2011 TC Research
Teachers College, Columbia University
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John P. Allegrante

Professional Background

Educational Background

B.S., State University of New York, Cortland; M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois

Scholarly Interests

Health behavior, disease self-management, and health outcomes in chronic disease. Health education in schools and patient-care settings. Health promotion policy. Interdisciplinary applied behavioral research in clinical epidemiology and health services research. Global health promotion and health education workforce development and capacity.

Selected Publications

Peterson, J.C., Charlson, M.E., Hoffman, Z., Wells, M., Wong, S.C., Hollenberg, J., Jobe, J., Boschert, K., Isen, A., & Allegrante, J.P. (2012). Positive affect induction increases physical activity in percutaneous coronary intervention patients. Archives of Internal Medicine, Jan 23. [Epub ahead of print].

Schoenthaler, A., Allegrante, J.P., Chaplin, W., & Ogedegbe G. (2012). The effect of patient-provider communication on medication adherence in hypertensive black patients: Does race concordance matter? Annals of Behavioral Medicine, Jan 20. [Epub ahead of print].

Green, L.W., & Allegrante, J.P. (2011). Healthy People 1980-2020: Raising the ante decennially or just the name from public health education to health promotion to social determinants? Health Education & Behavior, 38, 558-562.

Livingood, W., Allegrante, J.P., Airhihenbuwa, C.O., Clark, N.M., Windsor, R.C., Zimmerman, M.A., & Green, L.W. (2011). Applied social and behavioral science to address complex health problems. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 41, 525-531.

Eidsdottir, S.T., Kristjansson, A.L., Sigfustottir, I.D., Garber, C.E., & Allegrante, J.P. (2010). Trends in body mass index among Icelandic adolescents and young adults from 1992 to 2007. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 7, 2191-2207.

Kristjansson, A.L., James, J.E., Allegrante, J.P., Sigfusdottir, I.D., & Helgason, AR. (2010). Adolescent substance use, parental monitoring, and leisure-time activities: 12-year outcomes of primary prevention in Iceland. Preventive Medicine, 51,168-171.

Allegrante, J.P., Barry, M.M., Airhihenbuwa, C.O., Auld, M.E., Collins, J.L., Lamarre, M.-C., Magnusson, G., McQueen, D.V., & Mittelmark, M.B., On Behalf of the Galway Consensus Conference. (2009). Domains of core competency, standards, and quality assurance for building global capacity in health promotion: The Galway Consensus Conference. Health Education & Behavior, 36, 476-482.

Allegrante, J.P., Barry, M.M., Auld, M.E., Lamarre, M.-C., & Taub, A. (2009). Toward international collaboration on credentialing in health promotion and health education:  The Galway Consensus Conference. Health Education & Behavior, 36, 427-438.

Allegrante, J.P., Peterson, J.C., Boutin-Foster, C., Ogedegbe, G., & Charlson, M.E. (2008). Multiple health-risk behavior in a chronic disease population:  What behaviors do people choose to change?  Preventive Medicine, 46, 247-251.

Eidsdottir, S.T., Kristjansson, A.L., Sigfusdottir, I.D., & Allegrante, J.P. (2008). Trends in physical activity and participation in sports clubs among Icelandic adolescents.  European Journal of Public Health, 18, 289-293.

 

 

 

biographical information

HBSS 4100: Behavior & Social Science Foundations of Health Education

Determinants of health; relationship between health and human behavior; the role of health education as a strategy in health promotion and disease prevention; selected issues and problems.

HBSS 4112: Social policy and prevention

Analysis of current national health policy, its social, economic, and political determinants, and implications for health education.

HBSS 4140: Developing workplace health promotion programs

Provides a comprehensive step-by-step process to designing, implementing, and evaluating health promotion programs at the workplace.

HBSS 4901: Research and independent study in health education

Permission required. Research and independent study under faculty direction. Proposals must have prior approval of a faculty member.

HBSS 5408: Practicum in individual health advisement

Individual and small group practice in the application of basic principles of counseling in the area of health problems.

