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Publications

Schulz, A.J., Kannan, S., Dvonch, T., Israel, B.A., Allen, A., James, S.A., House, J.S., Lepkowski, J. (2005). Social and physical environments and disparities in risk for cardiovascular disease: The Healthy Environments Partnership conceptual model. Environmental Health Perspectives, 113(12): 1817-1825.

Zenk, S.N., Schulz, A.J., Israel, B.A., House, J.S., Benjamin, A., Kannan, S. (2005). Use of Community-based participatory research to assess environmental determinants of health: Challenges, facilitators, and implications for universities. Metropolitan Universities Journal, 16(1): 107-125.

Zenk, S., Schulz, A.J., Israel, B.A., James, S.A., Bao, S., Wilson, M.L. (2005). Neighborhood racial composition, neighborhood poverty, and supermarket accessibility in metropolitan Detroit. American Journal of Public Health, 95(4): 66-667.

Gravlee, C.C., Zenk, S., Woods, S., Rowe, A., Schulz, A.J. (2006). Handheld computers for systematic observation of the social and physical environment: The Neighborhood Observational Checklist. Field Methods, 18(4):382-397.

Zenk, S.N., Schulz, A.J., Israel, B.A., James, S.A., Bao, S., Wilson, M.L. (2006). Fruit and vegetable access differs by community racial composition and socioeconomic position in Detroit, Michigan. Ethnicity & Disease, 16: 275-280.

Israel, B.A., Schulz, A.J. Estrada-Martinez, L., Zenk, S., Viruell-Fuentes, E., Villarruel, A.M., et al. (2006). Engaging urban residents in assessing neighborhood environments and their implications for health. Journal of Urban Health, 83(3): 523-539.

Zenk, S.N. Schulz, A.J., Mentz, G., House, J.S., Gravlee, C.C., Miranda, P., Miller, P., Kannan, S. (2007). Inter-rater and test-retest reliability: Methods and results for the Neighborhood Observational Checklist. Health & Place, 13(1):452-465.

Schulz, A.J., Zenk, S.N., Israel, B.A., Mentz, G., Stokes, C., Galea, S. (2008). Do neighborhood economic characteristics, racial composition, and residential stability predict perceptions of stress associated with the physical and social environments? Findings from a multilevel analysis in Detroit. Journal of Urban Health, 85(5): 642-661.

Schulz, A.J., House, J.S., Israel, B.A., Mentz, G., Dvonch, J.T., Miranda, P., Kannan, S., Koch, M. (2008). Relational pathways between socioeconomic position and cardiovascular risk in a multiethnic urban population: Complexities and their implications for improving health in economically disadvantaged populations. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 62(7): 638-646.

Kannan, S., Schulz, A.J., Israel, B.A., Arya, I., Weir, S.S., Dvonch, J.T., et al. (2008). A community-based participatory approach to personalized computer generated nutrition feedback reports: The Healthy Environments Partnership. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action, 2(1): 41-53.

Zenk S.N., Lachance L. Schulz, A.J., Mentz G, Kannan S, Ridella W. (2009). Neighborhood food retail environment and fruit and vegetable intake in a multiethnic urban population. American Journal of Health Promotion, 23(4): 255-264.

Dvonch, J.T., Kannan, S., Schulz, A.J., Keeler, G.J., Mentz, G., House, J., Benjamin, A., Max, P., Bard, R.L., Brook, R.D. (2009). Acute effect of ambient particulate matter on blood pressure: differential effects across urban communities. Hypertension, 53(5): 853-9.

Zenk S.N., Schulz AJ, Lachance L, Mentz G, Kannan S, Ridella W, Galea S. In press. Multilevel correlates of satisfaction with neighborhood availability of fresh fruits and vegetables. Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Zenk S.N., Schulz AJ, Odoms-Young A, Lockett M. In press. Interdisciplinary, participatory research to understand urban food environments and dietary behaviors. In N Freudenberg, S Saegert, and S Klitzman, Urban Health and Society Interdisciplinary Approaches to Research and Practice, San Francisco: Jossey Bass.

Kannan, S., Dvonch, J.T., Schulz, A.J., Israel, B.A., Mentz, G., House, J.S., Max, P., Reyes, A.G. (2009). Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter and Acute Effects on Blood Pressure: Effect Modification by Measures of Obesity and Location. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 0:1-8 .

Strong, L.L., Schulz, A.J., Israel, B.A., Reyes, A., Rowe, Z., Weir, S.S., Poe, C. In Press. Piloting Interventions within a community-based participatory research framework: Lessons learned from the Healthy Environments Partnership. Forthcoming in Progress in Community Health Partnerships.

