This page contains the contents of the journals that we watch for the year 2008.

December 2008

• Tracking of leisure-time physical activity during adolescence and young adulthood: a 10-year longitudinal study
• Television, Physical Activity, Diet, and Body Weight Status: the ARIC Cohort
• Differences in physical activity and sedentary time in relation to weight in 8-9 year old children.
• What do parents and preschool staff tell us about young children's physical activity: a qualitative study
• Will Web-based research suffice when collecting U.S. school district policies? The case of physical education and school-based nutrition policies
• Factors related to leader implementation of a nationally disseminated community-based exercise program: a cross-sectional study
• Soft drinks and 'desire to drink' in preschoolers

• Cost-Effectiveness of a School-Based Obesity Prevention Program
• A Statewide Movement to Promote the Adoption of Tobacco-Free School Policies
• Physical Activity and Healthy Eating in the After-School Environment
• Methamphetamine Use Is Independently Associated With Recent Risky Sexual Behaviors and Adolescent Pregnancy
• Prevalence of Tobacco Use Among Junior High and Senior High School Students in Taiwan
• Kickin' Asthma: School-Based Asthma Education in an Urban Community

• The commercial food landscape: outdoor food advertising around primary schools in Australia
• An assessment of the effectiveness of the Tiwi Sexual Health Program 2002–2005
• Response to an indigenous smoking cessation media campaign – It's about whānau
  
• Response to O'Donnell et al. on preventing child abuse and neglect with public health principles
  

• Promotion & Education becomes Global Health Promotion
• Sense of coherence and coping in adolescents directly affected by the 1991—5 war in Croatia
• Sexuality, sexual and reproductive health: an exploration of the knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of the Greek-Cypriot adolescent
• A role delineation study of health educators in the United States: methodological innovations
• Health promotion and education policy and practice in urban schools in Liaoning province, China
• Capacity building for the future of health promotion

• Sexual health services for young people in a rural area of Northern Ireland: A study of the key issues for those who provide them
• Literacy and health literacy as defined in cancer education research: A systematic review
• Impact of an extra-curricular school sport programme on determinants of objectively measured physical activity among adolescents

• Advancing the science and practice of school-based health promotion
• Can schools promote the health of children with asthma?
• Social and emotional training in Swedish schools for the promotion of mental health: an effectiveness study of 5 years of intervention
• Teachers' reporting of suspected child abuse and neglect: behaviour and determinants
• Grounds for movement: green school grounds as sites for promoting physical activity
• Policies related to active transport to and from school: a multisite case study
• Process evaluation results from a school- and community-linked intervention: the Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls (TAAG)
• Increasing fruit and vegetable intake among children: comparing long-term effects of a free distribution and a multicomponent program
• Appreciation and implementation of a school-based intervention are associated with changes in fruit and vegetable intake in 10- to 13-year old schoolchildren—the Pro Children study
• The pit and the pendulum: the impact on teen smokers of including a designated smoking area in school tobacco control policy
• A multilevel analysis examining the association between school-based smoking policies, prevention programs and youth smoking behavior: evaluating a provincial tobacco control strategy
• Health risks information reaches secondary school smokers
• Changes in attitudes, knowledge and behavior associated with implementing a comprehensive school health program in a province of China
• Evaluating a school-based trachoma curriculum in Tanzania
• Food pyramids, keeping clean and sex talks: pre-service teachers' experiences and perceptions of school health education
• Healthwise South Africa: cultural adaptation of a school-based risk prevention programme

• "You Get What You Get": Unexpected Findings About Low-Income Parents' Negative Experiences With Community Resources
• Screening for Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure Among Inner-City Children With Asthma

• Children's Secondhand Smoke Exposure in Private Homes and Cars: An Ethical Analysis
• Measuring the Value of Public Health Systems: The Disconnect Between Health Economists and Public Health Practitioners
• Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Use and Involvement in Violent Behavior in a Nationally Representative Sample of Young Adult Males in the United States
• County Variation in Children's and Adolescent's Health Status and School District Performance in California
• Effects of the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign on Youths
• Childhood Mental Ability and Adult Alcohol Intake and Alcohol Problems: The 1970 British Cohort Study

