Henry Wells
Biographic Data
| ID | 3628357 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Henry Wells |
| GIVEN NAMES | Henry |
| FAMILY NAME | Wells |
| SIGNATURE | WELLS H |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1953 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
A National Survey of Tobacco Cessation Programs for Youths
Objectives. We collected data on a national sample of existing community-based tobacco cessation programs for youths to understand their prevalence and overall characteristics. Methods. We employed a 2-stage sampling design with US counties as the first-stage probability sampling units. We then used snowball sampling in selected counties to identify administrators of tobacco cessation programs for youths. We collected data on cessation programs w…
Metropolitan-Area Estimates of Binge Drinking in the United States
Objectives. We estimated adult binge drinking prevalence in US metropolitan areas. Methods. We analyzed 1997 and 1999 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data for 120 metropolitan areas in 48 states and the District of Columbia. Results. The prevalence of binge drinking varied substantially across metropolitan areas, from 4.1% in Chattanooga, Tenn, to 23.9% in San Antonio, Tex, (median = 14.5%). Seventeen of the 20 metropolitan areas with …
State Trends in Uninsurance Among Individuals Aged 18 to 64 Years: United States, 1992–2001
Objectives. We analyzed state-specific uninsurance trends among US adults aged 18 to 64 years. Methods. We used logistic regression models to examine Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data for uninsurance from 1992 to 2001 in 47 states. Results. Overall, uninsurance rates increased in 35 states and remained unchanged in 12 states. Increases were observed among people aged 30 to 49 years (in 34 states) and 50 to 64 years (in 24 states), a…
Progression to Established Smoking Among US Youths
Objectives. Our study presents national estimates of the proportion of youths in each of 7 stages of smoking and investigates the associations between risk/protective factors and progression to established smoking. Methods. We analyzed data from the 1999 and 2000 National Youth Tobacco Surveys. Results. In 1999 and 2000, 48.6% of US adolescents had at least experimented with tobacco, and 7.8% were established smokers. Important correlates of prog…
The Modernization of Puerto Rico. A Political Study of Changing Values and Institutions
The Modernization of Puerto Rico: A Political Study of Changing Values and Institutions
The Dominican Search for Stability
Essay| December 01 1966 The Dominican Search for Stability Henry Wells Henry Wells Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania Henry Wells is a specialist on Latin American elections. He has been a member of O.A.S. electoral missions in the Dominican Republic (1961–1962), Honduras (1963), Costa Rica (February, 1966), and Bolivia (July, 1966). His most recent visit to the Dominican Republic was in August, 1966. Search for …
Turmoil in the Dominican Republic
Essay| January 01 1966 Turmoil in the Dominican Republic Henry Wells Henry Wells Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania Henry Wells is a specialist on Latin American elections. From August, 1961, through December, 1962, he served on an O.A.S. technical assistance mission to the Dominican Republic and, in 1963, he served on a similar mission to Honduras. He has published numerous articles on Latin American politics. S…
Staff Changes
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Administrative Reorganization in Puerto Rico
Ideology and Leadership in Puerto Rican Politics
Far and away the most powerful force in the political life of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is the Popular Democratic party (Partido Popular Democrático, or PPD). Since 1945 elected representatives of the party have held the office of Resident Commissioner in Washington and more than two-thirds of the seats in both houses of the insular legislature. Since the election of 1948 the president of the party, Luis Muñoz Marín, has been Governor of th…
The Commonwealth Constitution
Progression to Established Smoking Among US Youths
Objectives. Our study presents national estimates of the proportion of youths in each of 7 stages of smoking and investigates the associations between risk/protective factors and progression to established smoking. Methods. We analyzed data from the 1999 and 2000 National Youth Tobacco Surveys. Results. In 1999 and 2000, 48.6% of US adolescents had at least experimented with tobacco, and 7.8% were established smokers. Important correlates of prog…
Metropolitan-Area Estimates of Binge Drinking in the United States
Objectives. We estimated adult binge drinking prevalence in US metropolitan areas. Methods. We analyzed 1997 and 1999 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data for 120 metropolitan areas in 48 states and the District of Columbia. Results. The prevalence of binge drinking varied substantially across metropolitan areas, from 4.1% in Chattanooga, Tenn, to 23.9% in San Antonio, Tex, (median = 14.5%). Seventeen of the 20 metropolitan areas with …
State Trends in Uninsurance Among Individuals Aged 18 to 64 Years: United States, 1992–2001
