Publications & Guidelines


Publications & Guidelines

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Publications

Many Forge AHEAD Center members have been working in academic and community settings for years, contributing to the field of health equity research. Forge AHEAD creates a synergistic setting for members to collaborate and advance our understanding of the impact of chronic diseases on communities. Together we work for a healthier future.

Explore the sampling of publications below authored by Forge AHEAD Center members

Katzmarzyk, P.T., 2023. Expanding our understanding of the global impact of physical inactivity. The Lancet Global Health11(1), pp.e2-e3.

2023

Katzmarzyk, P.T., Mire, E.F., Martin, C.K., Newton, R.L., Apolzan, J.W., Denstel, K.D., Johnson, W.D. and PROPEL Research Group Brantley Phillip 1 Horswell Ronald 1 Springgate Benjamin F. 2 Davis Terry C. 3 Arnold Connie L. 3 Price-Haywood Eboni 4 Lavie Carl J. 4 Fonseca Vivian A. 5 Thethi Tina K. 5 Gugel Jonathan 5 Kennedy Kathleen B. 6 Sarpong Daniel F. 6, 2023. Physical activity and weight loss in a pragmatic weight loss trial. International Journal of Obesity, pp.1-5.

2023

Uddin, J., Malla, G., Long, D.L., Zhu, S., Black, N., Cherrington, A., Dutton, G.R., Safford, M.M., Cummings, D.M., Judd, S.E. and Levitan, E.B., 2022. The association between neighborhood social and economic environment and prevalent diabetes in urban and rural communities: The Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study. SSM-population health17, p.101050.

2022

King, J.B., Pinheiro, L.C., Bryan Ringel, J., Bress, A.P., Shimbo, D., Muntner, P., Reynolds, K., Cushman, M., Howard, G., Manly, J.J. and Safford, M.M., 2022. Multiple social vulnerabilities to health disparities and hypertension and death in the REGARDS study. Hypertension79(1), pp.196-206.

2022

Tsao, C.W., Aday, A.W., Almarzooq, Z.I., Alonso, A., Beaton, A.Z., Bittencourt, M.S., Boehme, A.K., Buxton, A.E., Carson, A.P., Commodore-Mensah, Y. and Elkind, M.S., 2022. Heart disease and stroke statistics—2022 update: a report from the American Heart Association. Circulation145(8), pp.e153-e639.

2022

Spieler, G., Westfall, A.O., Long, D.M., Cherrington, A., Burkholder, G.A., Funderburg, N., Raper, J.L., Overton, E.T. and Willig, A.L., 2022. Trends in diabetes incidence and associated risk factors among people with HIV in the current treatment era. AIDS36(13), pp.1811-1818.

2022

Gwizdala, K.L., Pugh, E.A., Carter, L., Carmichael, O.T. and Newton Jr, R.L., 2022. Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Research Participation Among Older African Americans. Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders36(4), pp.350-353.

2022

Dorling, J.L., Martin, C.K., Yu, Q., Cao, W., Höchsmann, C., Apolzan, J.W., Newton Jr, R.L., Denstel, K.D., Mire, E.F. and Katzmarzyk, P.T., 2022. Mediators of weight change in underserved patients with obesity: exploratory analyses from the Promoting Successful Weight Loss in Primary Care in Louisiana (PROPEL) cluster-randomized trial. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition116(4), pp.1112-1122.

2022

Myers, C.A., Martin, C.K., Apolzan, J.W., Arnold, C.L., Davis, T.C., Johnson, W.D., Katzmarzyk, P.T. and PROPEL Research Group, 2021. Food insecurity and weight loss in an underserved primary care population: a post hoc analysis of a cluster randomized trial. Annals of internal medicine174(7), pp.1032-1034.

2021

Katzmarzyk, P., Apolzan, J., Gajewski, B., Johnson, W., Martin, C., Newton, R., Perri, M., VanWormer, J. and Befort, C., 2021, December. Obesity Treatment in Primary Care: A Pooled Analysis of Two Pragmatic Cluster-Randomized Trials. In OBESITY (Vol. 29, pp. 28-28). 111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA: WILEY.

