2006 Professional Presentations
  1. Alaniz, A., Schickedanz, A.L., Clark, H.R., Burdine, J.N., & Wendel, M.L. (2006, November). Measuring changes in leadership in the Brazos Valley Health Partnership, an HCAP community. 134th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Community Health Planning & Policy Development, Boston, MA.

  2. Bigsby, K., Plock, C., Hewitt, S., Cooper, B., and Burdine, J.N. (2006, November). Local triennial community health assessments: Gauging how far you have come and where you are headed. 134th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.

  3. Blakely, C.H., Burdine, J.N., McLeroy, K.R., Conkling, M., Wendel, M.L., & Clark, H.R. (2006, November). Overview of the evaluation of the Integrated Health Outreach Project in colonias in the Lower Rio Grande Valley in South Texas. 134th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.

  4. Burdine, J.N., Blakely, C.H., Felix, M.R.J., Wendel, M.L., & McLeroy, K.R. (2006, November). Improving access to care through an Integrated Health Outreach System for colonia residents in along the Texas-Mexico border. 134th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Community Health Planning & Policy Development, Boston, MA.

  5. Clark, H.R., Burdine, J.N., Wendel, M.L., Alaniz, A., & Schickedanz, A.L. (2006, November).Overall evaluation design of an HCAP community: The Brazos Valley. 134th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Community Health Planning & Policy Development, Boston, MA.

  6. Conkling, M., Bolin, J.N., Prochaska, J.D., Zhan, D., &Burdine;, J.N. (2006, November). The role of life stage in predicting health risks and diabetes status in a disadvantaged Hispanic population. 134th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.

  7. Forjouh, S.N., Reis, M.D., Ory, M.G., Couchman, G.R., &Via;, M. (2006, November). Correlates of specialty care referrals for adult patients with diabetes by primary care physicians. 134th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.

  8. Laditka, J.N., Bryant, L., Albert, S., Altpeter, M., Anderson, L., Bayles, C., et al. (2006, September). National Community-Based Research to Promote and Protect Brain Health: The Healthy Aging Research Network. CDC's 2006 National Health Promotion Conference: Innovations in Health Promotion, New Avenues for Collaboration, Atlanta, GA.

  9. Laditka, J.N., Bryant, L., Altpeter, M., Sharkey, J.R., Wilcox, S., Anderson, L., Satariano, W., and the Health Aging Research Network. (2006, April). Promoting Brain Health through Physical Activity: A Project of the Healthy Aging Research Network. International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health, Atlanta, GA.

  10. Liles, C., Ory, M.G., Hora, K., & Tackett, M. (2006, November). Inter-institutional Collaboration: Lessons Learned. 134th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.

  11. Martinez, A., St. John, J.A., Felix, M.R.J., Burdine, J.N., Wendel, M.L., & Wehrly, R. (2006, November). Utilizing promotores as case-managers to improve health status and quality of life for isolated colonia residents in Hidalgo County, Texas. 134th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Community Health Planning & Policy Development, Boston, MA.

  12. McLeroy, K.R. (2006, March). Individual and Interpersonal Theories. American Association of Health Behavior Annual Conference, Carmel, California.

  13. Ory, M.G. (2006, December). Evaluation Strategies for Evidence-Based Programming. AOA National Leadership Summit, Washington, DC.

  14. Ory, M.G. & Seymour, R. (2006, November). Gerontological research: Changes and stabilities over time. 134th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.

  15. Ory, M.G. (2006, November). Environmental influences on healthy lifestyle behaviors among older adults: US and Australia case examples. 9th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Bangkok, Thailand.

  16. Ory, M.G., Forjouh, S., Reis, Couchman, Manson, & Hollerman. (2006). Feasibility of Incorporating PDA Use to Enhance the Self-Care Activities of Patients with Diabetes. AHRQ's 2006 PBRN Research Conference, Bethesda, MD.

  17. Ory, M.G., Sharkey, J.R., Mier, N., Prochaska, J.D., Conkling, M. & Burdine, J.N. (2006, November). Sociodemographic and health care characteristics of colonia residents: Exploring health risk factors among the Hispanic baby boomer population. 134th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.

  18. Prochaska, J.D., Bolin, J.N., Hora, K., and Ory, M.G. (2006, November). Barriers to Healthcare Providers: Participation in a Community-Based Participatory Approach to Improving Diabetes Management and Prevention in Central Texas. 134th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.

  19. Prochaska, J.D., Sharkey, J.R., Ory, M.G., Burdine, J.N., Garcia, I., & Horel, S. (2006, November). Rural food environment is significantly associated with increased fruit and vegetable consumption among older rural adults. 134th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Gerentological Health, Boston, MA.