Objectives. We analyzed state-specific uninsurance trends among US adults aged 18 to 64 years. Methods. We used logistic regression models to examine Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data for uninsurance from 1992 to 2001 in 47 states. Results. Overall, uninsurance rates increased in 35 states and remained unchanged in 12 states. Increases were observed among people aged 30 to 49 years (in 34 states) and 50 to 64 years (in 24 states), a…
A National Survey of Tobacco Cessation Programs for Youths
Objectives. We collected data on a national sample of existing community-based tobacco cessation programs for youths to understand their prevalence and overall characteristics. Methods. We employed a 2-stage sampling design with US counties as the first-stage probability sampling units. We then used snowball sampling in selected counties to identify administrators of tobacco cessation programs for youths. We collected data on cessation programs w…
Ideology and Leadership in Puerto Rican Politics
Far and away the most powerful force in the political life of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is the Popular Democratic party (Partido Popular Democrático, or PPD). Since 1945 elected representatives of the party have held the office of Resident Commissioner in Washington and more than two-thirds of the seats in both houses of the insular legislature. Since the election of 1948 the president of the party, Luis Muñoz Marín, has been Governor of th…
Administrative Reorganization in Puerto Rico
The Commonwealth Constitution
The Commonwealth Constitution
Ideology and Leadership in Puerto Rican Politics
Far and away the most powerful force in the political life of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is the Popular Democratic party (Partido Popular Democrático, or PPD). Since 1945 elected representatives of the party have held the office of Resident Commissioner in Washington and more than two-thirds of the seats in both houses of the insular legislature. Since the election of 1948 the president of the party, Luis Muñoz Marín, has been Governor of th…
Administrative Reorganization in Puerto Rico
Staff Changes
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
The Dominican Search for Stability
Essay| December 01 1966 The Dominican Search for Stability Henry Wells Henry Wells Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania Henry Wells is a specialist on Latin American elections. He has been a member of O.A.S. electoral missions in the Dominican Republic (1961–1962), Honduras (1963), Costa Rica (February, 1966), and Bolivia (July, 1966). His most recent visit to the Dominican Republic was in August, 1966. Search for …
Turmoil in the Dominican Republic
Essay| January 01 1966 Turmoil in the Dominican Republic Henry Wells Henry Wells Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania Henry Wells is a specialist on Latin American elections. From August, 1961, through December, 1962, he served on an O.A.S. technical assistance mission to the Dominican Republic and, in 1963, he served on a similar mission to Honduras. He has published numerous articles on Latin American politics. S…
The Modernization of Puerto Rico: A Political Study of Changing Values and Institutions
The Modernization of Puerto Rico. A Political Study of Changing Values and Institutions
Metropolitan-Area Estimates of Binge Drinking in the United States
Objectives. We estimated adult binge drinking prevalence in US metropolitan areas. Methods. We analyzed 1997 and 1999 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data for 120 metropolitan areas in 48 states and the District of Columbia. Results. The prevalence of binge drinking varied substantially across metropolitan areas, from 4.1% in Chattanooga, Tenn, to 23.9% in San Antonio, Tex, (median = 14.5%). Seventeen of the 20 metropolitan areas with …
State Trends in Uninsurance Among Individuals Aged 18 to 64 Years: United States, 1992–2001
Objectives. We analyzed state-specific uninsurance trends among US adults aged 18 to 64 years. Methods. We used logistic regression models to examine Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data for uninsurance from 1992 to 2001 in 47 states. Results. Overall, uninsurance rates increased in 35 states and remained unchanged in 12 states. Increases were observed among people aged 30 to 49 years (in 34 states) and 50 to 64 years (in 24 states), a…
Progression to Established Smoking Among US Youths
Objectives. Our study presents national estimates of the proportion of youths in each of 7 stages of smoking and investigates the associations between risk/protective factors and progression to established smoking. Methods. We analyzed data from the 1999 and 2000 National Youth Tobacco Surveys. Results. In 1999 and 2000, 48.6% of US adolescents had at least experimented with tobacco, and 7.8% were established smokers. Important correlates of prog…
A National Survey of Tobacco Cessation Programs for Youths
Objectives. We collected data on a national sample of existing community-based tobacco cessation programs for youths to understand their prevalence and overall characteristics. Methods. We employed a 2-stage sampling design with US counties as the first-stage probability sampling units. We then used snowball sampling in selected counties to identify administrators of tobacco cessation programs for youths. We collected data on cessation programs w…
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