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Overview

Matthew W. Kreuter is affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine and health professions, with a particular emphasis on general health professions and public health-related fields such as physiology, oncology, and sociology and political science.

Their scholarly work covers multiple topics, including:

  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Smoking behavior and cessation
  • Food security and health in diverse populations
  • Behavioral health and interventions
  • Obesity, physical activity, diet
  • Primary care and health outcomes
  • Global cancer incidence and screening

Kreuter has published in several venues, most frequently contributing to the UNC Libraries, Population Health Management, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Preventive Medicine Reports, and Preventing Chronic Disease.

Among recent papers, these are some notable publications:

  • "Addressing Social Needs in Health Care Settings: Evidence, Challenges, and Opportunities for Public Health" (2020), published in Annual Review of Public Health
  • "Assessing The Capacity Of Local Social Services Agencies To Respond To Referrals From Health Care Providers" (2020), published in Health Affairs
  • "How Do Social Needs Cluster Among Low-Income Individuals?" (2020), published in Population Health Management

Other papers related to their field, though not as lead author, include "Implementation science should give higher priority to health equity" (2021) published in Implementation Science, and "Social Needs, Chronic Conditions, and Health Care Utilization among Medicaid Beneficiaries" (2021) in Population Health Management.

Frequently collaborating with other researchers, Kreuter's main coauthors include:

  • Amy McQueen
  • Rachel Garg
  • Tess Thompson
  • Charlene Caburnay
  • Niko Verdecias

Best Publications

  • How We Design Feasibility Studies

    Deborah J. Bowen;Matthew Kreuter;Bonnie Spring;Ludmila Cofta-Woerpel

  • Using Narrative Communication as a Tool for Health Behavior Change: A Conceptual, Theoretical, and Empirical Overview

    Leslie J. Hinyard;Matthew W. Kreuter

  • Achieving Cultural Appropriateness in Health Promotion Programs: Targeted and Tailored Approaches

    Matthew W Kreuter;Susan N Lukwago;R D Dawn C Bucholtz;Eddie M Clark

  • Tailored and targeted health communication: strategies for enhancing information relevance.

    Matthew W Kreuter;Ricardo J Wray

  • Narrative communication in cancer prevention and control: A framework to guide research and application

    Matthew W. Kreuter;Melanie C. Green;Joseph N. Cappella;Michael D. Slater

  • Understanding tailoring in communicating about health

    Robert P. Hawkins;Matthew Kreuter;Kenneth Resnicow;Martin Fishbein

  • Social Environment and Physical activity: A review of concepts and evidence

    Lorna Haughton McNeill;Matthew W. Kreuter;S.V. Subramanian

  • One size does not fit all: the case for tailoring print materials.

    Matthew W. Kreuter;Victor J. Strecher;Bernard Glassman

  • A glossary for dissemination and implementation research in health.

    Borsika A. Rabin;Ross C. Brownson;Debra Haire-Joshu;Matthew W. Kreuter

  • The role of culture in health communication.

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  • Advancing Tailored Health Communication: A Persuasion and Message Effects Perspective

    Barbara K. Rimer;Matthew W. Kreuter

  • How does physician advice influence patient behavior? Evidence for a priming effect.

    Matthew W. Kreuter;Shobhina G. Chheda;Fiona C. Bull

  • Tailoring: what's in a name?

    Matthew W. Kreuter;Celette Sugg Skinner

  • Implementation science should give higher priority to health equity.

    Ross C. Brownson;Shiriki K. Kumanyika;Matthew W. Kreuter;Debra Haire-Joshu

  • Understanding how people process health information: a comparison of tailored and nontailored weight-loss materials.

    Matthew W. Kreuter;Fiona C. Bull;Eddie M. Clark;Debra L. Oswald

  • Do tailored behavior change messages enhance the effectiveness of health risk appraisal? Results from a randomized trial

    Matthew W. Kreuter;Victor J. Strecher

  • Changing inaccurate perceptions of health risk: results from a randomized trial

    Matthew W. Kreuter;Victor J. Strecher

  • Individual, social environmental, and physical environmental influences on physical activity among black and white Adults: A Structural Equation Analysis

    Lorna Haughton McNeill;Kathleen W. Wyrwich;Ross C. Brownson;Eddie M. Clark

  • Are tailored health education materials always more effective than non-tailored materials?

    Matthew W. Kreuter;Debra L. Oswald;Fiona C. Bull;Eddie M. Clark

  • Understanding Narrative Effects: The Impact of Breast Cancer Survivor Stories on Message Processing, Attitudes, and Beliefs among African American Women

    Amy McQueen;Matthew W. Kreuter;Bindu Kalesan;Kassandra I. Alcaraz

  • Comparing narrative and informational videos to increase mammography in low-income African American women

    Matthew W. Kreuter;Kathleen Holmes;Kassandra Alcaraz;Bindu Kalesan

Frequent Co-Authors

Cheryl L. Holt
Cheryl L. Holt University of Maryland, College Park
Eddie M. Clark
Eddie M. Clark Saint Louis University
Celette Sugg Skinner
Celette Sugg Skinner The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Michelle C. Kegler
Michelle C. Kegler Emory University
Douglas A. Luke
Douglas A. Luke Washington University in St. Louis
Maria E. Fernandez
Maria E. Fernandez The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Glen T. Cameron
Glen T. Cameron University of Missouri
Kurt M. Ribisl
Kurt M. Ribisl University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Elizabeth A. Baker
Elizabeth A. Baker Saint Louis University
Carla J. Berg
Carla J. Berg George Washington University

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