Background. Adolescents in the United States are engaging in sexual activity at early ages
and with multiple partners. The mass media have been shown to affect a broad range of …

PURPOSE: To provide an overview of a multisite, long-term study that focuses on risk and
protective factors, health behaviors (eg, dietary practices, physical inactivity, tobacco use, and …

… Franklin, and SR Tortolero substantially contributed to the conception and design of Healthy
Passages. SR Tortolero reviewed the article and made final edits. All authors contributed to …

The prevalence of bullying and victimization by gender, grade level, and race/ethnicity was
examined among a sample of low socioeconomic, Black and Hispanic 6th-to 12th-graders in …

PURPOSE: This study tested the effects of a theory-based, middle-school human immunodeficiency
virus, STI, and pregnancy prevention program, It's Your Game: Keep it Real (IYG), in …

Objectives. We sought to describe the prevalence, characteristics, and mental health problems
of children who experience perceived racial/ethnic discrimination. Methods. We analyzed …

OBJECTIVE: Mounting evidence has demonstrated a link between exposure to family of origin
violence and the perpetration of teen dating violence (TDV). However, only recently have …

The prevalence of asthma has been on the increase in the USA and worldwide. To understand
the worsening epidemiological trends of asthma, this study analysed the data from the …

This paper uses a socioecological framework to investigate socioeconomic and racial/ethnic
disparities in neighborhood characteristics that are associated with outdoor physical activity…

… Addy is senior research assistant, all with the Center for Health Promotion and Prevention
Research, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. …