Women's Health Issues
Volume 18, Issue 6, Supplement , Pages S87-S96 , November 2008

Improving Women's Preconceptional Health: Findings from a Randomized Trial of the Strong Healthy Women Intervention in the Central Pennsylvania Women's Health Study

  • Marianne M. Hillemeier, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Pennsylvania State University, College of Health and Human Development, University Park, Pennsylvania
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Marianne M. Hillemeier, PhD, Department of Health Policy and Administration, Pennsylvania State University, 604 Ford Building, University Park, PA 16802.
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  • Danielle Symons Downs, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Pennsylvania State University, College of Health and Human Development, University Park, Pennsylvania
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  • Mark E. Feinberg, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Pennsylvania State University, College of Health and Human Development, University Park, Pennsylvania
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  • Carol S. Weisman, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania
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  • Cynthia H. Chuang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania
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  • Roxanne Parrott, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Pennsylvania State University, College of Liberal Arts, University Park, Pennsylvania
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  • Diana Velott, MPA

      Affiliations

    • Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania
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  • Lori A. Francis, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Pennsylvania State University, College of Health and Human Development, University Park, Pennsylvania
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  • Sara A. Baker, MSW

      Affiliations

    • Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania
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  • Anne-Marie Dyer, MS

      Affiliations

    • Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania
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  • Vernon M. Chinchilli, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania

Received 26 February 2008 ,Revised 18 June 2008 ,Accepted 25 July 2008.

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 The authors have no direct financial interests that might pose a conflict of interest in connection with the submitted manuscript.

 Funded, in part, under grant number 4100020719 with the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The department specifically disclaims responsibility for any analyses, interpretations, or conclusions.

PII: S1049-3867(08)00107-2

doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2008.07.008

Women's Health Issues
Volume 18, Issue 6, Supplement , Pages S87-S96 , November 2008

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