight and Obese Adults: Sociodemographic, Health, and Built Environmental Factors.

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Dissemination of physical activity promotion interventions in underserved populations.

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Incorporating PDA use in diabetes self-care: A central Texas primary care research network (CenTexNet) study

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Frequency and prioritization of patient health risks from a structured health risk assessment.

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Forward: Contextualizing rurality for family and community health research.

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What the US can learn from other countries in dealing with pain and the opioid crisis

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Exercise: Health and well-being chair(s)

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Middle-aged and older people with AIDS - Trends in national surveillance rates, transmission routes, and risk factors

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Special care units for persons with dementia.

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Association between Recent Falls and Changes in Outdoor Environments near Community-Dwelling Older Adults' Homes over Time: Findings from the NHATS Study.

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Utilization of screening mammography among middle-aged and older women.

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Physicians' interest in different strategies for supporting pain -management and opioid prescribing: A cross-sectional study.

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Targeted mailed materials and the Medicare beneficiary: increasing mammogram screening among the elderly.

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Behavioral and technological interventions targeting glycemic control in a racially/ethnically diverse population: a randomized controlled trial.

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Otago Exercise Program in the United States: Comparison of 2 Implementation Models.

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AGING AND SUCCESSFUL ADAPTATION TO CHRONIC ILLNESSES

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Colleges and the Thanksgiving COVID-19 risk: Faucis right  holiday plans may have to change

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Assessing healthful eating among community dwelling rural older adults using self-reported fruit and vegetable consumption via a community-wide mail-out health status assessment.

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Evaluating the Influence of the Revised Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Food Allocation Package on Healthy Food Availability, Accessibility, and Affordability in Texas.

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HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE, DEPRESSION, AND OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG CHRONIC DISEASE SELF-MANAGEMENT PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS: FINDINGS FROM THE NATIONAL STUDY OF CDSMP

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A Contextual Look at Safe Routes to School Implementation in Texas

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Successes of a national study of the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program: meeting the triple aim of health care reform.

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Correlates of chronic disease and patient-provider discussions among middle-aged and older adult males: Implications for successful aging and sexuality.

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Social isolation: The COVID-19 pandemics hidden health risk for older adults, and how to manage it

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Contributions of research to health care of the aged.

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Perceived Responsibility to Initiate Family Health History Discussions among College Women Associated with Individuals Diagnosed with Heart Disease

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Results of the first year of active for life: translation of 2 evidence-based physical activity programs for older adults into community settings.

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Increasing uptake of Gardasil among American adolescents: comparisons with the history of Hepatitis B vaccination.

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Foreword Sleep and Health: Views About Sleep as a Health Determinant, Symptom, and Outcome

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Impact of school-based vegetable garden and physical activity coordinated health interventions on weight status and weight-related behaviors of ethnically diverse, low-income students: Study design and baseline data of the Texas, Grow! Eat! Go! (TGEG) cluster-randomized controlled trial.

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Sexual functioning and practices in a multi-ethnic study of midlife women: baseline results from SWAN.

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The effects of family involvement and practitioner home visits on the control of hypertension.

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Factors Associated With Diet and Exercise Among Overweight and Obese Older Hispanics With Diabetes

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Effectiveness of a generic chronic disease self-management program for people with type 2 diabetes: a translation study.

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Cost-Effectiveness of a Community Exercise and Nutrition Program for Older Adults: Texercise Select.

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Functional and Biomechanical Assessments of A Matter of Balance/Volunteer Lay Leader Model

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The role of session zero in successful completion of chronic disease self-management program workshops.

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Enhancing treatment fidelity in health behavior change studies: best practices and recommendations from the NIH Behavior Change Consortium.

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Physician discussion about social activities in primary care encounters with older adults.

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BUILDING STATE-WIDE CAPACITY FOR FALLS PREVENTION PROGRAMS: TEXAS FALLS PREVENTION COALITION

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NEIGHBOURHOOD SAFETY AND INJURY PREVENTION AMONG OLDER ADULTS: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW

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Quality of primary care processes for individuals with chronic diseases associated with the metabolic syndrome: a comparative study.

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Validation of an Exercise Instrument for US-Mexico Border Spanish Speakers

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Diabetes education kiosks in a latino community.

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Health indicators associated with falls among middle-aged and older women enrolled in an evidence-based program.

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Effects of chronic disease self-management programs for participants with higher depression scores: secondary analyses of an on-line and a small-group program.

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PET POSSESSION AND WELL-BEING IN ELDERLY WOMEN

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Geographic variations in access and utilization of cancer screening services: examining disparities among American Indian and Alaska Native Elders.

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Physical activity and associated medical cost savings among at-risk older adults participating a community-based health & wellness program.

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Dementia special care: the development of a national research initiative.

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New and emerging roles for the older patient as health care consumer

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Delivery of Fall Prevention Interventions for At-Risk Older Adults in Rural Areas: Findings from a National Dissemination.

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Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Needs of Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Rural-Urban Comparison in Delaware, USA.

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Confronting the diabetes disparity: a look at diabetes, nutrition, and physical activity programs in the Lower Rio Grande Valley.

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SCREENING FOR BREAST-CANCER IN OLDER WOMEN - THE MISSED COHORT - PREFACE

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BMI SELECTIVELY IMPAIRS POSTURAL BALANCE UNDER DUAL TASK CONDITIONS

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Severe elder obesity and 1-year diminished lower extremity physical performance in homebound older adults.

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Staffing in traditional and special dementia care units. Preliminary findings from the National Institute on Aging Collaborative Studies.

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The effects of exercise on the quality of life of frail older adults: a preplanned meta-analysis of the FICSIT trials.

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Can chronic disease management programs for patients with type 2 diabetes reduce productivity-related indirect costs of the disease? Evidence from a randomized controlled trial.

