State legislators' support for evidence-based obesity reduction policies.

Objective: This study aimed to gauge state legislators' level of support for evidence-based obesity reduction policies.

Methods: A list of 17 potential obesity reduction measures was sent via a valid and reliable survey questionnaire to a random sample of 800 state legislators from all 50 United States in 2011. Legislators were asked to rate their support for each measure on a three-point Likert-type scale.

Midwestern rural adolescents' oral sex experience.

Background: This study examined the prevalence of oral sexual activity in rural Midwestern adolescents. We also examined the correlates of a series of risk behaviors with oral sexual activity.

Methods: A questionnaire based on the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System was distributed to 2121 rural middle and high school students in grades 6-12 across 5 rural counties in a Midwestern state.