2019
Implementing School-Based Policies to Prevent Obesity: Cluster Randomized Trial
Ickovics JR, Duffany KO, Shebl FM, Peters SM, Read MA, Gilstad-Hayden KR, Schwartz MB. Implementing School-Based Policies to Prevent Obesity: Cluster Randomized Trial. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2019, 56: e1-e11. PMID: 30573151, PMCID: PMC7050629, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2018.08.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical activity policiesActivity policiesWellness policiesEighth gradeSchool-based nutrition policiesMiddle school studentsSchool-based nutritionFederal child nutrition programsSchool wellness policiesFuture school interventionsNutrition policy implementationChild nutrition programsHealthier BMI trajectoriesPolicy implementationSchool environmentMiddle schoolSchool studentsSchool interventionsBMI percentileSchoolsStudentsStudents' BMINutrition policiesBMI trajectoriesUrban districts
2016
Applying Community Organizing Principles to Assess Health Needs in New Haven, Connecticut.
Santilli A, Carroll-Scott A, Ickovics JR. Applying Community Organizing Principles to Assess Health Needs in New Haven, Connecticut. American Journal Of Public Health 2016, 106: 841-7. PMID: 26985599, PMCID: PMC4985100, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2016.303050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCommunity-Based Participatory ResearchCommunity-Institutional RelationsConnecticutFemaleHealth BehaviorHealth Services AccessibilityHealth StatusHospitals, VoluntaryHumansInformation DisseminationMaleNeeds AssessmentPatient Protection and Affordable Care ActPoverty AreasPublic HealthResidence CharacteristicsSocial CapitalSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesUniversities
2010
Parity & Untreated Dental Caries in US Women
Russell S, Ickovics J, Yaffee R. Parity & Untreated Dental Caries in US Women. Journal Of Dental Research 2010, 89: 1091-1096. PMID: 20631092, PMCID: PMC3318049, DOI: 10.1177/0022034510375282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAttitude to HealthDental CareDental CariesDental Restoration, PermanentDiet, CariogenicDMF IndexEducational StatusFemaleHealth BehaviorHumansIncomeMarital StatusMiddle AgedModels, TheoreticalOccupationsParityPregnancySmokingSocial ClassSocial SupportSocioeconomic FactorsStress, PsychologicalUnited StatesYoung Adult
2000
Infant Birth Weight Among Women With or at High Risk for HIV Infection: The Impact of Clinical, Behavioral, Psychosocial, and Demographic Factors
Ickovics J, Ethier K, Koenig L, Wilson T, Walter E, Fernandez M. Infant Birth Weight Among Women With or at High Risk for HIV Infection: The Impact of Clinical, Behavioral, Psychosocial, and Demographic Factors. Health Psychology 2000, 19: 515-523. PMID: 11129354, DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.19.6.515.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCase-Control StudiesConnecticutFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth BehaviorHIV SeropositivityHumansInfant, Low Birth WeightInfant, NewbornMultivariate AnalysisNew YorkNorth CarolinaOdds RatioPregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousPrenatal CareRiskRisk-TakingSocial SupportSocioeconomic FactorsStress, PsychologicalConceptsLow birth weightBirth weightPregnant womenHigh riskHIV-negative pregnant womenHIV-seropositive pregnant womenInfant birth weightHIV risk factorsHIV specialty clinicsMedical chart reviewTrimester of pregnancyAdverse birth outcomesBirth outcome dataImpact of ClinicalLogistic regression analysisImpact of HIVChart reviewHIV infectionHIV-positiveBirth outcomesGestational ageHIV transmissionPrenatal clinicsWeeks postpartumRisk factors
1996
Employment and Coronary Risk in Women at Midlife: A Longitudinal Analysis
Ickovics J, Morrill A, Meisler A, Rodin J, Bromberger J, Matthews K. Employment and Coronary Risk in Women at Midlife: A Longitudinal Analysis. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1996, 143: 144-150. PMID: 8546115, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a008723.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-density lipoprotein cholesterolDensity lipoprotein cholesterolLipoprotein cholesterolHealth behaviorsTotal high-density lipoprotein cholesterolLow high-density lipoprotein cholesterolMenopause-related changesHealth-related variablesCholesterol subfractionsCoronary riskCholesterol levelsCoronary healthLongitudinal assessmentCholesterolStudy periodBaselinePotential mechanismsSignificant decreaseWomenAllegheny CountyLongitudinal analysisEmployment statusHealthDetrimental effectsYears