LETTERS:

Bradley J. Bradford

HEALTH STATUS OF NEW AMERICANS
Am J Public Health 2003 93: 1200, 10.2105/AJPH.93.8.1200. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael Gross

PREEMPTIVE USE OF ANTIRETROVIRAL DRUGS TO PREVENT SEXUAL TRANSMISSION OF HIV TO HIGH-RISK UNINFECTED MSM
Am J Public Health 2003 93: 1200, 10.2105/AJPH.93.8.1200-a. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lewis H. Kuller

ON RECONSIDERING COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTH PROMOTION
Am J Public Health 2003 93: 1201, 10.2105/AJPH.93.8.1201. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cheryl R. Merzel

MERZEL RESPONDS
Am J Public Health 2003 93: 1201-1202, 10.2105/AJPH.93.8.1201-a. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bruce S. Rabin

HEALTHY AGING BEGINS WITH THE FETUS
Am J Public Health 2003 93: 1202, 10.2105/AJPH.93.8.1202. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kenneth McLeroy, Barbara Norton, Michelle Kegler, James Burdine, and Ciro Sumaya

MCLEROY ET AL. RESPOND
Am J Public Health 2003 93: 1202-1203, 10.2105/AJPH.93.8.1202-a. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ERRATA:

ERRATA
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EDITOR'S CHOICE:

Mary T. Bassett

Public Health Advocacy
Am J Public Health 2003 93: 1204, 10.2105/AJPH.93.8.1204. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Mary E. Northridge

Partnering to Advance Public Health: Making a Difference Through Government, Community, Business, and Academic Vocations
Am J Public Health 2003 93: 1205-1206, 10.2105/AJPH.93.8.1205. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PUBLIC HEALTH ADVOCACY FORUM:

Byllye Avery and Samiya Bashir

The Road to Advocacy—Searching for the Rainbow
Am J Public Health 2003 93: 1207-1210, 10.2105/AJPH.93.8.1207. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Meredith Minkler, Angela Glover Blackwell, Mildred Thompson, and Heather Tamir

Community-Based Participatory Research: Implications for Public Health Funding
Am J Public Health 2003 93: 1210-1213, 10.2105/AJPH.93.8.1210. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Theodore Tsoukalas and Stanton A. Glantz

The Duluth Clean Indoor Air Ordinance: Problems and Success in Fighting the Tobacco Industry at the Local Level in the 21st Century
Am J Public Health 2003 93: 1214-1221, 10.2105/AJPH.93.8.1214. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GOVERNMENT, POLITICS, AND LAW:

Michael R. Greenberg

Public Health, Law, and Local Control: Destruction of the US Chemical Weapons Stockpile
Am J Public Health 2003 93: 1222-1226, 10.2105/AJPH.93.8.1222. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Susan West Marmagas, Laura Rasar King, and Michelle G. Chuk

Public Health’s Response to a Changed World: September 11, Biological Terrorism, and the Development of an Environmental Health Tracking Network
Am J Public Health 2003 93: 1226-1230, 10.2105/AJPH.93.8.1226. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Julie A. Pavlin, Farzad Mostashari, Mark G. Kortepeter, Noreen A. Hynes, Rashid A. Chotani, Yves B. Mikol, Margaret A. K. Ryan, James S. Neville, Donald T. Gantz, James V. Writer, Jared E. Florance, Randall C. Culpepper, Fred M. Henretig, and Patrick W. Kelley

Innovative Surveillance Methods for Rapid Detection of Disease Outbreaks and Bioterrorism: Results of an Interagency Workshop on Health Indicator Surveillance
Am J Public Health 2003 93: 1230-1235, 10.2105/AJPH.93.8.1230. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PUBLIC HEALTH THEN AND NOW:

James L. Weeks

The Fox Guarding the Chicken Coop: Monitoring Exposure to Respirable Coal Mine Dust, 1969–2000
Am J Public Health 2003 93: 1236-1244, 10.2105/AJPH.93.8.1236. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

IMAGES OF HEALTH:

Elizabeth Fee and Theodore M. Brown

Buried in Mud, Digging for Gold
Am J Public Health 2003 93: 1245, 10.2105/AJPH.93.8.1245. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

VOICES FROM THE PAST:

Friedrich Engels

The Condition of the Working Class in England
Am J Public Health 2003 93: 1246-1249, 10.2105/AJPH.93.8.1246. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Theodore M. Brown and Elizabeth Fee

Friedrich Engels: Businessman and Revolutionary
Am J Public Health 2003 93: 1248-1249, 10.2105/AJPH.93.8.1248. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

FIELD ACTION REPORT:

Leslie D. Hsu, William DeJong, Renee Hsia, Michael Chang, Marvin Ryou, and Ellen Yeh

Student Leadership in Public Health Advocacy: Lessons Learned From the Hepatitis B Initiative
Am J Public Health 2003 93: 1250-1252, 10.2105/AJPH.93.8.1250. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

PUBLIC HEALTH MATTERS:

Susan M. Bernard

Should the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Childhood Lead Poisoning Intervention Level Be Lowered?
Am J Public Health 2003 93: 1253-1260, 10.2105/AJPH.93.8.1253. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Russell E. Glasgow, Edward Lichtenstein, and Alfred C. Marcus

Why Don’t We See More Translation of Health Promotion Research to Practice? Rethinking the Efficacy-to-Effectiveness Transition
Am J Public Health 2003 93: 1261-1267, 10.2105/AJPH.93.8.1261. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RESEARCH AND PRACTICE:

