The US Air Force suicide prevention program: implications for public health policy

KL Knox, S Pflanz, GW Talcott… - … journal of public …, 2010 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. We evaluated the effectiveness of the US Air Force Suicide Prevention Program
(AFSPP) in reducing suicide, and we measured the extent to which air force installations …

Military and veteran health behavior research and practice: challenges and opportunities

JP Haibach, MA Haibach, KS Hall, RM Masheb… - Journal of behavioral …, 2017 - Springer
There are 2.1 million current military servicemembers and 21 million living veterans in the
United States. Although they were healthier upon entering military service compared to the …

Substance use and psychological distress before and after the military to civilian transition

KJ Derefinko, TA Hallsell, MB Isaacs… - Military …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Those currently serving in the military constitute a vulnerable population given
their high-risk status for substance use, and population data suggest that veterans continue …

Prevalence and correlates of tobacco and nicotine containing product use in a sample of United States Air Force trainees

MA Little, KJ Derefinko, Z Bursac… - Nicotine & tobacco …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Introduction: Although there is increasing attention to the prevalence of new and emerging
tobacco products in the civilian population, remarkably little is known about the current …

Types of dual and poly-tobacco users in the US military

MA Little, Z Bursac, KJ Derefinko… - American journal of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
The present investigation was designed to determine the prevalence and types of dual and
poly-use of tobacco products in the US Air Force, as well as characteristics and factors …

The prevalence of e-cigarette use in a sample of US Air Force recruits

MA Little, KJ Derefinko, L Colvin, JO Ebbert… - American Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Introduction The prevalence of electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use is increasing markedly
in the general population. Yet, remarkably little research exists to examine these ongoing …

Dissemination of the Look AHEAD intensive lifestyle intervention in the United States Air Force: study rationale, design and methods

RA Krukowski, ME Hare, GW Talcott… - Contemporary clinical …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Despite an increase in overweight and obesity similar to the civilian population,
there have been few randomized controlled trials examining behavioral weight management …

Dissemination of the Look AHEAD intensive lifestyle intervention in the United States military: a randomized controlled trial

RA Krukowski, ME Hare, GW Talcott, LA Gladney… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The purpose of this study,“Fit Blue,” was to compare a translation of the Look
AHEAD (Action for Heath in Diabetes) intensive lifestyle intervention with a self‐paced …

Smoking prevalence and risk factors for smoking in a population of United States Air Force basic trainees

CK Haddock, RC Klesges, GW Talcott… - Tobacco …, 1998 - tobaccocontrol.bmj.com
OBJECTIVE To provide a comprehensive assessment of smoking prevalence and risks for
smoking in an entire population of United States Air Force (USAF) military basic trainees (n …

Efficacy of a brief tobacco intervention for tobacco and nicotine containing product use in the US Air Force

MA Little, GW Talcott, Z Bursac, BD Linde… - Nicotine & Tobacco …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Introduction: While effective Brief Tobacco Interventions (BTIs) are available for
cigarette smoking and smokeless tobacco, given the changing prevalence of tobacco and …