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Ho LS*, Gittelsohn J, Sharma S, Cao X, Treuth M, Rimal R, Harris SB (2008). “Food related behavior, physical activity, and dietary intake in First Nations – a population at high risk for diabetes,” Ethnicity and Health, Sep;13(4):335-49.
Gittelsohn J, Franceschini MC*, Rasooly I, Ries AV*, Ho LS*, Pavlovich W*, Santos VT*, Jennings S* and Frick KD. (2007) “Understanding the food environment in a low income urban setting: Implications for food store interventions,” Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition, 2(2/3): 33-50.
Ho LS*, Gittelsohn J, Rimal R, Treuth M, Sharma S, Rosecrans A*, Harris SB, (2008) “An integrated multi-institutional diabetes prevention program improves knowledge and healthy food acquisition in northwestern Ontario First Nations,” Health Education and Behavior, May 2. [Epub ahead of print]
Ahn M*, Juon H-S and Gittelsohn J, (2008) "Association of Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, Acculturation, and Environmental Factors with At Risk of Overweight among Adolescents in California," Preventing Chronic Disease, 5(3), July.
Webber LS, Catellier DJ, Lytle LA, Murray DM, Pratt CA, Young DR, Elder JP, Lohman TG, Stevens J, Jobe JB, Pate RR; TAAG Collaborative Research Group (2008) Promoting physical activity in middle school girls: Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 34(3):173-84.
Ley SH, Harris SB, Connelly PW, Mamakeesick M, Gittelsohn J, Hegele RA, Retnakaran R, Zinman B, and Hanley AJG, (2008) “Adipokines and Incident Type 2 Diabetes in an Aboriginal Canadian Population: The Sandy Lake Health and Diabetes Project,” Diabetes Care, Mar 13; [Epub ahead of print].
Sharma S, Cao X, Gittelsohn J, Ethelbah B, Anliker J, Caballero B. (2008) “Nutritional composition of traditional Apache foods in Arizona.” International Journal of Food Science and Nutrition, Feb;59(1):1-10.
Yount KM, and Gittelsohn J. (2008) “Comparing reports of health-seeking behavior from the ‘Integrated Illness History’ and a standard child morbidity survey,” Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 2(1): 23-62.
Ries AV,* Voorhees CC, Gittelsohn J, Roche K, & Astone N. (2008). Adolescents' perceptions of environmental influences on physical activity. American Journal of Health Behavior 32(1), 26-39.
Sharma S, Cao X, Gittelsohn J, Ho LS*, Ford E, Rosecrans A*, Hanley A, Zinman B. (2007) “Dietary intake and development of a quantitative food frequency questionnaire for a lifestyle intervention to reduce risk of chronic diseases in Canadian First Nations.” Public Health Nutrition, Dec 7:1-10 [Epub ahead of print].
Gittelsohn J and Kumar MB*, (2007) “Preventing childhood obesity and diabetes: Is it time to move out of the school?” Pediatric Diabetes, Dec; 8 Suppl 9:55-69.
Rosecrans AM*, Gittelsohn J, Ho LS*, Harris S, Nagshbandi M, Sharma S, (2007) “Process Evaluation of a Multi-institutional Community-based Program for Diabetes Prevention among First Nations,” Health Education Research, Jul 26; [Epub ahead of print].
Sharma S, Cao X, Gittelsohn J, Ethelbah B, Anliker J, Caballero B. (2007) “Dietary intake and a food frequency instrument to evaluate a nutrition intervention for the Apache in Arizona,” Public Health Nutrition, Apr 4;:1-9 [Epub ahead of print].
Lee SK, Novotny R, Daida YG, Vijayadeva V and Gittelsohn J (2007) “Dietary patterns of adolescent girls in Hawaii over a 2-year period,” Journal of the American Dietetic Association, Jun;107(6):956-61.
