Childhood health is a strong determinant of adult health, including overweight and obesity. Rural children and adults experience a greater obesity prevalence compared to children and adults living in more urban places. The goal of Generating Rural Options for Weight-Healthy Kids & Communities (GROW HKC) is to prevent childhood obesity...
The five short stories included in this thesis depict characters who struggle as they try to balance their responsibilities to each other, and their own independent desires. Whether those desires include personal freedom, another relationship, or self-protection, these characters are at least minimally aware that obtaining what they most want...
These two studies investigated maternal engagement and retention in a voluntary, home-visiting program. The program screened families at the birth of their first child for risk characteristics associated with poor child and family outcomes. Higher risk families were offered regular home visits and support for up to 5 years. In...
A family traditionally has been defined as a married couple with their own children, all sharing a common dwelling and dividing
work by gender. For example, the woman
takes care of the children inside the home and the man works outside the home. Few of today’s American families fit this...
Women have long been responsible for the unpaid and under-recognized work of maintaining homes and family relationships (Walker, 1999). In this dissertation, I use feminist theories to address the connections between women's unpaid family work and their family relationships. I explore family ties between (a) aging mothers and their care...
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of having a child with a
chrome illness or handicapping condition on marital quality and perceived marital
stability. The subject is important because the belief that marriages in parents of
chronically ill or handicapped children are uniformly less happy and...
Using a qualitative approach, this study explored how participation in a family literacy program can impact important relationships beyond the targeted parent-child dyad. Interviews with 108 parents, were collected over four program years, 1996-1999, as part of the statewide evaluation of Oregon's Even Start Family Literacy programs, were analyzed using...