D
Deborah R. Young
Researcher at Kaiser Permanente
Publications - 59
Citations - 2794
Deborah R. Young is an academic researcher from Kaiser Permanente. The author has contributed to research in topics: Overweight & Body mass index. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 55 publications receiving 1820 citations.
Papers
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
Validity of the Exercise Vital Sign Tool to Assess Physical Activity
Jennifer L. Kuntz,Deborah R. Young,Brian E. Saelens,Lawrence D. Frank,Richard T. Meenan,John F. Dickerson,Erin Keast,Stephen P. Fortmann +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the validity of the EVS tool by comparing EVS data collected at Kaiser Permanente Northwest with accelerometry data using the Spearman correlation coefficient and found that there was a positive correlation between the moderate-to-vigorous physical activity minutes per week reported through EVS and that reported through accelerometry (r =038, p
Journal ArticleDOI
Longitudinal Associations of Physical Activity Among Females from Adolescence to Young Adulthood
Deborah R. Young,Deborah A. Cohen,Corinna Koebnick,Yasmina Mohan,Brit I. Saksvig,Margo A. Sidell,Tong Wu +6 more
TL;DR: Behavioral strategies combined with neighborhood enhancements may produce the best results for increasing MVPA as adolescent females' transition into adulthood.
Journal Article
Lifestyle Changes That Reduce Blood Pressure: Implementation in Clinical Practice.
TL;DR: This review discusses the evidence supporting each current lifestyle recommendation, discusses evidence on specific programs or office based strategies, and provides practical advice.
Journal ArticleDOI
The Health and economic effects of light rail lines: design, methods, and protocol for a natural experiment
Lawrence D. Frank,Lawrence D. Frank,Jennifer L. Kuntz,James E. Chapman,Eric H. Fox,John F. Dickerson,Richard T. Meenan,Brian E. Saelens,Deborah R. Young,Janne Boone-Heinonen,Stephen P. Fortmann +10 more
TL;DR: The results of the Rails & Health study will provide urban planners, transportation engineers, health practitioners, developers, and decision makers with critical information needed to document how transit investments impact population health and related costs.
Journal ArticleDOI
The Contribution of the Built Environment to Physical Activity Among Young Women
TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify individual and contextual factors that influence physical activity and identify the relative contributions of each may be useful in addressing inactivistic behaviors in the context of physical activity.