Orna Baron Epel

Baron-Epel, O., Ivancovsky, M. (2015). A socio-ecological model for unintentional injuries in minorities: A case study of Arab Israeli children. International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion. 22(1), 48-56.

Baron-Epel, O. Shalata, W., Hovell, HF. (2015). Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking in Three Israeli Adult Populations. Israel Medical Association Journal, 17, 282-287.

Baron-Epel, O., Bord, S., Elias, W., Zarecki, C., Shiftan, Y., Geser -Edelsberg, A. (2015). Alcohol consumption among Arabs in Israel: A qualitative study. Substance Use & Misuse, 50(2); 268-273.

Magid, A., Leibovitch-Zur, S., Baron-Epel, O. (2015). Increased inequality in mortality from road crashes among Arabs and Jews in Israel. Traffic Injury Prevention. 16, 42-47.

Kaplan, G., Baron-Epel, O. (2015). Personal Needs versus National Needs? Public attitudes regarding health care priorities at the personal and national level. Israel Journal of Health Policy Research. 4:15.

Baron-Epel, O. Heymann, A., Fridman, N., Kaplan, G., (2015). Development of an unsupportive social interaction scale for patients with diabetes. Patient Preference and Adherence. 9, 1033-1041.

Moran, M., Goldblatt, R., Plaut, P., Endevelt,  R., Baron-Epel, O. (2015). The Socioeconomic and Spatial Dimensions of Adolescent Overweight and Obesity: The Case of Arab and Jewish Towns in Israel. Journal of Environment and Health Sciences.1(2), 1-12.

Baron-Epel, O., Hofstetter, CR., Irvin, VL., Kang, L., Hovell, MF. (2015). Lifestyle behaviors predict negative and positive changes in self-reported health: the role of immigration to the U.S. for Koreans. Asian Pacific Journal of Public Health. 27(7), 775-784.

Neter E., Brainin, E., Baron-Epel, O. (2016). Health literacy and eHealth literacy; structure, association and group differences. European Health Psychologist. 17 (6), 275-280.

Tesler R, Harel-Fisch Y, Baron-Epel O. (2016). School health promotion policies and adolescent risk behaviors in Israel: a multilevel analysis. Journal School Health. 86, 435-443.

Kaplan, G., Baron-Epel, O. (2016). Decision-makers' acquaintance with the public's priorities in health services.  Israel Journal of Health Policy Research. 5:32.

Baron-Epel, O., Obid  S., Fertig, S., Gitelman. V. (2016). Perceived descriptive safety-related driving norms within and outside Arab towns and villages in Israel. Traffic Injury Prevention. 17(1), 51-57.

Berardi, V., Bellettiere, J., Nativ, O., Slezak, L., Hovell, F.M., Baron-Epel, O. (2016). Fatalism, Diabetes Management Outcomes, and the Role of Religiosity. Health and Religion, 55(2), 602-617.

Moran, M., Baron-Epel, O., Plaut, P. (2016). Do children walk where they bike? Exploring built environment correlates of children's walking and bicycling. Journal of Transportation and Land Use. 9(2), 1-23.

Levin-Zamir, D., El Hayani, A., Baron-Epel, O. (2016). The relationship between health literacy, health behavior, socio-economic indicators and self-assessed health in a national adult sample in Israel. Journal of Health Communication.  21, sup2, 61-68.

Heymann, A., O. Fridman, N., Kaplan, G., Baron-Epel, O. (2016). Unsupportive social interactions are associated with Poorer Self-Reported Health in Israeli patients with diabetes. American Journal of Health Behavior. 40(5), 645-651.

Baron-Epel, O., Berardi, V., Bellettiere, J., Shalata, W. (2017). The relation between discrimination, sense of coherence and health varies according to ethnicity; a study among three distinct populations in Israel. Journal of Immigration and Minority Health. 19, 1386-1396.

Elias, W., Bord, S($)., Baron-Epel, O., Geser -Edelsberg, A., Shiftan, Y., (2017). Factors influencing the decision to engage in alcohol-impaired driving among Arab-Israeli youths. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour. 44, 180-191.