Corey H. Brouse, Charles E. Basch, Randi L. Wolf, Celia Shmukler, Alfred I. Neugut, and Steven Shea

Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening With Fecal Occult Blood Testing in a Predominantly Minority Urban Population: A Qualitative Study
Am J Public Health 2003 93: 1268-1271, 10.2105/AJPH.93.8.1268. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Susan N. Lukwago, Matthew W. Kreuter, Cheryl L. Holt, Karen Steger-May, Dawn C. Bucholtz, and Celette Sugg Skinner

Sociocultural Correlates of Breast Cancer Knowledge and Screening in Urban African American Women
Am J Public Health 2003 93: 1271-1274, 10.2105/AJPH.93.8.1271. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Barbara H. Francis, Adrian K. Thomas, and Catherine A. McCarty

The Impact of Rubella Immunization on the Serological Status of Women of Childbearing Age: A Retrospective Longitudinal Study in Melbourne, Australia
Am J Public Health 2003 93: 1274-1276, 10.2105/AJPH.93.8.1274. [Extract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Maria Luiza G. Braun, Elsa R. J. Giugliani, Maria Emília Mattos Soares, Camila Giugliani, Andréa Proenço de Oliveira, and Claudia Maria Machado Danelon

Evaluation of the Impact of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative on Rates of Breastfeeding
Am J Public Health 2003 93: 1277-1279, 10.2105/AJPH.93.8.1277. [Extract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Akiko S. Hosler and Thomas A. Melnik

Prevalence of Diagnosed Diabetes and Related Risk Factors: Japanese Adults in Westchester County, New York
Am J Public Health 2003 93: 1279-1281, 10.2105/AJPH.93.8.1279. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael D. Slater and Donald E. Zimmerman

Descriptions of Web Sites in Search Listings: A Potential Obstacle to Informed Choice of Health Information
Am J Public Health 2003 93: 1281-1282, 10.2105/AJPH.93.8.1281. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cam Mustard, Donald Cole, Harry Shannon, Jason Pole, Terry Sullivan, and Richard Allingham

Declining Trends in Work-Related Morbidity and Disability, 1993–1998: A Comparison of Survey Estimates and Compensation Insurance Claims
Am J Public Health 2003 93: 1283-1286, 10.2105/AJPH.93.8.1283. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christopher B. McLeod, John N. Lavis, Cameron A. Mustard, and Greg L. Stoddart

Income Inequality, Household Income, and Health Status in Canada: A Prospective Cohort Study
Am J Public Health 2003 93: 1287-1293, 10.2105/AJPH.93.8.1287. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Erick Messias

Income Inequality, Illiteracy Rate, and Life Expectancy in Brazil
Am J Public Health 2003 93: 1294-1296, 10.2105/AJPH.93.8.1294. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Leonard A. Cohen, Richard J. Manski, Laurence S. Magder, and C. Daniel Mullins

A Medicaid Population’s Use of Physicians’ Offices for Dental Problems
Am J Public Health 2003 93: 1297-1301, 10.2105/AJPH.93.8.1297. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bruna Galobardes, Michael C. Costanza, Martine S. Bernstein, Cecile Delhumeau, and Alfredo Morabia

Trends in Risk Factors for Lifestyle-Related Diseases by Socioeconomic Position in Geneva, Switzerland, 1993–2000: Health Inequalities Persist
Am J Public Health 2003 93: 1302-1309, 10.2105/AJPH.93.8.1302. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Martin Belson, Stephanie Kieszak, William Watson, Kim M. Blindauer, Kathy Phan, Lorrie Backer, and Carol Rubin

Childhood Pesticide Exposures on the Texas–Mexico Border: Clinical Manifestations and Poison Center Use
Am J Public Health 2003 93: 1310-1315, 10.2105/AJPH.93.8.1310. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Natalie C. G. Freeman, Dona Schneider, and Patricia McGarvey

The Relationship of Health Insurance to the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma and Respiratory Problems in Children in a Predominantly Hispanic Urban Community
Am J Public Health 2003 93: 1316-1320, 10.2105/AJPH.93.8.1316. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kristen M. Hassmiller, Kenneth E. Warner, David Mendez, David T. Levy, and Eduardo Romano

Nondaily Smokers: Who Are They?
Am J Public Health 2003 93: 1321-1327, 10.2105/AJPH.93.8.1321. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ann S. O’Malley, Christopher B. Forrest, and Jeanne Miranda

Primary Care Attributes and Care for Depression Among Low-Income African American Women
Am J Public Health 2003 93: 1328-1334, 10.2105/AJPH.93.8.1328. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

David E. Nelson, Eve Powell-Griner, Machell Town, and Mary Grace Kovar

A Comparison of National Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey and the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Am J Public Health 2003 93: 1335-1341, 10.2105/AJPH.93.8.1335. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bradley S. Greenberg, Matthew Eastin, Linda Hofschire, Ken Lachlan, and Kelly D. Brownell

Portrayals of Overweight and Obese Individuals on Commercial Television
Am J Public Health 2003 93: 1342-1348, 10.2105/AJPH.93.8.1342. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

MARKETPLACE:

MARKETPLACE
Am J Public Health 2003 93: 1349-1351, 10.2105/AJPH.93.8.1349. [Extract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

JOB OPPORTUNITIES:

JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Am J Public Health 2003 93: 1352-1357, 10.2105/AJPH.93.8.1352. [Extract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

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