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Self Help
Focal points for news and resources on self help issues include the Center for Mental Health Services Research in the George Warren Brown School of Social Work, the Department of Psychology in Arts & Sciences, the Department of Psychiatry in the School of Medicine and the university-wide Center for Aging.
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Ross Brownson
Professor
A leading expert in chronic disease prevention and an expert in the area of applied epidemiology, Ross Brownson is regarded as one of the great intellectual, educational, and practice leaders in the field of evidence-based public health.
Expertise: Chronic disease prevention, evidence-based public health, policy effects on physical activity and obesity
Direct contact: 314-362-9641
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rbrownson@wustl.edu
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Debra Haire-Joshu
Professor
Debra Haire-Joshu is an internationally renowned scholar of health behavior who develops population wide interventions to reduce obesity and prevent diabetes, particularly among underserved youth.
Expertise: Health policy, obesity and diabetes prevention in underserved populations, public health
Direct contact: 314-362-9554
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djoshu@wustl.edu
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Matthew Kreuter
Professor
Matt Kreuter is a leading national public health expert in the field of health communications.
Expertise: Health communication, cancer prevention and control, health disparities
Direct contact: 314-935-3701
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mkreuter@wustl.edu
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Juan Peña
Assistant professor
Juan Peña's research interests include suicide prevention, HIV prevention, adolescence, Latinos, and acculturation.
Expertise: Suicide prevention, HIV prevention, adolescence, Latinos, acculturation
Direct contact: 314-935-9636
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jpena@wustl.edu
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Karen L. Coburn
Senior consultant in residence
Karen Levin Coburn is one of the country's leading experts on the college experience. She is co-author of the acclaimed book, Letting Go: A Parent's Guide to Understanding the College Years, which, in its fourth printing, has sold more than 330,000 copies. Coburn is often quoted in the national and ...
Expertise: college experience, freshman transition, letting go, students
Direct contact: (314) 935-5040
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coburn@wustl.edu
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Flu season
Eating, drinking and lifestyle changes can boost immunity to ward off seasonal flu
Nov. 5,
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College students looking to stay healthy during flu and exam season need to focus on three very important factors, says a nutritionist at Washington University in St. Louis. "It's really pretty simple," says Connie Diekman, RD, director of University Nutrition and immediate past president of the American Dietetic Association. "There are three key things to think about. No. 1 is hydration. No. 2 is foods and No. 3 is lifestyle issues." Video available.
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'Digital natives'
Constant contact between college students and parents could hinder development
July 30,
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Whether your child is going away to college this fall across town or across the country, there are more ways to keep in touch than ever before. With today's ubiquitous cell phones and access to Twitter, Facebook and texting, it may seem as though your child has never left the house. For students, there is the ever-present possibility of an available parent at the end of a cordless tether, which has the potential to hinder the letting go process, claims an expert on the college transition at Washington University in St. Louis.
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Free play
Children can learn on the cheap this summer
May 28,
2009 --
Want to take your children somewhere fun and educational this summer but money is tight? No problem, says a children's play expert at Washington University in St. Louis. Your answer might even be as close as your own backyard. Video available.
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Campus Care Improves
The Wall Street Journal
July 27,
2009 -- Many college health clinics provide a wide range of services, including programs that encourage healthy lifestyles. There is a growing recognition that the college years are a time of transition in which healthy habits can be encouraged and dangerous ones, like excessive drinking, discouraged. Includes comments by Alan Glass, director of WUSTL's health and wellness center.
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How to quit smoking
Chicago Tribune
and 1 others
July 7,
2009 -- Eric Wolbert has been a non-smoker for 30 days. He quit his pack-a-day habit because he has watched cigarettes hurt too many people, including his grandparents, who died of lung cancer, he said. As part of his third attempt at quitting, Wolbert signed up for a seven-week group therapy program called "Freedom From Smoking" at WUSTL.
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Vacation: What the Heck Is That?
MSN Money
June 26,
2009 -- Not taking some R&R could leave you carrying some heavy baggage down the line, bringing you and your company down. WUSTL entrepreneurship specialist Clifford Holekamp advises that shorter vacations are less stressful for small startups that are "very dependent on the founder to run the day-to-day operations."
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The culture of failure
The Boston Globe
June 1,
2009 -- If at first you don't succeed, tell the world about it -- because Web culture has become obsessed with "failure videos," mostly on YouTube. Whatever the reason, the sharing of personal missteps has become a part of today's e-culture. WUSTL psychology professor Don Fitz comments.
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Perfectly Happy
The Boston Globe
May 12,
2009 -- The new science of measuring happiness has transformed self-help. Now scholars suggest it could transform society — from tort law to urban planning to medical care. WUSTL law professors Samuel Bagenstos and Margo Schlanger co-wrote a law review article in 2007 suggesting that the emphasis on lost enjoyment of life in jury awards actually makes it harder for the plaintiff to recover.
