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linked information resource: BOUNCE: a community-based mother-daughter healthy lifestyle intervention for low-income Latino families.

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Perceived Stress in Black and Latino Male Firefighters: Associations with Risk and Protective Factors.
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The moderating effects of acculturation on the relation of parenting strategies to unhealthy weight control behaviors in Hispanic daughters.
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The Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D): Measurement equivalence across gender groups in Hispanic college students.
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Acculturative Stress Among Documented and Undocumented Latino Immigrants in the United States.
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Exploring Factors Associated With Accelerometer Validity Among Ethnically Diverse Toddlers.
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author list: Crumbley C, Cepni AB, Taylor A, Thompson D, Moran NE, Olvera N, O'Connor DP, Johnston CA, Ledoux TA
published in: Pediatric exercise science
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Randomized control trial of a childhood obesity prevention family-based program: "Abriendo Caminos" and effects on BMI.
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author list: Teran-Garcia M, Hammons AJ, Olvera N, Greder K, Plaza-Delrestre M, Andrade FCD, Fiese B, Wiley AR
published in: Frontiers in pediatrics
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Lace Up and Mindfulness: A Randomized Controlled Trial Intervention to Reduce Emotional Eating, Anxiety, and Sleep Disturbances in Latinx and Black Youth.
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author list: Olvera N, Hein S, Matthews-Ewald M, Zhang R, Scherer R
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Reducing Obesogenic Eating Behaviors in Hispanic Children through a Family-Based, Culturally-Tailored RCT: Abriendo Caminos.
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author list: Barragan M, Luna V, Hammons AJ, Olvera N, Greder K, Drumond Andrade FC, Fiese B, Wiley A, Teran-Garcia M
published in: International journal of environmental research and public health
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Perspectives of Black and Hispanic Children Living in Under-Resourced Communities on Meal Preparation and Grocery Shopping Behaviors: Implications for Nutrition Education.
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author list: Callender C, Velazquez D, Adera M, Dave JM, Olvera N, Chen TA, Alford S, Thompson D
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Hispanic Parents' Views of Family Physical Activity: Results from a Multisite Focus Group Investigation.
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Feasibility and Efficacy of the "FUNPALs Playgroup" Intervention to Improve Toddler Dietary and Activity Behaviors: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.
PubMed Identifier: 34360118
author list: Cepni AB, Taylor A, Crumbley C, Thompson D, Moran NE, Olvera N, O'Connor DP, Arlinghaus KR, Johnston CA, Ledoux TA
published in: International journal of environmental research and public health
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Exploring qualities of ethnically diverse parents related to the healthy home environment of toddlers.
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Perspectives of Black/African American and Hispanic Parents and Children Living in Under-Resourced Communities Regarding Factors That Influence Food Choices and Decisions: A Qualitative Investigation.
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How Minority Parents Could Help Children Develop Healthy Eating Behaviors: Parent and Child Perspectives.
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Mealtime resistance: Hispanic mothers' perspectives on making healthy eating changes within the family.
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The Evolving Family Mealtime: Findings From Focus Group Interviews With Hispanic Mothers.
PubMed Identifier: 32576547
author list: Hammons AJ, Villegas E, Olvera N, Greder K, Fiese B, Teran-Garcia M, Abriendo Caminos Team
published in: JMIR pediatrics and parenting
information resource reference: The Evolving Family Mealtime: Findings From Focus Group Interviews With Hispanic Mothers. JMIR Pediatr Parent. 2020 08 10; 3(2):e18292.
journal title abbreviation: JMIR Pediatr Parent
publication date: 2020-08-10T00:00:00
year: 2020
type: Academic Article
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Culinary Education Programs for Children in Low-Income Households: A Scoping Review.
PubMed Identifier: 32414003
author list: Li PP, Mackey G, Callender C, Dave JM, Olvera N, Alford S, Thompson D
published in: Children (Basel, Switzerland)
information resource reference: Culinary Education Programs for Children in Low-Income Households: A Scoping Review. Children (Basel). 2020 May 13; 7(5).
journal title abbreviation: Children (Basel)
publication date: 2020-05-13T00:00:00
year: 2020
type: Academic Article
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Hispanic maternal influences on daughters' unhealthy weight control behaviors: The role of maternal acculturation, adiposity, and body image disturbances.
PubMed Identifier: 27816033
author list: Olvera N, Matthews-Ewald MR, McCarley K, Scherer R, Posada A
published in: Body image
information resource reference: Hispanic maternal influences on daughters' unhealthy weight control behaviors: The role of maternal acculturation, adiposity, and body image disturbances. Body Image. 2016 Dec; 19:208-215.
journal title abbreviation: Body Image
publication date: 2016-11-02T00:00:00
year: 2016
type: Academic Article
type: Article
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An exploratory factor analysis of the Parenting strategies for Eating and physical Activity Scale (PEAS) for use in Hispanic mothers of adolescent and preadolescent daughters with overweight.
PubMed Identifier: 26519927
author list: Matthews-Ewald MR, Posada A, Wiesner M, Olvera N
published in: Eating behaviors
information resource reference: An exploratory factor analysis of the Parenting strategies for Eating and physical Activity Scale (PEAS) for use in Hispanic mothers of adolescent and preadolescent daughters with overweight. Eat Behav. 2015 Dec; 19:193-9.
journal title abbreviation: Eat Behav
publication date: 2015-10-24T00:00:00
year: 2015
type: Academic Article
type: Article
type: Document
type: Information Resource

