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PCD Collection: 2017 Student Research Paper Contest CS289836-A ABOUT THE JOURNAL Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) is a peer‐reviewed public health journal sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and authored by experts worldwide. PCD was established in 2004 by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion with a mission to promote dialogue among researchers, practitioners, and policy makers worldwide on the integration and application of research findings and practical experience to improve population health. PCD’s vision is to serve as an influential journal in the dissemination of proven and promising public health find‐ ings, innovations, and practices with editorial content respected for its integrity and relevance to chronic disease prevention. PCD STAFF Leonard Jack, Jr, PhD, MSc Kate W Harris, BA Rosemarie Perrin Editor in Chief Technical Editor Technical Writer‐Editor Contractor, Idoneous Consulting Contractor, Idoneous Consulting Lesli Mitchell, MA Managing Editor Shawn Jones Sasha Ruiz, BBA Software Engineer Health Communications Specialist Brandi Baker, MBA Contractor, CyberData Technologies Production Coordinator Contractor, Ellen Taratus, MS Idoneous Consulting Camille Martin, RD, LD Senior Technical Editor Senior Technical Editor Contractor, Idoneous Consulting Kim Bright, PMP Information Technology Project Susan McKeen, BA Caran Wilbanks, BA Manager Senior Software Engineer Contractor, Lead Technical Writer‐Editor Contractor, CyberData Technologies CyberData Technologies LaMesha Dorham Melissa Newton, BS, CCPH Editorial Assistant Contractor Marketing/Communications Specialist Contractor, Idoneous Consulting Idoneous Consulting ASSOCIATE EDITORS Lawrence Barker, PhD Youlian Liao, MD Mark A. Strand, PhD, MS Ronny A. Bell, PhD, MS Sarah L. Martin, PhD, MS Mikiko Terashima, PhD, MSc Michele Casper, PhD Sandra Carr Melvin, DrPH, MPH, MCS Tung‐Sung Tseng, PhD, MPH Tripp Corbin, MCP, GISP Jeremy Mennis, PhD, MS Adam S. Vaughan, PhD, MPH, MS Timothy J. Cunningham, ScD, SM Qaiser Mukhtar, PhD, MSc Camille Vaughan, MD, MS Paul Estabrooks, PhD James M. Peacock, PhD, MPH Tiffany Gary‐Webb, PhD, MPH Mark Rivera, PhD, MA COLLECTION: PCD 2017 STUDENT RESEARCH PAPER CONTEST EDITORIAL Shaping Future Generations of Public Health Researchers: Preventing Chronic Disease’s Student Research Paper Contest Leonard Jack Jr, PhD, MSc DOCTORAL WINNERS Compaeros: High School Students Mentor Middle School Students to Address Obesity Among Hispanic Adolescents Katherine R. Arlinghaus, MS, RD; Jennette P. Moreno, PhD; Layton Reesor; Daphne C. Hernandez, PhD, MSEd; Craig A. Johnston, PhD Early Onset Obesity and Risk of Metabolic Syndrome Among Chilean Adolescents Lorena Sonia Pacheco, MPH, RDN, CPH; Estela Blanco, MPH, MA; Raquel Burrows, MD; Marcela Reyes, MD, PhD; Betsy Lozoff, MD, MS; Sheila Gahagan, MD, MPH GRADUATE WINNER A Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Tool for Low-Income Adults in Mexico Kenny Mendoza-Herrera, MS; Amado D. Quezada, MS; Andrea Pedroza-Tobías, MS; Cesar Hernández- Alcaraz, MS; Jans Fromow-Guerra, PhD; Simn Barquera, PhD UNDERGRADUATE WINNER Using Geographic Convergence of Obesity, Cardiovascular Disease, and Type 2 Diabetes at the Neighborhood Level to Inform Policy and Practice Kayla Smurthwaite, BMEDS; Nasser Bagheri, PhD HIGH SCHOOL WINNER Marketing Strategies to Encourage Rural Residents of High-Obesity Counties to Buy Fruits and Vegetables in Grocery Stores Emily Liu; Tammy Stephenson; Jessica Houlihan; Alison Gustafson, PhD, MPH, RD ADDITIONAL PUBLISHED STUDENT PAPERS DOCTORAL CATEGORY Do Black Women’s Religious Beliefs About Body Image Influence Their Confidence in Their Ability to Lose Weight? Alexandria G. Bauer, MA1; Jannette Berkley-Patton, PhD; Carole Bowe-Thompson, BS; Therese Ruhland- Petty, MA; Marcie Berman, PhD; Sheila Lister, BS; Kelsey Christensen, MA Disparities in Preventive Dental Care Among Children in Georgia Shanshan Cao; Monica Gentili, PhD; Paul M. Griffin, PhD; Susan O. Griffin, PhD; Nicoleta Serban, PhD Individual-Level Fitness and Absenteeism in New York City Middle School Youths, 2006-2013 Emily M. D’Agostino, DrPH, MS, MA; Sophia E. Day, MA; Kevin J. Konty, PhD; Michael Larkin, MA; Subir Saha, PhD; Katarzyna Wyka, PhD Tobacco Use Cessation Among Quitline Callers Who Implemented Complete Home Smoking Bans During the Quitting Process Alesia M. Jung, MS; Nicholas Schweers; Melanie L. Bell, PhD; Uma Nair, PhD; Nicole P. Yuan, PhD, MPH Predictors of Severe Obesity in Low-Income, Predominantly Hispanic/Latino Children: The Texas Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration Study Meliha Salahuddin, PhD, MPH, MBBS; Adriana Pérez, PhD, MS; Nalini Ranjit, PhD; Steven H. Kelder, PhD, MPH; Sarah E. Barlow, MD, MPH; Stephen J. Pont, MD, MPH; Nancy F. Butte, PhD; Deanna