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Pre-existing conditions: The age group most vulnerable if coverage goes away

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Professional perspectives on physical activity screening practices: Shifting the paradigm

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Factors Associated with Successful Completion of the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program among Middle-Aged and Older Asian-American Participants: A National Study.

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Physicians' Perceptions about Race-based Disparities in HIV Treatment

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MULTI-LEVEL FALL PREVENTION OVER TIME: THE STATE-DRIVEN FALL PREVENTION PROJECT

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Correlates of CVD and discussing sexual issues with physicians among male military veterans.

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The role of health literacy and communication habits on previous colorectal cancer screening among low-income and uninsured patients.

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TCOPPE school environmental audit tool: assessing safety and walkability of school environments.

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Disparities of food availability and affordability within convenience stores in Bexar County, Texas.

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Characteristics Associated with HPV Diagnosis and Perceived Risk for Cervical Cancer Among Unmarried, Sexually Active College Women.

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A comparison of effectiveness of biofeedback and pelvic muscle exercise treatment of stress incontinence in older community-dwelling women.

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Hypertension Awareness and Associated Factors among Older Chinese Adults.

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Neighborhood influences on physical activity in middle-aged and older adults: a multilevel perspective.

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Implementation of a Diabetes Education Kiosk in a Low-Income Clinical Setting: A Community Implementation Process

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Attitudes, Beliefs, and Cost-Related Medication Nonadherence Among Adults Aged 65 or Older With Chronic Diseases.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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Searching for maintenance in exercise interventions for cancer survivors.

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Changing organizational culture: using the CEO cancer gold standard policy initiatives to promote health and wellness at a school of public health.

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A systematic method for selecting patient-reported outcome measures in diabetes research.

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The Behavior Change Consortium: setting the stage for a new century of health behavior-change research.

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Designing iCanFit: A Mobile-Enabled Web Application to Promote Physical Activity for Older Cancer Survivors.

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A general framework for family impact analysis.

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Effect of multicomponent interventions on caregiver burden and depression: the REACH multisite initiative at 6-month follow-up.

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RE-AIM in Clinical, Community, and Corporate Settings: Perspectives, Strategies, and Recommendations to Enhance Public Health Impact.

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Health-related quality of life among Mexican Americans living in colonias at the Texas-Mexico border.

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Self-care difficulties and reliance on support among vulnerable middle-aged and older adults with chronic conditions: A cross-sectional study.

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Use of focus groups in multi-site, multi-ethnic research projects for women's health: a Study of Women Across the Nation (swan) example.

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Disseminating the Otago Exercise Program in the United States: Perceived and Actual Physical Performance Improvements From Participants.

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Cancer prevention among adults aged 45-64 years: setting the stage.

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Maintaining continence in nursing home residents through the application of industrial quality control.

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Multiple therapeutic categories of medications and severe obesity are associated with greater perceived diabetes burden in homebound elders

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Workshop characteristics related to chronic disease self-management education program attendance.

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MAKING OLDER ADULT FALL PREVENTION PART OF ROUTINE CARE IN A LARGE HEALTH SYSTEM IN NEW YORK STATE

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Measuring success: evaluation article types for the public health education and promotion section of frontiers in public health.

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Correlates of volunteering among aging Texans: the roles of health indicators, spirituality, and social engagement.

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Standards of Evidence for Behavioral Counseling Recommendations.

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People living in disadvantaged areas faced greater challenges in staying active and using recreational facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Effects of Sequential Participation in Evidence-Based Health and Wellness Programs Among Older Adults.

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Exemplifying the Evidence Base for Health Promotion Programs Across Populations Foreword

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Disparities in Diabetes Management by Race or Ethnicity in a Primary Care Clinic in Central Texas

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Gender, self-reported depressive symptoms, and sleep disturbance among older community-dwelling persons. FICSIT group. Frailty and Injuries: Cooperative Studies of Intervention Techniques.

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Relative Association of Multi-Level Supportive Environments on Poor Health among Older Adults.

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A clinical trial of a behavioral therapy to reduce urinary incontinence in nursing homes. Outcome and implications.

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Assessing costs and potential returns of evidence-based programs for seniors.

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Judging outcomes in psychosocial interventions for dementia caregivers: the problem of treatment implementation.

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HPV-Related Cancer Prevention and Control Programs at Community-Based HIV/AIDS Service Organizations: Implications for Future Engagement.

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INFLUENCE OF CHRONIC DISEASE SELF-MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS (CDSMP) ON HEALTHCARE OUTCOMES AND COSTS: FINDINGS FROM THE NATIONAL STUDY OF CDSMP

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The Influence of Organizational Culture on School-Based Obesity Prevention Interventions: A Systematic Review of the Literature.

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A Cross-Sectional Examination of Patients' Perspectives About Their Pain, Pain Management, and Satisfaction with Pain Treatment.

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Closing the Disparity Gap: The Work of the Administration on Aging

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Active commuting to school: a test of a modified integrative model.

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Correlates of Receiving a Recommendation for More Physical Activity From a Primary Care Provider.

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MULTIMORBIDITY AND HEALTHCARE UTILIZATION AMONG MALE OLDEST-OLD PATIENTS: RESULTS FROM CLAIMS DATA

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The provision of diabetes-monitoring exams to older Latinos.

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Extending cancer prevention to improve fruit and vegetable consumption.

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Self-reported physical and mental health of older adults: the roles of caregiving and resources.

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The impact of a communitywide smoke-free ordinance on smoking among older adults.

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Dementia special care: overview of research policy and practice.

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Using a new taxonomy to combine the uncombinable: integrating results across diverse interventions.

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RE-AIM in the Real World: Use of the RE-AIM Framework for Program Planning and Evaluation in Clinical and Community Settings.

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Geospatial distribution of fall-related hospitalization incidence in Texas.

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Factors associated with higher hemoglobin A1c and type 2 diabetes-related costs: Secondary data analysis of adults 18 to 64 in Texas with commercial insurance.

