Desiree R Backman
Biographic Data
| ID | 6679015 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Desiree R Backman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Desiree R |
| FAMILY NAME | Backman |
| SIGNATURE | BACKMAN D R |
| AFFILIATIONS | California Department of Health Care Services |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Achieving weight loss through a community-based, telewellness programme
Objectives: To (1) determine the weight-reducing effect of the Koa Family Program (KFP), a community-based, telewellness obesity intervention and (2) examine the impact of the KFP on improving weight-related health indicators. Design: Randomised controlled trial. Setting: Community-based in Sacramento, California, USA. Methods: Seventy women with overweight or obesity (25 ⩽ BMI < 40), aged 21–45 years and with low income (⩽ 185% of the US Federal…
Assessing social values for California's efforts to reduce the overuse of unnecessary medical care
BACKGROUND: A partnership of large health-care purchasers created a workgroup to reduce the overuse of harmful and wasteful medical care in California. OBJECTIVE: Employ a civic engagement process to identify the social values important to the public in considering different strategies to reduce overuse. INTERVENTION: Use of deliberation techniques for 3 case examples that explore possible strategies: physician oversight, physician compensation, …
Multiple health benefits of urban tree canopy
A Cross‐Sectional Prevalence Study of Ethnically Targeted and General Audience Outdoor Obesity‐Related Advertising
Context: Commercial marketing is a critical but understudied element of the sociocultural environment influencing Americans' food and beverage preferences and purchases. This marketing also likely influences the utilization of goods and services related to physical activity and sedentary behavior. A growing literature documents the targeting of racial/ethnic and income groups in commercial advertisements in magazines, on billboards, and on televi…
A Cross‐Sectional Prevalence Study of Ethnically Targeted and General Audience Outdoor Obesity‐Related Advertising
Context: Commercial marketing is a critical but understudied element of the sociocultural environment influencing Americans' food and beverage preferences and purchases. This marketing also likely influences the utilization of goods and services related to physical activity and sedentary behavior. A growing literature documents the targeting of racial/ethnic and income groups in commercial advertisements in magazines, on billboards, and on televi…
Multiple health benefits of urban tree canopy
Assessing social values for California's efforts to reduce the overuse of unnecessary medical care
BACKGROUND: A partnership of large health-care purchasers created a workgroup to reduce the overuse of harmful and wasteful medical care in California. OBJECTIVE: Employ a civic engagement process to identify the social values important to the public in considering different strategies to reduce overuse. INTERVENTION: Use of deliberation techniques for 3 case examples that explore possible strategies: physician oversight, physician compensation, …
Achieving weight loss through a community-based, telewellness programme
Objectives: To (1) determine the weight-reducing effect of the Koa Family Program (KFP), a community-based, telewellness obesity intervention and (2) examine the impact of the KFP on improving weight-related health indicators. Design: Randomised controlled trial. Setting: Community-based in Sacramento, California, USA. Methods: Seventy women with overweight or obesity (25 ⩽ BMI < 40), aged 21–45 years and with low income (⩽ 185% of the US Federal…
Medicine (4 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Obesity (2 works) · Obesity and Health Practices (2 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (2 works) · Political science (2 works)