Effectiveness of the modified progressive aerobic capacity endurance run test for assessing aerobic fitness in Hispanic children who are obese.
PubMed Identifier: 25029012
author list: Graham MH, Bush JA, Olvera N, Puyau MR, Butte NF
published in: Journal of strength and conditioning research
information resource reference: Effectiveness of the modified progressive aerobic capacity endurance run test for assessing aerobic fitness in Hispanic children who are obese. J Strength Cond Res. 2014 Oct; 28(10):2880-7.
journal title abbreviation: J Strength Cond Res
publication date: 2014-10-01T00:00:00
year: 2014
type: Academic Article
type: Article
type: Document
type: Information Resource

Weight-related teasing, emotional eating, and weight control behaviors in Hispanic and African American girls.
PubMed Identifier: 24183147
author list: Olvera N, Dempsey A, Gonzalez E, Abrahamson C
published in: Eating behaviors
information resource reference: Weight-related teasing, emotional eating, and weight control behaviors in Hispanic and African American girls. Eat Behav. 2013 Dec; 14(4):513-7.
journal title abbreviation: Eat Behav
publication date: 2013-07-02T00:00:00
year: 2013
type: Academic Article
type: Article
type: Document
type: Information Resource

Body fat and fitness improvements in Hispanic and African American girls.
PubMed Identifier: 23788487
author list: Olvera N, Leung P, Kellam SF, Liu J
published in: Journal of pediatric psychology
information resource reference: Body fat and fitness improvements in Hispanic and African American girls. J Pediatr Psychol. 2013 Oct; 38(9):987-96.
journal title abbreviation: J Pediatr Psychol
publication date: 2013-06-20T00:00:00
year: 2013
type: Academic Article
type: Article
type: Document
type: Information Resource

Summer and follow-up interventions to affect adiposity with mothers and daughters.
PubMed Identifier: 23415191
author list: Olvera N, Leung P, Kellam SF, Smith DW, Liu J
published in: American journal of preventive medicine
information resource reference: Summer and follow-up interventions to affect adiposity with mothers and daughters. Am J Prev Med. 2013 Mar; 44(3 Suppl 3):S258-66.
journal title abbreviation: Am J Prev Med
publication date: 2013-03-01T00:00:00
year: 2013
type: Academic Article
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type: Document
type: Information Resource

Effect of exercise dosages on adiposity indices in overweight girls.
PubMed Identifier: 24643490
author list: Kellam S, Olvera N, Leung P, Liu J, Smith D
published in: Salud publica de Mexico
information resource reference: Effect of exercise dosages on adiposity indices in overweight girls. Salud Publica Mex. 2013; 55 Suppl 3:415-21.
journal title abbreviation: Salud Publica Mex
publication date: 2013-01-01T00:00:00
year: 2013
type: Academic Article
type: Article
type: Document
type: Information Resource

Hispanic maternal and children's perceptions of neighborhood safety related to walking and cycling.
PubMed Identifier: 22243908
author list: Olvera N, Smith DW, Lee C, Liu J, Lee J, Kellam S, Kim JH
published in: Health & place
information resource reference: Hispanic maternal and children's perceptions of neighborhood safety related to walking and cycling. Health Place. 2012 Jan; 18(1):71-5.
journal title abbreviation: Health Place
publication date: 2012-01-01T00:00:00
year: 2012
type: Academic Article
type: Article
type: Document
type: Information Resource

Comparing high and low acculturated mothers and physical activity in Hispanic children.
PubMed Identifier: 21918234
author list: Olvera N, Smith DW, Lee C, Liu J, Lee J, Kim JH, Kellam SF
published in: Journal of physical activity & health
information resource reference: Comparing high and low acculturated mothers and physical activity in Hispanic children. J Phys Act Health. 2011 Sep; 8 Suppl 2:S206-13.
journal title abbreviation: J Phys Act Health
publication date: 2011-09-01T00:00:00
year: 2011
type: Academic Article
type: Article
type: Document
type: Information Resource