Harvey, I. S., Schulz, A.J., Israel, B.A., Sand, S., Myrie, D., Lockett, M.P., Weir, S.S., Hill, Y. In Press. The Healthy Connections Project: A Community Based Participatory Research Project Involving Women at Risk for Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease. Forthcoming in Progress in Community Health Partnerships.

Zenk, S.N., Schulz A.J., Lachance, L., Mentz G., Galea S., Kannan S., Ridella, W. In Press. Multilevel Correlates of Satisfaction with Neighborhood Availability of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables. Forthcoming in Annals of Behavioral Medicine.

Presentations

Miranda, P., Schulz, A.J., Israel, B.A., Mentz, G., Stokes, C., Kannan, S. "Equal human rights by eliminating racial disparities in health: Unfair treatment as a mediator between race, ethnicity and multiple cardiovascular risk factors." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Boston, MA, November 6, 2006.

Zenk, S.N., Schulz, A.J., Lachance, L., Mentz, G., Ridella, W., Kannan, S. "Perceptions of the neighborhood retail food environment: Predictors in an ethnically diverse sample of adults." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Boston, MA, November 7, 2006.

Schulz, A.J., Reyes, A. "Community-based participatory research partnerships for health: Lessons learned from the Healthy Environments Partnership." Presented at the Centre for Urban Health Initiatives, Seminar Series on Urban Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, February 28, 2007.

Reyes A, Schulz A.J. "Process and structure for conducting community-based participatory research: The Healthy Environments Partnership." Presentation for scholars in the Transdisciplinary Research Program, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, February 28, 2007.

Torres, E., Schulz A J., Israel B.A., Mentz, G. Lockett, M. Social support as a mediator between stress and physical activity among African American women. Presentation for the Students of Color or Rackham Conference, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, February 15, 2007.

Torres E, Schulz AJ, Israel BA, Mentz G, Lockett M. Social support as a mediator between.stress and physical activity. National Coalition of Ethnic Minority Nurses Association. March 15-18, San Antonio, Texas.

Reyes, A, Schulz, A, Dvonch J.T. Built environment and heart health. Community Forum, Southwest Detroit, October 5, 2006. Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation, Detroit, MI.

Gaines, C, Schulz A, Hammond, D. Built environment and heart health. Community Forum, Northwest Detroit, October 10, 2006. Brightmoor Community Center, Detroit MI.

Grant-Pierson, S., Schulz A, Hammond D. Built environment and heart health: Community Forum, Eastside Detroit, October 12, 2006. Warren Conner Development Coalition, Detroit, MI.

Van der Westhuizen, D., Wineman, J., Max, P. "Lean-Green in Motown Project: Relationships between Visibility along Neighborhood Streets and Observed Use Patterns in Three Detroit Neighborhoods." May 30, 2006. EDRA38 Conference, Sacramento, California.

Schulz, A., Reyes, A. "Community-based participatory research partnerships for health: Lessons learned from the Healthy Environments Partnership." Presented at the Centre for Urban Health Initiatives, seminar series on urban health, Toronto, on, February 28, 2007.

Zenk SN, Schulz AJ, Lachance L, Mentz G, Ridella W. Individual sociodemographics, food environment and fruit and vegetable intake in urban adults." Presented at the 6^th Annual International Conference on Urban Health, Baltimore, MD, November 1, 2007.

Coombe, C., Schulz, A. Israel, B., White-Perkins, D., Mentz, G., Weir, S., "Mental well being and neighborhood socioeconomic context: Comparing measures of mental health in a multiethnic urban environment" Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Washington DC, November 5, 2007.

Schulz, A., Weir, S., Varick, D., Israel, B. Gamboa, C., Guthard, H. "If We Build It: Promoting Greenway Use to Increase Physical Activity - The Lean and Green in Motown Project." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Washington DC, November 5, 2007.

Weir, S., Varick, D., "Collaborative approaches to reducing health disparities in urban settings: The Healthy Environments Partnership." Presented at Michigan's Premier Health Conference. Dearborn, MI, November 15, 2007.

Schulz, A.J., Weir, S. "Community-based participatory research CBPR): Participatory Processes in Data Collection, Interpretation and Action Planning." Presented at the RWJF Clinical Scholars Program, Ann Arbor, Mi November 20, 2007.

Wineman, J., Marans, R, Schulz AJ, Van der westhuizen D, Grant S, Max P. Toward an examination of neighborhood effects on health-related outcomes: A report on the development and use of a neighborhood typology in Detroit. Accepted for presentation at the Environmental Design Research Association meeting, Veracruz, New Mexico, May 28-June1, 2008.

Zenk S., Schulz AJ, Odoms-Young A, Wilbur J, Braunschweig, C., Israel B, Gamboa C. Activity-space environments and weight-related behaviors Oral presentation at the 2008 annual meeting of the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, May 2008, Banff, Alberta, Canada.

