Introduction Approximately 80% of smokers began using tobacco products before 18 years of age (1). Between 1990 and 2000, the population growth rate (shown in parentheses) within each of the following racial/ethnic minority populations increased more rapidly than that for whites (5%): Asian Americans (48%); Hispanics (47%); blacks (15%); American Indians/Alaska Natives (15%); and Native Hawaiia...

Ethnic-racial socialization (ERS) can promote positive outcomes in minoritized youth, but parents often face challenges effectively engaging these conversations. We describe the development of a video-based online parent intervention program aimed at improving parental motivation, efficacy, and skills having ERS The focuses on balancing cultural preparation for bias messages integrates themes c...

BACKGROUND Increasing levels of youth obesity constitute a threat to the nation's health, and identification of the influences during childhood that lead to youth obesity is urgently needed. Physical activity is one such influence that is potentially modifiable. PURPOSE This study examined the influence of children's social images of other children who engage in physical activity on the devel...

D iabetes, a leading cause of nephropathy, retinopathy, neuropathy, and coronary and peripheral vascular disease, is the third most prevalent severe chronic disease of childhood in the U.S. (1). People with diabetes diagnosed before the age of 20 years have a life expectancy that is 15–27 years shorter than people without diabetes (1), although prospective data show improvements in mortality fo...

Youth cigarette smoking is a major public health concern in Southeast Asia. A suspected determinant of youth smoking is perceived peer behavior. Previous research has suggested that the probability that a teenager will use substances increases when there is the perception that most peers engage in the substance use behavior. This study aimed to assess the perceptions of the prevalence of peer c...