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Brennan, LK, Brownson, RC, Orleans, CT.  Childhood Obesity Policy Research and Practice:  Evidence for Policy and Environmental Strategies.  American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2014; 46(1):e1.

Brennan LK, Brownson RC, Leviton LC, Strunk SL, Schmid TL, Cohen DA (Eds). Evaluation of Active Living by Design. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2012;43(5S4).

Brownson RC, Brennan LK, Evenson KR, Leviton LC. Lessons from a Mixed-Methods Approach to Evaluating Active Living by Design. American Journal of Preventive Medicine2012;43(5S4):S271-S280.

Baker EA, Wilkerson R, Brennan LK. Identifying the Role of Community Partnerships in Creating Change to Support Active Living. American Journal of Preventive Medicine2012;43(5S4):S290-S299.

Bors PA, Brownson RC, Brennan LK. Assessment for Active Living: Harnessing the Power of Data-Driven Planning and Action. American Journal of Preventive Medicine2012;43(5S4):S300-S308.

Evenson KR, Sallis JF, Handy SL, Bell R, Brennan LK. Evaluation of Physical Projects and Policies from the Active Living by Design Partnerships. American Journal of Preventive Medicine2012;43(5S4):S309-S319.

Claus JM, Dessauer M, Brennan LK. Programs and Promotions: Approaches by 25 Active Living by Design Partnerships. American Journal of Preventive Medicine2012;43(5S4):S320-S328.

Kraft MK, Lee JJ, Brennan LK. Active Living by Design Sustainability Strategies. American Journal of Preventive Medicine2012;43(5S4):S329-S336.

Brennan LK, Brownson RC, Kelly C, Ivey MK, Leviton LC. Concept Mapping: Priority Community Strategies to Create Changes to Support Active Living. American Journal of Preventive Medicine2012;43(5S4):S337-S350.

Brennan LK, Brownson RC, Hovmand P. Evaluation of Active Living by Design: Implementation Patterns Across Communities. American Journal of Preventive Medicine2012;43(5S4):S351-S366.

Ballew P, Castro S, Claus J, Kittur N, Brennan L, Brownson RC. Developing web-based training for public health practitioners: what can we learn from a review of five disciplines? Health Education Research 2013; 28 (2): 276-287. doi: 10.1093/her/cys098.

Ohri-Vachaspati P, Leviton L, Bors P, Brennan L, Brownson RC, Strunk S. Strategies proposed by Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities partnerships to prevent childhood obesity. Prev Chronic Dis 2012;9:100292. doi; http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd9.100292

Dreisinger ML, Boland EM, Filler CD, Baker EA, Hessel AS, Brownson RC. Contextual factors influencing readiness for dissemination of obesity prevention programs and policies. Health Education Research 2011; doi: 10.1093/her/cyr063.

Brennan, L., Castro, S., Brownson, R., Claus, J., Orleans, T. 2010. Accelerating and Broadening Evidence Standards to Identify Effective, Promising, and Emerging Policy and Environmental Strategies for Prevention of Childhood Obesity Annual Rev of Public Health 2011. 32:25.1–25.25

Gnerlich JL, Deshpande AD, Jeffe DB, Sweet A, White N, Margenthaler JA. Elevated breast cancer mortality in woman younger than age 40 years compared with older women is attributed to poorer survival in early-stage disease. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. March 2009: 208(3):341-7.

Brennan LK, Linton LS, Strunk SL, Schilling JM, Leviton LC, (Eds). Active Living by Design: Best Practices from the Field. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2009;37(6S2).

IOM ( Institute of Medicine ) and National Research Council. 2009. Local Government Actions to Prevent Childhood Obesity. Washington , DC : The National Academies Press.

Brennan Ramirez LK, Baker EA, Metzler M. Promoting Health Equity: A Resource to Help Communities Address Social Determinants of Health, Atlanta: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2008.

Claus JM, Erickson JL, Brennan Ramirez LK, Baker EA, Land GH. Evaluation of an Evidence-based Intervention Planning Website for Public Health Practitioners. Issues in Evaluating Health Department Web-based Data Query Systems: Working Papers. June 2008: 77-90.

