Characterizing Micro-scale Disparities in Childhood Obesity: Examining the Influence of Multilevel Factors on 4-Year Changes in BMI, Healthy Eating, and Physical Activity, Among a Cohort of Children Residing in Disadvantaged Urban Enclaves

Autor: Deborah Salvo, Nalini Ranjit, Aida Nielsen, Nika Akhavan, Alexandra van den Berg

Publikováno v: Frontiers in Public Health, Vol 7 (2019)

The childhood obesity epidemic in the United States disproportionately affects minority, low-income populations. Hispanics have one of the highest childhood obesity rates, and are the fastest growing population subgroup in the country. Past research

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Fresh for Less: Cross-Sector Collaboration for Funding, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Local Initiative to Improve Equitable Healthy Food Access

Autor: Kathryn M. Janda, Aida Nielsen, Alexis Phelps, Heather Helman, Andrea Abel, Simone Benz, Carmen Llanes Pulido, Stephanie Helfman, Nalini Ranjit, Alexandra van den Berg

Publikováno v: J Health Care Poor Underserved

INTRODUCTION. This study describes the cross-sector collaboration, dynamic implementation/evaluation, and implications of Fresh for Less (FFL); an equity-focused, multi-strategy healthy food access promotion program that has been implemented since 20

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36533460

Examining Geographic Food Access, Food Insecurity, and Urbanicity among Diverse, Low-Income Participants in Austin, Texas

Autor: Kathryn M. Janda, Nalini Ranjit, Deborah Salvo, Deanna M. Hoelscher, Aida Nielsen, Joy Casnovsky, Alexandra van den Berg

Publikováno v: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; Volume 19; Issue 9; Pages: 5108

The purpose of this study was to explore the association between geographic food access and food insecurity and the potential role of race/ethnicity, income, and urbanicity among a low-income, diverse sample in Central Texas. Utilizing a cross-sectio

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35564504

Change in Depression and Its Determinants during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Longitudinal Examination among Racially/Ethnically Diverse US Adults

Autor: Yuzi Zhang, Kathryn M. Janda, Nalini Ranjit, Deborah Salvo, Aida Nielsen, Alexandra van den Berg

Publikováno v: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 19, Iss 1194, p 1194 (2022)
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; Volume 19; Issue 3; Pages: 1194

This study examined longitudinal data to identify changes in the occurrence of depressive symptoms, and to explore if such changes were associated with socio-demographic, movement behaviors, and health variables during the COVID-19 pandemic, among a

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https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/3/1194

Correlates of Transitions in Food Insecurity Status during the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic among Ethnically Diverse Households in Central Texas

Autor: Nalini Ranjit, Deborah Salvo, Kathryn M Janda, Pablo D. Lemoine, Joy Casnovsky, Alexandra E van den Berg, Aida Nielsen

Publikováno v: Nutrients
Volume 13
Issue 8
Nutrients, Vol 13, Iss 2597, p 2597 (2021)

Food insecurity increased substantially in the USA during the early stages of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this study was to identify potential sociodemographic and food access-related factors that were associated with continuing or tra

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