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Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLES

  • Benjamin Neelon SE, Østbye T, Hales D, Vaughn A, Ward DS. Preventing childhood obesity in early care and education settings: Lessons from two intervention studies. Child: Care, Health & Development. (in press)

  • Mann CM, Ward DS, Vaughn A, Benjamin Neelon SE, Long Vidal LJ, Omar S, Namenek Brouwer RJ, Østbye T. (2015). Application of the Intervention Mapping protocol to develop Keys, a family child care home intervention to prevent early childhood obesity. BMC Public Health, 15 (1), 1227. PMID: 26654726; PMCID: PMC4675063.

  • Stevens, J., Ou, F., Truesdale, K., Zeng, D., Vaughn, A., Pratt, C., Ward, D. A suggested approach for imputation of missing dietary data for young children in daycare. Food & Nutrition Research. 2015; 59(0). PMID: 26689313

  • Buscemi J, Kanwischer K, Becker AB, Ward DS, Fitzgibbon ML, on behalf of the Society of Behavioral Medicine Health Policy Committee. Society of Behavioral Medicine position statement: early care and education (ECE) policies can impact obesity prevention among preschool-aged children. Translational Behavioral Medicine. 2015; 5(1):122-125. doi: 10.1007/s13142-014-0297-5. PMID: 25729461.

  • Erinosho T, Hales D, Vaughn A, Mazzucca S, Ward DS. Impact of Policies on Physical Activity and Screen Time Practices in 50 Child-Care Centers in North Carolina. J Phys Act Health. 2015 Mar 31 [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 25831553.

  • Bonis M1, Loftin M, Ward D, Tseng TS, Clesi A, Sothern M. Improving physical activity in daycare interventions. Child Obes. 2014 Aug; 10(4):334-41. doi: 10.1089/chi.2014.0040. Epub 2014 Jul 23.

  • Chriqui JF, Economos CD, Henderson K, Kohl HW 3rd, Kumanyika SK, Ward DS. Environmental change strategies to promote healthy eating and physical activity and reduce disparities. Child Obes. 2014 Feb; 10(1):11-7. doi: 10.1089/chi.2014.1016. PMID: 24506159 [PubMed – in process]

  • Hales D, Vaughn AE, Mazzucca S, Bryant MJ, Tabak RG, McWilliams C, Stevens J, Ward DS. Development of HomeSTEAD’s physical activity and screen time physical environment inventory. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2013 Dec 5; 10:132. doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-10-132. PMID: 24313962 [PubMed – in process]

  • Jones DJ, Gonzalez M, Ward DS, Vaughn A, Emunah J, Miller L, Anton M. Should Child Obesity be an Issue for Child Protective Services?: A Call for More Research on this Critical Public Health Issue. Trauma Violence Abuse. 2013 Nov 13. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 24231942 [PubMed – as supplied by publisher]

  • Erinosho TO, Ball SC, Hanson PP, Vaughn AE, Ward DS. Assessing foods offered to children at child-care centers using the Healthy Eating Index-2005. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2013 Aug; 113(8):1084-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2013.04.026. Epub 2013 Jun 15.PMID: 23773561 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

  • Vaughn AE, Hales D, Ward DS. Measuring the physical activity practices used by parents of preschool children. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2013 Dec; 45(12):2369-77. doi: 0.1249/MSS.0b013e31829d27de. PMID: 23715430 [PubMed – in process]

  • Vaughn AE, Tabak RG, Bryant MJ, Ward DS. Measuring parent food practices: a systematic review of existing measures and examination of instruments. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2013 May 20; 10:61. doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-10-61. Review. PMID: 23688157

  • Ward DS, Vaughn A, Story A. Expert and Stakeholder Consensus on Priorities for Obesity Prevention Research in Early Care and Education Settings. Childhood Obesity. April 2013, 9(2): 116-124.

  • Erinosho TO, Hales DP, McWilliams CP, Emunah J, Ward DS. Nutrition policies at child-care centers and impact on role modeling of healthy eating behaviors of caregivers. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2012 Jan; 112(1):119-24.

  • Benjamin Neelon A, Vaughn A, Ball SC, McWilliams C, Ward DS. Nutrition Practices and Mealtime Environments of North Carolina Child Care Centers. Childhood Obesity. June 2012, 8(3): 216-223.