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Recruitment of older participants in frailty/injury prevention studies.

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Biopsychosocial correlates of divorce/separation in middle-aged women

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A pilot walking program for Mexican-American women living in colonias at the border.

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National dissemination of chronic disease self-management education programs: an incremental examination of delivery characteristics.

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Older adults' perspectives on screening prior to initiating an exercise program.

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Longitudinal changes in sexual functioning as women transition through menopause: results from the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation.

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Effects of Funding Allocation for Safe Routes to School Programs on Active Commuting to School and Related Behavioral, Knowledge, and Psychosocial Outcomes: Results From the Texas Childhood Obesity Prevention Policy Evaluation (T-COPPE) Study

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Quality of life following bladder training in older women with urinary incontinence.

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Factors associated with successful completion of the chronic disease self-management program by adults with type 2 diabetes.

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Implementing and Disseminating Exercise Programs for Older Adult Populations

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Physicians' discussions about body weight, healthy diet, and physical activity with overweight or obese elderly patients.

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Perceived burden of diabetes is associated with lower extremity physical performance in homebound elders

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How technology could be a solution to caregiver shortage for seniors

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Healthcare providers' perceptions and self-reported fall prevention practices: findings from a large new york health system.

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AN OVERVIEW OF COMMUNITIES PUTTING PREVENTION TO WORK: CHRONIC DISEASE SELF-MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

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Most caregivers of people with dementia are family members, and they need help

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The Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregiver Health (REACH): project design and baseline characteristics.

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Measurement issues in chronic care populations: dementia special care.

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Factors influencing health care utilization in older Hispanics with diabetes along the Texas-Mexico border.

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Cost of fall-related hospitalizations among older adults: environmental comparisons from the 2011 Texas hospital inpatient discharge data.

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Prompted voiding treatment of urinary incontinence in nursing home patients. A behavior management approach for nursing home staff.

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Adoption, reach, implementation, and maintenance of a behavioral and mental health assessment in primary care.

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Engaging the Underrepresented Sex: Male Participation in Chronic Disease Self-Management Education (CDSME) Programs.

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Toward the development of a research agenda on organizational issues in the delivery of healthcare to older Americans

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Predictors of body mass index among low-income community-dwelling older adults.

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FALL PREVENTION INTERVENTION SUSTAINABILITY AFTER THE FUNDING ENDS

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Prevalence and correlates of doctor-geriatric patient lifestyle discussions: analysis of ADEPT videotapes.

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RISK APPRAISAL MEASURE AND CHANGE IN POSITIVE ASPECTS OF CAREGIVING: FINDINGS FROM THE REACH II PROJECT

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Physiologic markers of chronic stress in premenopausal, middle-aged women.

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RESOURCES PREPAREDNESS AND CAREGIVING SELF-RATING AMONG OLDER INFORMAL CAREGIVERS

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Differential risk of falls associated with pain medication among community-dwelling older adults by cognitive status.

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Adaptation of the chronic disease self-management program for cancer survivors: feasibility, acceptability, and lessons for implementation.

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Using Walk Score and Neighborhood Perceptions to Assess Walking Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults.

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Screening for and prescribing exercise for older adults

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Erratum: Results of the first year of Active for Life: Translation of 2 evidence-based physical activity programs for older adults into community settings (American Journal of Public Health (2006) 96 (1201-1209) DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.074690)

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Chronic disease self-management program in the workplace: opportunities for health improvement.

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Changing behavior throughout the life-course: Translating the success of aging research.

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Change in health-related quality of life over the menopausal transition in a multiethnic cohort of middle-aged women: Study of Women's Health Across the Nation.

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Socioecological factors and positive aspects of caregiving: findings from the REACH II intervention.

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Development of the common data base for the FICSIT trials.

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A Multi-Level, Mobile-Enabled Intervention to Promote Physical Activity in Older Adults in the Primary Care Setting (iCanFit 2.0): Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.

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Disseminating an Evidence-Based Disease Self-Management Program for Older Americans: Implications for Diversifying Participant Reach Through Delivery Site Adoption

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Apps seeking theories: results of a study on the use of health behavior change theories in cancer survivorship mobile apps.

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National Reach and Dissemination of EnhanceFitness

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Factors affecting acceptability and usability of technological approaches to diabetes self-management: a case study.

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Determinants of self-management strategies to reduce out-of-pocket prescription medication expense in homebound older people.

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Programmatic influences on outcomes of an evidence-based fall prevention program for older adults: a translational assessment.

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CHILD MALTREATMENT - AN ANALYSIS OF FAMILIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL PREDICTORS

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USE OF ANIMAL COMPANIONS IN LONG-TERM CARE SETTINGS - ISSUES FOR RESEARCH AND PRACTICE

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Setting the stage: measure selection, coordination, and data collection for a national self-management initiative.

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Understanding primary care physicians' propensity to assess elderly patients for depression using interaction and survey data.

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Falls efficacy among older adults enrolled in an evidence-based program to reduce fall-related risk: sustainability of individual benefits over time.

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Metropolitan versus nonmetropolitan differences in functional status and self-care practice: findings from a national sample of community-dwelling older adults.

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Aging and the life-course: advancing psychosomatic medicine research.

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Texercise select effectiveness: an examination of physical activity and nutrition outcomes.

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Frailty and injuries in later life: the FICSIT trials.

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The Healthy Aging Research Network: Modeling Collaboration for Community Impact.

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Fall prevention in community settings: results from implementing tai chi: moving for better balance in three States.

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Recruitment and retention in minority populations: Lessons learned in conducting research on health promotion and minority aging: Preface

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STATE-BASED FALL PREVENTION COALITIONS: POLICIES IMPLEMENTED, BARRIERS ENCOUNTERED, SUCCESSFUL STRATEGIES

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Advanced practice nurses and program evaluation: can solicitation of an e-mail address lead to longitudinal selection bias?