Promoting moderate-vigorous physical activity in overweight minority girls.
PubMed Identifier: 20811601
author list: Olvera N, Graham M, McLeod J, Kellam SF, Butte NF
published in: International journal of pediatrics
information resource reference: Promoting moderate-vigorous physical activity in overweight minority girls. Int J Pediatr. 2010; 2010.
journal title abbreviation: Int J Pediatr
publication date: 2010-08-01T00:00:00
year: 2010
type: Academic Article
type: Article
type: Document
type: Information Resource

Assessing physical activity preferences in Latino and white preadolescents.
PubMed Identifier: 20128360
author list: Olvera N, McCarley KE, Leung P, McLeod J, Rodriguez AX
published in: Pediatric exercise science
information resource reference: Assessing physical activity preferences in Latino and white preadolescents. Pediatr Exerc Sci. 2009 Nov; 21(4):400-12.
journal title abbreviation: Pediatr Exerc Sci
publication date: 2009-11-01T00:00:00
year: 2009
type: Academic Article
type: Article
type: Document
type: Information Resource

BOUNCE: a community-based mother-daughter healthy lifestyle intervention for low-income Latino families.
PubMed Identifier: 20107454
author list: Olvera N, Bush JA, Sharma SV, Knox BB, Scherer RL, Butte NF
published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.)
information resource reference: BOUNCE: a community-based mother-daughter healthy lifestyle intervention for low-income Latino families. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2010 Feb; 18 Suppl 1:S102-4.
journal title abbreviation: Obesity (Silver Spring)
publication date: 2010-02-01T00:00:00
year: 2010
type: Academic Article
type: Article
type: Document
type: Information Resource

BOUNCE: an exploratory healthy lifestyle summer intervention for girls.
PubMed Identifier: 19814594
author list: Olvera N, Scherer R, McLeod J, Graham M, Knox B, Hall K, Butte NF, Bush JA, Smith DW, Bloom J
published in: American journal of health behavior
information resource reference: BOUNCE: an exploratory healthy lifestyle summer intervention for girls. Am J Health Behav. 2010 Mar-Apr; 34(2):144-55.
journal title abbreviation: Am J Health Behav
publication date: 2010-03-01T00:00:00
year: 2010
type: Academic Article
type: Article
type: Document
type: Information Resource

Brief report: parenting styles and obesity in Mexican American children: a longitudinal study.
PubMed Identifier: 19726552
author list: Olvera N, Power TG
published in: Journal of pediatric psychology
information resource reference: Brief report: parenting styles and obesity in Mexican American children: a longitudinal study. J Pediatr Psychol. 2010 Apr; 35(3):243-9.
journal title abbreviation: J Pediatr Psychol
publication date: 2009-09-02T00:00:00
year: 2009
type: Academic Article
type: Article
type: Document
type: Information Resource

BMI tracking in Mexican American children in relation to maternal BMI.
PubMed Identifier: 18072383
author list: Olvera N, Sharma S, Suminski R, Rodr?guez A, Power T
published in: Ethnicity & disease
information resource reference: BMI tracking in Mexican American children in relation to maternal BMI. Ethn Dis. 2007; 17(4):707-13.
journal title abbreviation: Ethn Dis
publication date: 2007-01-01T00:00:00
year: 2007
type: Academic Article
type: Article
type: Document
type: Information Resource

Parental socialization of smoking initiation in Latino youth.
PubMed Identifier: 17046517
author list: Olvera N, Poston WS, Rodriguez A
published in: The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
information resource reference: Parental socialization of smoking initiation in Latino youth. J Adolesc Health. 2006 Nov; 39(5):758-60.
journal title abbreviation: J Adolesc Health
publication date: 2006-07-10T00:00:00
year: 2006
type: Academic Article
type: Article
type: Document
type: Information Resource

Intergenerational perceptions of body image in hispanics: role of BMI, gender, and acculturation.
PubMed Identifier: 16339129
author list: Olvera N, Suminski R, Power TG
published in: Obesity research
information resource reference: Intergenerational perceptions of body image in hispanics: role of BMI, gender, and acculturation. Obes Res. 2005 Nov; 13(11):1970-9.
journal title abbreviation: Obes Res
publication date: 2005-11-01T00:00:00
year: 2005
type: Academic Article
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type: Document
type: Information Resource

University of Houston
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DETERMINANTS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN CHILDREN
end date: 2002-05-31
grant awarded by: NIH
principal investigator name: OLVERA, NORMA E
start date: 2000-09-30
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sponsor award id: R03DK058927

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Acculturation
MeSH DescriptorUI: D000069
MeSH semantic group name: Activities & Behaviors
number of authors: 10
number of publications: 19
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