  • Tabak RG, Tate DF, Stevens J, Siega-Riz AM, Ward DS. Family ties to health program: a randomized intervention to improve vegetable intake in children. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2012 Mar-Apr; 44(2):166-71. Epub 2011 Dec 8. PMID:22154131[PubMed – in process]

  • Ward DS, Vaughn AE, Bangdiwala KI, Campbell M, Jones DJ, Panter AT, and Stevens J. Integrating a family-focused approach into child obesity prevention: rationale and design for the My Parenting SOS study randomized control trial. BMC Public Health. 2011 Jun 5; 11:431.

  • Larson N, Ward DS, Neelon SB, Story M. What role can child-care settings play in obesity prevention? A review of the evidence and call for research efforts. J Am Diet Assoc. 2011 Sep; 111(9):1343-62.

  • Chillón P, Evenson KR, Vaughn A, Ward DS. A systematic review of interventions for promoting active transportation to school. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2011 Feb 14; 8:10.

  • Ward DS. School Policies on Physical Education and Physical Activity. Active Living Research. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, October 2011.

  • Linnan LA, Reiter PL, Duffy C, Hales D, Ward DS, Viera AJ. Assessing and promoting physical activity in African American barbershops: results of the FITStop pilot study. Am J Mens Health. 2011 Jan; 5(1):38-46. PubMed PMID: 20413387

  • Benjamin SE, Copeland KA, Ball SC, Bradley LK, Ward DS. Comparison of menus to actual foods and beverages served in North Carolina child-care centers. J Am Diet Assoc. 2010. Dec; 110(12):1890-5. PMID: 21111096

  • Ward DS Physical Activity in Young Children: The Role of Child Care. 2010. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2010 Mar; 42(3):499-501. PubMed PMID: 20068500

  • Trost SG, Ward DS, Senso M.2010 Effects of Child Care Policy and Environment on Physical Activity. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2010 Mar; 42(3): 520-5. PubMed PMID: 20068496

  • Ward DS, Vaughn A, McWilliams C, Hales D. 2010. Interventions for Increasing Physical Activity at Child Care. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2010 Mar; 42(3):526-34.

  • Vaughn AE, Ball SC, Linnan LA, Marchetti LM, Hall WL, Ward DS. Promotion of walking for transportation: a report from the Walk to School day registry. J Phys Act Health. 2009 May; 6(3):281-8.

  • McWilliams C, Ball SC, Benjamin SE, Hales D, Vaughn A, Ward DS. Best-practice guidelines for physical activity at child care. Pediatrics. 2009 Nov 16. [Epub ahead of print].

  • Ward DS, Vaughn A, McWilliams C, Hales D. Physical activity at child care settings: Review and research recommendations. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. 2009; 3:474 originally published online Jul 28, 2009.

  • Benjamin SE, Haines J, Ball SC, Ward DS. Improving nutrition and physical activity in child care: what parents recommend. J Am Diet Assoc. 2008 Nov; 108(11):1907-11.

  • Ward DS, Benjamin SE, Ammerman AS, Ball SC, Neelon BH, Bangdiwala SI. Nutrition and Physical Activity in Child Care Results from an Environmental Intervention. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2008. Oct; 35(4):352-6.

  • Bryant MJ, Ward DS, Hales D, Vaughn A, Tabak RG, and Stevens J. Reliability and validity of the Healthy Home Survey: A tool to measure factors within homes hypothesized to relate to overweight in children. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2008 Apr; 5:23.

  • Bower, JK, Hales, DP, Tate, DF, Rubin, DA, Benjamin, SE, Ward, DS. The child care environment and children’s physical activity. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2008; 34:23-29.

  • Ward DS, Hales D, Haverly K, Marks J, Benjamin S, Ball S, Trost SG. An Instrument to Assess the Obesogenic Environment of Child Care Centers. American Journal of Health Behavior 2008 Jul-Aug; 32(4):380-6.

  • Ball SC, Benjamin SE, Ward DS. Dietary intakes in North Carolina child-care centers: are children meeting current recommendations J Am Diet Assoc. 2008 Apr; 108(4):718-21. 2008 Apr; 108(4):718-21.

  • Ward DS, Linnan L, Vaughn A, Neelon B, Martin SL, Fulton JE. Characteristics Associated with US Walk to School Programs: A cross-sectional study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2007 Dec 19;4(1):67

  • Ahlport, KN, Linnan, L, Vaughn, A, Evenson, KR, Ward, DS. Barriers and facilitators of walking and bicycling to school: Formative results from the NMT Study. Health Education and Behavior. 2008 Apr; 35(2):221-44.

