Works (54)
Updated: April 4th, 2024 04:06
2023 journal article
A Novel Process to Recruit and Select Community Partners for a Hybrid Implementation-Effectiveness Study
PROGRESS IN COMMUNITY HEALTH PARTNERSHIPS-RESEARCH EDUCATION AND ACTION, 17(1), 159–171.
author keywords: Implementation study; partner recruitment; community-based research; mobile markets; request for partners
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: May 15, 2023
2023 journal article
A Systematic Literature Review of Nutrition Interventions Implemented to Address Food Insecurity as a Social Determinant of Health
Nutrients.
MeSH headings : Child; Adult; Humans; Social Determinants of Health; Social Factors; Food Insecurity
TL;DR:
Evaluate the outcomes that were assessed in three nutrition interventions that aim to address food insecurity as a social determinant of health to identify future areas of study that can heighten impact and assess whether nutritional interventions are feasible and more cost effective in the long term.
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www.mdpi.com (publisher PDF)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger
(OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: August 6, 2023
2023 article
Associations between food and beverage purchases and skin carotenoids among diverse small food retail store customers
Dixon, J., Stage, V. C., Truesdale, K. P., Wu, Q., Kolasa, K., Haynes-Maslow, L., … Jilcott Pitts, S. (2023, August 7). PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION, Vol. 8.
author keywords: Skin carotenoids; Healthy purchases; Corner stores; Fruits and vegetables
TL;DR:
A relatively small proportion of customers purchased any healthy or carotenoid-containing foods and beverages, and those who did purchase healthy options had higher skin carotENoid scores.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: October 16, 2023
2023 journal article
Food insecurity among households with children during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE FOOD SYSTEMS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, 12(3), 225–237.
author keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic Food Insecurity Food; Access Social Inequality Households with Children
TL;DR:
Findings from this study emphasize the need for enhanced public health responses and emergency preparedness measures that protect food and nutrition security, especially for households with children.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
1. No Poverty
(Web of Science)
2. Zero Hunger
(Web of Science)
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: June 6, 2023
2022 journal article
A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Research-Tested Mobile Produce Market Model Designed to Improve Diet in Under-Resourced Communities: Rationale and Design for the Veggie Van Study
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH, 19(16).
author keywords: mobile produce market; fruit and vegetable; food access; food environment; randomized control trial; dietary intake
MeSH headings : Commerce / methods; Diet; Food Supply; Fruit; Humans; Poverty; Vegetables
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: September 6, 2022
2022 journal article
Barriers and Facilitators of Online Grocery Services: Perceptions from Rural and Urban Grocery Store Managers
Nutrients.
author keywords: online grocery; grocery shopping; behavior; food environment; SNAP
MeSH headings : COVID-19; Commerce; Food Assistance; Food Supply; Humans; Pandemics; Supermarkets
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger
(OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: September 15, 2022
2022 journal article
Disparities in dietary practices during the COVID-19 pandemic by food security status
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE REPORTS, 28.
author keywords: Nutrition; Diet; COVID-19; Health disparities; Food security
TL;DR:
Results indicate a clear risk of disparities in dietary practices based on food security status during the early COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, and public health research, practice, and policy efforts should tailor specific efforts towards both food secure and food insecure groups.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
1. No Poverty
(Web of Science)
2. Zero Hunger
(Web of Science)
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: June 13, 2022
2022 journal article
Evidence of Geospatial and Socioeconomic Disparities in Access to Online Grocery Shopping for Fresh and Frozen Produce in North Carolina
JOURNAL OF THE ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS, 122(11), 2106–2114.
author keywords: Food environment; Geographic information systems; Online grocery shopping; Disparities
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: January 30, 2023
2022 journal article
Food Insecurity in the Rural United States: An Examination of Struggles and Coping Mechanisms to Feed a Family among Households with a Low-Income
NUTRIENTS, 14(24).
author keywords: food security; rural; dietary intake; health disparities
MeSH headings : Humans; United States; Food Supply; Poverty; Family Characteristics; Food Insecurity; Adaptation, Psychological; Rural Population
TL;DR:
Understanding the barriers and strategies that households with a low-income in rural areas experience to obtain a meal and support food security in the United States can inform public health professionals’ efforts when partnering to alleviate food insecurity in rural Areas.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
1. No Poverty
(Web of Science)
2. Zero Hunger
(Web of Science)
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: January 17, 2023
2022 journal article
Online Pilot Grocery Intervention among Rural and Urban Residents Aimed to Improve Purchasing Habits
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH, 19(2).
author keywords: online; grocery shopping; behavioral nudge; intervention; rural; urban; fruit and vegetable; food access
MeSH headings : Adult; Consumer Behavior; Food Supply; Habits; Humans; Rural Population; Urban Population; Vegetables
TL;DR:
Online shopping with behavioral nudges and nutrition information shows great promise for helping customers in diverse locations to navigate the increasing presence of online grocery shopping platforms and to improve F&V purchases.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: January 14, 2022
2022 journal article
Operational challenges that may affect implementation of evidence-based mobile market interventions
BMC PUBLIC HEALTH, 22(1).
author keywords: Food access; Mobile market; Programs; Low-income; Practices; Qualitative; Diet; Implementation; Barriers; Consolidated framework for implementation research (CFIR) stakeholders
MeSH headings : Humans; Public Health; Qualitative Research; Vegetables
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: April 25, 2022
2022 journal article
Perceptions of sugar-sweetened beverages among adolescents in North Carolina
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH, 10.
