Background Readings on Tele-Obesity

Fowler, S., Mayer-Davis, E., Thomas, JA, et al. Telepower: weight loss/weight management program for rural communities [abstract]. Telemedicine Journal and e-health 2002; 8 (2): 200-01. 

Gans, KM, Kumanyika, SK, Lovell, HJ, et al. (2003). “The development of Sister Talk: a cable TV-delivered weight control program for Black women,” Preventive Medicine 37 (6): 654-667.

Harvey-Berino, J. Changing health behavior via telecommunications technology: using interactive television to treat obesity. Behaviour Therapy 1998; 29 (3): 505-19. 

James, Lc, Folen, RA, Earles, J. Behavioral telehealth application in the treatment of obese soldiers: a feasibility project and report on preliminary findings. Military Psychology 2001; 13 (3): 177-86.

Johnson, A., Gorman, M., Lewis, C., Baker, F., et al. Interactive videoconferencing improves nutrition intervention in a rural populations. Journal of the American Dietetic Association 2001; 101 (2): 173-174

Kinsella, A. Home Telehealth in the 21st Century: A Resource Book about Improved Care Services that Work. Kensington, MD: Information For Tomorrow, 2000. 94 pp.

McDougall, J. Can we afford bad health? HealthLeaders Online News, Jan. 23, 2003 cited February 1, 2003; Available online at http://www.healthleaders.com/news/feature41444.html

Mokdad, AH, Ford., ES, Bowman, BA, et al. Prevalence of obesity, diabetes, and obesity-related health risk factors. JAMA 2003; 289 (1): 76-79.

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