De Grasse, C. E., O'Connor, A. M., Boulet, J., Edwards, N., Bryant, H., Breithaupt, K. (1999). Changes in Canadian women's mammography rates since the implementation of mass screening programs. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH 89 (6): 927-929.
    The Journal’s Home Page is: THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH.
    ABSTRACT: Objectives. This study reports on Canadian mammography rates between 1990, when mass screening programs were launched, and 1994/95. Methods. Mammography rates from 2 national surveys were compared according to the presence of a provincial screening program. Results. Mammography rates among women aged 50 to 69 years (the targeted group) increased significantly, by 16%; increases were twice as high in provinces with screening programs, Among women in their 40s (nontargeted group), the changes were insignificant and independent of screening program status. Conclusions. Screening programs appear to have influenced the mammography rates of targeted women aged 50 to 69 years.

Israel, B. A., Schulz, A. J., Parker, E. A., & Becker, A. B.  Review of community-based research: Assessing Partnership Approaches to Improve Public Health. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PUBLIC HEALTH 19: 173-202.  ABSTRACT

Khan, N. A. (1999). Community cooperation in a voluntary environmental project: some lessons from Swansea, Wales. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT JOURNAL 34(3): 205-218, July.
    ABSTRACT: http://www3.oup.co.uk/cdj/hdb/Volume_34/Issue_03

McGowan, P., & Green, L.W. (1999). Community and home self-help approaches to smoking cessation. Chap. 5 in Green, L.W., Frankish, C.J., McGowan, P., Ratner, P., Bottorff, J., Lovato, C.Y., Shoveller, J., Johnson, J., Williamson, D. (Eds.), SMOKING CESSATION: A SYNTHESIS OF THE LITERATURE ON PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Institute of Health Promotion Research, for the BC Ministry of Health.
   A systematic review of the research literature on ways in which self-help materials and supports can strengthen the effectiveness of smoking cessation. http://www.commhealth.ihpr.ubc.ca/mohscr/Ch5commu.PDF

Mitchell, S. A., & Olds, R. S. (1999). Psychological and perceived situational predictors of physical activity: a cross-sectional analysis. HEALTH EDUCATION RESEARCH 14 (3): 305-313.
    ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to identify psychological and self-reported situational factors that are associated with degree of involvement in moderate-intensity physical activity at various stages of adult life. The study is grounded in Personal Investment Theory which proposes that personal incentives, sense of self and perceived options determine behavior. Participants aged 18 and above, selected by random-digit dialing, were invited to participate in a study on physical activity habits. Of 251 who agreed to participate, 41.4% were male (N =104) and 58.6% were female (N = 147), These participants were asked the number of days per week that they engaged in physical activity which accumulated a total of 30 min or more. The 140 participants who indicated one or more days of activity answered questions concerning personal incentives for physical activity, sense of self and perceived barriers. Stepwise multiple regression analyses and discriminant function analysis indicated that Personal Investment Theory is able to predict up to 29% of the variance associated with voluntary participation in moderate-intensity physical activity. Discussion focuses on implications for physical activity programs for citizens at different stages of their adult life.

Ramirez, A.G., Villarreal, R., McAlister, A., Gallion, K.J., Suarez, L., & Gomez, P. (1999). Advancing the role of participatory communication in the diffusion of cancer screening among Hispanics. JOURNAL OF HEALTH COMMUNICATION 4 (1): 31-36.
    ABSTRACT: Based on previously demonstrated methods, a cancer prevention program combining media and interpersonal communication was conducted in a Texas border city (Brownnsville) in 1995-1996. To evaluate the program a quasi-experimental panel design study followed 107 women in a program site and 105 women in a comparison site from 1994 to 1996. Women in the program site reported an increase in levels of Pap screening adherence.

Savaya, R., Moreno, N., Lipschitz, O., Arset, N. (1999). The application of a model of systematic planned practice to participatory community work. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT JOURNAL 34(3): 240-251, July.
    ABSTRACT: http://www3.oup.co.uk/cdj/hdb/Volume_34/Issue_03

Schuftan, C. (1999). Sustainable development beyond ethical pronouncements: the role of civil society and networking. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT JOURNAL 34(3): 232-239, July.
    ABSTRACT: http://www3.oup.co.uk/cdj/hdb/Volume_34/Issue_03

Sherwood, N. E., Morton, N., Jeffery, R. W., French, S. A., Neumark-Sztainer, D., & Falkner, N. H. (1998).  Consumer Preferences in Format and Type of Community-based Weight Control Programs. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH PROMOTION 13 (1): 12-18.

Szwarcwald, C. L., Bastos, F.I., Viacava, F., & de Andrade, C. L. T. (1999). Income inequality and homicide rates in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH 89 (6): 845-850.
    The Journal’s Home Page is at: THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH.
    ABSTRACT: Objectives. This study determined the effect of income inequality on homicide rates in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Methods. We conducted an ecological study at 2 geographical levels, municipalities in the state of Rio de Janeiro and administrative regions in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro. The association between homicide and income inequality was tested by multiple regression procedures, with adjustment for other socioeconomic indicators. Results. For the municipalities of Rio de Janeiro State, no association between homicide and income concentration was found, an outcome that can be explained by the municipalities' different degrees of urbanization. However, for the administrative regions in the city of Rio de Janeiro, the 2 income inequality indicators were strongly correlated with the outcome variable (P < .01). Higher homicide rates were found precisely in the sector of the city that has the greatest concentration of slum residents and the highest degree of income inequality. Conclusions. The findings suggest that social policies specifically aimed at low-income urban youth, particularly programs to reduce the harmful effects of relative deprivation, may have an important impact on the homicide rate.

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