November 2008

• Positive and Negative Emotions Related to Seeking Help from a School Counselor
• Implementing multi-level programmes and approaches that address student well-being and connectedness: factoring in the needs of the schools
• Developing a Comprehensive Curriculum Framework for Teacher Preparation in Expanded School Mental Health
• Quality of Life of Victims, Bullies, and Bully/Victims Among School-Aged Children in the Netherlands
• Persistently Dangerous Communities and Schools in the United States: How Might School Mental Health Help?

• The Prevention Moment: A Post-partisan Approach to Obesity Policy
• Getting from Analysis to Action: Framing Obesity Research, Policy and Practice with a Solution-Oriented Complex Systems Lens
• The Danger in Conservative Framing of a Complex, Systems-Level Issue
• What Are We Waiting For?
• The Role of Public Health Professionals in Obesity Policy
• Building Public Support for Anti-obesity Policy Initiatives

• Trends in Sexual Risk Behavior and Unprotected Sex Among High School Students, 1991-2005: The Role of Substance Use
• Perceived Barriers and Benefits to Research Participation Among School Administrators
• Self-Reported Substance Use and Sexual Behaviors Among Adolescents in a Rural State
• The Association of Childhood Personality on Sexual Risk Taking During Adolescence
• Factors Associated With Gender Differences in Parent-Adolescent Relationships That Delay First Intercourse in Japan
• Sexual Harassment Policies in K-12 Schools: Examining Accessibility to Students and Content

• `If Michael Owen drinks it, why can't I?' — 9 and 10 year olds' perceptions of physical activity and healthy eating
• A review of parental involvement in sex education: The role for effective communication in British families
• Physical education in primary schools: Classroom teachers' perceptions of benefits and outcomes
• Chronic disease risk reduction with a community-based lifestyle change programme

• Unlicensed Teenaged Drivers: Who Are They, and How Do They Behave When They Are Behind the Wheel?
• Trends in the Prevalence of Chronic Medication Use in Children: 2002–2005
• Longitudinal Effects of Violent Video Games on Aggression in Japan and the United States
• Influenza Vaccination in Adolescents With High-Risk Conditions
• Effectiveness of a Mentor-Implemented, Violence Prevention Intervention for Assault-Injured Youths Presenting to the Emergency Department: Results of a Randomized Trial
• Cumulative Violence Exposure and Self-Rated Health: Longitudinal Study of Adolescents in the United States
• Does Watching Sex on Television Predict Teen Pregnancy? Findings From a National Longitudinal Survey of Youth
• Prevention of Influenza: APS Recommendations for Influenza Immunization of Children, 2008–2009

October 2008

• Positive and Negative Emotions Related to Seeking Help from a School Counselor
• Implementing multi-level programmes and approaches that address student well-being and connectedness: factoring in the needs of the schools
• Developing a Comprehensive Curriculum Framework for Teacher Preparation in Expanded School Mental Health
• Quality of Life of Victims, Bullies, and Bully/Victims Among School-Aged Children in the Netherlands
• Persistently Dangerous Communities and Schools in the United States: How Might School Mental Health Help?
  

• Medical Accuracy in Sexuality Education: Ideology and the Scientific Process
• Pleasure, Power, and Inequality: Incorporating Sexuality Into Research on Contraceptive Use
• Age at Menarche and First Pregnancy Among Psychosocially At-Risk Adolescents
• Misclassification Bias and the Estimated Effect of Parental Involvement Laws on Adolescents' Reproductive Outcomes
• Household Smoking Bans and Adolescent Antismoking Attitudes and Smoking Initiation: Findings From a Longitudinal Study of a Massachusetts Youth Cohort

