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Brit I. Saksvig
Researcher at University of Maryland, College Park
Publications - 26
Citations - 1800
Brit I. Saksvig is an academic researcher from University of Maryland, College Park. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poison control & Psychosocial. The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 26 publications receiving 1690 citations. Previous affiliations of Brit I. Saksvig include Johns Hopkins University & University of Maryland, Baltimore.
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Overweight among children and adolescents in a Native Canadian community: prevalence and associated factors
Anthony J. Hanley,Stewart B. Harris,Joel Gittelsohn,Thomas M.S. Wolever,Brit I. Saksvig,Bernard Zinman +5 more
TL;DR: Pediatric overweight is a harbinger of future diabetes risk and indicates a need for programs targeting primary prevention of obesity in children and adolescents.
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A description of the social–ecological framework used in the trial of activity for adolescent girls (TAAG)
John P. Elder,Leslie A. Lytle,James F. Sallis,Deborah Rohm Young,Allan Steckler,Denise G. Simons-Morton,Elaine J. Stone,Jared B. Jobe,June Stevens,Timothy G. Lohman,Larry S. Webber,Russell R. Pate,Brit I. Saksvig,Kurt M. Ribisl +13 more
TL;DR: The purpose of the present paper is to describe a SE framework that guided the intervention and measurement plans for a specific study, the trial of activity for adolescent girls, and to suggest elements that can generalize to other health promotion studies.
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The role of peer social network factors and physical activity in adolescent girls.
Carolyn C. Voorhees,David M. Murray,Greg Welk,Amanda S. Birnbaum,Kurt M. Ribisl,Carolyn C. Johnson,Karin A. Pfeiffer,Brit I. Saksvig,Jared B. Jobe +8 more
TL;DR: Frequency of PA with friends was an important correlate of PA among the peer network variables for adolescent girls.
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A Pilot School-Based Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Intervention Improves Diet, Food Knowledge, and Self-Efficacy for Native Canadian Children
Brit I. Saksvig,Joel Gittelsohn,Stewart B. Harris,Anthony J. G. Hanley,Thomas W. Valente,Bernard Zinman +5 more
TL;DR: This program was associated with improved knowledge and the psychosocial factors related to healthy eating and dietary fiber intake of students in a remote First Nations community and exposure to the intervention was not associated with dietary intent or the percentage of energy from dietary fat.
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Travel by walking before and after school and physical activity among adolescent girls.
Brit I. Saksvig,Diane J. Catellier,Karin A. Pfeiffer,Kathryn H. Schmitz,Terry L. Conway,Scott B. Going,Dianne S. Ward,Patty Strikmiller,Margarita S. Treuth +8 more
TL;DR: Evidence is provided that walking to and from school increases weekday minutes of total physical activity and MVPA for middle-school girls.