Dental caries is the most common disease globally and among US children. 1, 2 The causal
relationship between fermentable carbohydrates and caries was first documented in the …

Although healthy lifestyles (HL) offer a number of health benefits, nonadherence to
recommended lifestyle changes remains a frequent and difficult obstacle to realizing these …

Background. Controlling costs and achieving health care quality improvements require the
participation of activated and informed consumers and patients. Objectives. We describe a …

Objective. The Patient Activation Measure (PAM) is a 22‐item measure that assesses patient
knowledge, skill, and confidence for self‐management. The measure was developed using …

Importance In 2011, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved
intensive behavioral weight loss counseling for approximately 14 face-to-face, 10-to 15 …

Background Preventive health care promotes health and prevents disease or injuries by
addressing factors that lead to the onset of a disease, and by detecting latent conditions to …

A growing body of evidence links the built environment to physical activity levels, health
outcomes, and transportation behaviors. However, little of this research has focused on …

Tailored health communication (THC) is any combination of information and behavior
change strategies intended to reach one specific person based on information unique to that …

Background Obesity is a global public health threat. The transtheoretical stages of change
(TTM SOC) model has long been considered a useful interventional approach in lifestyle …

Consumers frequently encounter competing health information comprised of accurate and
erroneous messages about different diseases. This longitudinal study examined the lagged …