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Kinesiology News Research

Unnecessarily difficult

Web page articles and other written materials designed to encourage physical activity are often too difficult to be easily read and understood by most U.S. adults, limiting their effectiveness, new research shows.

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Kinesiology News Research

When it comes to school recess, a quality playground experience matters

Playground safety, access to play equipment, peer conflict resolution and quality engagement between adults and students are among the factors that contribute to a quality recess experience, new research shows.

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News Public Health Research

Study finds racial or ethnic discrimination impacts Latinas’ satisfaction with contraception services

Young Latina women who have experienced racial or ethnic discrimination are less satisfied overall with their contraceptive care, which could affect their access to more effective contraceptives, new research shows.

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Inside the mind of researcher Kate MacTavish

“The one project I am most excited about is concerned with the return migration of rural young people.”

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A week of public health, April 2-8

The College of Public Health and Human Sciences and the Public Health Club are sponsoring numerous events in recognition of the American Public Health Association’s (APHA) National Public Health Week, April 2-8, 2018.

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It’s all in the data

CPHHS Professor Ellen Smit saw the All of Us Journey event as the perfect opportunity to share a hands-on experience with her students, who are learning about public health surveillance in the classroom. She says it demonstrated the importance of using public health data and how critical participant recruitment is to the research process.