Baker EA, Brennan Ramirez LK, Claus JM, Land GH. Translating and Disseminating Research- and Practice-Based Criteria to Support Evidence-Based Intervention Planning, Journal of Public Health Management and Practice 14(2), 124–130.

Hoehner CM, Ivey A, Brennan Ramirez LK, Meriwether B, Brownson RC. Active Neighborhood Checklist: A User-Friendly and Reliable Tool for Assessing Activity-Friendliness, American Journal of Health Promotion 2007;21(6): 534-37.

Boehmer TK, Hoehner CM, Deshpande AD, Brennan Ramirez LK, Brownson RC. Perceived and Observed Neighborhood Indicators of Obesity among Urban Adults, International Journal of Obesity 2007;31: 968-77.

Brennan Ramirez LK, Hoehner CM, Brownson RC, Cook R, Orleans CT, Hollander M, Barker DC, Bors P, Ewing R, Killingsworth R, Petersmarck K, Schmid T, Wilkinson W. Indicators of Activity Friendly Communities: An Evidence-Based Consensus Process, American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2006;31: 1-10.

Boehmer TK, Hoehner CM, Wyrwich KW, Brennan Ramirez LK, Brownson RC. (2006) Correspondence between perceived and observed measures of neighborhood environmental supports for physical activity, Journal of Physical Activity and Health 2006;3: 22-36.

Hoehner C, Ivey A, Brennan Ramirez LK, Meriwether B, Brownson RC. How reliably do community members audit the neighborhood environment for physical activity? Implications for participatory research, J Public Health Manag Pract 2006;12(3): 270-7.

Kelly CM, Hoehner CM, Baker EA, Brennan Ramirez LK, Brownson RC. Promoting physical activity in communities: Approaches for successful evaluation of programs and policies, Evaluation and Program Planning 2006;29:280-92.

Brennan Ramirez LK, Bender JM, Barnidge EK, Baker EA, Land G. Evaluating an Evidence-Based Physical Activity Intervention Website, Evaluation and Program Planning 2006;29: 269-79.

Hoehner CM, Brennan Ramirez LK, Elliott MB, Handy SL, Brownson RC. Perceived and objective environmental measures and physical activity among urban adults. Am J Prev Med 2005;28(2;Suppl 2): 105-16.

Brownson RC, Hoehner CM, Brennan LK, Cook RA, Elliott ME, McMullen KM. Reliability of two instruments for auditing the environment for physical activity. Journal of Physical Activity and Health 2003;1(3): 191-208.

Brennan LK, Baker EA, Haire-Joshu D., Brownson RC. Linking Perceptions of the community to behavior: Are protective social factors associated with physical activity? Health Education & Behavior 2003;30(6): 740-755.

Hoehner CM, Brennan LK, Brownson RC, Handy SL, Killingsworth RE. Opportunities to Integrate Public Health and Urban Planning Approaches for Promoting Active Community Environments: A
Methodological Perspective. American Journal of Health Promotion 2003;18(1): 14-20.

Kreuter MW, Lukwago SN, Brennan LK, Scharff DP, Wadud ES. Effectiveness of tailored and non-tailored educational materials to promote nutrition label reading. Health Education 2002;102(6): 271-279.

Brownson RC, Baker EA, Houseman RA, Brennan LK, Bacak SJ. Environmental and policy determinants of physical activity in the United States. American Journal of Public Health 2001;91(12): 1995-2003.

Baker EA, Brennan LK, Brownson RC, Houseman RA. Measuring the determinants of physical activity in the community: Current and future directions. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport 2000;71(2):146-158.

Kreuter M, Farrell D, Olevitch L, Brennan L. Tailoring health messages: Customizing communication with computer technology. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., 2000:270 pp.

Scharff DP, Homan S, Kreuter MK, Brennan LK. Determinants of physical activity in women across the life span: Implications for physical activity interventions. Women and Health 1999;29(2): 115-34.

