Elizabeth L McGarvey
Biographic Data
| ID | 5422896 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elizabeth L McGarvey |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elizabeth L |
| FAMILY NAME | McGarvey |
| SIGNATURE | MCGARVEY E L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Virginia |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Effectiveness of A-CRA/ACC in Treating Adolescents with Cannabis-Use Disorders
Using Focus Group Results to Inform Preschool Childhood Obesity Prevention Programming
Interventions that enhance parent self-efficacy that build on themes that are specific to ethnic groups toward preventing childhood obesity are needed. There is also a need for culturally appropriate information for governmental nutrition programs that is in the client's own language and takes into account ethnic differences in beliefs and traditions
Feasibility and Benefits of a Parent-Focused Preschool Child Obesity Intervention
Objectives. This field study tested the feasibility and benefits of a program to promote 6 targeted parental behaviors to prevent obesity in children served by the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Methods. Two WIC sites participated in a nonrandomized, controlled 1-year prospective study to assess parents’ self-reported behavior changes. Results. Statistical analyses of preintervention and postinterve…
Cancer Screening Practices and Attitudes
This study supports other research on the barriers and health belief differences found among ethnic minority women in the USA. Further, these findings suggest that it is not advisable to collapse ethnic groups into general categories such as 'Asian' when planning cancer control strategies, as differences were found by country of origin
Psychiatric Functioning and Substance Use
Feasibility and Benefits of a Parent-Focused Preschool Child Obesity Intervention
Objectives. This field study tested the feasibility and benefits of a program to promote 6 targeted parental behaviors to prevent obesity in children served by the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Methods. Two WIC sites participated in a nonrandomized, controlled 1-year prospective study to assess parents’ self-reported behavior changes. Results. Statistical analyses of preintervention and postinterve…
Using Focus Group Results to Inform Preschool Childhood Obesity Prevention Programming
Interventions that enhance parent self-efficacy that build on themes that are specific to ethnic groups toward preventing childhood obesity are needed. There is also a need for culturally appropriate information for governmental nutrition programs that is in the client's own language and takes into account ethnic differences in beliefs and traditions
Effectiveness of A-CRA/ACC in Treating Adolescents with Cannabis-Use Disorders
Cancer Screening Practices and Attitudes
This study supports other research on the barriers and health belief differences found among ethnic minority women in the USA. Further, these findings suggest that it is not advisable to collapse ethnic groups into general categories such as 'Asian' when planning cancer control strategies, as differences were found by country of origin
Psychiatric Functioning and Substance Use
Cancer Screening Practices and Attitudes
This study supports other research on the barriers and health belief differences found among ethnic minority women in the USA. Further, these findings suggest that it is not advisable to collapse ethnic groups into general categories such as 'Asian' when planning cancer control strategies, as differences were found by country of origin
Feasibility and Benefits of a Parent-Focused Preschool Child Obesity Intervention
Objectives. This field study tested the feasibility and benefits of a program to promote 6 targeted parental behaviors to prevent obesity in children served by the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Methods. Two WIC sites participated in a nonrandomized, controlled 1-year prospective study to assess parents’ self-reported behavior changes. Results. Statistical analyses of preintervention and postinterve…
Using Focus Group Results to Inform Preschool Childhood Obesity Prevention Programming
Interventions that enhance parent self-efficacy that build on themes that are specific to ethnic groups toward preventing childhood obesity are needed. There is also a need for culturally appropriate information for governmental nutrition programs that is in the client's own language and takes into account ethnic differences in beliefs and traditions
Effectiveness of A-CRA/ACC in Treating Adolescents with Cannabis-Use Disorders
Medicine (5 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (2 works) · Childhood obesity (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works)