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2011 Homework and Readings

2011 BEAT Institute Homework Summary Table (.pdf)
All files are pdf's unless otherwise noted

Courses for all BEAT Participants:

Built Environment and Physical Activity Overview - Jim Sallis

• Kaczynski, et al 2008
• Neckerman, et al 2008
• Optional: Dill 2009, Garcia and Fenwick 2009, Goldstein 2009, Kim, et al 2009, Yousefian, et al 2010

Introduction to Nutrition Environments - Karen Glanz

• Glanz, et al 2005 - Healthy Nutrition Environments background article
• Honeycutt, et al 2010 - NEMS evaluation article

Built Environment and Transportation Overview - Susan Handy

• Handy and Clifton chapter
• Saelens and Handy article
• McKinnon, et al

GIS and Land Use - Amy Hillier

• Suggested reading: Hillier, et al 2009, Hillier 2008

Policy Change - Jim Krieger

• Fafard 2008
• Themba-Nixon book chapter

Elective Courses:

Data Analysis - Alexis Dinno and Carlos Crespo

• Instruction Sheet
• Anscombe 1973
• Beck 1997
• Buja 1989
• Duncan 1998
• Jacoby 2000

Environmental Audits - Kris Day

• Review the Irvine MN Inventory materials
  • Irvine MN Inventory (.xls)
  • Codebook 1
  • Codebook 2
  • Codebook

NEMS - NEMS Staff/Karen Glanz

• Instruction Sheet
• Read 2 background articles:
• NEMS-S article
• NEMS-R article
• NEMS-R materials:
  • Kid's menu survey
  • Kid's menu protocol
  • Chili's kid's menu

School Nutrition Environments - Kathryn Henderson

• Instruction Sheet - Assignment and Readings
• Briefel, et al 2009
• Bullock, et al 2010
• Cullen, et al 2006
• Denniston and Brener 2010
• Long, Henderson, and Schwartz 2010
• Masse, et al 2007
• Schwartz, et al 2009

Self-Report Measures of Physical Activity and Nutrition Environments - Christy Hoehner and Karen Glanz

• Instruction Sheet - Select one of 2 assignments
• Saelens, et al 2009
• Brownson, et al 2004
• Brownson, et al 2009
• Gebel, et al 2011
• For Option A:
  • NEMS-P Pilot Study Data

Observation of Parks and Playgrounds - Thom McKenzie

• McKenzie, 2010
• Cohen, et al 2007

Databases and Economic Analysis - Lisa Powell

• Powell 2009
• HER Research Brief, July 2009
• Powell and Chaloupka 2009
• Slater, et al 2008
• Catalogue of Surveillance Systems, 2009
• Powell, Szczypka, and Chaloupka 2010

EAPRS - Brian Saelens

• Instruction sheet - Assignment
• EAPRS Playset Section N
• Suggested reading: Kaczynski and Henderson 2008, McCormack 2010

Home Nutrition Environments - Dianne Ward

• Instruction Sheet - Readings and assignment
• Readings:
  • French, et al 2008
  • Bryant, et al 2008
  • Sharkey, et al 2010
  • Krukowski, et al 2010
• For Assignment:
  • Healthy Homes Survey: Vegetables
  • HomeSTEAD: Dairy and Grains