Weir, S., Varick, D., Schulz, A.J., Israel, B.A., Erikson, D., Max, P., Gamboa, C., Violich, C., Banks, M. If we build it, will they use it? A collaborative approach to promoting greenway use in an urban community to reduce disparities in cardiovascular health presented at the 136th APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition (October 25-29, 2008) in San Diego, California

Coombe, C., Schulz, A., Israel, B.A., Galea, S., Mentz, G., Grant-Pierson, S. Neighborhood socioeconomic structure and major depression in urban environments: The interaction of neighborhood stability and percent middle income presented at the 136th APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition (October 25-29, 2008) in San Diego, California

Schulz, A., Israel, B.A., Sand, S., Weir, S.S., Varick, D., Gamboa, C., Reyes, A., Rev. Poe, C., Rowe, Z. Walk Your Heart to Health: Results From a Participatory Community Assessment, Planning and Pilot Project to Address Health Disparities presented at the 136th APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition (October 25-29, 2008) in San Diego, California

Zenk, S., Schulz, A., Mentz, G., Lachance, L., Lockett, M., Odoms-Young Food shopping behaviors in a multiethnic urban population: Implications for measurement and obesity prevention presented at the 136th APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition (October 25-29, 2008) in San Diego, California

Miranda, P., Schulz, A., Ments, G., Demajo, R., Zenk, S.N., Gamboa, C., Gaines, C. Built environment as predictor of pedestrian activity: Findings from the Lean & Green in Motown Project presented at the 136th APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition (October 25-29, 2008) in San Diego, California

Coombe, C., Schulz, A., Israel, B.A., Galea, S., Mentz, G., Grant-Pierson, S., Neighborhood stability, proportion of middle income residents, and major depression in urban environments: a multilevel analysis of effect modification. Submitted for Presentation to the 136th APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition (October 25-29, 2008) in San Diego, California

Zenk, S, Schulz, A.J., Odoms-Young, A, Israel, B.A., Wilbur, J., Braunschweig, C., Gamboa, C. Are activity-space environments important for understanding racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in obesity risk? A pilot study. Oral presentation at the 2008 International Conference on Urban Health, October 2008, Vancouver, Canada

Schulz, A.J. Community based participatory research for health promotion Oral presentation at the Nacional y Primera Internacional de Atencion Primaria y Promocion de las Lasud: de la teoria a la practica, November 2008, Bogota Columbia

Schulz, A. Inequalities, environments and cardiovascular disease Oral presentation at the Nacional y Primera Internacional de Atencion Primaria y Promocion de las Lasud: de la teoria a la practica, November 2008, Bogota Columbia

Schulz, A., Weir, S.S. A community-based participatory approach to promoting greenway use in urban communities. Oral presentation at the Science of Eliminating Health Disparities Summit, December 2008, Baltimore, Maryland

Zenk S., Schulz AJ, Wilbur J, Odoms-Young A, Israel B, Braunschweig C, Lockett, M. Conceptualization and measurement of activity space environments. Accepted for oral presentation at the 2009 meeting of the Midwest Nursing Research Society, March 2009, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Wineman, J., Marans, R.W., Schulz, A. J., van der Westhuizen, D., Pierson, S. G. and Max, P., Contributions of accessibility and visibility characteristics to neighborhood typologies and their predictions of physical activity and health. Submitted to the Seventh International Space Syntax Conference, Stockholm, Sweden, Accepted for presentation on June 8-11, 2009.

Coombe, C., Rowe, Z., Schulz, A.J., Israel, B.A. Translating findings from Community-Based Participatory Research into policy interventions to promote health: A case study of urban residential neighborhoods and depression Accepted for Presentation to the 137th APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition, November 9, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Izumi, B., Schulz, A.J., Israel, B.A., Sand, S., Varick, D., Gamboa, C., Weinert, J., Lockett, M., Reyes, A., Walk Your Heart to Health: Results of a community health promoter training program. Accepted for Presentation to the 137th APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition, November 10, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Schulz, A., Israel, B.A., Sand, S., Gamboa, C., Varick, D., Gaines, C., Lockett, M., Max, P., Reyes, A., Rowe, Z., Saffar, D., Stokes, C., White-Perkins, D., Wilson, C., Pathways to heart health: A multilevel community-based participatory intervention to promote heart health. Accepted for Presentation to the 137th APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition, November 9, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Reyes, A., Schulz, A.J., Partnerships for Environmental Public Health: Community Based Participatory Approaches to Research and Action. Accepted for Presentation to the 137^th APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition, November 9, 2009 in Philidelphia, Pennsylvania