HBSS 5410: Practicum in health education

Permission required. Advance registration required in the semester prior to taking the course. Intensive field experience in a community setting. Essay required at end of field experience.

HBSS 6510: Research seminar in health education

Permission required. Review of research literature, methods, and problems in health education.

HBSS 6901: Research and independent study in health education

Permission required. Open to matriculated doctoral students. Research and independent study under faculty direction. Proposals must have prior approval of a faculty member.

HBSS 7501: Dissertation seminar in health education

Permission required. Open to certified doctoral candidates only. Development and presentation of doctoral dissertation proposals.

Centers and Projects

Center for Health Promotion
Website: http://www.tc.edu/centers/healthpromotion/

The Center for Health Promotion, which was established in 1981, has comprised diverse working groups of faculty and students interested in stimulating research and development efforts responsive to national priorities in health promotion and disease prevention. Historically, the work of participating faculty and students has spanned both basic and applied research and development, and has included projects focusing on the influences of personal behavior on health status, as well as how educational and behavioral intervention can be used to improve health and prevent premature death and disability throughout the human lifespan through schools, patient care, workplace, and other community-based settings. Current grant and subcontract projects include: NIH/NHLBI Motivational Interview-ing in Hypertensive African-Americans; NIH/NHLBI Translational Behavioral Science Consortium: Motivating Health Behaviors in Patients with Cardiopulmonary Disease; and NIH/NHLBI Trial of Asthma Patient Education in the Emergency Room.

Director: John P. Allegrante
Contact Information:
Box 114
(212) 678-3960
jpa1@columbia.edu



John P. Allegrante appeared in the following articles:

In Opinion Piece, TC's Allegrante Defends Academic Freedom (8/20/2010)

A Big Idea Kind of Guy (10/29/2009)

Mmm, Mmm Good! (6/22/2009)

The Global Challenge of Improving Population Health (6/15/2009)

Setting New Standards for Global Health Promotion and Health Education (5/15/2009)

Dining Across Disciplines (4/29/2009)

The Fulbright Experience: John Allegrante (4/1/2009)

Talking Chairs (12/23/2008)

Welcoming a friend (10/13/2008)

Taking TC on the Road (9/24/2008)

An Icelandic Connection: Teachers College and Reykjavik University (8/4/2008)

Blog from the North Atlantic: Allegrante in Iceland (12/6/2007)

Does Phys Ed Really Matter? (5/8/2007)

Weighing In on Our Unfit Youth (9/26/2006)

Following the Leader (9/18/2006)

Plain Speaking on Health (4/7/2006)

Faculty Notes (9/7/2005)

In Brief (3/23/2005)

Unfit to Learn (12/6/2004)

Ideas in Print (6/1/2004)

Power Lunch (6/1/2004)

Mayhew Derryberry Revisited (3/30/2004)

Shaping the Public Debate on Education (8/1/2003)

TC at National Health Education Advocacy Summit (3/1/2003)

Allegrante Joins Clinical Trials for Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (2/1/2003)

In Brief (11/1/2002)

Allegrante Appears Before Congress to Advance Health Education (6/1/2002)

In Brief (7:8) (5/1/2002)

Faculty Briefs (7:5) (2/1/2002)

Young Women Are Not Adhering to Osteoporosis Prevention Programs (1/1/2002)

Faculty Briefs (9/18/2001 6:08:57 PM)

Faculty Briefs (9/1/2001)

Inside TC Faculty Briefs (6:9) (6/1/2001)

TC Doctoral Student Receives Society for Public Health Education Fellowship (1/1/2001)

TC Represented at a Salzburg Seminar Special Session (1/1/2001)

Teachers College: A Leader in Educating Leaders (1/1/2000)

Allegrante is President of Society for Public Health Education (12/16/1997)

TC Communique Issue 1, Number 1 (9/1/1997)

$6 Million for Technology, Plant Improvements: From Fiber-Optic Cable to More (1/15/1997)

Health Talk for Teens (1/1/1900)

Setting New Standards for Global Health Promotion and Health Education (1/1/1900)

TC Expert Source Guide (1/1/1900)