Journal of Public Health, Vol. 37, No. 3 (September 2015), pp. 438-444 (7 pages) Background Emotional eating is associated with mental health problems and weight gain, but research has focussed on ...

Bullying is a serious public health concern across the globe. While there are a number of bullying interventions with parental components, limited efforts have been made to synthesize the impacts of ...

Injuries from falls are major contributors to complications and death in older adults. Despite evidence from efficacy trials that many falls can be prevented, rates of falls resulting in injury have ...

A telephone-based weight-loss intervention helped women with breast cancer and obesity lose almost 5% of their baseline body ...

Background Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is an important marker of current and future health status. The primary aim of our study was to evaluate the impact of a time-efficient school-based ...

Hospital-based community violence intervention programs combat cycles of violent crime and retaliation by engaging patients in the recovery process immediately following injury. Only in America: The ...

Outreach workers say combating violence is about meeting people where they are. In North Lawndale, a neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago laden with crime and poverty, Derek Brown, founder of ...

Community-based violence intervention programs have proved to reduce homicides and shootings. In order to respond to gun violence and address its root causes, communities most affected are banding ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Two years ago, a Discover call center moved into the city's Chatham neighborhood with the goal of bringing over 1,000 jobs to the South Side. One went to TJ Krane. The account ...

WASHINGTON — A major shakeup could be coming to D.C.'s approach to preventing violence as Councilmember Brooke Pinto introduced her "Peace DC" plan Monday. The project would consolidate the District's ...