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Overview

Laura Kann is affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Social Sciences and Health Professions, with specific subfields including Health, Demography, General Health Professions, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Speech and Hearing.

Their work covers topics related to Health disparities and outcomes, Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management, Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations, Child Nutrition and Water Access, School Health and Nursing Education, and Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare.

Kann has contributed to several publications, including the following papers:

  • "A call for standardised age-disaggregated health data," 2021, The Lancet Healthy Longevity
  • "Effectiveness of a participatory approach to develop school health interventions in four low resource cities: study protocol of the 'empowering adolescents to lead change using health data' cluster randomised controlled trial," 2023, BMJ Open
  • "Author Index," 2022, Epilepsia

Frequent co-authors in Kann's research include:

  • Regina Guthold
  • Theresa Diaz
  • Kathleen Strong
  • Bochen Cao
  • Allisyn C. Moran

In terms of publication venues, their work has appeared most notably in:

  • The Lancet Healthy Longevity
  • BMJ Open
  • Epilepsia

Best Publications

  • Youth risk behavior surveillance - United States, 2009.

    Danice K Eaton;Laura Kann;Steve Kinchen;Shari Shanklin

  • Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance — United States, 2017

    Laura Kann;Tim McManus;William A. Harris;Shari L. Shanklin

  • Youth risk behavior surveillance - United States, 2013

    Laura Kann;Steve Kinchen;Shari L. Shanklin;Katherine H. Flint

  • Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance — United States, 2015

    Laura Kann;Tim McManus;William A. Harris;Shari L. Shanklin

  • Youth risk behavior surveillance - United States, 2011.

    Danice K Eaton;Laura Kann;Steve Kinchen;Shari Shanklin

  • Reliability of the 1999 youth risk behavior survey questionnaire.

    Nancy D Brener;Laura Kann;Tim McManus;Steven A Kinchen

  • Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance--United States, 2005.

    Danice K. Eaton;Laura Kann;Steve Kinchen;James Ross

  • Reliability of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey Questionnaire

    Nancy D. Brener;Janet L. Collins;Laura Kann;Charles W. Warren

  • Methodology of the youth risk behavior surveillance system.

    Nancy D Brener;Laura Kann;Steven A Kinchen;Jo Anne Grunbaum

  • Youth risk behavior surveillance--United States, 2007.

    Danice K Eaton;Laura Kann;Steve Kinchen;Shari Shanklin

  • Youth risk behavior surveillance--United States, 2003.

    Jo Anne Grunbaum;Laura Kann;Steve Kinchen;James Ross

  • Youth risk behavior surveillance--United States, 2001.

    Jo Anne Grunbaum;Laura Kann;Steven A. Kinchen;Barbara Williams

  • Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance — United States, 1999

    Laura Kann;Steven A. Kinchen;Barbara I. Williams;James G. Ross

  • Physical activity, food choice, and weight management goals and practices among U.S. college students

    Richard Lowry;Deborah A Galuska;Janet E Fulton;Howell Wechsler

  • Results from the 1995 National College Health Risk Behavior Survey.

    Kathy A. Douglas;Janet L. Collins;Charles Warren;Laura Kann

  • Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance -- United States, 1997

    Laura Kann;Steven A. Kinchen;Barbara I. Williams;James G. Ross

  • Youth risk behavior surveillance--United States, 1995.

    Laura Kann;Charles W. Warren;William A. Harris;Janet L. Collins

  • Sexual Identity, Sex of Sexual Contacts, and Health-Related Behaviors Among Students in Grades 9-12 - United States and Selected Sites, 2015.

    Laura Kann;Emily O’Malley Olsen;Tim McManus;William A. Harris

  • The effect of socioeconomic status on chronic disease risk behaviors among US adolescents

    Richard Lowry;Laura Kann;Janet L. Collins;Lloyd J. Kolbe

  • Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance--United States, 2003. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Surveillance Summaries. Volume 53, Number SS-2.

    Jo Anne Grunbaum;Laura Kann;Steve Kinchen;James Ross

  • Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance - United States, 1999

    Laura Kann;Steve Kinchen;Jo Anne Grunbaum

  • Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance--United States, 1993. CDC Surveillance Summaries.

    Laura Kann

  • Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance - United States, 1993

    Laura Kann;Charles W. Warren;Barbara I. Williams

Frequent Co-Authors

Nancy D. Brener
Nancy D. Brener Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
James G. Ross
James G. Ross Silver Spring Networks
Kathleen A. Ethier
Kathleen A. Ethier Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
S. Bryn Austin
S. Bryn Austin Harvard University
David D. Celentano
David D. Celentano Johns Hopkins University
Michael Pratt
Michael Pratt University of California, San Diego
Richard J. Wolitski
Richard J. Wolitski Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
John E. Moore
John E. Moore Belfast City Hospital
John W. Ward
John W. Ward Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Lauri E. Markowitz
Lauri E. Markowitz Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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