• Screening High School Students for Eating Disorders: Results of a National Initiative
• Identifying Adolescent Metabolic Syndrome Using Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference
• A New Evaluation Tool to Obtain Practice-Based Evidence of Worksite Health Promotion Programs
• Assessing Retail Fruit and Vegetable Availability in Urban and Rural Underserved Communities
• Assessing the Professional Development Needs of Public Health Educators in Light of Changing Competencies
• A Policy and Environmental Response to Overweight in Childhood: The Impact of Gold Medal Schools
• The National Diabetes Education Program Evaluation Framework: How to Design an Evaluation of a Multifaceted Public Health Education Program

• Recruiting a Diverse Group of Middle School Girls Into the Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls
• Medicaid's Role in Financing Health Care for Children With Behavioral Health Care Needs in the Special Education System: Implications of the Deficit Reduction Act
• Schools and Neighborhoods: Organizational and Environmental Factors Associated With Crime in Secondary Schools
• High School Youth and Suicide Risk: Exploring Protection Afforded Through Physical Activity and Sport Participation
• Violence and Drug Use in Rural Teens: National Prevalence Estimates From the 2003 Youth Risk Behavior Survey
• A National Snapshot of Local School Wellness Policies

• A cluster-analytical approach towards physical activity and eating habits among 10-year-old children
• The impact of an appearance-based educational intervention on adolescent intention to use sunscreen
• Young people and mental health: novel methods for systematic review of research on barriers and facilitators
• Portrayal of tanning, clothing fashion and shade use in Australian women's magazines, 1987–2005
• Health literacy and adolescents: a framework and agenda for future research
• General parenting, anti-smoking socialization and smoking onset
• Children's active free play in local neighborhoods: a behavioral mapping study
• Social comparison and body image in adolescence: a grounded theory approach
• Can the democratic ideal of participatory research be achieved? An inside look at an academic–indigenous community partnership

• Adolescent Immunizations: Missed Opportunities for Prevention
• Parents With Doubts About Vaccines: Which Vaccines and Reasons Why
• A National Agenda for America's Children and Adolescents in 2008: Recommendations From the 15th Annual Public Policy Plenary Symposium, Annual Meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies, May 3, 2008

September 2008

• The sociodemographics of land use planning: Relationships to physical activity, accessibility, and equity
• The effects of gender, motor skills and play area on the free play activities of 8–11 year old school children
• Neighbourhood social capital and common mental disorder: Testing the link in a general population sample
• Impact of perceived neighborhood problems on change in asthma-related health outcomes between baseline and follow-up

• From Mosques to Classrooms: Mobilizing the Community to Enhance Case Detection of Tuberculosis
• Approaching Health Disparities From a Population Perspective: The National Institutes of Health Centers for Population Health and Health Disparities
• Tobacco Industry Control of Menthol in Cigarettes and Targeting of Adolescents and Young Adults

August 2008

• Enhancing Implementation Quality*
• Maximizing the Implementation Quality of Evidence-Based Preventive Interventions in Schools: A Conceptual Framework*
• Prevention Science and Implementation of School Mental Health Promotion: Another Way*
• Supporting Implementation of Expanded School Mental Health Services: Application of the Interactive Systems Framework in Ohio*
• Peer Victimization and Self-Efficacy in Coping with Conflict as Predictors of Depressive Feelings among Females in Early Adolescence

• Moderators and mediators of behaviour change in a lifestyle program for treated hypertensives: a randomized controlled trial (ADAPT)
• The role of life skills promotion in substance abuse prevention: a mediation analysis
• Girls and young women's participation in physical activity: psychological and social influences
• The quality of nutritional information available on popular websites: a content analysis
• Preventing unintentional pediatric injuries: a tailored intervention for parents and providers
• Do adolescents perceive police officers as credible instructors of substance abuse prevention programs?
• Do local tobacco regulations influence perceived smoking norms? Evidence from adult and youth surveys in Massachusetts
• Process evaluation of the Pool Cool Diffusion Trial for skin cancer prevention across 2 years

• School-Based Mental Health Intervention for Children Affected by Political Violence in Indonesia: A Cluster Randomized Trial

July 2008