  20. Prochaska, J.R. (2006, November). Public smoking bans and smoking rates among older adults: Does one size policy fit all ages? Gerontology Society of America, Dallas, TX.

  21. Schickedanz, A.L., McLeroy, K.R., Clark, H.R., Burdine, J.N., Wendel, M.L., & Alaniz, A. (2006, November). Changes in organizations involved in the Brazos Valley Health Partnership, an HCAP community. 134th

    American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Community Health Planning & Policy Development, Boston, MA.

  22. Schickedanz, A.L., Wendel, M.L., Burdine, J.N., & Alaniz, A. (2006, November). Providing better access to healthcare: An affordable transportation option for rural residents. 134th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Community Health Planning & Policy Development, Boston, MA.

  23. Sharkey, J.R. (2006). Emerging models to meet the needs of vulnerable seniors and caregivers. Transitional Care Leadership Summit, Berkeley, CA.

  24. Sharkey, J.R. (2006, January). Significant Role of Severe Elder Obesity in Persistently Worst or Declining Lower Extremity Physical Performance in Homebound Older Adults. International Symposium: Obesity in the Elderly, Rome, Italy.

  25. Sharkey, J.R., & Ory, M.G. (2006, July). Why We Need to Consider the Food Environment When Designing Interventions to Promote Healthy Eating in Older Adults. 19th Biennial Meeting International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Melbourne, Australia.

  26. Sharkey, J.R., Horel, S., Wendel, M.L., & Zhu, L. (2006, February). Food environment quality and food choice in clusters of colonias in Hidalgo County of the Texas Rio Grande. Research Innovation and Development Grants in Economics Conference, Washington, D.C.

  27. Sharkey, J.R., Hughes, S., Sanker, S., &Goins;, R.T. (2006, March). Active Options for Aging Americans: Creating and Using an Online Census Survey of Physical Activity Programs for Older Adults. 2006 Joint Conference of the National Council on the Aging and the American Society on Aging, Anaheim, CA.

  28. Sharkey, J.R., McCabe-Sellers, B.J., McFarlin, C.M., Champagne, C.M., Allen, H.R., & Bogle, M.L. (2006, April). Does diagnosis of osteoporosis increase musculoskeletal nutrient index scores in older adults. Experimental Biology 2006, San Francisco, CA.

  29. Sharkey, J.R., Ory, M.G., Mier, N., & Burdine, J.N. (2006, April). Challenge of Diabetes and Obesity among Hispanic Adults in Colonias in Lower Rio Grande Valley (LRGV) of Texas. 2006 CDC Diabetes Translation and Obesity Conference, Denver, CO.

  30. Sharkey, J.R., Ory, M.G., Prochaska, J.D., & Horel, S. (2006, November). Food environment and nutrition-related health conditions among older adults: Brazos Valley and colonia food environment studies. 9th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Bangkok, Thailand.

  31. Sharkey, J.R., Prochaska, J.D., Horel, S., Chambers, E., & Zhu, L. (2006, November).Relationship between the food environment and nutritional risk among older adults in two rural Texas counties: Using GIS and routinely collected data. 134th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.

  32. Sharkey, J.R., Sahyoun, N., Lloyd, J., & Ullevig, S. (2006, March). Community Connections: Moving Seniors Toward Wellness. 2006 Joint Conference of the National Council on the Aging and the American Society on Aging, Anaheim, CA.

  33. Sharkey, J.R., Sanker, S., Whitelaw, N., Goins, R.T., & Sible, C. (2006, March). Active Options for Aging Americans: Using the Web to Increase Accessibility to Physical Activity Programs for Older Adults. 2006 Joint Conference of the National Council on the Aging and the American Society on Aging, Anaheim, CA.

  34. Shortell, S.M., Barnette, J.J., Calhoun, J.G., Hilberman, D.W., Ibrahim, M.A., Krag, S.S, Leatt, P., McLeroy, K.R., Miner, K.R., Moser, J.M., Robson, M.G., Satariano, W., Finnegan, J., Porto, J., Telfair, J., Kyle, J., Ramiah,K., Peterson, D.J., Guendelman, S., & Goodman, R. M. (2006, November). Preparing MPH graduates for practice in the 21st century. Moving to competency-based MPH curricula. 134th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, MA.

  35. St. John, J.A., Felix, M.R.J., Burdine, J.N., & Wendel, M.L. (2006, November). Using a community health partnership to influence policy makers to establish/sustain a county health department in a rural, underserved South Texas border county. 134th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Community Health Planning & Policy Development, Boston, MA.

