Purpose: An unhealthy prepregnancy weight and/or gaining an inappropriate amount of
weight during pregnancy increase the risk for poor pregnancy and birth outcomes. To our …

Objectives Rural patients experience disparities in cancer care compared to urban patients.
We hypothesized that rural patients with colon cancer who traveled to high-volume centers …

Methods Qualitative interviews were conducted with corner store owners and managers (n=
11). Customer intercept surveys (n= 179) were also conducted with customers of 9 stores …

The objective of this study was to learn more about the attitudes concerning pediatric obesity
among rural parents, the barriers these parents face in trying to help their children attain a …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Schools are an important setting for improving behaviors
associated with obesity, including physical activity. However, within schools there is often a …

Despite children living in rural US areas having 26% greater odds of being affected by
obesity compared to those living in urban areas, the implementation of evidence-based …

Background The majority of adults are not meeting the guidelines for physical activity
despite activity being linked with numerous improvements to long-term health. In light of this …

Eating in the absence of hunger (EAH) has been identified as a behavioral phenotype for
obesity. Few studies have reported on objective measures of EAH in adolescents, and fewer …

We examined associations between body mass index (BMI) and the food environment
among adult female Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants (N …

Background Sociodemographic disparities in terms of access to bariatric surgery are
ongoing. Objectives This study aimed to examine the trends for bariatric interventions based …