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Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivorship Educational Programming: A Qualitative Evaluation.

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Using the iPod Touch for Patient Health Behavior Assessment and Health Promotion in Primary Care.

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Active For Life (R): Results Of The Pilot Year Outcome Evaluation

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Familial perceptions of juvenile diabetes.

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RE-AIM Planning and Evaluation Framework: Adapting to New Science and Practice With a 20-Year Review.

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Factors associated with ADL and IADL dependency among Korean centenarians: reaching the 100-year-old life transition.

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The cancer prevention and control research network: An interactive systems approach to advancing cancer control implementation research and practice.

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American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

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TEXAS HEALTHY LIFESTYLES: GEOGRAPHIC REACH AND DISSEMINATION OF DISEASE SELF-MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS

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Examining the Role of Income Inequality and Neighborhood Walkability on Obesity and Physical Activity among Low-Income Hispanic Adults.

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The longitudinal effects of behavioral, health, and socio-demographic factors on body mass index among older Chinese adults.

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Results from the Active for Life process evaluation: program delivery fidelity and adaptations.

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Mexican-American children's perspectives: neighborhood characteristics and physical activity in Texas-Mexico border colonias.

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PROMOTING CHRONIC DISEASE SELF-MANAGEMENT IN THE US: MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF AN AGING SOCIETY

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Food-shopping environment disparities in Texas WIC vendors: a pilot study.

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STATE COALITIONS: A CRITICAL POLICY-LEVEL BEHAVIOR CHANGE INTERVENTION FOR FALL PREVENTION

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Impact of a Behavioral Intervention on Diet, Eating Patterns, Self-Efficacy, and Social Support.

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Reaching diverse participants utilizing a diverse delivery infrastructure: a replication study.

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EXAMINING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SEXUALITY AND SUCCESSFUL AGING AMONG HISPANIC/LATINO POST-MENOPAUSAL WOMEN

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National study of chronic disease self-management: 6-month and 12-month findings among cancer survivors and non-cancer survivors.

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Commentary: Public Health System Perspective on Implementation of Evidence-Based Fall-Prevention Strategies for Older Adults.

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Systematic review and meta-analysis of fear of falling and fall-related efficacy in a widely disseminated community-based fall prevention program.

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Innovative physical activity programs: The implementation challenge

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Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Public Health, Southwest Rural Health Research Center

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Introduction to the special section on Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregiver Health (REACH).

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The engagement in physical activity for middle-aged and older adults with multiple chronic conditions: findings from a community health assessment.

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Successful Falls Prevention Programming for Older Adults in Texas: Rural-Urban Variations

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Measurement of service units and costs of care for persons with dementia in special care units.

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BLADDER TRAINING AND RELATED THERAPIES FOR URINARY-INCONTINENCE - A RESEARCH AGENDA

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Children's active commuting to school: an interplay of self-efficacy, social economic disadvantage, and environmental characteristics.

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Ethnic differences in past hysterectomy for benign conditions.

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Predicting mortality from community surveys of older adults: the importance of self-rated functional ability.

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Dementia caregiver intervention research: in search of clinical significance.

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ESTABLISHING A FORUM FOR DEFINING PROGRAM OUTCOMES FOR PARTICIPANTS

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Changes in quality of life indicators among Chronic Disease Self-Management Program participants: an examination by race and ethnicity.

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HPV Vaccination Status and Mandate Support for School-Aged Adolescents Among College Females.

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Predictors of increased physical activity in the Active for Life program.

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Research, practice, and policy perspectives on evidence-based programing for older adults.

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Meeting the challenge of cancer survivorship in public health: results from the evaluation of the chronic disease self-management program for cancer survivors.

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Residential rurality and oral health disparities: influences of contextual and individual factors.

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What makes special care special: concept mapping as a definitional tool.

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Communication between older patients and their physicians.

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IMPACT OF A PROGRAM AND ITS EVALUATION: ACTIVE FOR LIFE (R)

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Examination of sustainability indicators for fall prevention strategies in three states.

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Sociodemographic and healthcare characteristics of Colonia residents: the role of life stage in predicting health risks and diabetes status in a disadvantaged Hispanic population.

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Health-related quality of life in a multiethnic sample of middle-aged women: Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN).

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A national program to enhance research on Minority Aging and Health Promotion

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Effects of the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program on medication adherence among older adults.

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Child maltreatment and the use of social services

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Transformation of a rural community for active living.

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Active for life: final results from the translation of two physical activity programs.

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FAMILY IMPACT ANALYSIS - CONCEPTS AND METHODOLOGIES

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How to keep a public health and aging program going

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Understanding the challenges encountered and adaptations made by community organizations in translation of evidence-based behavior change physical activity interventions: a qualitative study.

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Designing a valid randomized pragmatic primary care implementation trial: the my own health report (MOHR) project.

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Personal and delivery site characteristics associated with intervention dosage in an evidence-based fall risk reduction program for older adults.

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FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH HEALTHCARE-RELATED FRUSTRATIONS AMONG ADULTS WITH CHRONIC CONDITIONS

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Commentary: Working toward a Multi-Program Strategy in Fall Prevention.

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The Olera.care Digital Caregiving Assistance Platform for Dementia Caregivers: Preliminary Evaluation Study (Preprint)

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Factors associated with Hispanic adults attending spanish-language disease self-management program workshops and workshop completion.

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Considerations in the development of age-sensitive indicators for assessing health promotion

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Conducting rapid, relevant research: lessons learned from the My Own Health Report project.

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Factors Associated With Injurious Falls in Residential Care Facilities.

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Perceptions about community applications of RE-AIM in the promotion of evidence-based programs for older adults.

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Expanding Bicycle Infrastructure to Promote Physical Activity in Hidalgo County, Texas.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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12 Responsible Consumption and Production

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Factors associated with ageist attitudes among college students.

