2005 Professional Presentations
  1. Alaniz, A., Burdine, J.N., Dillard, H., Jezierski, J., Rogers, M., Schickedanz, A., & Wendel, M.L. (2005, December). Measuring changes in leadership in the Brazos Valley Health Partnership, an HCAP Community. 133rd

    American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

  2. Blakely, C.H., Zuniga, M.A., Gamm, L., McLeroy, K., Burdine, J.N., Dorsey, A., & Miller, K. (2005, December). Evaluation of the RWJF/HRSA Integrated Health Outreach System. 133rd American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

  3. Burdine, J.N., Blakely, C.H., Dorsey, A., Felix, M.R.J., Gamm, L., McLeroy, K.R., Millard, M.V., Miller, K.I., Tromp, M.C., Wendel, M.L., & Zuniga, M.A. (2005). Improving Access to Care Through an Integrated Health Outreach System for Colonia Residents along the Texas-Mexico Border. 133rd American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

  4. Burdine, J.N., Schickedanz, A., Dillard, H., Rogers, M., Alaniz, A., Wendel, M.L., Jezierski, J., & Hasan, S. (2005, December). Improving access to care for rural residents through the Brazos Valley Health Partnership, a Healthy Communities Access Program. 133rd American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

  5. Dillard, H., Alaniz, A., Burdine, J.N., Hasan, S., Jezierski, J., Rogers, M., Schickedanz, A., & Wendel, M.L. (2005, December). Overall evaluation design of an HCAP Community: The Brazos Valley Health Partnership. 133rd

    American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

  6. Hughes, S.L., Whitelaw, N., Ory, M.G., Prohaska, T., Seymour, R.B., Pelaez, M., Chodzko-Zajko, C. (2005, June). Evidence-Based Physical Activity Programming for Older Adults: Reports from the RWJF Physical Activity Initiatives.18th Congress of International Association of Gerontology, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

  7. Martinez, A., Alaniz, A., Barstad, J., Burdine, J.N., Dillard, H., Maines, S., Mupier, N., Parrish, J.A., & Wendel, M.L. (2005, December). Integrated Health Outreach System Partnership: The relationship between Hidalgo County, TX community agencies and an academic institution. 133rd American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

  8. Martinez, A., Parrish, J.A., Burdine, J.N., Felix, M.R.J., & Wendel, M.L. (2005). The Integrated health outreach system project: a collaborative approach to improving the health status of colonia residents and migrant workers. 14th Annual Midwest Farmworker Stream Forum, National Center for Farmworker Health, Denver, CO.

  9. Martinez, A., Parrish, J.A., Burdine, J.N., Wendel, M.L., & Felix, M.R.J. (2005, May). A case-management model utilizing Promotoras in South Texas. Health Promotion and Education at the Crossroads: New Public Health Directions. 23rd National DHPE/CDC Conference on Health Education and Health Promotion, Minneapolis, MN.

  10. Martinez, A., Parrish, J.A., Felix, M.R.J., Burdine, J.N., Liles, C., & Wendel, M.L. (2005, December). Â Promotores as facilitators of community health partnerships in isolated colonias: Evidence from Hidalgo County, Texas. 133rd American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

  11. McCabe-Sellers, B.J., Sharkey, J.R., Champagne, C.M., Staggs, C.G., Bogle, M.L. (2005). Summing Bone Nutrients.38th Annual Conference of the Society for Nutrition Education, Orlando, FL.

  12. McLeroy, K.R., Burdine, J.N., Blakely, C., Dorsey, A., Felix, M.R.J., Gamm, L., Millard, A., Miller, K., Tromp, M.A., Wendel, M.L., & Zuniga, M.A. (2005, December). Evaluating Changes in Inter-Organizational Collaboration and Network Ties in the Integrated Health Outreach Project. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

  13. Mier, N., Ory, M.G., Barron, K., Burdine, J. (2005). The Epidemiology and Socioecological Determinants of Physical Activity among Mexican Americans.26thAnnual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Boston, MA.

  14. Ory, M.G. (2005)."Healthy Aging: It's Achievable." Launch of the All-University Aging Program. University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

  15. Ory, M.G. (2005, September)." What We Can Do to Change Behaviors." First Texas Wellness Conference on Health Empowerment: Baby Boomers and Beyond, Austin, TX.

  16. Ory, M.G. (2005). Themes and Opportunities in Intervention Research."Interventions for Older People. Sponsored by Australian Research Network in Aging Well." La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.

  17. Ory, M.G. (2005). What Translational Research Tells Us About Keeping Older Adults Physically Active. McGraw Lecture Series. University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX.

