Eugenie Coakley
Biographic Data
| ID | 6760382 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eugenie Coakley |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eugenie |
| FAMILY NAME | Coakley |
| SIGNATURE | COAKLEY E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Harvard University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 50 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
First Trimester Prenatal Care Initiation Among Hispanic Women Along the U.S.-Mexico Border
Background First trimester prenatal care (FTPNC) is associated with improved birth outcomes. U.S.-Mexico border Hispanic women have lower FTPNC than non-border or non-Hispanic women. This study aimed to identify (1) what demographic, knowledge and care-seeking factors influence FTPNC among Hispanic women in border counties served by five Healthy Start sites, and (2) what FTPNC barriers may be unique to this target population. Healthy Starts work …
Design and Sample Characteristics of the PRISM-E Multisite Randomized Trial to Improve Behavioral Health Care for the Elderly
These findings indicate the need for screening in primary care and for engaging older adults in treatment
Impact of Overweight on the Risk of Developing Common Chronic Diseases During a 10-Year Period
BACKGROUND: Overweight adults are at an increased risk of developing numerous chronic diseases. METHODS: Ten-year follow-up (1986-1996) of middle-aged women in the Nurses' Health Study and men in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study to assess the health risks associated with overweight. RESULTS: The risk of developing diabetes, gallstones, hypertension, heart disease, and stroke increased with severity of overweight among both women and men. …
Health behaviors, social networks, and healthy aging: Cross-sectional evidence from the Nurses' Health Study
Social networks, stress and health-related quality of life
Racial discrimination and skin color in the Cardia study: Implications for public health research. Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults
OBJECTIVES: This study assessed whether skin color and ways of handling anger can serve as markers for experiences of racial discrimination and responses to unfair treatment in public health research. METHODS: Survey data on 1844 Black women and Black men (24 to 42 years old), collected in the year 5 (1990-1991) and year 7 (1992-1993) examinations of the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study, were examined. RESULTS: Skin…
Can physical activity minimize weight gain in women after smoking cessation
OBJECTIVES. The purpose of this study was to examine prospectively whether exercise can modify weight gain after smoking cessation in women. METHODS. Data were analyzed from a 2-year follow-up period (1986-1988) in the Nurses' Health Study, an ongoing cohort of 121,700 US women aged 40 to 75 in 1986. RESULTS. The average weight gain over 2 years was 3.0 kg in the 1474 women who stopped smoking, and 0.6 kg among the 7832 women who continued smokin…
Racial discrimination and skin color in the Cardia study: Implications for public health research. Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults
OBJECTIVES: This study assessed whether skin color and ways of handling anger can serve as markers for experiences of racial discrimination and responses to unfair treatment in public health research. METHODS: Survey data on 1844 Black women and Black men (24 to 42 years old), collected in the year 5 (1990-1991) and year 7 (1992-1993) examinations of the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study, were examined. RESULTS: Skin…
Can physical activity minimize weight gain in women after smoking cessation
OBJECTIVES. The purpose of this study was to examine prospectively whether exercise can modify weight gain after smoking cessation in women. METHODS. Data were analyzed from a 2-year follow-up period (1986-1988) in the Nurses' Health Study, an ongoing cohort of 121,700 US women aged 40 to 75 in 1986. RESULTS. The average weight gain over 2 years was 3.0 kg in the 1474 women who stopped smoking, and 0.6 kg among the 7832 women who continued smokin…
Design and Sample Characteristics of the PRISM-E Multisite Randomized Trial to Improve Behavioral Health Care for the Elderly
These findings indicate the need for screening in primary care and for engaging older adults in treatment
Can physical activity minimize weight gain in women after smoking cessation
OBJECTIVES. The purpose of this study was to examine prospectively whether exercise can modify weight gain after smoking cessation in women. METHODS. Data were analyzed from a 2-year follow-up period (1986-1988) in the Nurses' Health Study, an ongoing cohort of 121,700 US women aged 40 to 75 in 1986. RESULTS. The average weight gain over 2 years was 3.0 kg in the 1474 women who stopped smoking, and 0.6 kg among the 7832 women who continued smokin…
Social networks, stress and health-related quality of life
Racial discrimination and skin color in the Cardia study: Implications for public health research. Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults
OBJECTIVES: This study assessed whether skin color and ways of handling anger can serve as markers for experiences of racial discrimination and responses to unfair treatment in public health research. METHODS: Survey data on 1844 Black women and Black men (24 to 42 years old), collected in the year 5 (1990-1991) and year 7 (1992-1993) examinations of the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study, were examined. RESULTS: Skin…
Health behaviors, social networks, and healthy aging: Cross-sectional evidence from the Nurses' Health Study
Impact of Overweight on the Risk of Developing Common Chronic Diseases During a 10-Year Period
BACKGROUND: Overweight adults are at an increased risk of developing numerous chronic diseases. METHODS: Ten-year follow-up (1986-1996) of middle-aged women in the Nurses' Health Study and men in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study to assess the health risks associated with overweight. RESULTS: The risk of developing diabetes, gallstones, hypertension, heart disease, and stroke increased with severity of overweight among both women and men. …
Design and Sample Characteristics of the PRISM-E Multisite Randomized Trial to Improve Behavioral Health Care for the Elderly
These findings indicate the need for screening in primary care and for engaging older adults in treatment
First Trimester Prenatal Care Initiation Among Hispanic Women Along the U.S.-Mexico Border
Background First trimester prenatal care (FTPNC) is associated with improved birth outcomes. U.S.-Mexico border Hispanic women have lower FTPNC than non-border or non-Hispanic women. This study aimed to identify (1) what demographic, knowledge and care-seeking factors influence FTPNC among Hispanic women in border counties served by five Healthy Start sites, and (2) what FTPNC barriers may be unique to this target population. Healthy Starts work …
Medicine (7 works) · Public health (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Body mass index (2 works) · Confidence interval (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Internal Medicine (2 works)