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Strategies for community organizations to select, deliver, and evaluate evidence-based physical activity programs for seniors: A USA national blueprint report

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Outcomes of online support and resources for cancer survivors: a systematic literature review.

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Screening for breast cancer in older women: The 'missed cohort'

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Editorial: Evidence-Based Practices to Reduce Falls and Fall-Related Injuries Among Older Adults.

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Attitudes Toward Technology and Use of Fall Alert Wearables in Caregiving: Survey Study.

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Factors Associated with Women's Chronic Disease Management: Associations of Healthcare Frustrations, Physician Support, and Self-Care Needs.

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Correlates of sexual function among multi-ethnic middle-aged women: results from the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN).

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Thematic analysis of challenges and needs of family caregivers of persons living with dementia: Planning for a digital platform to address financial, legal, and functional care (Preprint)

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AGE DIFFERENCES IN POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE AFFECT AMONG OLDEST-OLD ADULTS: FINDINGS FROM THE GEORGIA CENTENARIAN STUDY

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A lexicon for measuring maintenance of behavior change.

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Psychotropic medication discussions in older adults' primary care office visits: So much to do, so little time.

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Project VIA BRAZIL: Active Living, Finding Healthy Ways

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BEHAVIORAL GERIATRICS - PERCEPTIONS OF AND RESPONSES TO HEALTH AND ILLNESS

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Effectiveness of a Lifestyle Intervention on Social Support, Self-Efficacy, and Physical Activity among Older Adults: Evaluation of Texercise Select.

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Risk factors that predict staff failure to release nursing home residents from restraints.

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Theory-comparison and multiple-behavior research: common themes advancing health behavior research.

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Association of medication selfrestriction behaviors with recurrent falls in homebound older adults who receive home-delivered meals

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Older adults as a community resource: results from the National Survey of Self-Care and Aging.

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BMI and lifestyle changes as correlates to changes in self-reported diagnosis of hypertension among older Chinese adults.

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The influence of early parenting on child maltreatment

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Texercise Effectiveness: Impacts on Physical Functioning and Quality of Life.

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Health and health care utilization among obese and diabetic baby boomers and older adults.

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Reported Systems Changes and Sustainability Perceptions of Three State Departments of Health Implementing Multi-Faceted Evidence-Based Fall Prevention Efforts.

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Underuse of aspirin for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease events in women.

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Perceived barriers to children's active commuting to school: a systematic review of empirical, methodological and theoretical evidence.

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Translating science into public health practice: lessons from physical activity interventions.

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The Olera.care Digital Caregiving Assistance Platform for Dementia Caregivers: Preliminary Evaluation Study (Preprint)

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Correlates of sexual function among multi-ethnic middle-aged women: results from the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN).

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MAINTAINING POSITIVE OUTCOMES IN A NATIONAL ROLL-OUT OF CDSMP

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Promoting public health through state cancer control plans: a review of capacity and sustainability.

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Issues in Elderly Patient-Provider Interactions

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The economic implications of self-care: the effect of lifestyle, functional adaptations, and medical self-care among a national sample of Medicare beneficiaries.

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Correlates of successful completion of the chronic disease self-management program by diabetics

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Erratum: Attitudes toward menopause and aging across ethnic/racial groups (Psychosomatic Medicine (1999) 61 (865-875))

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SUSTAINABILITY: THE ROLE OF INNOVATIVE MODELS TO BRING AND KEEP PROGRAMS AT SCALE

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Cost-effectiveness of the chronic disease self-management program: implications for community-based organizations.

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Health-related Quality of Life & Well-Being

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Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Public Health, Southwest Rural Health Research Center

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Assessing diabetes practices in clinical settings: precursor to building community partnerships around disease management.

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Fall prevention in community settings: results from implementing stepping on in three States.

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How age diversity in a presidential Cabinet could affect policies and programs

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Method and design issues in evaluation of community health education programs: a case study in breast and cervical cancer.

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Family physicians perception on environmental influences in promoting physical activity in their obese patients

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Parental safety concerns and active school commute: correlates across multiple domains in the home-to-school journey.

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INTERNET USE AND ISSUES OF SELF-CARE AMONG MIDDLE-AGED AND OLDER ADULTS WITH CHRONIC CONDITIONS

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Neighborhood safety factors associated with older adults' health-related outcomes: A systematic literature review.

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Teaching nursing homes revisited. Survey of affiliations between American medical schools and long-term-care facilities.

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Effects of an Evidence-Based Falls Risk-Reduction Program on Physical Activity and Falls Efficacy among Oldest-Old Adults.

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Barriers to health care among Bell County residents with health insurance medical aid.

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Older adults' participation in a community-based falls prevention exercise program: relationships between the EASY tool, program attendance, and health outcomes.

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Bridging research and policy to address childhood obesity among border Hispanics: a pilot study.

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Fear of Outdoor Falling Among Community-Dwelling Middle-Aged and Older Adults: The Role of Neighborhood Environments.

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Sexual Behaviors, Healthcare Interactions, and HIV-Related Perceptions Among Adults Age 60 Years and Older: An Investigation by Race/Ethnicity.

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Ethnic and health correlates of diabetes-related amputations at the Texas-Mexico border.

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EvidenceToPrograms.com: A Toolkit to Support Evidence-Based Programming for Seniors.

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Innovative Intervention Approaches for Alzheimer's Disease Caregivers

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ASSURING DATA COLLECTION AND QUALITY IN STATE-WIDE IMPLEMENTATION OF EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS

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Walking and neighborhood environments for obese and overweight patients: perspectives from family physicians.

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Can an Internet-based health risk assessment highlight problems of heart disease risk factor awareness? A cross-sectional analysis.

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A systematic review of special events to promote breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screening in the United States.

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Accessing physical activity among young adults attending a university: the role of sex, race/ethnicity, technology use, and sleep.

