American journal of preventive medicine
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Tobacco use kills more than 400,000 Americans every year. For smokers, quitting is the biggest step they can take to improve their health, but it is a difficult step. Fortunately, policy-based interventions can both encourage smokers to quit and help them succeed. ⋯ Finally, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act has given the U. S. Food and Drug Administration new authority to regulate tobacco products and marketing, and to prevent tobacco companies from deceptively marketing new products that discourage smokers from quitting and keep them addicted.
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Data suggest that the prevalence of sun-protection behaviors is low (44%) among African Americans; the samples in such studies, however, tended to be small or nonrepresentative. ⋯ Tailored interventions to increase sun-protection behaviors among African Americans (men in particular) are needed.
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Obesity and depression may each be associated with lower rates of cervical and breast cancer screening. Studies have examined obesity or depression alone, but not together, despite the established link between them. ⋯ Obesity and depression appear to have specific effects on receipt of different cancer-screening tests.
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Walking and cycling to school represent an opportunity for children to achieve regular physical activity. These behaviors may be influenced by characteristics of the environment around homes and schools, yet few studies have quantified the potential associations between these two sets of factors. ⋯ Objectively measured neighborhood and route factors are associated with walking and cycling to school. However, distance did not moderate the associations found here. Creating safe environments by improving urban design may influence children's commuting behavior. Intervention studies are needed to confirm the findings from this observational cross-sectional study.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Longitudinal intervention effects on parenting of the Aventuras para Niños study.
Parenting interventions have achieved changes in factors associated with childhood obesity but few have tested the effects on multiple parental influences. ⋯ Aspects of parenting related to children's risk for obesity and related health outcomes are modifiable with the support of a promotora and print media.