Sleep and Health provides an accessible yet comprehensive overview of the relationship
between sleep and health at the individual, community and population levels, as well as a …

Objective In spite of the growing recognition of the specific association of waist
circumference (WC) with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and insulin resistance (IR), current …

Introduction Insufficient sleep is associated with cardiometabolic risk and neurocognitive
impairment. Determinants of insufficient sleep include many social and environmental …

Introduction The purpose of this study was to determine how well time perspective and the
Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) predicted physical activity among adolescents residing in …

Background Based on the need for better measurement of the retail food environment in
rural settings and to examine how deprivation may be unique in rural settings, the aims of …

Time perspective is a cultural behavioral concept that reflects individuals' orientations or
attitudes toward the past, present, or future. Individuals' time perspectives influence their …

Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) contributes to the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD)
and type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Few studies have investigated the MetS risk of young …

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to describe and examine relationships among
sociodemographics, obesity, and depression management in Appalachian adults. Data …

Background: Apnea disorder is influenced by social and environmental factors. By
assessing its hot spots and geography, the foci of this disorder and its at-risk groups can be …

I n this chapter we describe and confirm the feasibility of implementing a novel program,
called the Community Appalachian Investigation and Research Network (CAIRN) Learning …