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Group-based trajectory analysis identifies varying diabetes-related cost trajectories among type 2 diabetes patients in Texas: an empirical study using commercial insurance.

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Metastatic breast cancer alliance's patient education and access to trials: Perceptions and actions

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American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

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Typing performance and body discomfort among overweight and obese office workers: A pilot study of keyboard modification.

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DEVELOPING, IMPLEMENTING, AND DISSEMINATING A FALLS PREVENTION CURRICULUM FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS

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Tailoring psychological interventions for ethnically diverse dementia caregivers

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Intervention taxonomy (ITAX): describing essential features of interventions.

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Sustainability of evidence-based community-based physical activity programs for older adults: lessons from Active for Life.

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TRANSLATING RESEARCH TO PRACTICE: THE ACTIVE FOR LIFE PROGRAM

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Preventing falls among community-dwelling older persons: results from a randomized trial.

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Increasing the Availability of Physical Activity Programs for Older Adults: Lessons Learned From Texercise Stakeholders.

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A proposal for a new screening paradigm and tool called Exercise Assessment and Screening for You (EASY).

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Variations in body mass index among older Americans: the roles of social and lifestyle factors.

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Age groupings make a difference in correlates of moderate intensity physical activity among Brazos Valley adults

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The Application of Fully Immersive Virtual Reality on Reminiscence Interventions for Older Adults: Scoping Review.

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The Caregiver Vigilance Scale: application and validation in the Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregiver Health (REACH) project.

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Beyond screening: tailoring physical activity options with the EASY tool.

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Associations between health care factors and self-reported health status among individuals with diabetes: results from a community assessment.

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Aging, health, and culture: the contribution of medical anthropology.

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DECISION TO PARENT OR NOT - NORMATIVE AND STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS

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Gait Speed among Older Participants Enrolled in an Evidence-Based Fall Risk Reduction Program: A Subgroup Analysis.

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Community Case Study Article Type: Criteria for Submission and Peer Review.

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Attitudes Toward Technology and Use of Fall Alert Wearables in Caregiving: Survey Study (Preprint)

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Symposium synopsis: Psychosocial and cultural aspects of the menopausal transition.

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Screening older adults for exercise: Lessons learned from the behavioral change consortium

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Challenging aging stereotypes: strategies for creating a more active society.

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Psychosocial factors in urinary incontinence.

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Effectiveness of Special Care Unit (SCU) placements in reducing physically aggressive behaviors in recently admitted dementia nursing home residents

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Adherence to pharmacological interventions. Current trends and future directions. The Pharmacological Intervention Working Group.

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Improvements in sleep problems among the chronic disease self-management program participants.

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Older adults' perceptions of their health and functioning in relation to sleep disturbance, falling, and urinary incontinence.FICSIT Group.

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THE EXERCISE/PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ASSESSMENT AND SCREENING FOR YOU (EASY)

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Neighborhood walking among overweight and obese adults: age variations in barriers and motivators.

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The impact of a national strategy to increase physical activity among older adults on national organizations.

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Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Public Health, Southwest Rural Health Research Center

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Social marketing as a framework for recruitment: illustrations from the REACH study.

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Impact of complementary and alternative medicine offerings on cancer patients' emotional health and ability to self-manage health conditions.

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Maintenance of change in the Active-for-Life initiative.

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National study of chronic disease self-management: six-month outcome findings.

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The impact of behavioral and mental health risk assessments on goal setting in primary care.

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Meeting the geriatric workforce shortage for long-term care: opinions from the field.

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EVIDENCE-BASED FALL PREVENTION FOR PHYSICAL THERAPIST: THE REACH, IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF AN ONLINE TRAINING PROGRAM ON PHYSICAL THERAPY PRACTICE

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Variation in cost of informal caregiving and formal-service use for people with Alzheimer's disease.

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Obesity and perceived severity of obstructive sleep apnea-related conditions.

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WHAT ACCOUNTS FOR POSITIVE PERCEPTIONS OF SELF-RATED HEALTH AMONG OLDEST-OLD ADULTS? FINDINGS FROM THE GEORGIA CENTENARIAN STUDY

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FACTORS INFLUENCING OUTCOMES OF AN EVIDENCE-BASED FALLS PREVENTION PROGRAM FOR TEXAS SENIORS

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Families, informal supports, and Alzheimer's disease. Current research and future agendas.

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CORRELATES OF HEALTHCARE UTILIZATION AMONG BORDER MEXICAN AMERICAN SENIORS WITH DIABETES

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Association between depression and physical activity in type 2 diabetes, 2000-2018: a systematic review

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Leveraging Administrative Data for Program Evaluations: A Method for Linking Data Sets Without Unique Identifiers.

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Perceived Utility of the RE-AIM Framework for Health Promotion/Disease Prevention Initiatives for Older Adults: A Case Study from the U.S. Evidence-Based Disease Prevention Initiative.

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Using Family-Focused Garden, Nutrition, and Physical Activity Programs To Reduce Childhood Obesity: The Texas! Go! Eat! Grow! Pilot Study.

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Reducing and managing restraints in long-term-care facilities.

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FORGING AHEAD - LINKING HEALTH AND BEHAVIOR TO IMPROVE QUALITY-OF-LIFE IN OLDER-PEOPLE

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Severe obesity and depression predict perception of increased diabetes severity over 1-year in homebound elders

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Moving to an Activity-Friendly Community Can Increase Physical Activity.

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Challenges Associated with Multi-institutional Multi-site Clinical Trial Collaborations: Lessons from a Diabetes Self-Management Interventions Study in Primary Care

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Behavioral Cluster Analysis of Food Consumption: Associations with Comparatively Healthier Food Choices

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Factors associated with tobacco smoking practices among middle-aged and older women in Texas.

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Practical and relevant self-report measures of patient health behaviors for primary care research.

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Changes in physical functioning in the Active Living Every Day program of the Active for Life Initiative.

