Jamy Ard
Biographic Data
| ID | 192909 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jamy Ard |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jamy |
| FAMILY NAME | Ard |
| SIGNATURE | ARD J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1643-6795 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Tackling the complexity of obesity in the US through adaptation of public health strategies
Obesity prevalence continues to rise in the US despite more than two decades of recommendations and guidelines for its prevention and management. The encouragement of individuals to adopt a healthy diet and lifestyle has remained the focus of clinical interventions and recommendations despite these efforts alone proving ineffective for long-term weight management. There are many recognized barriers to obesity prevention and management in communit…
Promise and unrealized potential: 10 Years of the American Medical Association classifying obesity as a disease
Introduction: In June 2013, the American Medical Association (AMA), one of the most influential healthcare organizations in the United States, voted to recognize obesity as a disease. Many who supported this change believed that recognition by AMA of obesity as a disease would serve as a tipping point that would increase access to care, accelerate training and research on the prevention and treatment of obesity, and reduce weight stigma. On the 1…
Factors Associated with Weight Loss Maintenance and Weight Regain Among African American and White Adults Initially Successful at Weight Loss
Health-Related Quality of Life in Weight Loss Interventions: Results from the Optiwin Trial
Obesity is highly prevalent and associated with several adverse outcomes including health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL), work productivity, and activity impairment. The objective of this study is to examine group differences in HRQoL and labor-related health outcomes among participants in the OPTIWIN program, which compared the effectiveness of two intensive behavioral weight loss interventions. Participants ( n = 273) were randomized to OPTIFA…
Similar weight loss and maintenance in African American and White women in the Improving Weight Loss (ImWeL) trial
Objective: African Americans (AA) are often underrepresented and tend to lose less weight than White participants during the intensive phase of behavioral obesity treatment. Some evidence suggests that AA women experience better maintenance of lost weight than White women, however, additional research on the efficacy of extended care programs (i.e. continued contacts to support the maintenance of lost weight) is necessary to better understand the…
Dietary fried fish intake increases risk of CVD: The REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study
Objective The objective of the present study was to examine the relationship of dietary fried fish consumption and risk of cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality. Design Prospective cohort study among participants of the REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study who resided in the USA. Setting The primary outcome measures included the hazard ratios (HR) of incident CVD including first incident fatal or non-fat…
The Perceptions of Community Gardeners at Jones Valley Urban Farm and the Implications for Dietary Interventions
The purpose of this study was to assess the reasons community gardeners at Jones Valley Urban Farm in Birmingham, Alabama participate in the community garden program, as well as to explore the potential impacts such participation has on the members’ health, community, and diet. Twenty active gardeners participated in four focus groups. Gardeners reported prior experience, cost savings, taste, sustainability issues, and provision of fresh and orga…
AHA/ACC/TOS Guideline for the Management of Overweight and Obesity in Adults
AHA/ACC/TOS Guideline for the Management of Overweight and Obesity in Adults: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and The Obesit…
Associations of neighborhood area level deprivation with the metabolic syndrome and inflammation among middle- and older- age adults
These findings highlight the role of neighborhood socioeconomic deprivation on METS and CRP-MetS for black and white adults. Interventions tailored to address the contextual effects of deprived neighborhoods may reduce the observed neighborhood disparities
Stressful Life Events and Behavior Change: A Qualitative Examination of African American Women's Participation in a Weight Loss Program
We qualitatively assessed how life stressors affected African American women's participation in a weight reduction program. A sample of 9 women, who completed a behavioral lifestyle intervention, participated in individual, structured, in-depth interviews. Life stressors, ranging from personal illness to changes in employment status, had varied effects on participation. Some women coped with life stressors by using them as a motivational tool to …
Caregiver perceptions of the food marketing environment of African-American 3–11-year-olds: A qualitative study
Objective To assess caregivers’ perceptions of the extent to which the food marketing environment influences food consumption among African-American children (aged 3 – 11 years) in order to generate potential strategies to make the marketing environment more favourable to healthier eating. Design Individual semi-structured interviews with caregivers were conducted by trained community leaders to ascertain their awareness of and perceptions about …