Barr-Anderson DJ, Young DR, Sallis JF, Neumark-Sztainer D, Gittelsohn J, Saunders R, Cohen S, Jobe JB, Webber L, (2007) “Structured physical activity and psychosocial correlates in middle school girls,” Preventive Medicine Feb 15 (Epub).
Nielsen J* Gittelsohn J, Anliker JA and O’Brien K (2006) “Interventions to improve diet and weight gain among pregnant adolescents,” Journal of the American Dietetic Association, Nov; 106 (11):1825-40.
Robert RC*, Gittelsohn J, Creed-Kanashiro HM, Penny ME, Caulfield LE, Narro MR, Steckler A, and Black RE (2006) "Implementation Examined in a Health Center-Delivered, Educational Intervention that Improved Infant Growth in Trujillo, Peru: Successes and Challenges", Health Education Research, Aug 31; [Epub ahead of print].
Sacco LM, Caulfield LE, Gittelsohn J, Martínez H (2006) “The conceptualization of Perceived Insufficient Milk among Mexican mothers”, Journal of Human Lactation, Aug; 22 (3): 277-86.
Gittelsohn, J., Dyckman, W.*, Tan, M.L.*, Boggs, M.K., Frick, K.D., Alfred, J., Winch, P.J., Haberle, H., and Palafox, N. (2006) “Development and Implementation of a Food Store Intervention to Improve Diet in the Republic of the Marshall Islands,” Health Promotion Practice, Aug 2; [Epub ahead of print].
Jehn M, Gittelsohn J, Treuth MS, and Caballero B (2006) “Prevalence of overweight among Baltimore City schoolchildren and its associations with nutrition and physical activity,” Obesity, 14(6): 989-993.
Gittelsohn J, Anliker JA, Sharma S, Vastine AE*, Caballero B and Ethelbah B (2006) “Psychosocial determinants of food purchasing and preparation in American Indian households,” Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, May-Jun;38(3):163-8.
Robert, RC*, Gittelsohn, J., Creed-Kanashiro, H.M., Penny, M.E., Caulfield, L.E., Narro, M.R., and Black, R.E. (2006) “Determining the pathway to success: Process evaluation of a health center-delivered, nutrition education intervention for infants in Trujillo, Peru” Journal of Nutrition; 136(3): 634-41.
Ho LS*, Gittelsohn J, Harris SB, and Ford E. (2006) “Development of an integrated diabetes prevention program with First Nations in Canada,” Health Promotion International, Jun;21(2):88-97.
Young DR, Johnson CC, Steckler A, Gittelsohn J, Saunders RP, Saksvig BI*, Ribisl KM, Lytle LA, McKenzie TL, Pratt C, (2006) “Data to Action: Using Formative Research to Develop Intervention Programs to Increase Physical Activity in Adolescent Girls,” Health Education and Behavior ; 33(1): 97-111.
Gittelsohn J, Steckler A, Johnson CC, Pratt C, Grieser M*, Pickrel J, Stone E, Conway T, and Coombs D, (2006) “Formative research in school and community-based health programs and studies: “State of the Art” and the TAAG approach ,” Health Education and Behavior ; 33(1): 25-39.
Saksvig, B.I.*, Gittelsohn, J., Harris, S.B., Hanley, A.J.G., Valente, T.W., and Zinman, B. (2005) “A Pilot School-Based Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Intervention Improves Diet, Food Knowledge and Self-Efficacy for Native Canadian Children,” Journal of Nutrition;135(10): 2392-8.
Curran S*, Gittelsohn J, Anliker JA, Ethelbah B, Blake K, Sharma S and Caballero B (2005) “Process evaluation of a store-based environmental obesity intervention on two American Indian reservations,” Health Education Research, 20(6):719-29.
Vastine, A.E.*, Gittelsohn, J., Ethelbah, B., Anliker, J., and Caballero, B. (2005) Formative research and stakeholder participation in intervention development. Am J Health Behavior, 29(1): 57-69.