Sznitman, S., Bord, S., Elias, W., Geser -Edelsberg, A., Shiftan, Y., Baron-Epel, O. (2017). Examining the Sociocultural Sensitivity of Subjective Drunkenness: Comparing Arab and Jewish Israeli Pub Patrons. Drug and Alcohol Review. 36, 813-819.

Amit-Aharon, A., Nehama, H., Rishpon, S., Baron-Epel, O. (2017). Parents with high levels of communicative and critical health literacy are less likely to vaccinate their children. Patient Education and Counseling. 100,768-775.

Sznitman S., Bord, S., Elias, W., Geser -Edelsberg, A., Shiftan, Y., Baron-Epel, O. (2017). Cross-Cultural Validity in Self-Reported Alcohol Use. European Addiction Research. 23(2), 71-76.

Amit Aharon, A., A., Nehama, H., Rishpon, S., Baron-Epel, O. (2017). Social-Economic-Demographic Differences for Reasons Not To Comply With Routine Childhood Vaccines. Harefua 157(1), 16-20. (Hebrew).

Regev-Avraham Z, Baron-Epel O, Hammond SK, Keinan-Boker L (2018). Passive smoking, NAT2 polymorphism and breast cancer risk in Israeli Arab women - a case-control study. Breast Cancer. 25 (2) 176-184.

Siman-Tov, M. Baron-Epel,O. Peleg, K. (2018). Reported Safety Environment Predicts Injuries among Children Age 1-6 in Specific Communities. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 54, 793-799.

Baron-Epel, O., Bord, S., Cohen-Dar M., Obeid S. (2018). A cross sectional survey assessing knowledge, attitudes and behaviors regarding brucellosis among Arab Israelis BMC Public Health 18:516.

Amit-Aharon, A., Nehama, H., Rishpon, S., Baron-Epel, O. (2018). A path analysis model suggesting the association between health locus of control and compliance with childhood vaccinations. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 14 (9).

Haimi M., Brammli-Greenberg, S., Waisman, Y., Baron-Epel, O. (2018). Physicians' experiences, attitudes and challenges in a Pediatric Telemedicine Service.  Pediatric Research. 2018 Nov; 84(5):650-656.

Tesler, R., Bord, S., Limion, S., Bibi, H., Fish, R., Baron-Epel, O. (2018). Call out and Read: Evaluation of a clinic based intervention to promote story reading to infants by parents. Gof Yeda, 16, 28-36 (Hebrew).

Hayek, S., Tessler, R., Bord, S., Endevelt, R., Satran, C., Livne, I., Khatib, M., Harel-Fish, Y., Baron-Epel, O. (2019). Do Israeli Health Promoting Schools Contribute to Students’  Healthy Eating and  Physical Activity Habits? Health Promotion International. 34(1), 102-112. 

 HaGani, N., Moran, M., Caspi, O., Plaut, P. Endvelt, R., Baron-Epel O. (2019). The Relationships between Adolescents' Obesity, Socio-economic Status and The Built Environment: Are They City Dependent? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16, 1579.

Schor, A., Bergovoy-Yellin, L., Landsberger, D., Kolobov, T., Baron-Epel, O. (2019). Multidisciplinary Work Promotes Preventive Medicine and Health Education in Primary Care- A Cross-Sectional Survey. Israel Journal of Health Policy Research, 8;50.

Baron-Epel, O., Levin-Zamir, D., El Hayani, A., (2019). Internal locus of control, health literacy and health, an Israeli cultural perspective.  Health Promotion International 34(2);248-257.

Haimi M., Brammli-Greenberg, S., Waisman, Y., Baron-Epel, O. (2019). The Role of Non-Medical Factors in Physicians' Decision-Making Process in a Pediatric Telemedicine service. Health Informatics Journal. DOI: 10.1177/1460458219870660

Amit-Aharon, A., Nehama, H., Rishpon, S., Baron-Epel, O. (2019). Different reasons for not completing routine vaccination among Jewish and Arab children in Israel. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-019-00658-w

Levin-Zamir D., Baron-Epel, O. (2019). Health literacy in Israel – from measurement to intervention: two case studies.  Information Services and Use. 40 (1-2);17-25.  DOI 10.3233/ISU-200070

Siman-Tov M. Tur-Sinai, A. Kolobov T, Baorn-Epel O. Harel-Fisch Y. (2020). Youth Injury and Parents' Unemployment—The Importance of Socioeconomic Status and Ethnicity Context. European Journal of Public Health.  30(5); 911-915. doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckaa061.