Component Analysis and Initial Validity of the Exercise Fear Avoidance Scale
Psychometric properties of this scale suggest it may be useful for tailoring exercise prescriptions to address fear of exercise-related discomfort
Cultural Perceptions of Weight in African American and Caucasian Women
These results can be used for empirical cultural tailoring of behavioral weight loss interventions
Fear of physical response to exercise among overweight and obese adults
Regular physical activity has been shown to have significant impact on both physical and mental health; however, over half of adults in the US do not meet current recommendations for physical activity. Pain is one of the most commonly cited barriers to physical activity among adults. Fear of pain has been shown to have a significant correlation with pain-related disorders including back pain and arthritis, but no studies have examined the role th…
Body Image and Quality of Life in a Group of African American Women
Effects of Individual Components of Multiple Behavior Changes: The PREMIER Trial
Several lifestyle behavior changes are important for BP lowering, but are difficult to detect when weight is included in multivariate models
The Impact of Cost on the Availability of Fruits and Vegetables in the Homes of Schoolchildren in Birmingham, Alabama
Objectives. Fruit and vegetable cost is a presumed barrier to intake. We sought to determine whether fruit and vegetable cost and consumers’ race and income would predict availability of fruits and vegetables in homes of schoolchildren in the Birmingham, Ala, area. Methods. Data on availability of 27 fruit and vegetable items were obtained from homes of 1355 children (32% African American) in the Birmingham area. Fruit and vegetable costs were ob…
Body Image and Quality of Life in a Group of African American Women
The Impact of Cost on the Availability of Fruits and Vegetables in the Homes of Schoolchildren in Birmingham, Alabama
Objectives. Fruit and vegetable cost is a presumed barrier to intake. We sought to determine whether fruit and vegetable cost and consumers’ race and income would predict availability of fruits and vegetables in homes of schoolchildren in the Birmingham, Ala, area. Methods. Data on availability of 27 fruit and vegetable items were obtained from homes of 1355 children (32% African American) in the Birmingham area. Fruit and vegetable costs were ob…
Similar weight loss and maintenance in African American and White women in the Improving Weight Loss (ImWeL) trial
Objective: African Americans (AA) are often underrepresented and tend to lose less weight than White participants during the intensive phase of behavioral obesity treatment. Some evidence suggests that AA women experience better maintenance of lost weight than White women, however, additional research on the efficacy of extended care programs (i.e. continued contacts to support the maintenance of lost weight) is necessary to better understand the…
The Perceptions of Community Gardeners at Jones Valley Urban Farm and the Implications for Dietary Interventions
The purpose of this study was to assess the reasons community gardeners at Jones Valley Urban Farm in Birmingham, Alabama participate in the community garden program, as well as to explore the potential impacts such participation has on the members’ health, community, and diet. Twenty active gardeners participated in four focus groups. Gardeners reported prior experience, cost savings, taste, sustainability issues, and provision of fresh and orga…
Effects of Individual Components of Multiple Behavior Changes: The PREMIER Trial
Several lifestyle behavior changes are important for BP lowering, but are difficult to detect when weight is included in multivariate models
The Impact of Cost on the Availability of Fruits and Vegetables in the Homes of Schoolchildren in Birmingham, Alabama
Objectives. Fruit and vegetable cost is a presumed barrier to intake. We sought to determine whether fruit and vegetable cost and consumers’ race and income would predict availability of fruits and vegetables in homes of schoolchildren in the Birmingham, Ala, area. Methods. Data on availability of 27 fruit and vegetable items were obtained from homes of 1355 children (32% African American) in the Birmingham area. Fruit and vegetable costs were ob…
Body Image and Quality of Life in a Group of African American Women
Fear of physical response to exercise among overweight and obese adults
Regular physical activity has been shown to have significant impact on both physical and mental health; however, over half of adults in the US do not meet current recommendations for physical activity. Pain is one of the most commonly cited barriers to physical activity among adults. Fear of pain has been shown to have a significant correlation with pain-related disorders including back pain and arthritis, but no studies have examined the role th…
Component Analysis and Initial Validity of the Exercise Fear Avoidance Scale
Psychometric properties of this scale suggest it may be useful for tailoring exercise prescriptions to address fear of exercise-related discomfort
Cultural Perceptions of Weight in African American and Caucasian Women
These results can be used for empirical cultural tailoring of behavioral weight loss interventions
Caregiver perceptions of the food marketing environment of African-American 3–11-year-olds: A qualitative study
