21st Century Complete Collection CDC PCD - 2004 to 2009 - Centers for Disease Control Preventing Chronic Disease - Public Health Research, Practice, and Policy (CD-ROM)

This comprehensive CD-ROM provides a complete archived collection of the electronic versions of the journal Preventing Chronic Disease produced by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), from 2004 through 2009. The disc contains over 13,000 pages reproduced in Acrobat format, neatly organized by year of publication for ready reference. Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) is a peer-reviewed electronic journal established to provide a forum for public health researchers and practitioners to share study results and practical experience. The journal is published by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. The mission of the journal is to address the interface between applied prevention research and public health practice in chronic disease prevention. PCD focuses on preventing diseases such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and stroke, which are among the leading causes of death and disability in the United States. Our primary audience: Researchers of chronic disease prevention; researchers of health promotion; public health practitioners. Our primary goals: To promote dialogue between researchers and practitioners on research findings and practical experience. To encourage interdisciplinary approaches that examine more than one dimension of a public health intervention. To advance the fields of chronic disease prevention and health promotion by exploring new theories and concepts. Here s a sampling of contents: Chronic Disease Prevention and Control: Coming of Age at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention * A Systems-Oriented Multilevel Framework for Addressing Obesity in the 21st Century * Reversing the Trend of Childhood Obesity * State-Level Medicaid Expenditures Attributable to Smoking * Co-use of Alcohol and Tobacco Among Ninth-Graders in Louisiana * Readiness of US Health Plans to Manage Cardiometabolic Risk * Assessing Local Health Department Performance in Diabetes Prevention and Control * Using Indoor Air Quality Monitoring in 6 Counties to Change Policy * Television Viewing and Snacking Behaviors of Fourth- and Eighth-Grade Schoolchildren in Texas * Patterns of Physical Activity Among Overweight and Obese Adults * Health Disparities Perspective on Obesity Research * Review of the Asthma Mortality Rate for Minnesota Residents Aged 55 Years or Older, 2004-2005: When Death Certificates Deserve a Second Look * Developmental Perspectives on Nutrition and Obesity From Gestation to Adolescence * Special Role for Lawyers in a Social Norm Change Movement: From Tobacco Control to Childhood Obesity Prevention