2021

Carmichael, O.T., Gwizdala, K.L., Brouillette, R., Beyl, R., Johnson, W., Hebert, C., Carter, L., Harris, M. and Newton Jr, R.L., 2021. No effect of exercise on AD‐related cognition in older African Americans: Program for African American Cognition and Exercise (PAACE). Alzheimer’s & Dementia17, p.e054071.

2021

Newton Jr, R.L., Gwizdala, K.L., Bazzano, L. and Carmichael, O.T., 2021. Race and sex differences in lifespan glycemic status and midlife cognitive function: The Bogalusa Heart Study. Alzheimer’s & Dementia17, p.e054644.

2021

Apolzan, J., Myers, C., Martin, C., Newton, R.J., Johnson, W., Zhang, D., Höchsmann, C., Denstel, K., Mire, E. and Katzmarzyk, P., 2021. Effects of Food Insecurity on Nutritional Outcomes during a Pragmatic Weight Loss Trial in an Underserved Adult Population: PROPEL-A Cluster-Randomized Trial. Current Developments in Nutrition5(Supplement_2), pp.1195-1195.

2021

Gamble, A., Beech, B.M., Blackshear, C., Cranston, K.L., Herring, S.J., Moore, J.B. and Welsch, M.A., 2021. Recruitment planning for clinical trials with a vulnerable perinatal adolescent population using the Clinical Trials Transformative Initiative framework and principles of partner and community engagement. Contemporary clinical trials104, p.106363.

2021

Gamble, A., Beech, B.M., Wade, B.C., Sutton, V.D., Lim, C., Sandridge, S. and Welsch, M.A., 2021. Telehealth Diabetes Prevention Intervention for the Next Generation of African American Youth: Protocol for a Pilot Trial. JMIR Research Protocols10(3), p.e25699.

2021

Kamimura, D., Cain-Shields, L. R., Clark, D., Oshunbade, A. A., Ashley, K. E., Guild, C. S., … & Hall, M. E. (2021, April). Physical activity, inflammation, coronary artery calcification, and incident coronary heart disease in African Americans: insights from the Jackson Heart Study. In Mayo Clinic Proceedings (Vol. 96, No. 4, pp. 901-911). Elsevier.

2021

Tumwebaze, J., Carter, V.L. and Dawkins, N.L., 2021. Enhancing the awareness of modifiable risk factors for cancer prevention in the Alabama black belt region: A follow-up study. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved32(4), pp.1995-2011. 

2021

Carter, V.L., 2021. Let’s Get Serious: Reducing Health Disparities in HIV. Journal of Healthcare, Science and the Humanities11(1), p.17.

2021

Price-Haywood, E.G., Burton, J., Fort, D. and Seoane, L., 2020. Hospitalization and mortality among black patients and white patients with Covid-19. New England Journal of Medicine382(26), pp.2534-2543.

2020

Cardel, M.I., Dhurandhar, E., Yarar-Fisher, C., Foster, M., Hidalgo, B., McClure, L.A., Pagoto, S., Brown, N., Pekmezi, D., Sharafeldin, N. and Willig, A.L., 2020. Turning chutes into ladders for women faculty: A review and roadmap for equity in academia. Journal of Women’s Health29(5), pp.721-733.

2020

Willig, A.L., Webel, A.R., Westfall, A.O., Levitan, E.B., Crane, H.M., Buford, T.W., Burkholder, G.A., Willig, J.H., Blashill, A.J., Moore, R.D. and Mathews, W.C., 2020. Physical activity trends and metabolic health outcomes in people living with HIV in the US, 2008–2015. Progress in cardiovascular diseases63(2), pp.170-177.

2020

May, T., Cannon, A., Moss, I.P., Nakano‐Okuno, M., Hardy, S., Miskell, E.L., Kelley, W.V., Curry, W., East, K.M., Acemgil, A. Schach, J., Sodeke, S., …. & Korf, B. 2020. Recruiting diversity where it exists: the Alabama Genomic Health Initiative. Journal of genetic counseling29(3), pp.471-478.

2020

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