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The reach of chronic-disease self-management education programs to rural populations.

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GEOSPATIAL INFLUENCE ON PARTICIPATION AND SUCCESS IN A CHRONIC DISEASE PROGRAM IN SOUTH TEXAS

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The Otago Exercise Program: Innovative Delivery Models to Maximize Sustained Outcomes for High Risk, Homebound Older Adults.

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PHYSICIAN COMMUNICATION OF BODY WEIGHT, HEALTHY DIETS, AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY WITH OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE OLDER ADULTS

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Linking evidence-based program participant data with medicare data: the consenting process and correlates of retrospective participant consents.

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EFFECTS OF SOCIAL SUPPORT AND HEALTH PROFESSIONAL HOME VISITS ON PATIENT ADHERENCE TO HYPERTENSION REGIMENS

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HIV/AIDS interventions for midlife and older adults: current status and challenges.

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Communicating with older patients: a challenge for researchers and clinicians.

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Measuring the quality of life of the elderly in health promotion intervention clinical trials.

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Current Status of Healthy Aging and Dementia Research: A Symposium Summary.

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Improving diabetes self-care with a PDA in ambulatory care.

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Protective and Risk Factors for 5-Year Survival in the Oldest Veterans: Data from the Veterans Health Administration.

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Restricted Social Engagement among Adults Living with Chronic Conditions.

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Quality of life in diverse groups of midlife women: assessing the influence of menopause, health status and psychosocial and demographic factors.

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Measuring physical activity in older adults: use of the Community Health Activities Model Program for Seniors Physical Activity Questionnaire and the Yale Physical Activity Survey in three behavior change consortium studies.

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A cross-sectional validation study of the FICSIT common data base static balance measures. Frailty and Injuries: Cooperative Studies of Intervention Techniques.

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Attitudes toward menopause and aging across ethnic/racial groups.

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The therapeutic design of environments for people with dementia: further reflections and recent findings from the National Institute on Aging Collaborative studies of Dementia special care units.

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Testing Usability and Acceptability of a Web Application to Promote Physical Activity (iCanFit) Among Older Adults.

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Anatomy of culturally sensitive interventions promoting nutrition and exercise in hispanics: a critical examination of existing literature.

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Self-management at the tipping point: reaching 100,000 Americans with evidence-based programs.

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Double strain of severe obesity and depression on perception of increased diabetes burden among homebound older women.

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THE IMPORTANCE OF STATE FALL PREVENTION COALITIONS FOR POLICY-LEVEL CHANGE

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Use of Mini-Grant to Disseminate Evidence-Based Interventions for Cancer Prevention and Control.

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Expanding Access to Colorectal Cancer Screening: Benchmarking Quality Indicators in a Primary Care Colonoscopy Program.

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American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM)

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Correlates of family health history discussions between college students and physicians: does family cancer history make a difference?

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Support for HPV vaccination mandates for both females and males.

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The association of physical activity, sedentary behaviors, and body mass index classification in a cross-sectional analysis: are the effects homogenous?

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The role of improved social support for healthy eating in a lifestyle intervention: Texercise Select.

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Grannys on Instagram! In the COVID-19 era, older adults see time differently and are doing better than younger people

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Complexities of fall prevention in clinical settings: a commentary.

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Patterns of therapeutic prescription medication category use among community-dwelling homebound older adults.

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National dissemination of multiple evidence-based disease prevention programs: reach to vulnerable older adults.

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Health promotion strategies for the aged.

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AIDS and older Americans at the end of the Twentieth Century.

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Translation of the otago exercise program for adoption and implementation in the United States.

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Motivations, Barriers, and Behaviors Related to Obtaining and Discussing Family Health History: A Sex-Based Comparison Among Young Adults.

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Factors Associated With Pain Frequency Among Adults With Chronic Conditions.

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Patient-physician discussion of physical activity and environmental barriers.

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Concordance between Self-Reports and Medicare Claims among Participants in a National Study of Chronic Disease Self-Management Program.

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The conversion of a practice-based lifestyle enhancement program into a formalized, testable program: from texercise classic to texercise select.

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FALL PREVENTION IN CLINICAL SETTINGS: THE IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF THE STEADI TOOL KIT

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The resurgence of self-care research: addressing the role of context and culture.

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Difference in the risk of depressive symptoms associated with physical activity in persons with diabetes: Across age, gender, and race/ethnicity.

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Determinants of variations in self-reported barriers to colonoscopy among uninsured patients in a primary care setting.

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Perceived risk of developing diabetes in early adulthood: beliefs about inherited and behavioral risk factors across the life course.

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Clinical encounters with older patients: Targeting opportunities for promoting healthy lifestyles

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MULTIPLE DIMENSIONS OF POSITIVE ASPECTS OF CAREGIVING: FINDINGS FROM THE REACH PROJECT

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A subject screening strategy for nursing home residents: Run-in versus mental status testing

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Primary care physicians' perceptions of diabetes treatment protocols.

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Thematic analysis of challenges and needs of family caregivers of persons living with dementia: Planning for a digital platform to address financial, legal, and functional care.

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Correlates of initiating colorectal cancer screening beginning at age 50.

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Translating an evidence-based diabetes education approach into rural african-american communities: the "wisdom, power, control" program.

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Implementing and disseminating an evidence-based program to prevent falls in older adults, Texas, 2007-2009.

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The science of sustaining health behavior change: the health maintenance consortium.

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The Exercise Assessment and Screening for You (EASY) Tool: Application in the Oldest Old Population

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The effects of exercise on falls in elderly patients. A preplanned meta-analysis of the FICSIT Trials. Frailty and Injuries: Cooperative Studies of Intervention Techniques.

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Assessing Diabetes and Factors Associated with Foregoing Medical Care among Persons with Diabetes: Disparities Facing American Indian/Alaska Native, Black, Hispanic, Low Income, and Southern Adults in the U.S. (2011-2015).

