title: Creating capacity: establishing a health education research agenda for special populations.
abstract: On Day 2 of the joint CDC/SOPHE conference on Creating Capacity: Establishing a Research Agenda for Health Education, the participants were asked to identify research needs or special issues in working with children and adolescents, the elderly, women, men, and underserved groups. This article presents the priority research areas across subgroups identified by the participants. The cross-group priorities are followed by research recommendations for each subgroup.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Promotion Sciences, College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City 73190, USA.
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: McLeroy
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Simons-Morton
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Forster
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Connell
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Altman
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Zimmerman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000639:trends; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006266:Health Education / Q000639:trends*; D006292:Health Priorities / Q000639:trends; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000639:trends; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000639:trends*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000639:trends; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000639:trends*; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008507:Medically Underserved Area; D008913:Minority Groups; D011788:Quality of Life; D014481:United States