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Andrew E. Springer
Researcher at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Publications - 71
Citations - 1839
Andrew E. Springer is an academic researcher from University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Youth Risk Behavior Survey. The author has an hindex of 23, co-authored 61 publications receiving 1620 citations. Previous affiliations of Andrew E. Springer include University of Texas at Austin.
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Social support, physical activity and sedentary behavior among 6th-grade girls: a cross-sectional study
TL;DR: Findings lend support to the importance of social support for physical activity among adolescent girls but suggest that the source and type of socialSupport may differ for physicalActivity and sedentary behaviors.
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Reductions in Child Obesity Among Disadvantaged School Children With Community Involvement: The Travis County CATCH Trial
Deanna M. Hoelscher,Andrew E. Springer,Nalini Ranjit,Cheryl L. Perry,Alexandra E. Evans,Melissa H. Stigler,Steven H. Kelder +6 more
TL;DR: Comparisons show that implementation of a community‐enhanced school program can be effective in reducing the prevalence of child overweight in low‐income student populations.
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Supportive social relationships and adolescent health risk behavior among secondary school students in El Salvador.
TL;DR: Support is lent to the importance of supportive social relationships for understanding youth risk behavior and it is suggested that supportive families and schools may operate differently for female and male students living in El Salvador.
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Prevalence of overweight misperception and weight control behaviors among normal weight adolescents in the United States.
TL;DR: Data from the 2003 Youth Risk Behavior Survey suggest that obesity prevention programs should address weight misperceptions and the harmful effects of unhealthy weight control methods even among normal weight adolescents.
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Implementation of Texas Senate Bill 19 to Increase Physical Activity in Elementary Schools
Steven H. Kelder,Andrew E. Springer,Cristina S. Barroso,Carolyn L. Smith,Eduardo Sanchez,Nalini Ranjit,Deanna M. Hoelscher +6 more
TL;DR: Differences by region suggest that Senate Bill 19 is not being adhered to equally across the state, and some regions may require further support to increase implementation.