Harnack, L., Himes, JH., Anliker, J., Gittelsohn, J., Jobe, JB., Norman, J., Ring, K., Snyder, P., Thompson, J. and Weber, JL. (2004) “Intervention-Related Bias in Reporting Food Intake by Fifth-Grade Children Participating in an Obesity Prevention Study,” American Journal of Epidemiology, 160(11): 1117-1121.
Weber, J.L., Lytle, L., Gittelsohn, J., Cunningham-Sabo, L., Heller, K., Anliker, J.A., Stevens, J., and Hurley, J., (2004) “Validity of Self-reported Dietary Intake at School Meals by American Indian Children: The Pathways Study,” Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 104(5): 746-52.
2003
Cheskin L. and Gittelsohn J. (2003) Obesity as a Future Healthcare Nightmare: Can health policy provide the cure? Harvard Health Policy Review, 4(2): 56-61.
Gittelsohn J, Vastine AE. Sociocultural and household factors impacting on the selection, allocation and consumption of animal source foods: current knowledge and application.J Nutr. 2003 Nov;133(11 Suppl 2):4036S-4041S.
Gittelsohn J, Davis SM, Steckler A, Ethelbah B, Clay T, Metcalfe L, Rock BH. Pathways: lessons learned and future directions for school-based interventions among American Indians. Prev Med. 2003 Dec;37(6 Pt 2):S107-12.
Gittelsohn J, Merkle S, Story M, Stone EJ, Steckler A, Noel J, Davis S,
Martin CJ, Ethelbah B. School climate and implementation of the Pathways study.
Prev Med. 2003 Dec;37(6 Pt 2):S97-106.
Gittelsohn, J., Haberle, H., Vastine, A. E., Dyckman, W., and Palafox, N. A. Macro- and microlevel processes affect food choice and nutritional status in the republic of the marshall islands J.Nutr. 2003; 133:310S - 313S
2002
Harris, S. B., Zinman, B., Hanley, A., Gittelsohn, J., Hegele, R., Connelly, P. W., Shah, B., and Hux, J. E. The impact of diabetes on cardiovascular risk factors and outcomes in a native Canadian population Diabetes Res.Clin.Pract. 2002; 55:165 - 173
Lytle, L. A., Dixon, L. B., Cunningham-Sabo, L., Evans, M., Gittelsohn, J., Hurley, J., Snyder, P., Stevens, J., Weber, J., Anliker, J., Heller, K., and Story, M. Dietary intakes of Native American children: findings from the pathways feasibility study J.Am.Diet.Assoc. 2002; 102:555 - 558
2001
Cortes, L. M., Gittelsohn, J., Alfred, J., and Palafox, N. A. Formative research to inform intervention development for diabetes prevention in the Republic of the Marshall Islands Health Educ.Behav. 2001; 28:696 - 715
Gittelsohn, J., Palafox, N. A., Berces, M., Maas, L. A., Langidrik, J., Briand, K., and Caballero, B. Age and gender differences in the onset of obesity in the Republic of the Marshall Islands Intl.J.Obesity 2001;
Gittelsohn, J., Roche, K. M., Alexander, C. S., and Tassler, P. The social context of smoking among African-American and white adolescents in Baltimore City Ethn.Health 2001; 6:211 - 225
Grieser, M., Gittelsohn, J., Shankar, A.V., Koppenhaver, T., LeGrand, T.K., Marindo, R., Mahvu, W., Hill, K. (2001) "Reproductive Decision Making and the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Zimbabwe," Journal of Southern African Studies 27(2):225-243.