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Personal and cultural influences on diabetes self-care behaviors among older Hispanics born in the U.S. and Mexico.

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Issues of aging and adherence to health interventions.

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Chronic disease self-management education courses: utilization by low-income, middle-aged participants.

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Older women in a state-wide, evidence-based falls prevention program: who enrolls and what benefits are obtained?

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Serendipity and pseudoscience. A look at health-related program evaluation.

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AGE AND GENDER DIFFERENCES IN MULTIDIMENSIONAL FUNCTIONING: FINDINGS FROM THE GEORGIA CENTENARIAN STUDY

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Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Public Health, Southwest Rural Health Research Center

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Prevalence and impact of caregiving: a detailed comparison between dementia and nondementia caregivers.

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COVID-19: Short term prediction model using daily incidence data.

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Provision of counseling on diabetes self-management: are there any age disparities?

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Video: How will society change as the US population ages?

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Assessment and quality control of incontinence care in long-term nursing facilities.

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PERSONAL AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF DIABETES SELF-CARE BEHAVIORS AMONG AGING MEXICAN AMERICANS IN THE TEXAS-MEXICO BORDER REGION

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Moderate/severe obesity as predictor of low and declining levels of lower extremity physical performance over 1-year in homebound elders

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Successful Aging and Resilience: Applications for Public Health and Health Care

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Dissemination of Chronic Disease Self-Management Education (CDSME) Programs in the United States: Intervention Delivery by Rurality.

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Challenges and opportunities for implementing diabetes self-management guidelines.

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American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM)

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Menopause and six chronic conditions of aging: the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN)

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USING WALK SCORE T AND NEIGHBORHOOD PERCEPTIONS TO ASSESS WALKING AMONG OLDER ADULTS

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Chronic Disease Self-Management Education (CDSME) Program Delivery and Attendance among Urban-Dwelling African Americans.

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National study of chronic disease self-management: age comparison of outcome findings.

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Yours, mine, and ours: the importance of scientific collaboration in advancing the field of behavior change research.

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Physician Recommendation of Diabetes Clinical Protocols.

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Measuring multiple dimensions of religion and spirituality or health research - Conceptual background and findings from the 1998 General Social Survey

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THE ROLE OF TRAINED FACILITATORS IN TRANSLATING CDSMP FOR USE IN THE WORKPLACE

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Trends in Geospatial Drivers of Fall-Related Hospitalizations and Asset Mapping of Fall Prevention Interventions for Vulnerable Older Adults

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BASELINE MODERATORS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OUTCOMES: RESULTS FROM ACTIVE FOR LIFE (R)

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Screening, safety, and adverse events in physical activity interventions: collaborative experiences from the behavior change consortium.

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Translation of fit & strong! For middle-aged and older adults: examining implementation and effectiveness of a lay-led model in central Texas.

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PRESIDENTIAL SYMPOSIUM: RESEARCH ON RESILIENCE IN EXERCISE AND DIET IN OLDER ADULTS: INTERDISCIPLINARY AND INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES

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College students' perceived disease risk versus actual prevalence rates.

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What If Healthy Aging Is the 'New Normal'?

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Preferred health information sources: An examination of vulnerable middle-aged and older women

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The Application of Fully Immersive Virtual Reality on Reminiscence Interventions for Older Adults: Scoping Review (Preprint)

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Urinary incontinence: nursing home staff reaction toward residents.

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The utility of rural and underserved designations in geospatial assessments of distance traveled to healthcare services: implications for public health research and practice.

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Factors Associated with College Students' Intentions to Vaccinate Their Daughters Against HPV: Protecting the Next Generation.

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THE STATE-DRIVEN FALL PREVENTION PROJECT: FIVE YEARS OF PROGRESS

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Healthcare cost savings estimator tool for chronic disease self-management program: a new tool for program administrators and decision makers.

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Correlates of self-perceptions of spirituality in American adults.

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Well-being, appraisal, and coping in African-American and Caucasian dementia caregivers: findings from the REACH study.

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Building Healthy Communities for Active Aging: A National Recognition Program

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Reducing frailty and falls in older persons

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Gender, Health, and Longevity Multidisciplinary Perspectives

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Measurement in Elderly Chronic Care Populations

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Self Care in Later Life Research, Program, and Policy Issues

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The Teaching Nursing Home A New Approach to Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Care

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Aging and Health Care: Social Science and Policy Perspectives.

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Book Reviews: AIDS In an Aging Society: What We Need to Know By Matilda White Riley, Marcia G. Ory, and Diane Zablotsky. Published by Springer Publishing Company, New York, NY 10012, 1989. xiv + 226 p. Price $28.95.

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Fighting Obesity by Reinventing Public Transportation: A Natural Experiment

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National Institutes of Health - (Bethesda, Maryland, United States)

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Physical Activity Impacts of a Planned Activity-Friendly Community: The What, Where, When and Why of Environmental Approaches to Obesity Prevention

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National Institutes of Health - (Bethesda, Maryland, United States)

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Obesity, Stress, and Neuromuscular Function in the Elderly

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National Institutes of Health - (Bethesda, Maryland, United States)

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HPV and Cancer mHealth Prevention Education for HIV Positive Women Pilot Study

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National Institutes of Health - (Bethesda, Maryland, United States)

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Texas A&M Health Science Center; Environmental and Occupational Health; 1266 TAMU

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As America Ages, Hard Questions Loom: Census data show a decline in younger workers. That puts more pressure on Social Security and other programs that support seniors

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Local health expert advises you to get tested before the holidays

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For older Americans, COVID-19 can be particularly isolating

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How Will Society Change As the U.S. Population Ages?

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Surge raises suspicions migrants are propelling COVID-19 outbreaks

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Social isolation: The COVID-19 pandemic's hidden health risk for older adults, and how to manage it