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D-Index
47
Citations
13147
World Ranking
3310
National Ranking
1600

Overview

Antronette K. Yancey was affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their academic career included collaborative research and contributions to public health, focusing on chronic disease prevention in workplace settings.

The scientist coauthored research alongside several colleagues, indicating a multidisciplinary approach to their work. Frequent collaborators included:

  • Glorian Sorensen
  • Paul Landsbergis
  • Leslie B. Hammer
  • Benjamin C. Amick
  • Laura Linnan

One notable publication credited to Yancey was titled "Preventing Chronic Disease in the Workplace: A Workshop Report and Recommendations", published in 2020 in UNC Libraries. This work addressed strategies and recommendations intended to reduce chronic illness within occupational environments.

Their research was published in the venue UNC Libraries, where at least one publication was archived, reflecting contributions to platforms disseminating public health knowledge.

Best Publications

  • Exercise and Physical Activity in the Prevention and Treatment of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease A Statement From the Council on Clinical Cardiology (Subcommittee on Exercise, Rehabilitation, and Prevention) and the Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism (Subcommittee on Physical Activity)

    Paul D. Thompson;David Buchner;Ileana L. Piña;Gary J. Balady

  • EFFECTIVE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF MINORITY RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS

    Antronette K. Yancey;Alexander N. Ortega;Shiriki K. Kumanyika

  • Physical Activity Intervention Studies What We Know and What We Need to Know: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism (Subcommittee on Physical Activity); Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young; and the Interdisciplinary Working Group on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research

    Bess H. Marcus;David M. Williams;Patricia M. Dubbert;James F. Sallis

  • Body image, perceived pubertal timing, and adolescent mental health

    Judith M. Siegel;Antronette K. Yancey;Carol S. Aneshensel;Roberleigh Schuler

  • African Americans’ Access to Healthy Food Options in South Los Angeles Restaurants

    LaVonna Blair Lewis;David C. Sloane;Lori Miller Nascimento;Allison L. Diamant

  • Disparities in physical activity and sedentary behaviors among US children and adolescents: prevalence, correlates, and intervention implications.

    Melicia C Whitt-Glover;Wendell C Taylor;Myron F Floyd;Michelle M Yore

  • Improving the Nutritional Resource Environment for Healthy Living Through Community-based Participatory Research

    David C. Sloane;Allison L. Diamant;LaVonna B. Lewis;Antronette K. Yancey;Antronette K. Yancey

  • Integration of short bouts of physical activity into organizational routine a systematic review of the literature.

    Daheia J. Barr-Anderson;Mona AuYoung;Melicia C. Whitt-Glover;Beth A. Glenn

  • Population-based interventions engaging communities of color in healthy eating and active living: a review.

    Antronette K Yancey;Shiriki K Kumanyika;Ninez A Ponce;William J McCarthy

  • A Cross-Sectional Prevalence Study of Ethnically Targeted and General Audience Outdoor Obesity-Related Advertising

    Antronette K. Yancey;Brian L. Cole;Rochelle Brown;Jerome D. Williams

  • Heterogeneity of health disparities among African American, Hispanic, and Asian American women: Unrecognized influences of sexual orientation

    Vickie M. Mays;Antronette K. Yancey;Susan D. Cochran;Mark Weber

  • Role models, ethnic identity, and health-risk behaviors in urban adolescents.

    Antronette K. Yancey;Judith M. Siegel;Kimberly L. McDaniel

  • Dissemination of physical activity promotion interventions in underserved populations.

    Antronette K. Yancey;Marcia G. Ory;Sally M. Davis

  • Resilience and Patterns of Health Risk Behaviors in California Adolescents

    Ritesh Mistry;William J. McCarthy;William J. McCarthy;Antronette K. Yancey;Yao Lu

  • Increasing physical activity among church members: community-based participatory research.

    Sara Wilcox;Marilyn Laken;Melissa Bopp;Octavia Gethers

  • Physical activity among African American and Latino middle school girls: consistent beliefs, expectations, and experiences across two sites.

    Wendell C. Taylor;Antronette K. Yancey;Joanne Leslie;Nancy G. Murray

  • The Los Angeles Lift Off: a sociocultural environmental change intervention to integrate physical activity into the workplace

    Antronette K Yancey;Antronette K Yancey;William J McCarthy;Wendell C Taylor;Angela Merlo;Angela Merlo

  • Creating a Robust Public Health Infrastructure for Physical Activity Promotion

    Antronette K. Yancey;Jonathan E. Fielding;Jonathan E. Fielding;George R. Flores;James F. Sallis

  • Factors Associated with Physical Activity Among African-American Men and Women

    Melissa Bopp;Sara Wilcox;Marilyn Laken;Kimberly Butler

  • Correlates of overweight and obesity among lesbian and bisexual women

    Antronette K Yancey;Susan D Cochran;Heather L Corliss;Vickie M Mays

  • The Assessment of Ethnic Identity in a Diverse Urban Youth Population

    Antronette K. Yancey;Carol S. Aneshensel;Anne K. Driscoll

Frequent Co-Authors

William J. McCarthy
William J. McCarthy University of California, Los Angeles
Jonathan E. Fielding
Jonathan E. Fielding University of California, Los Angeles
Judith M. Siegel
Judith M. Siegel University of California, Los Angeles
Susanne Montgomery
Susanne Montgomery Loma Linda University
Ninez A. Ponce
Ninez A. Ponce University of California, Los Angeles
Roshan Bastani
Roshan Bastani University of California, Los Angeles
Carol S. Aneshensel
Carol S. Aneshensel University of California, Los Angeles
Bonnie Spring
Bonnie Spring Northwestern University
Vickie M. Mays
Vickie M. Mays University of California, Los Angeles
Leslie B. Hammer
Leslie B. Hammer Oregon Health & Science University

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