Shankar, A. V., Gittelsohn, J., Stallings, R., West, K. P., Jr., Gnywali, T., Dhungel, C., and Dahal, B. Comparison of visual estimates of children's portion sizes under both shared-plate and individual-plate conditions J.Am.Diet.Assoc. 2001; 101:47 - 52
Story, M., Stevens, J., Evans, M., Cornell, C. E., Juhaeri, Gittelsohn, J., Going, S. B., Clay, T. E., and Murray, D. M. Weight loss attempts and attitudes toward body size, eating, and physical activity in American Indian children: relationship to weight status and gender Obes.Res. 2001; 9:356 - 363
Thompson, J. L., Davis, S. M., Gittelsohn, J., Going, S., Becenti, A., Metcalfe, L., Stone, E., Harnack, L., and Ring, K. Patterns of physical activity among American Indian children: an assessment of barriers and support .Community Health 2001; 26:423 - 445
Yanek, L. R., Becker, D. M., Moy, T. F., Gittelsohn, J., and Koffman, D. M. Project Joy: faith based cardiovascular health promotion for African American women Public Health Rep. 2001; 116 Suppl 1:68 - 81
2000
Gittelsohn, J., Toporoff, E. G., Evans, M., Anliker, J., Davis, S., Sharma, A., and White, J. Food perceptions and dietary behavior of American Indian children, their caregivers and educators: formative assessment findings from Pathways Journal of Nutrition Education 2000; 32:2 - 13
Hanley, A.J.G., Harris, S.B., Gittelsohn, J., Wolever, T.M.S., Saksvig, B., and Zinman, B. (2000) "Obesity among Children and Adolescents in a Native Canadian Community: Prevalence and Associated Factors," American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 71(3):693-700.
Kalfoglou, A.L. and Gittelsohn, J. (2000) "A Qualitative Follow-up Study of Women's Experiences with Oocyte Donation," Human Reproduction, 15(4):798-805.
Shankar, A.V., Gittelsohn, J., Pradhan, R., Dahal, B., West, Jr., K.P. (2000) "Night Blindness, Diet and Health in Nepalese Children: An Ethno-epidemiological Investigation of Local Beliefs," Ecology of Food and Nutrition 39:1-25.
1999
Weber, J.L., Cunningham-Sabo, L., Skipper, B., Lytle, L., Stevens, J., Gittelsohn, J., Anliker, J.A., Heller, K., and Pablo, J. (1999) "Portion Size Estimation Training in Second and Third-Grade American Indian Children," Supplement to the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, v.69 (4S): 782S-787S.
Davis, S.M., Going, S., Helitzer, D.L., Teufel, N., Snyder, P., Gittelsohn, J., Metcalfe, L., Arviso, V., Evans, M., Smyth, M., Brice, R., and Altaha, J., (1999) "Pathways: A Culturally Appropriate Obesity Prevention Program for American Indian School Children," Supplement to the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, v.69 (4S): 796S-802S.
Teufel, N.I., Perry, C.L., Story, M., Flint-Wagner, H.G., Levin, S., Clay, T.E., Davis, S.M., Gittelsohn, J., Altaha, J., and Pablo, J.L. (1999) "Pathways Family Intervention for American Indian Children in the Third Grade," Supplement to the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, v.69 (4S): 803-809S.
Helitzer, D.L., Davis, S.L., Gittelsohn, J., Going, S., Murray, D.M., Snyder, P., and Steckler, A.B., (1999) "Process Evaluation in a Multi-site Obesity Primary Prevention Trial for Native American School Children," Supplement to the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, v.69 (4S): 816S-824S.
Stevens, J., Story, M., Becenti, A., French, S., Gittelsohn, J., Going, S., Juhaeri, Levin, S., and Murray, D. (1999) "Weight-Related Attitudes and Behaviors in American Indian Children." Obesity Research, 7(1):34-42.
Gittelsohn, J., McCormick, L., Allen, P., Grieser, M., Crawford, M. and Davis, S. (1999) "Inter-Ethnic Differences in Youth Tobacco Language and Cigarette Brand Preferences," Ethnicity and Health 4(4):285-304.
Mermelstein, R. and The Tobacco Control Network Writing Group. (1999) "Explanations of Ethnic and Gender Differences in Youth Smoking: A Multi-Site, Qualitative Investigation," Nicotine and Tobacco Research 1:S91-S98.