Objective To assess caregivers’ perceptions of the extent to which the food marketing environment influences food consumption among African-American children (aged 3 – 11 years) in order to generate potential strategies to make the marketing environment more favourable to healthier eating. Design Individual semi-structured interviews with caregivers were conducted by trained community leaders to ascertain their awareness of and perceptions about …
AHA/ACC/TOS Guideline for the Management of Overweight and Obesity in Adults
AHA/ACC/TOS Guideline for the Management of Overweight and Obesity in Adults: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and The Obesit…
Associations of neighborhood area level deprivation with the metabolic syndrome and inflammation among middle- and older- age adults
These findings highlight the role of neighborhood socioeconomic deprivation on METS and CRP-MetS for black and white adults. Interventions tailored to address the contextual effects of deprived neighborhoods may reduce the observed neighborhood disparities
Stressful Life Events and Behavior Change: A Qualitative Examination of African American Women's Participation in a Weight Loss Program
We qualitatively assessed how life stressors affected African American women's participation in a weight reduction program. A sample of 9 women, who completed a behavioral lifestyle intervention, participated in individual, structured, in-depth interviews. Life stressors, ranging from personal illness to changes in employment status, had varied effects on participation. Some women coped with life stressors by using them as a motivational tool to …
The Perceptions of Community Gardeners at Jones Valley Urban Farm and the Implications for Dietary Interventions
The purpose of this study was to assess the reasons community gardeners at Jones Valley Urban Farm in Birmingham, Alabama participate in the community garden program, as well as to explore the potential impacts such participation has on the members’ health, community, and diet. Twenty active gardeners participated in four focus groups. Gardeners reported prior experience, cost savings, taste, sustainability issues, and provision of fresh and orga…
Dietary fried fish intake increases risk of CVD: The REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study
Objective The objective of the present study was to examine the relationship of dietary fried fish consumption and risk of cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality. Design Prospective cohort study among participants of the REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study who resided in the USA. Setting The primary outcome measures included the hazard ratios (HR) of incident CVD including first incident fatal or non-fat…
Similar weight loss and maintenance in African American and White women in the Improving Weight Loss (ImWeL) trial
Objective: African Americans (AA) are often underrepresented and tend to lose less weight than White participants during the intensive phase of behavioral obesity treatment. Some evidence suggests that AA women experience better maintenance of lost weight than White women, however, additional research on the efficacy of extended care programs (i.e. continued contacts to support the maintenance of lost weight) is necessary to better understand the…
Health-Related Quality of Life in Weight Loss Interventions: Results from the Optiwin Trial
Obesity is highly prevalent and associated with several adverse outcomes including health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL), work productivity, and activity impairment. The objective of this study is to examine group differences in HRQoL and labor-related health outcomes among participants in the OPTIWIN program, which compared the effectiveness of two intensive behavioral weight loss interventions. Participants ( n = 273) were randomized to OPTIFA…
Factors Associated with Weight Loss Maintenance and Weight Regain Among African American and White Adults Initially Successful at Weight Loss
Promise and unrealized potential: 10 Years of the American Medical Association classifying obesity as a disease
Introduction: In June 2013, the American Medical Association (AMA), one of the most influential healthcare organizations in the United States, voted to recognize obesity as a disease. Many who supported this change believed that recognition by AMA of obesity as a disease would serve as a tipping point that would increase access to care, accelerate training and research on the prevention and treatment of obesity, and reduce weight stigma. On the 1…
Tackling the complexity of obesity in the US through adaptation of public health strategies
Obesity prevalence continues to rise in the US despite more than two decades of recommendations and guidelines for its prevention and management. The encouragement of individuals to adopt a healthy diet and lifestyle has remained the focus of clinical interventions and recommendations despite these efforts alone proving ineffective for long-term weight management. There are many recognized barriers to obesity prevention and management in communit…
Medicine (18 works) · Obesity (10 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (10 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Gerontology (9 works) · Internal Medicine (8 works) · Environmental health (7 works) · Obesity and Health Practices (7 works) · Weight loss (7 works) · Demography (6 works)