TY - JOUR A1 - Kent, Lillian A1 - Rankin, Paul A1 - Morton, Darren A1 - Rankin, Rebekah A1 - Greenlaw, Roger A1 - Englert, Heike T1 - Volunteers: An Effective Medium for Delivering Therapeutic Lifestyle Interventions JF - American Journal of Health Promotion Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/08901171211062581 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Englert, Heike A1 - Vauth, C. A1 - Fischer, T. A1 - Greiner, W. A1 - Willich, S. T1 - Ultrascound diagnostics in adults and children with acute abdomen JF - Italian J Public Health Y1 - 2005 SN - 1723-7815 VL - 2 IS - 1 SP - 293 EP - - ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Muckelbauer, R A1 - CM, Hettler-Chen A1 - Englert, Heike A1 - Wegscheider, K A1 - Völler, H A1 - Katus, H A1 - Willich, S A1 - Müller-Nordhorn, J T1 - Type of association between body mass index and health-related quality of life differs by smoking status in high-risk cardiovascular patients JF - Eur J Epidemiol Y1 - 2015 VL - Supplement ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Englert, Heike A1 - Schaefer, GA. A1 - Roll, S. A1 - Beier, K. A1 - Willich, SN. T1 - The Prevalence of Erectile Dysfunction using different Definitions JF - J Epi Community Health Y1 - 2004 SN - 0143-005X VL - 58 SP - 20 EP - - ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Koeder, Christian A1 - Alzughayyar, Dima A1 - Anand, Corinna A1 - Kranz, Ragna-Marie A1 - Husain, Sarah A1 - Schoch, Nora A1 - Hahn, Andreas A1 - Englert, Heike T1 - The healthful plant-based diet index as a tool for obesity prevention – the Healthy Lifestyle Community Program cohort 3 study JF - Obesity Science and Practice N2 - Background Worldwide the prevalence of obesity is high, and promoting a shift towards more healthful and more plant-based dietary patterns appears to be one promising strategy to address this issue. A dietary score to assess adherence to a healthy plant-based diet is the healthful plant-based diet index. While there is evidence from cohort studies that an increased healthful plant-based diet index is associated with improved risk markers, evidence from intervention studies is still lacking. Methods A lifestyle intervention was conducted with mostly middle-aged and elderly participants from the general population (n = 115). The intervention consisted of a 16-month lifestyle program focusing on a healthy plant-based diet, physical activity, stress management, and community support. Results After 10 weeks, significant improvements were seen in dietary quality, body weight, body mass index, waist circumference, total cholesterol, measured and calculated LDL cholesterol, oxidized LDL particles, non-HDL cholesterol, remnant cholesterol, glucose, insulin, blood pressure, and pulse pressure. After 16 months, significant decreases were seen in body weight (-1.8 kg), body mass index (-0.6 kg/m2), and measured LDL cholesterol (-12 mg/dl). Increases in the healthful plant-based diet index were associated with risk marker improvements. Conclusions The recommendation of moving towards a plant-based diet appears acceptable and actionable and may improve body weight. The healthful plant-based diet index can be a useful parameter for intervention studies. Y1 - 2022 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/osp4.649 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Englert, Heike A1 - Diehl, HA. A1 - Greenlaw, RL. A1 - Willich, SN. A1 - Aldana, S. T1 - The effect of a community-based coronary risk reduction: The Rockford CHIP JF - Prev Med Y1 - 2007 SN - 1096-0260 VL - 44 SP - 513 EP - 519 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Vauth, C. A1 - Englert, Heike A1 - Schulenburg, J. A1 - Greiner, W. A1 - Fischer, T. T1 - The economic perspective of sonography in the acute abdomen JF - Italian J Public Health Y1 - 2005 SN - 1723-7815 VL - 2 IS - 1 SP - 171 EP - - ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Thieszen, C. A1 - Aldana, S. A1 - Diehl, H. A1 - Mahoney, M. A1 - Greenlaw, R. A1 - Vermeersch, D. A1 - Englert, Heike T1 - The Coronary Health Improvement Project (CHIP) for Lowering and Improving Psychological Health JF - Psychological Reports N2 - This study extends previous research evaluating the association between the CHIP intervention, change in body weight, and change in psychological health. A randomized controlled health intervention study lasting 4 wk. was used with 348 participants from metropolitan Rockford, Illinois; ages ranged from 24 to 81 yr. Participants were assessed at baseline, 6 wk., and 6 mo. The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and three selected psychosocial measures from the SF-36 Health Survey were used. Significantly greater decreases in Body Mass Index (BMI) occurred after 6 wk. and 6 mo. follow-up for the intervention group compared with the control group, with greater decreases for participants in the overweight and obese categories. Significantly greater improvements were observed in BDI scores, role-emotional and social functioning, and mental health throughout follow-up for the intervention group. The greater the decrease in BMI through 6 wk., the better the chance of improved BDI score, role-emotional score, social functioning score, and mental health score, with odds ratios of 1.3 to 1.9. Similar results occurred through 6 mo., except the mental health variable became nonsignificant. These results indicate that the CHIP intervention significantly improved psychological health for at least six months afterwards, in part through its influence on lowering BMI. Y1 - 2011 SN - 0033-2941 VL - 109 IS - 1 SP - 338 EP - 352 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Englert, Heike A1 - Schaefer, GA. A1 - Roll, S. A1 - Beier, KM. A1 - Willich, SN. T1 - Results of the Berlin Male Study JF - Am J Epidemiol Y1 - 2004 SN - 0002-9262 SP - 90 EP - - ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Englert, Heike A1 - Diehl, HA. A1 - Greenlaw, RL. T1 - Rationale and Design of the Rockford CHIP, a Community-based Coronary Risk Reduction Program JF - Prev Med Y1 - 2004 SN - 1096-0260 VL - 38 SP - 432 EP - 441 ER -