Kreuter MW, Scharff DP, Brennan LK, Lukwago SN. Physician recommendations for diet and physical activity: Which patients get advised to make changes? Preventive Medicine 1997;26(6): 825-833. 

Kreuter MW, Brennan LK, Scharff DP, Lukwago SN. Do nutrition label readers eat healthier diets? Behavioral correlates of adults’ use of food labels. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 1997;13(4): 277-283.

Brennan LK, Barfield S, Gibbons J. Assignment of gender and gender profiles in dyadic communication (Summary). Fugue 1996;1(1): 19-24. 

REPORTS

Brennan LK, Castro S. Review of Policy and Environmental Interventions for Childhood Obesity Prevention: Framework and Process for Reviewing Research and Practice-based Evidence. Commissioned report to the Institute of Medicine Committee on an Evidence Framework for Obesity Prevention Decision. September 2009.

Runnels LA, Claus JM, Cleveland I, Brennan, LK. Planning a Chronic Disease Portal. Report to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Common Ground project workgroup. July 2009.

Hall MI, Claus JM, Brennan Ramirez LK. Evaluation of the Primary Care Resources and Supports (PCRS) Website. Final report to the Robert Wood Johnson Diabetes Initiative at Washington University in St. Louis. August 2008.

Erickson JE, Claus JM, Brennan Ramirez LK, Baker EA, Rabin B. Evaluation of Intervention MICA: A final integrated report to the National Library of Medicine and Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. June 2008

Runnels LA, Cox EC, Kreig A, Forsbach C, Claus JM, Brennan Ramirez LK. Process Evaluation of the W.E.L.L. (Walk. Eat. Learn. Live.) program at Feed My People (Phase III): Community Education. Report to the Missouri Foundation for Health. May 2008.

Runnels LA, Smith JC, Claus JM, Brennan Ramirez LK. Process Evaluation of the W.E.L.L. (Walk. Eat. Learn. Live.) program at Feed My People (Phase II): August through December 2007. Report to the Missouri Foundation for Health. January 2008.

Runnels LA, Peters S, Claus JM, Brennan Ramirez LK. Process Evaluation of the W.E.L.L. (Walk. Eat. Learn. Live.) program at Feed My People (Phase I): April through July 2007. Report to the Missouri Foundation for Health. August 2007.

Erickson JE, Claus JM, Brennan Ramirez LK, Baker EA, Morrison CE. Evaluation of Intervention MICA: An integrated report to the National Library of Medicine and Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. December 2006.

Brennan Ramirez LK, Barnidge EK, Scharff DS, Armbrecht EA. Family Planning in Missouri: A Public Health Crisis. Final report to the Missouri Family Health Council and the Missouri Foundation for Health. January 2005.

Brennan Ramirez LK, Baker EA, Mazdra BM, Bender JM. Decisions for Development of the MICA: Results from a literature review and expert panel interviews. Report to the Missouri Foundation for Health. August 2004.

Brennan Ramirez LK, Bender JM, Baker EA, Mazdra BM. Setting a Direction for the Missouri Foundation for Health Mental Health and Substance Abuse Grant Program. Final report to the Missouri Foundation for Health. April 2004.

Brennan LK, Armbrecht EA. Creating Opportunities for Partnership and Responsibility: Results of the June 5, 2003 Meeting. Final report to the Missouri Family Health Council and the Missouri Foundation for Health. July 2003.

Baker EA, Brennan LK, Williams D. Healthy Communities Initiative: Evaluation report. Final report to the Daughters of Charity. November 2000.

Baker EA, Homan S, Brennan LK. Nurses for Newborns and Abraham’s Children collaboration: Giving to and teaching families in need. Final report to the Health Funders. February 2000.

Brennan LK, Kreuter MW, Lukwago SN, Mlady V, Scharff DP. Pretesting of the Questran Compliance Predictor Tool. Final Report. October 1996.

Brennan LK, Kreuter MW. Report: Summary of background research for Meridia tailored disease management program. May 1996.