  36. St. John, J.A., Martinez, A., Felix, M.R.J., Burdine, J.N., & Wendel, M.L. (2006, November). Strategies in transitioning the Integrated Health Outreach Systems Project (IHOS) in South Texas from being a provider based partnership to two community based health partnerships located in colonias. 134th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Community Health Planning & Policy Development, Boston, MA.

  37. St. John, J.A., Martinez, A., Felix, M.R.J., Burdine, J.N., & Wendel, M.L. (2006, May). A Case-management Model Utilizing Promotores in South Texas. 29th Annual National Rural Health Conference, Reno, NV.

  38. Wendel, M.L., Alaniz, A., Schickedanz, A.L., Clark, H.R., & Burdine, J.N. (2006, November). Impact of evaluation findings on planning and policy development in the Brazos Valley Health Partnership. 134th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting g, Community Health Planning & Policy Development, Boston, MA.

  39. Wendel, M.L., Clark, H.R., Alaniz, A., & Burdine, J.N. (2006, November). Equitable partnerships: communities and campuses together for change. 134th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Community Health Planning & Policy Development, Boston, MA.

  40. Zuniga, M., Conkling, M., Blakely, C., & Burdine, J.N. (2006, November). Linking primary health care services with promotora referrals in isolated settlements in the Texas-Mexico border. 134th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Community Health Planning & Policy Development, Boston, MA.

  41. Sharkey, J.R., Laditka, J.N., Bryant, L., Altpeter, M., Wilcox, S., Anderson, L., Satariano, W., Wu, B., LoGerfo, J., & the Healthy Aging Research Network. (2006, April). Promoting Brain Health through Physical Activity: A Project of the Healthy Aging Research Network. International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health, Atlanta, GA.

  42. Sharkey, J.R., Prochaska, J.D., Horel, S., Creel, J., & Chambers, E. (2006, May).Evaluating the Rural Food Environment for Accessibility, Availability, and Affordability of Healthful Foods. National Rural Health Association, Reno, NV.

  43. Bolin, J.N., Ory, M.G., Prochaska, J.D., Conde-Dudding, E., & Hora, K. (2006, June). CBPR, Chronic Disease and Addressing the Baseline Health of Communities Through Existing or Readily Available Data. Academy for Health Services Research & Health Policy Annual Conference, Seattle, WA.

  44. Prochaska, J.D., Ory, M.G., Hora, K., & Bolin, J.N. (2006, November). Barriers to Healthcare Providers' Participation in a Community-Based Participatory Approach to Improve Diabetes Management and Prevention in Central Texas. 133rd American Public Health Association, Boston, MA.

  45. McDaniel, L., Maines, S.A., Tagle, E.D., Alaniz, A., & Wendel, M.L. (2006, November). Using a community health development process to create sustainable local health initiatives and leadership. 133rd American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.

  46. Mier, N., Ory, M.G., Castro, & Medina. (2006, March).Physical Activity Factors and Culturally Sensitive Programs for Mexican Americans with Type 2 Diabetes on the Texas Diabetes Border. 27th Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Francisco, CA.

  47. Sharkey, J.R., & Ory, M.G. (2006, April). Aging and Health Promotion Program. Public Health Week. School of Rural Public Health, College Station, TX.

  48. Bolin, J.N. (2006, May). Rural versus Urban Differences in Diabetes Disease Management Outcomes in Medicare-age Populations. National Rural Health Association Annual Conference, Reno, NV.

  49. Sharkey, J.R. (2006). Nutrition Screening is Just the Beginning. Senior Nutrition Issues: Professional Development Workshop. A pre-session workshop to Texas Meals on Wheels Conference, San Antonio, TX.

  50. Sharkey, J.R. (2006). Integration of Nutritional Health into Long-Term Community Health Strategies. Annual Training Conference of the Meals on Wheels Association of Texas, San Antonio, TX.

  51. Ory, M.G. (2006). Program Sustainability: Keys to Making a Program Last. Webinar Presentation for You Can Partners, Administration on Aging.

  52. Ory, M.G. (2006). Aging, Health and the Environment:Conceptual and Methodological Issues. Symposium on Aging and Physical Activity: Across Geographic Regions and Settings. Presentation at the International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health, Atlanta, GA.

  53. Ory, M.G. (2006). Translating Science to Public Health Practice: Implications for the National Public Health Action Plan. Healthy Brain and Our Aging Population Conference, Atlanta, GA.