  18. Ory, M.G. (2005, December). What is the Environment and What Does it Have to Do with Aging Well? 133rd American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

  19. Ory, M.G. (2005, October). Interdisciplinary approaches to Research Behaviors with Recurrent Falls in Homebound Old Adults Who Receive Home-Delivered Meals. 3rd Annual Centex Research Retreat, Temple, TX.

  20. Ory, M.G. (2005, October). Promoting Healthy Lifestyles for Older Adults. National Blueprint Plus Five Conference. Active Aging Partnership, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana-Champaign, IL.

  21. Ory, M.G. (2005, September). Learning Networks: Sharing Outcomes and Resources with the Aging Network. Congressional Briefing Sponsored by Physical Fitness Caucus and the Senate Select Committee on Aging, Washington, DC.

  22. Ory, M.G., & Sharkey, J.R. (2005, November). Association of Medication Self-Restriction Behaviors with Recurrent Falls in Homebound Older Adults Who Receive Home-Delivered Meals. 58th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Orlando, FL.

  23. Park, C.H., Schwingel, A., Chodzko-Zajko, C., Ory, M.G., (2005, June). Developing Innovative Approaches to Promoting Physical Activity in Seniors. 18th Congress of International Association of Gerontology, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

  24. Parrish, J.A., Felix, M.R.J., Burdine, J.N., & Wendel, M.L. (2005, April). Strategies for creating sustainable community-based health partnerships to improve population health status through motivated and committed local leaders. Society for Public Health Education Midyear Scientific Conference, Health Education and Behavioral Medicine Working Together: A Marathon Not a Sprint, Boston, MA.

  25. Parrish, J.A., Felix, M.R.J., Burdine, J.N., Wendel, M.L., Maines, S., & Barstad, J. (2005, December). Using a community based health partnership to conduct a feasibility study on establishing/sustaining a county health department in a rural, underserved South Texas border county. 133rd American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

  26. Parrish. J.A., Burdine, J.N., Felix, M.R.J., Wendel, M.L., & Martinez, A. (2005, May). "La Estrella Saludable" Starr County Health Partnership: A rural county community-based partnership to address and improve population health status through health education, prevention and promotion. National Rural Health Association, 28th Annual Rural Health Conference, New Orleans, LA.

  27. Prochaska, J.D., Sharkey, J.R., Ory, M.G., & Burdine, J.N. (2005, December). Community-Based Survey of Rural Older Adults to Determine Fruit and Vegetable Consumption. 133rd American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

  28. Schickedanz, A., Burdine, J.N., Dillard, H., Alaniz, A., Jezierski, J., Rogers, M., & Wendel, M.L. (2005, December). Changes in organizations involved in the Brazos Valley Health Partnership, an HCAP Community. 133rd

    American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

  29. Schickedanz, A., Rogers, M., & Burdine, J.N. (2005, December). Providing better access to healthcare: An affordable transportation system for rural residents. 133rd American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

  30. Sharkey, J.R. (2005, May). Manual Activities of Meal Preparation and Consumption Play a Significant Role in Musculoskeletal Nutrient Intake. 3rd Annual International Academy of Nutrition and Aging (IANA) International Conference, St. Louis, MO.

  31. Sharkey, J.R. & Ory, M. G. (2005, June). Severe Obesity and Depression Predict Perception of Increased Diabetes Severity over 1-Year in Homebound Elders. American Diabetes Association 65th Scientific Session, San Diego, CA.

  32. Sharkey, J.R. & Ory, M.G. (2005, September). Area of Concern for Chronic Disease Self-Management in Older Adults: Persistent Restriction of Medication Use to Reduce Cost. New Perspectives: International Conference on Patient Self-Management, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

  33. Sharkey, J.R. & Ory, M.G. (2005, June). Factors Associated with Recurrent Falls in Homebound Older Adults Who Receive Home-Delivered Meals. 18th World Congress of Gerontology, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

  34. Sharkey, J.R. (2005, December). There really is a food environment perspectives from rural Texas. 133rd American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

  35. Sharkey, J.R. (2005, November). Manipulative Dexterity and Handgrip Strength are Associated with Greatest Difficulty with Multiple Meal Preparation/Consumption Tasks in Homebound Elders. 58th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Orlando, FL.

  36. Sharkey, J.R., Barron, K., & Burdine, J.N. (2005, November). Age Groupings Make a Difference in Correlates if Moderate Intensity Physical Activity Among Brazos Valley Adults. 58th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Orlando, FL.

  37. Sharkey, J.R., Challa, S., Blakely, C.H., & Phillips, C.D. (2005, November). Malnutrition in Nursing Home Residents: Differences across Urban-Rural Continuum in a National Sample. 58th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Orlando, FL.

