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David Rehkopf, Stanford University School of Medicine
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Amanda Daley, University of Birmingham
Ariadne Kapetanaki, University of Hertfordshire
Youcheng Liu, University of North Texas Health Science Center
Isabelle Niedhammer, INSERM
Mahfuzar Rahman, BRAC
Giovanni Rezza, Istituto Superiore di Sanita
Richard Rosenkranz, Kansas State University
Dianne Stanton Ward, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Michelle Turner, University of Ottawa; CREAL
Frances Kay-Lambkin, University of Newcastle
Carol Maher, University of South Australia
Marc Adams, Arizona State University
Janice Thompson, University of Birmingham
Timothy Mackey, University of California, San Diego
David Stieb, Population Studies Division, Health Canada

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Dianne S. Ward, EdD, is an experienced researcher in the area of child health; specifically, obesity prevention. She has published more than 189 research articles, 10 book chapters, and a book about physical activity interventions for children and adolescents. She joined the editorial board of BMC Public Health in 2015.

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Prevalence and factors associated with intestinal parasites among food handlers of food and drinking establishments in Aksum Town, Northern Ethiopia

Prevalence of drug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis in India: systematic review and meta-analysis

How effective are family-based and institutional nutrition interventions in improving children’s diet and health? A systematic review

The impact of multiple interventions to reduce household exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke among women: a cluster randomized controlled trial in Kalutara district, Sri Lanka

Developing dimensions for a multicomponent multidisciplinary approach to obesity management: a qualitative study

Porn video shows, local brew, and transactional sex: HIV risk among youth in Kisumu, Kenya

The weight of nations: an estimation of adult human biomass

Health literacy and public health: A systematic review and integration of definitions and models

Malnutrition among children under the age of five in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): does geographic location matter?

Effect of an electronic nicotine delivery device (e-Cigarette) on smoking reduction and cessation: a prospective 6-month pilot study

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