Increasing body weight and the transition from welfare to work: Findings from the national survey of American life

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-17

  Hastings, Julia F ^a,b   Snowden, Lonnie R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MC 7400 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Depression; Immigrant; Mental health; National survey of American life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; AFRICAN AMERICAN; CAUCASIAN; CENTRAL AMERICA; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNOLOGY; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CARIBBEAN REGION; EMPLOYMENT; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; OBESITY; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65249094192     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. Ogden CL, Carroll MD, Curtin LR, McDowell MA, Tabak CJ, Flegal KM. Prevalence of overweight and obesity in the United States, 1999-2004. JAMA. 2006;295(13):1549-1555.
2. Lin LF, Kulik JA. Social comparison and women's body satisfaction. Basic Appl Soc Psychol. 2002;24(2):115-123.
3. Bates LM, Acevedo-Garcia D, Alegria M, Krieger N. Immigration and generational trends in body mass index and obesity in the United States: results of the National Latino and Asian American Survey, 2002-2003. Am J Public Health. 2007;97:70-77.
4. Lee LV, Foody JM. Cardiovascular disease in women. Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2008;10(4): 295-302.
5. Carr D, Friedman MA. Is obesity stigmatizing? Body weight, perceived discrimination, and psychological well-being in the United States. J Health Soc Behav. 2005;46(September): 244-259.
6. Heo M, Pietrobelli A, Fontaine KR, Sirey JA. Depressive mood and obesity in US adults: comparison and moderation by sex, age, and race. Int J Obes. 2006;30:513-519.
7. Miranda J, Siddique J, Belin TR, Kohn-Wood LP. Depression prevalence in disadvantaged young Black women: African and Caribbean immigrants compared to US-born African Americans. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 2005;40:253-258.
8. Sturm R. The effects of obesity, smoking, and drinking on medical problems and costs: obesity outranks both smoking and drinking in its deleterious effects on health and health costs. Health Aff. 2002;21:245-253.
9. Sturm R, Ringel JS, Andreyeva T. Increasing obesity rates and disability trends Health Aff. 2004;23:199-205.
10. Cawley J, Danziger S. Morbid obesity and the transition from welfare to work. J Policy Anal Manage. 2005;24(4):727-743.
11. Danziger SD. Comment on "TANF and the most disadvantaged families' well-being." In: Blank R, Haskins R, editors. The New World of Welfare. Washington, DC: Brookings Institute, 2001;410-416.
12. De Jong GF, Graefe DR, Irving SK, Pierre TS. Measuring state TANF policy variations and change after reform. Soc Sci Q. 2006;87(4): 755-781.
13. Handler JF, Hasenfeld Y. We the Poor People: Work, Poverty, and Welfare. New Haven, Conn: Yale University Press; 1997.
14. US Congress. Overview of Entitlement Programs: 2004 Greenbook. Washington, DC: House Committee on Ways and Means; 2004.
15. Danziger SK, Corcoran M, Danziger S, et al. Barriers to the employment of welfare recipients. In: Cherry R, Rodgers WM, editors. Prosperity For All? The Economic Boom and African Americans. New York, NY: Russell Sage Foundation; 2000;245-278.
16. Goldberg H. Improving TANF Program Outcomes for Families with Barriers to Employment. Washington, DC: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities; 2002.
17. Pavetti L. Against the Odds: Steady Employment Among Low-Skilled Women. Washington, DC: The Urban Institute; 1997.
18. Sweeney EP. Recent Studies Indicate That Many Parents Who Are Current or Former Welfare Recipients Have Disabilities or Other Medical Conditions. Washington, DC: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities; 2000.
19. Dykes J, Brunner EJ, Maritakainen PT, Wardle J. Socioeconomic gradient in body size and obesity among women: the role of dietary restraint disinhibition and hunger in the Whitehall II study. Int J Obes. 2004;28:262-268.
20. Kaplan G, Siefert K, Ranjit N, et al. The health of poor women under welfare reform. Am J Public Health. 2005;95(7):1252-1258.
21. Kumanyika SK, Morssink CB. Bridging domains in efforts to reduce disparities in health and health care. Health Education Behav. 2006;33(4):440-458.
22. Flegal KM, Carroll MD, Ogden CL, Johnson CL. Prevalence and trends in obesity among US adults, 1999-2000. JAMA. 2002;288(14): 1723-1727.
23. Snowden LR, Masland M, Ma YF, Ciemens E. Strategies to improve minority access to public mental health services in California: description and preliminary evaluation. J Commun Psychol. 2006;34(2):225-235.
24. Snowden LR, Yamada AM. Cultural differences in access to care. Ann Rev Clin Psychol. 2005;1:19-41.
25. Corcoran M, Danziger S, Tolman R. Long term employment of African American and White welfare recipients and the role of persistent health and mental health problems. Women and Health. 2004;39(4): 21-40.
26. Williams DR, Haile R, Gonzales HM, Neighbors HW, Baser R, Jackson JA. Disentangling mental health disparities: the mental health of Black Caribbean immigrants: results from the National Survey of American Life. Am J Public Health. 2007;97:52-59.
27. National Heart Lung and Blood Institute. Learn about BMI and healthy weight. Available at: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/ wecan/learn-it/bmi-chart.htm. Accessed February 2, 2006.
28. Tunceli K, Kemeng L, Williams KL. Longterm effects of obesity on employment and work limitations among US adults 1986-1999. J Obes. 2006;14(9):1637-1646.
29. Frisby CM. Does race matter? Effects of idealized images on African American women's perceptions of body esteem. J Black Studies. 2004;34(3):323-347.
30. Kuczmarski MF, Kuczmarski RJ, Najjar M. Effects of age on validity of self-reported height, weight, and body mass index: findings from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-1994. J Am Diet Assoc. 2001;101:28-34.