Haimi, M, Brammli-Greenberg, S., Baron-Epel, O., Waisman, Y. (2020)
Assessing Patient Safety in a Pediatric Telemedicine Setting: a Multi-Methods Study.
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making2020 Apr 3;20(1):63. DOI: 10.1186/s12911-020-1074-7.

Tor Sinai, A., Kolobov, T., Tesler, R., Baron-Epel, O., Dvir, K. (2020). Associations between Socioeconomic and Family Determinants and Weight-Control Behaviours among Adolescents.  International Journal of Public Health. 65;1689-1698. DOI 10.1007/s00038-020-01498-w

Puddister, S., Ali-Saleh, O., Cohen-Dar, M., Baron-Epel, O. (2020). Health may be compromised by social interactions depending on culture among postpartum Arab and Jewish Israeli women. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 20:480.  DOI.org/10.1186/s12884-020-03168-4

Baron-Epel, O., Paldi, Y., Bord, S., Kadish, D., Guttman, E., Moran, D.S., Tesler, R. (2021). Social capital and health among participants in the Cachibol League in Israel. International Review for the Sociology of Sport. 56(6) 877-896. DOI: 10.1177/1012690220968114/ ID: IRSS-20-0066

Zacay, G. Baron Epel, O. Malatskey, L. Heymann, T. (2021). Preferences and barriers to the utilization of primary health care by sick physicians; a nationwide survey. Family Practice. 38(2):109-114 . DOI:10.1093/fampra/cmaa090

Bar Ilan, D., Reingewertz, Y., Baron-Epel, O. (2021). Healthy cities and self-reported health: Evidence from Israel. Global Health Promotion. 28(3);41-49. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1757975920984212

Paldi Y., Moran, DS., Baron-Epel, O., Shiran Bord, S., Tesler, R. (2021). Ethnic Disparities in Social Capital and Health among Jewish and Arab Participants in the Israeli Mamanet Cachibol League. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18, 295. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18010295

Barki-Harrington, L.,  Baron-Epel , O., Shaulov, A., Akria, L., Barshay, Y., Dally, N., Deshet, D., Inbar, T., Koren-Michowitz, Leiba, M., Moshe, Y., Shvidel, L.,  Tadmor, T., Yagenah, S., Zektser M., Preis, M., Hellman I, Yahalom , V., Aviv, A. (2021). Willingness and concerns of transfusion-dependent hematological patients towards the option of home transfusion (HT) therapy. Palliative Care. 35(5), 927-932. doi/pdf/10.1177/02692163211000634

Neter E., Brainin, E., Baron-Epel, O. (2021). Group differences in health literacy are ameliorated in eHealth literacy. Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine. 9:1, 480-497. https://doi.org/10.1080/21642850.2021.1926256

Paldi Y., Moran, DS., Baron-Epel, O., Shiran Bord, S., Benarzi E., Tesler, R. (2021).

Social capital as a mediator in the link between women's participation in team sports and health-related outcomes. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health . 18, 9331. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18179331

Myers, V., Obeid, S., Kababya, D., Bord, S., Baron-Epel, O. (2021). Identifying ways to reduce the spread of brucellosis by consulting the community: A mixed methods study. Small Ruminant Research. 204, 106520

Rudolf, MCJ., Bord, S., Hasson, R., Sahar, Y., Rubin, L., Manor N., Paldi, Y., Baron-Epel, O. (2022). Between-country analysis of implementing an obesity prevention intervention using RE-AIM: HENRY in Israel and UK. Health Promotion International. 37(2);  https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daab119

Myers, V., Malkin, G., Nir, N., Orr, D., Baron-Epel, O. (2022). Evaluation of an intervention to reduce child injury in Bedouin communities in Southern Israel. Injury Prevention. 28(1);38-42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2020-044013

