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Karen M. Emmons
Researcher at Harvard University
Publications - 354
Citations - 21892
Karen M. Emmons is an academic researcher from Harvard University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Smoking cessation & Population. The author has an hindex of 75, co-authored 336 publications receiving 20366 citations. Previous affiliations of Karen M. Emmons include Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center & Miriam Hospital.
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Economic Analyses of the Be Fit Be Well Program: A Weight Loss Program for Community Health Centers
Debra P. Ritzwoller,Russell E. Glasgow,Anna Y. Sukhanova,Gary G. Bennett,Erica T. Warner,Mary L. Greaney,Sandy Askew,Julie Goldman,Karen M. Emmons,Graham A. Colditz,Graham A. Colditz +10 more
TL;DR: The costs associated with the Be Fit Be Well program were found to be significantly more expensive than many commercially available products, and much higher than the amount that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid reimburse physicians for obesity counseling.
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A process evaluation of a telephone-based peer-delivered smoking cessation intervention for adult survivors of childhood cancer: the partnership for health study.
Elyse R. Park,Elaine Puleo,Rita M. Butterfield,Martha Zorn,Ann C. Mertens,Ellen R. Gritz,Frederick P. Li,Karen M. Emmons +7 more
TL;DR: A brief peer-delivered, telephone counseling intervention is an effective way to intervene with adult survivors of childhood cancer who are smoking and findings from the process evaluation data will inform future telephone counseling cessation programs.
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Dietary intake and exposure to environmental tobacco smoke in a worksite population.
TL;DR: The dietary intake of manufacturing workers as it relates to exposure to ETS at work and at home is examined to examine the antagonistic effects of many components of a healthful diet in relation to the harmful effects of tobacco smoke.
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Colorectal cancer prevention for low-income, sociodemographically-diverse adults in public housing: baseline findings of a randomized controlled trial
Lorna H. McNeill,Molly Coeling,Elaine Puleo,Elizabeth Gonzalez Suarez,Gary G. Bennett,Karen M. Emmons +5 more
TL;DR: Few studies have conducted community-based studies in public housing communities; these data suggest areas for improvement and future opportunities for intervention development and dissemination.
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Smoking cessation and tobacco control: an overview.
TL;DR: A clinical practice guideline detailing available outcome data for various smoking cessation strategies is published, and it has been recommended that all patients be screened for smoking status on every health-care visit and all patients who smoke be strongly advised to quit and offered assistance to do so.