Walter (Snip) Young, PhD
1. Berg, J.W., Finch, J.L., Young, W.F., Bott, R., Borden, L.S. (1987). Cancer in Colorado
1979-1984: Incidence survival and hospital resource inventory. A cooperative publication
for the American Cancer Society, Colorado Division and the Colorado Department of Health,
Colorado Central Cancer Registry.
2. Karp, S., Finch, J.L., Bott, R., Young, W.F. (1988). Incidence, trends, survival and mortality
for seven major cancers in Colorado Women. Cancer in Colorado Women: 1979-86.
3. Young, W.F., Vilnius, D., et.al. (1989). State-based chronic disease control: The Rocky
Mountain tobacco-free challenge, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Review, 38, 749-752.
4. Co-authored. (1989). Guide to Public Health Practice: State Health Agency tobacco
prevention and control plans, ASTHO, NCI, NIH Publication No. 90-1577.
5. Bull, D., Michael, S.L., Young, W.F. (1989). Chronic disease in Colorado: A public health
perspective, Colorado Department of Health.
6. Payne, T.H., Gabella, B.A., Michael, S.L., Young, W.F. et. al. (1989). Preventive Care in
Diabetes Mellitus. Diabetes Care, 12, 745-747.
7. Young, W.F., Walkington, D., Ravesloot, L. (1990). Cigarette Sales to Minors in Colorado,
Colorado Medicine, July 1990, pp. 181-183; Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 39; and
Journal of the American Medical Association, 264, 2734.
8. Karp, S., Finch, J.L., Bott, R., Young, W.F. (1990). Incidence, trends, survival and mortality
for six major cancers in Colorado Men. Cancer in Colorado Men: 1979-86.
9. Young, W.F., Finch, J.L. (1997). Breast cancer needs assessment for the Denver
Metropolitan Area, A report to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Denver
Chapter.
10. Young, W.F., Karp, S. (1999). Colorado physician attitudes and practices on smoking
cessation, A report to: The American Cancer Society, Rocky Mountain Division.
11. Young, W.F., Karp, S. (2000). Breast cancer needs assessment for the Sacramento Valley,
A report to the Sacramento Valley Chapter of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer
Foundation.
12. Young, W.F., Schneider, L., Linn, G. (2001). Prostate cancer screening - A matter of
routine of patient choice: A discussion for policy makers, Association of Chronic Disease
Directors.
13. Young, W.F., Dignan, M., Cutter, G. (2001). Performance Evaluation of the Arkansas
Breast Care Program: An assessment of Program Performance and Needs. Arkansas
Department of Health.
14. Young, W.F. (2002). Community health promotion activities: A baseline assessment of
national performance on Healthy People 2010 Objective 7-10, Directors of Public Health
Education and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
15. Young, W., Karp, S. (2003). Assessment of state capacity for comprehensive nutrition and
physical activity programs, CDC Cooperative Agreement #U50/CCU012359, Report to
Directors of Health Education.
16. Pritzl, J, Young, W. (2005). Program Services: Reaching the Individual. In ASSIST: Shaping
the Future of Tobacco Prevention and Control. Tobacco Control Monograph16. Bethesda,
MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National
Cancer Institute. NIH Pub. No. 05-5645.
17. O’Keefe, A.M., Filler, T.W., Jordan, J., Young, W. (2005). Tobacco Industry Challenge to
ASSIST. Tobacco Control Monograph16. Bethesda, MD: U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute. NIH Pub. No. 055645.
18. Young, W.F. (2005). An environmental scan for community programs that promote healthy
eating and physical activity. Funded by W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
19. Helme, D.W., Borland, R., Young, W.F., Nycum, C., Buller, D.B. (2006). The Development
and validation of a coding protocol to measure change in tobacco control newspaper
coverage. Health Promotion Practice, 7, 103-109.
20. Young, W.F., Montgomery, D., Nycum, C., Burns-Marin, L., Buller, D.B. (2006). Web-based
technical assistance and training to promote community tobacco control policy change.
Health Promotion Practice, 7, 78-85.
21. Andersen, P.A., Buller, D.B., Voeks, J.H., Borland, R., Helme, D., Bettinghaus, E., Young,
W.F. (2006). Predictors of support for environmental tobacco smoke bans in state
government. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 30, 292-299.
22. Buller, D.B., Young, W.F., Fisher, K.H., Maloy, J.A. (2007). The effect of endorsement by
local opinion leaders and testimonials of teachers on the dissemination of a web-based
smoking prevention program. Health Education Research, 22, 609-618.
23. Slonim, A.B., Callaghan, C., Daily, L., Leonard, B.A., Wheeler, F.C., Gollmar, C.W., Young,
W.F. (2007). Recommendations for integration of chronic disease programs: Are your
programs linked? Preventing Chronic Disease, 4, A34. PMCID: PMC1893132
24. Young, W.F., McGloin, J., Zittleman, L., Westfall, J. (2007). Colorectal screening in
Northeast Colorado. Journal of Rural Health, 23, 238-245.
25. Young, W.F., Szychowski, J., Karp, S., Liu, X., Diedrich, R. (2010). Economic and social
impacts of the Pueblo smoke free air act. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 38, 340–
343.
26. Buller, D.B., Young, W.F., Bettinghaus, E.P., Borland, R., Walther, J.B., Helme, D.,
Andersen, P.A., Cutter, G.R., & Maloy, J.A. (2011). Continued benefits of a technical
assistance website to local tobacco control coalitions during a state budget shortfall. Journal
of Public Health Management and Practice, 17, E10-E19.