Myers, V., Orr, D., Vered-Chen L., Baron-Epel, O. (2022). Design and Implementation of a multifaceted injury prevention intervention in Bedouin children in southern Israel. Injury Prevention. 28(1);68-73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2021-044201

Ali Saleh O., Halperin O., Baron-Epel O. (2022). Predictors of maternal self-efficacy and the mediating role of postpartum fatigue for Jewish and Arab women in Northern Israel. Midwifery. 107;  April 2022 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2022.103281

Kilian C., et al (2022). Self-reported changes in alcohol and tobacco use during COVID-19: findings from the eastern part of WHO European Region. European Journal of Public Health, 32(3), 474-480. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckac011

Mozes, I., Mossinson, D., Schilder, H., Dvir, D., Baron-Epel, O., Heymann, AD. (2022). Patients' preferences for telemedicine versus in-clinic consultation in primary care during the COVID-19 pandemic. BMC Primary Care 23:33. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-022-01640-y

Elran-Barak R., Baron-Epel, O., Donchin M. (2022). Neighborhood violence and health: The mediating role of loneliness among two ethnic groups in Israel. Health Promotion International. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daac028

Ali Saleh O., Goldblat H., Baron-Epel O. (2022). My Problem is that I live Next Door to My Mother-in-Law:” Arab Women’s Postpartum Experiences with Positive and Negative Social Interactions and the Impact on Their Well-Being: A Qualitative Study. Health & Social Care in the Community. 30 (6), e3985-e3994. DOI: 10.1111/hsc.13792   

Baron-Epel, O., Elran-Barak R., Donchin M. (2022). Social Capital as a Mediator and Moderator in the Association between Loneliness and Health, Israel as a Case Study. International Journal of Environment Research and Public Health. 19, 3698.

Van Dyck  D., Barnett A. , Cerin E., Conway TL. , Esteban‑Cornejo I., Hinckson E., Rubín L, Rush E., Baron‑Epel, O., Cain KL , Breum Christiansen L., Zakiul Islam M.,  Mitáš J., Molina‑García J., Oyeyemi A.,  Ranjani H, Reis R., Paula Santos M., Sit C., Timperio A., Wan Abdul Manan Wan Muda and Sallis JF. (2022). Associations of accelerometer measured school- and non-school based physical activity and sedentary time with body mass index: IPEN Adolescent study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 19:85.

Baron-Epel, O, Obeid, S., Kababya, D., Bord, S., Myers, V. (2022). A Health Promotion Perspective For The Control And Prevention Of Brucellosis (Brucella melitensis); Israel As A Case Study. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 16(9). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010816

Levi Khan S., Baron-Epel, O. (2022). “It’s a Kind of Freedom”: Adolescents and Parents speak about Motivations for Active Travel and COVID-1. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being. 17:1. https://doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2022.2130508

Levi, Levi Khan S., Baron-Epel, O. Tesler, R. Harel-Fisch, Y. (2022). Patterns of Active Travel and Physical Activity among Adolescents in Israel. Int Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.  19(21), 14115.   https://doi.org/10.3390/ ijerph192114115

Bashkin, O., Otok, R.,  Kapra, O., Czabanowska, K., Barach, P., Baron-Epel, O., Dopelt, K., Duplaga, M., Leighton, L., Levine, H., MacLeod, F., Neumark, Y.,  Paillard-Borg, S., Tulchinsky, T., Mor, Z. (2022). Identifying the Gaps Between Public Health Training and Practice: A Workforce Competencies Comparative Analysis. International Journal of Public Health. Vol. 67  https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2022.1605303/full

Sheny A, Goldblat H., Baron-Epel O. (2023). Arab and Jewish Mothers’ Decisions Regarding Treatment of their Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Qualitative Study. School Psychology International  44(5) 568-584.  https://doi.org/10.1177/01430343221149697

Mozes, I., Chudner, I., Heymann, AD. Baron-Epel, O. (2023). Shared decision making and trust matter: Patient’s use of video consultations and a remote device in primary care. Telemedicine and e-Health. 29(11) 1688-1695. https://doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2022.0536

Baron-Epel, O., Ran, I. (2023). Factors impacting the use of outdoor gyms, Israel as a case study. Cities and Health. 7(6) 1045-1054. https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2023.2203970