M. Hoelscher, PhD, RD, LD Neighborhood Disadvantage and Allostatic Load in African American Women at Risk for Obesity-Related Diseases Marissa Tan; Abdullah Mamun, MS; Heather Kitzman, PhD; Surendra Reddy Mandapati, MPH, BDS; Leilani Dodgen, MPH GRADUATE CATEGORY Does Sodium Knowledge Affect Dietary Choices and Health Behaviors? Results From a Survey of Los Angeles County Residents George Dewey, MPH; Ranjana N. Wickramasekaran, MPH; Tony Kuo, MD, MSHS; Brenda Robles, MPH When Should “Pre” Carry as Much Weight in the Diabetes Comorbidity Debate? Insights From a Population-Based Survey Negin Iranfar, MPH; Tyler C. Smith, MS, PhD Association Between Online Information-Seeking and Adherence to Guidelines for Breast and Prostate Cancer Screening Hankyul Kim, MSPH; Christopher Filson, MD, MS; Peter Joski, MSPH;Silke von Esenwein, PhD; Joseph Lipscomb, PhD Health Care Disparities Between Men and Women With Type 2 Diabetes Marady Sabiaga Mesa, MPH Do Cancer-Related Fatigue and Physical Activity Vary by Age for Black Women With a History of Breast Cancer? Melody Swen, BA; Amandeep Mann, MPH; Raheem J. Paxton, PhD; Lorraine T. Dean, ScD Time-Varying Effects of Parental Alcoholism on Depression Sunita Thapa, MPH; Arielle S. Selya, PhD; Yvonne Jonk, PhD UNDERGRADUATE CATEGORY Telemedicine in the Management of Type 1 Diabetes Timothy Xu, BS; Shreya Pujara, MD; Sarah Sutton, PharmD; Mary Rhee, MD, MS HIGH SCHOOL CATEGORY Differences by Sex in Association of Mental Health With Video Gaming or Other Nonacademic Computer Use Among US Adolescents Hogan H. Lee; Jung Hye Sung, ScD; Ji-Young Lee, MSPH; Jae Eun Lee, DPH PREVENTING CHRONIC DISEASE PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH, PRACTICE, AND POLICY Volume 14, E96 OCTOBER 2017 COMMENTARY Shaping Future Generations of Public Health Researchers: Preventing Chronic Disease’s Student Research Paper Contest Leonard Jack Jr, PhD, MSc Accessible Version: www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/17_0431.htm lish 4 winning categories by level of education: high school, un- dergraduate, graduate, and doctoral. This year’s submissions ad- Suggested citation for this article: Jack L Jr. Shaping Future dressed a range of topics related to the screening, surveillance, and Generations of Public Health Researchers: Preventing Chronic use of population-based approaches to prevent and control chron- Disease’s Student Research Paper Contest. Prev Chronic Dis ic diseases and focused on such health conditions as arthritis, 2017;14:170431. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5888/pcd14.170431. asthma, cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular health, obesity, depres- sion, and others. Goals of the PCD Student Research Paper Contest There are 5 primary goals of PCD’s Student Research Paper Con- test: • Provide students with an opportunity to become familiar with a journal’s manuscript submission requirements and peer-review process • Assist students to connect their knowledge and training on con- ducting quality research with a journal’s publication expecta- tions • Develop students’ research and scientific writing skills to be- come producers of knowledge rather than just consumers of knowledge • Provide students with an opportunity to become a first author on a peer-reviewed article • Promote supportive, respectful, and mutually beneficial stu- dent–mentor relationships that strengthen students’ ability to Leonard Jack, Jr, PhD, MSc, Editor in Chief generate and submit scholarly manuscripts throughout their pro- fessional career Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) is committed to providing op- portunities for future generations of researchers to contribute to public health and develop critical writing and reviewing skills. Developing Critical Skills in Research Since its introduction in 2011, PCD’s Student Research Paper and Scholarly Publishing Contest has been a success; each year the journal receives manuscripts prepared by students from around the world, and the Conducting sound research and summarizing findings for a schol- number of entries continues to increase. This year, PCD set a re- arly publication requires patience, resilience, sound ethical judge- cord of 72 student submissions. With so many entries, we decided ment, and scientific writing skills that meet a journal’s high stand- that the only fair way to judge the submissions would be to estab- ards. PCD recognizes that this process can be both an exciting and The opinions expressed by authors contributing to this journal do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Public Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the authors’ affiliated institutions. www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/17_0431.htm • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1 PREVENTING CHRONIC DISEASE VOLUME 14, E96 PUBLIC HEALTH