  54. Sharkey, J.R., Ory, M.G., Mier, N., & Burdine, J.N.. (2006). Challenges of Diabetes and Obesity Among Hispanic Adults in Colonias in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. CDC Diabetes Translation and Obesity Conference, Denver, CO.

  55. Sharkey, J.R. (2006). Identifying Undernutrition. Nutrition and Quality Health Among Older Individuals: What Should We Recommend? Symposium sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh: School of Medicine; The Center for Healthy Aging, a CDC Prevention Research Center; Cancer Institute; Graduate School of Public Health; Obesity and Nutrition Research Center; School of Nursing; and Institute on Aging, Pittsburgh, PA.

  56. Ory, M.G. (2006). Aging and Health Promotion: Opportunities for Community and Clinical Interventions. Trinity Consortium on Aging, Dublin, Ireland.

  57. Bolin, J.N. (2006). Rural Communities and Access to Public Health Services. Invited Speaker, University of Houston School of Law Summer Course in Rural Health Law, Houston, TX.

  58. Sharkey, J.R. (2006). Emerging Models to Meet the Needs of Vulnerable Seniors and Caregivers. Transitional Care Leadership Summit co-sponsored by The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, The California Endowment, and UC Berkeley's Health Research for Action, Berkeley, CA.

  59. Ory, M.G. & Sharkey, J.R. (2006). Why We Need to Consider the Food Environment When Designing Interventions to Promote Healthy Eating in Older Adults? 19th Biennial Meeting International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Melbourne, Australia.

  60. Ory, M.G. (2006). Enhancing the Application and Sustainability of Health Promotion Programs for Older Diverse Populations. 1st Monash Research for an Aging Society Research Seminar, Monash University. Melbourne, Australia.

  61. Ory, M.G. (2006). Diabetes Prevention and Management: Implementing Clinical and Community Interventions Using Community-Based Participatory Research Methodologies. Monash Institute of Health Services Research, Monash University. Melbourne, Australia.

  62. Ory, M.G. (2006). Promoting Physically Active Lifestyles in Older Populations. Health States Summit for State Legislatures: Building Healthier Communities for our Youth and Adults, San Francisco, CA.

  63. Schickedanz, A., Alaniz, A., Wendel, M.L., & Burdine, J.N. (2006). Accessing care: A rural volunteer-based transportation system. Texas Rural Health Association, College Station, TX.

  64. Alaniz, A., McDaniel, L., Wendel, M.L., & Burdine, J.N. (2006). Developing sustainable rural community resources through the mobilization of local leadership. Texas Rural Health Association, College Station, TX.

  65. Burdine, J.N. (2006). Findings from the Brazos Valley Health Status Assessment. Robertson, Leon, and Madison County Commissioners Courts and Bryan City Council, Bryan, TX.

  66. Ory, M.G. (2006, November).Promoting Health Aging: Environmental Factors in Translating Research to Practice. Annual Meeting of the Health Industry Advisory Council. Center for Health Systems and Design, College Station, TX.

  67. Sharkey, J.R. (2006). Identifying undernutrition, nutrition and quality health among older individuals: What should we recommend. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.

  68. St. John, J.A., Martinez, A., Felix, M.R.J., Burdine, J.N., & Wendel, M.L. (2006). The IHOS Project: Family & Community Health Advocacy Program. Texas 4th Annual Community Health Workers Workshop, El Paso, TX.

  69. McLeroy, K.R. (2006).Evolution of public health. Oklahoma Public Health Leadership Institute, Beaver's Bend, OK.

  70. Sharkey, J.R. (2006). Integration of nutritional health into long-term community health strategies. Annual Training Conference of the Meals on Wheels Association of Texas, San Antonio, TX.

  71. Davis, C., Laditka, J., Laditka, S., Corwin, S., Wilcox, S., Cornman, C., & the Healthy Aging Research Network (HAN). (2006, November 16-20). Keep the Brain You Do Have Working: Attitudes about Brain Health in the United States. Annual Scientific Meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, Dallas, TX.

  72. Burdine, J.N. (2006). Brazos Valley Health Partnership: an example of a successful collaboration. Texas Association of Information and Referral Services, College Station, TX.

  73. McLeroy, K.R. (2006, March 6). Conference in Context. American Association of Health Behavior Annual Conference, Carmel, California.

  74. Burdine, J.N. & McLeroy K.R. (2006, July 10-11). Community Health Status Assessment: Why Assessing Needs is a Waste of Money. Texas Public Health Training Center Summer Session, Houston, TX.Clark, H.R. (2006, March). Trainings offered through the CCHD. Roundtable discussion at PRC meeting, Atlanta, GA.