Benisti G., Baron-Epel O. (2023). Applying the Socioecological Model to Map Factors Associated with Military Physical Activity Adherence. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(11), 6047; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20116047

Sheny A, Baron-Epel O. (2023). Prevalence, diagnosis and treatment of ADHD in Arab and Jewish children in Israel, where are the gaps? BMC Psychiatry. 23, 586. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-05090-3

Houminer-Klepar N., Bord S., Epel E., Lin J., Sultan L., Baron-Epel, O. (2023). Working status of first-time postpartum mothers and telomere length - a one year prospective study, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 65(12); 1036-1044. DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002966

Houminer-Klepar N., Bord S., Epel E., Baron-Epel, O. (2023). Are pregnancy and parity associated with telomere length? A systematic review. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 23:733. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-023-06011-8

Levi Khan S., Baron-Epel, O. (2024). Adolescent perspectives on the impact of peers and social media on active travel and physical activity: a mixed methods study. Journal of Adolescent Research https://doi.org/10.1177/07435584241231438

Moses, I. Heymann, AD. Baron-Epel, O. (2024). Impact of Remote Medical Devices on Utilization of Medical Services in Pediatric Patients with Upper Respiratory Infections: A Retrospective Study. Health Informatics Journal. 30(2), https://doi.org/10.1177/14604582241233996

Levi Khan S., R. Tesler. Endi Felding L., Baron-Epel, O. (2024). Adolescent active travel and physical activity: Role of social media, norms and the environment.  Journal of Transport & Health. 36 101796. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2024.101796

Zack A. Baron-Epel O. (2024). Factors contributing to the development of health promoting schools, applying Fullan’s triple change model- a qualitative study. Health Education Journal.

 Other publications, last 10 years

1.      Levin-Zamir, D., Baron-Epel, O., Cohen, V., Elhayani, A. (2015). The first national survey on health literacy.  Quality in Health Care. 4, 16-19.

2.      Dagan, I., Baron-Epel, O., Koren-Morag, N., Yafe N. (2015). Physicains attitudes towards their role as lifestyle counselors. Quality in Health Care. 4, 24-27.

3.      Ofir-Birman, D., Dubnov, J., Endevelt, R., Baron-Epel, O. (2016). The built environment and obesity in children. Ofakim in Geography, 89, 84-95.

4.      סימן-טוב, מ', פלג, ק', ובראון-אפל, א' (2017). היפגעות ילדים והשגחת הורים – סוגיה בבריאות הציבור. קידום בריאות בישראל – כתב עת ישראלי לחינוך וקידום בריאות, 6, עמ' 51-56.

5.      Bord, S., Berkovich, E., Paldo Y’ Hason R. Sahar Y, Manor N. Rubin L.  Baron-Epel, O. (2020). EfshariBari Israel (HENRY), findings and conclusions for further implementation. The Journal of Health Promotion in Israel. 7; 6-16 (Hebrew).

6.      Paldi Y, Moran D, Baron-Epel O, Bord S, Tesler R. (2021). The addition of participation in team sports (Mamanet) to social capital and health among mothers. The spirit of sports. Issue 7 p 89-105. (Hebrew)

7.      חמאדה דראושה ר. בראון אפל א. (2021). אפיון חסמים וגורמים המאפשרים ביצוע פעילות גופנית בקרב נשים ערביות מעל גיל 20 בצפון ישראל.  חוברת 9 עמדים 40-48.

8.      פוסטרנק א., בראון אפל, (2022) הקשר בין תחושת קוהרנטיות לבין רמות חרדה, הערכת תפקוד ובריאות ועוצמת הקשר עם הילוד בקרב יולדות ישראליות מצפון הארץ, לאחר ניתוח קיסרי מתוכנן.  כתב העת קידום בריאות בישראל. חוברת 10, עמודים 54-61.    

9.      ז"ק יהודה א., בראון אפל. (2023). מרכיבים המעודדים ומעכבים הפעלה ויישום של תוכניות התערבות לקידום בריאות בבתי ספר יסודיים בישראל. כתב העת קידום בריאות בישראל. חוברת 10, עמודים  71-61.