  38. Sharkey, J.R., Ory, M.G., Browne, & Wang. (2005, December). Strategies Adopted by Homebound Older Adults to Reduce or Restrict Medication Cost Persist over One Year. 133rd American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

  39. St.John, J.A., Burdine, J.N., Wendel, M.L., & Felix, M.R.J. (2005, April). Strategies for creating sustainable community-based health partnerships to improve population health status through motivated and committed local. Presented at the SOPHE Midyear Scientific Conference, Boston, MA.

  40. Wendel, M.L., Alaniz, A., Burdine, J.N., Dillard, H., Jezierski, J., Rogers, M., & Schickedanz, A. (2005, December). Impact of evaluation findings on planning and policy development in the Brazos Valley Health Partnership. 133rd American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

  41. Wilcox, S., & Dowdy, D. (2005, November). Translating Evidence-Based Research into Sustainable Community Programs: Increasing Physical Activity in Older Adults. Invited Symposium on Directions for Interdisciplinary Research in Behavioral Social Science. 58th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Orlando, FL.

  42. Martinez, A., St. John, J.A., Felix, M.R.J., Burdine, J.N., & Wendel, M.L. (2005, May). A case-management model utilizing promotoras in South Texas. 23rd National DHPE/CDC Conference on Health Education and Health Promotion, Minneapolis, MN.

  43. Sharkey, J.R., Belza, B., Altpeter, M. (2005, October). Making Evidence-Based Lifestyle Programs for Older Adults Ready for Prime Time in Communities: Role of the CDC's Healthy Aging Research Network (HAN). 3rd National Prevention Summit: Innovations in Community Prevention, Washington, DC.

  44. St. John, J.A., Burdine, J.N., Wendel, M.L., & Felix, M.R.J. (2005, December). "La Estrella Saludable" Starr County Health Partnership Diabetes Task Group: Strategies for diabetes treatment, prevention, and education in a rural, underserved, Hispanic community in South Texas. 133rd American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

  45. St. John, J.A., Burdine, J.N., Wendel, M.L., Felix, M.R.J., & Martinez, A. (May, 2005). "La Estrella Saludable" Starr County Health Partnership: A rural county community-based partnership to address and improve population health status through health education, prevention, and promotion. 28th Annual National Rural Health Association Conference, New Orleans, LA.

  46. Gamm, L., Alaniz, A., Wheaton, V., & Herstek, E. (2005, August 25). Rural Healthy People 2010-- Community Models for Needs Assessment, Moblilization, and Sustainibility, Washington, DC.

  47. Gamm, L., Parrish, J.A., Burdine, J.N., Wendel, M.L., & Others. (2005, August 24). Center for Community Health Development, Texas A&M; HSC School of Rural Public Health Border Conditions. ORHP-HRSA All-Programs Meeting, Washington, D.C.

  48. Sharkey, J.R. (2005). DRIs and Assessment: Setting the Standards to Eliminate Nutritional Health Disparities. Two workshops presented at Meals on Wheels Association of America Regional Conference, Houston, TX.

  49. Sharkey, J.R. (2005). Introducing the Texas Healthy Aging Research Network (TxHAN) Center. Semiannual meeting of the Healthy Aging Research Network, Atlanta, GA.

  50. Sharkey, J.R. (2005). Promoting Health and Wellness through Aging Services Providers. Meals on Wheels Association of America Annual Conference, Richmond, VA.

  51. Sharkey, J.R. (2005). Applying Lessons Learned from the Community Connections Grants to Community Wellness Interventions for Homebound Older Adults. Annual Meeting of the Meals on Wheels Association of America, Alexandria, VA.

  52. McLeroy, K.R. (2005, September 7). Ecological Approach to Public Health Education. Florida International University, Miami, Florida.

  53. Sharkey, J.R. (2005). Nutrition Preparedness for Aging Well. 1st Texas Wellness Conference, Austin, TX.

  54. McLeroy, K.R. (Discussant) (2005, April 15). Society, Environment and Health at the Crossroads. Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) Mid-Year Conference, Boston, MA.

  55. McLeroy, K.R. (Moderator) (2005, April 9). Methodological Approaches to Dissemination in Health Education: Community Based Participatory Research and Social Ecological Framework. Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE), Health Disparities Summit on Health Disparities and Social Inequities: Framing a Transdisciplinary Research Agenda in Health Education, Alexandria, VA.

  56. McLeroy, K.R. (2005). Ecological Approach to Public Health Education. Florida International University, Miami, FL.

  57. McLeroy, K.R. (2005, October 4).The Evolution of Public Health. Oklahoma Public Health Leadership Institute, Oklahoma City, OK.