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Rapid Infant Weight Gain Linked to Childhood Obesity
MSN.com Health & Fitness
and 8 others
March 30,
2009 -- Babies who gain weight quickly during the first six months of life may be more prone to obesity as toddlers, Harvard researchers report. The study suggests earliest intervention may reduce risk. WUSTL nutrition director Connie Diekman comments.
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Break It to 'Em Gently: Telling Kids About Financial Woes
The Wall Street Journal
March 25,
2009 -- Advice for parents explaining to children what changes may need to take place when a family faces economic hardship. WUSTL senior consultant and author Karen Levin Coburn.
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Low-fat? Low-carbs? Answering best diet question
CNN.com
Feb. 26,
2009 -- The dieting world screams with contradictory advice, but a new study says the key is reducing calories. WUSTL nutrition expert Luigi Fontana, who studies the effects of calorie restriction on longevity, comments.
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Buffets, exercise lack linked to obesity
United Press International
and 33 others
Dec. 22,
2008 -- People in Middle America may have larger middles from frequent buffet and cafeteria eating and perceived barriers to physical activity, U.S. researchers said. "It's not that people don't want to get physical activity or eat healthy foods, but we've made it difficult in many communities," senior author of the study Ross Brownson of the Washington University in St. Louis said in a statement.
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A weighty subject for the holidays
Los Angeles Times
Dec. 17,
2008 -- WUSTL Mellon postdoctoral fellow Deborah Levine shares research on the weighing scale and how its place in society changed as the public's perception of weight changed.
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A Tax on Many Soft Drinks Sets Off a Spirited Debate
The New York Times
Dec. 17,
2008 -- WUSTL nutrition expert Connie Diekman comments on a New York proposal for an 18 percent tax on sugary sodas and juice drinks — an effort that state officials said would reduce obesity while raising more than $400 million a year for health programs.
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Bringing Bellyaching to an End
U.S. News & World Report
Dec. 2,
2008 -- There's something about digestive difficulties that makes them hard to discuss in polite company — which leaves many of us suffering one problem or another in silence. Yet fixes can be as simple as making informed lifestyle changes or taking over-the-counter remedies. WUSTL gastroenterology professor Themos Dassopoulos, codirector of inflammatory bowel diseases, comments.
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Social workers to teach money management
CNN.com
and 1 others
Nov. 17,
2008 -- In the contemporary era of rampant foreclosures, credit card debt, and ever-evolving scams that prey on the economically vulnerable, few social work schools offer specialized financial training to their students, but change is under way. WUSTL social work professor Michael Sherraden devised the concept of Individual Development Accounts, which helps low-income families build assets to reach long-term goals.
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Learning How to Walk (Chewing Gum Not Included)
The New York Times
and 15 others
Nov. 13,
2008 -- Aches and pains may be a result of walking incorrectly. Yoga practices have helped some people relearn how to walk. WUSTL orthopaedic surgery professor Heidi Prather warns that breaking bad habits is no easy task.
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PTSD Tied to Domestic Violence Among Vets
PsychCentral.com (MA)
and 8 others
Nov. 7,
2008 -- New research suggests the risk of domestic violence will rise as increasing number of veterans are diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder. The consequences on families and children in communities across the U.S. are an emerging concern says WUSTL social work professor Monica Matthieu, an expert on veteran mental health.
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Examining Exams
Newsweek Web Exclusive
Sept. 4,
2008 -- The basic questions about testing children are: Do kids who are tested a lot learn more or less than kids who are not? and What is the best way to study? Research by WUSTL psychology professor Henry Roediger and a Purdue colleague that has been challenging the conventional wisdom on how best to study is included.
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Ultimate Study Tool: Testing
The New York Times
July 28,
2008 -- Rereading class notes may not be the best way to study. New research suggests that frequent testing -- even self-testing -- is a better bet for retaining information. WUSTL psychology professor Henry Roediger III says his study of 180 students shows the benefits of "the testing effect."
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The roots of alcoholism . . . in the genes?
Los Angeles Times
April 30,
2008 -- WUSTL psychiatry professor and lead author Carolyn Sartor comments on a new WUSTL study that says: Young people often begin drinking alcohol because of environmental factors, such as peer pressure. But genes appear to be a significant factor in determining whether drinking progresses to problem drinking and alcoholism.
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Gut Check: Why Doctors Say Not All Fat Is Created Equal
The Wall Street Journal
and 2 others
April 15,
2008 -- The recent report that having a pot belly in your 40s roughly triples your risk of dementia in later life is just the tip of an ominous iceberg. WUSTL research on liposuction in which found no change in the women's cholesterol levels, triglycerides, insulin sensitivity or other health risks. "If they had lost that much fat by dieting, they would have substantially improved their metabolic profile, but they didn't," says Samuel Klein, director of WUSM's Center for Human Nutrition and the study's principal investigator.
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Reverse Your Risk
Good Housekeeping
April 1,
2008 -- WUSTL researcher Kathryn Diemer, clinical director of WUSTL's Bone Health Program, talks about bone-mineral density and other fracture risks in aging women.
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