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A randomized controlled trial of orthodontist-based brief advice to prevent child obesity

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Hovell, Melbourne F., Schmitz, Katharine E., Liles, Sandy, Robusto, Kristi, Hofstetter, C. Richard, Nichols, Jeanne F., Rock, Cheryl L., Irvin, Veronica, Parker, Melanie S., Surillo, Santiago A., and Noel, David

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Objective: We conducted a randomized controlled trial to test whether brief exercise and diet advice provided during child patient visits to their orthodontic office could improve diet, physical activity, and age-and-genderadjusted BMI. Methods: We enrolled orthodontic offices in Southern California and Tijuana, Mexico, and recruited their patients aged 8-16 to...

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Article

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,5, Jeanne F. Nicholsa,b,6, Cheryl L. Rocka,b,7, Veronica Irvina,c,8, Melanie S. Parkera,d,9
Environmental Health Literacy: Evaluating the Impact of Our Research

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Stokes, Lauren E.

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We are constantly updating our research in the growing field of Environmental Health, yet we do not always translate this information in a way which is understood by the general public. This has resulted in tools which gauge the public’s understanding of health information, such as the eHEALS tool. This...

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Poster

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Lauren Stokes1, Diana Rohlman2, Molly Kile2, Veronica Irvin2 1URSA-ENGAGE, 2College of Public Health and