  • Benjamin SE, Neelon B, Ball SC, Bangdiwala SI, Ammerman AS, Ward DS. Reliability and validity of a nutrition and physical activity environmental self-assessment for child care.
    International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2007 Jul 5; 4:29.

  • Ball, S, Benjamin, S, Ward, DS. Development and reliability of an observation method to assess food intake of young children in child care. 2007; Journal of American Dietetics Association; 107(4):656-61.

  • Benjamin, SE, Tate, DF, Neelon, BH, Bangdiwala SI, Ammerman, AE, Dodds, JM, Ward, DS. Preparing Child Care Health Consultants to Address Childhood Overweight: A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Web to In-Person Training. Maternal and Child Health Journal. 2007 Aug 23; [Epub ahead of print]

  • Ammerman A, Ward D, Benjamin S, Ball S, Sommers J, Molloy M, and Dodds J. An Intervention to Promote Healthy Weight: Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (NAP SACC) Theory and Design. Preventing Chronic Disease. 2007; 4(3):1-12.

  • Benjamin, S, Ammerman, A, Sommers, J, Dodds, J, Ward, DS. Improving nutrition and physical activity environments in child care: Results from the NAP SACC pilot project. Nutrition Education and Behavior. 2007; 39(3):142-149.

  • Schneider, L, Ward, D, Dunn, C, Vaughn, A, Newkirk, J, Thomas, C. The Move More Scholars Institute: A state model of the Physical Activity and Public Health Practitioners’ course. Preventing Chronic Disease. 2007 Jul; 4(3):A69. Epub 2007 Jun 15

  • Evenson, KR, Motl, RW, Birnbaum, AS, Ward, DS. Measurement of Perceived School Climate for Active Travel in Children. American Journal of Health Behavior. 2007; 31(1):86-97.

  • Dunn, C., Thomas, C., Ward, D., Pegram, L., Webber, K, and Cullitan, C. Design and implementation of a nutrition and physical activity curriculum for the child care setting. Preventing Chronic Disease. 2006; Apr; 3(2):A58. Epub 2006 Mar 15.

  • Ward, DS, Evenson, KR, Vaughn A, Rodgers AB, and Troiano, RP. Accelerometer use in physical activity: best practices and research recommendations. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 2005. Nov; 37 (11 Suppl):S582-8.

  • Gordon-Larsen P, Griffiths P, Bentley ME, Kelsey K, Shields K, Ward DS, Ammerman A. Barriers to physical activity: qualitative data on caregiver-daughter habits. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2004; 27(3):218-23.

  • Dunn, C., Thomas, C., Pegram, L., Ward, D., Schmal, S. Color me healthy, preschoolers moving and eating healthfully. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 2004 Nov-Dec; 36(6):327-8.

  • Marks, J and D. Ward. Kidnectic. A Website for physical activity. Nutrition Education and Behavior. 2003; 35(3), 87.

BOOK

  • Ward, DS, Saunders, RP, and Pate, RR. Physical Activity Interventions for Children and Adolescents. Human Kinetics, Champagne-Urbana, 2007, pp.270.

BOOK CHAPTERS

  • Ward DS, Erinosho T, Wasser H, Munȏz PM. Family-Centered Interventions to Reduce Maternal and Child Obesity. In W. Nicholson and K Baptiste-Roberts (Eds). Obesity during Pregnancy in Clinical Practice. Springer Press; In Press.

  • Ward DS and Erinosho, T. Strategies for Promoting Healthy Weight Development in Child Care Centers: A Review of the NAP SACC Program. In AJ Reynolds, AJ Rolnick, JA Temple (Eds.) Health and Education in Early Childhood: Predictors, Interventions, and Policies. Cambridge University Press, 2014.

  • Rhew L, Thomas C, Peach T, Dunn C, Newkirk J, Ward DS, Vaughn A. Move More Scholars Institute. In R. Pate and D. Buchner (Eds.). Implementing Physical Activity Strategies. Human Kinetics, Champagne, 2014.

  • Ward DS and Ford C. Physical activity promotion in schools. In B. Ainsworth and C. Macera (Eds). Physical Activity and Public Health Practice. CRC Press, NY, 2012.

  • Ward DS, Reis A, and Tabak R. Environment and Policy Interventions to Prevent Obesity in Children in J.A. O’Dea and M. Eriksen (Eds). Childhood Obesity Prevention: International Research, Controversies and Interventions. Oxford University Press, NY, 2010.