The geographic distribution of unhealthy living characteristics according to the American Nations model: cultural factors warranting attention

R Arena, D Laddu, NP Pronk… - Progress in …, 2023 - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The geographic distribution of unhealthy living characteristics according to the American
Nations model: Cultural factors warranting attention The geographic distribution of unhealthy …

The Lifestyle Health Index in the Context of COVID-19 Mortality and Vaccination in the United States: A Syndemic not to be Repeated.

R Arena, NP Pronk, TE Kottke, C Woodard - Current Problems in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Public health, personal/community health behaviors, health care delivery, and the scientific
community have all been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and are consequently …

Geographically varying associations between personality and pro-environmental behaviors across the USA

KM Garner, W Revelle - European Journal of Personality, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Comprehensively evaluating the relationship between personality and pro-environmental
behaviors (eg, speaking with friends/strangers about environmental issues, attending pro …

Predicting life expectancy in the united states: The importance of healthy living behaviors and residential geography

R Arena, NP Pronk, C Woodard - Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract According to the World Health Organization, 30 countries currently have a life
expectancy of≥ 80 years: the United States (US) is not among this group of countries. The …

Regional cultures and insufficient sleep in the United States

NP Pronk, R Arena, D Laddu, C Woodard - Journal of Activity, Sedentary …, 2024 - Springer
Background Insufficient sleep can increase the risk of health problems and chronic
conditions including cognitive problems, increased inflammation, diabetes and …

Exploring the Complex Relationships between Health Behaviors, Health Outcomes, Social Vulnerability, Regional Cultures, and Oral Health

NP Pronk, C Woodard, DB Rindal, R Arena - Current Problems in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objectives Health and social factors show large heterogeneity across regional cultural
geographies and influence oral health as well. The purpose of this study is to confirm …

The potential influence of firearm violence on physical inactivity in the United States

TE Kottke, NP Pronk, C Woodard, R Arena - The American Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Despite broad recognition of the physical inactivity pandemic, little to no
progress has been made in the past decade in mitigating the problem. The current analysis …

Arthritis in the Regional Cultures of the American Nations: An Overlooked Component of a Larger Unhealthy Lifestyle Syndemic

R Arena, NP Pronk, E Gertner… - American Journal of …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction: Health indices vary widely within the United States (US), with clear “belts and
epicenters” where the prevalence of unhealthy lifestyle behaviors, chronic disease, and …

[HTML][HTML] On person-community fit: Trait-, person-, and type-based approaches to measurement

K Lanning, G Wetherell, G Gardiner, SJ Weston… - Current Research in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Person-community fit is a timely and important concept in personality, social, and
geographical psychology. The assessment of person-community fit poses statistical and …

[HTML][HTML] The relationship between the lifestyle health index and voter turnout during the 2020 United States presidential election in the context of regional cultures

R Arena, NP Pronk, TE Kottke, A Arena… - Public Health in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objectives There are numerous population health challenges confronting the United States
(US), including the unhealthy lifestyle–chronic disease pandemics. However, the impact of …