author keywords: adolescents; sugar-sweetened beverage; marketing; low-income; perceptions
MeSH headings : Adolescent; Beverages; Child; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Diet; Humans; North Carolina; Sugar-Sweetened Beverages
TL;DR:
Key insights are provided that can contribute to the development of messages aimed at curbing SSB consumption among adolescents, but because occasional SSB intake was not seen as consequential, messages that suggest abstinence from SSBs may not be helpful in reducing consumption.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: October 24, 2022
2021 journal article
A four-year observational study to examine the dietary impact of the North Carolina Healthy Food Small Retailer Program, 2017-2020
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, 18(1).
author keywords: Healthy corner stores; Food environment; Health policy; Food desert; Rural; Fruits and vegetables
MeSH headings : Adult; Consumer Behavior / statistics & numerical data; Costs and Cost Analysis; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diet / statistics & numerical data; Diet, Healthy / statistics & numerical data; Female; Food / economics; Food Quality; Food Supply / statistics & numerical data; Fruit; Health Behavior; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; North Carolina; Small Business / statistics & numerical data; Supermarkets; Vegetables
TL;DR:
Despite improvement in healthy food availability, there was a lack of apparent impact on dietary behaviors related to the HFSRP, which could be due to intervention dose or inadequate statistical power due to the serial cross-sectional study design.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: March 29, 2021
2021 journal article
Examining the relationship between physical activity and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic across five US States
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE REPORTS, 24.
author keywords: COVID-19; Physical activity; Mental health; Rural health
TL;DR:
Data suggests that a bi-directional, cyclical relationship between physical activity and mental health exists and policy implications should include physical activity promotion as a protective factor against declining mental health.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: February 21, 2022
2021 journal article
Perceived barriers and facilitators to participating in the North Carolina Healthy Food Small Retailer Program: a mixed-methods examination considering investment effectiveness
PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION, 24(18), 6555–6565.
author keywords: Food policy; Corner store; Storeowner; Nutrition legislation; Return-on-investment
MeSH headings : Commerce; Food; Food Assistance; Food Supply; Humans; North Carolina
TL;DR:
Examining factors facilitating and constraining implementation of, and participation in, the Healthy Food Small Retailer Program from the perspective of storeowners and measure and evaluate the impact and effectiveness of investment in the HFSRP reveals potential approaches to ensuring success and sustainability of the program.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: September 13, 2021
2021 journal article
Qualitative perspectives of the North Carolina healthy food small retailer program among customers in participating stores located in food deserts
BMC PUBLIC HEALTH, 21(1).
author keywords: Healthy corner store; Food policy; Nutrition legislation; Qualitative data collection and analysis; Customer perspectives
MeSH headings : Adolescent; Commerce; Food; Food Deserts; Food Supply; Fruit; Humans; North Carolina; Vegetables
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
1. No Poverty
(OpenAlex)
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 23, 2021
2021 journal article
The Role of Food Retailers in the Promotion of Healthful, Low-Cost Products to WIC Recipients
JOURNAL OF HUNGER & ENVIRONMENTAL NUTRITION, 16(2), 181–195.
author keywords: WIC; nutrition assistance; nutrition; health promotion; food policy
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger
(OpenAlex)
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: May 24, 2021
2021 article
The WIC Shopping Experience: A Qualitative Study Examining Retail-based Strategies to Increase WIC Retention and Redemption Rates
Leone, L., Haynes-Maslow, L., Kasprzak, C., Raja, S., & Epstein, L. H. (2021, April 25). JOURNAL OF HUNGER & ENVIRONMENTAL NUTRITION, Vol. 4.
author keywords: WIC; grocery shopping; retail interventions; behavioral economics; qualitative research; US food policy; food access; low-income
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: June 10, 2021
2021 journal article
Using common practices to establish a framework for mobile produce markets in the United States
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE FOOD SYSTEMS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, 10(4), 73–84.
author keywords: Diet; Food Access; Implementation; Public Health Practice; Mobile Market; Lower-Income
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger
(OpenAlex)
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: February 28, 2022
2020 journal article
Examining Rural Food-Insecure Families’ Perceptions of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: A Qualitative Study
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(17), 6390.
author keywords: rural; SNAP; food insecurity; food access
MeSH headings : Arkansas; COVID-19; Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology; Food Assistance; Food Supply; Humans; Montana; North Carolina; Oregon; Pandemics; Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology; Poverty; Texas; West Virginia
TL;DR:
In efforts to continue improving SNAP, particularly in light of its relevance during and post-coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, policymakers must be aware of rural families’ perceptions of SNAP.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
1. No Poverty
(Web of Science)
2. Zero Hunger
(Web of Science)
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Source: ORCID
Added: September 3, 2020
2020 journal article
Examining commonly used perceived and objective measures of fruit and vegetable access in low-income populations and their association with consumption
TRANSLATIONAL BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE, 10(6), 1342–1349.
author keywords: Food access; Geographic information systems; Diet; Low-income populations
MeSH headings : Cross-Sectional Studies; Feeding Behavior; Food Supply; Fruit; Humans; Poverty; Vegetables
TL;DR:
Regression results show that perception-based barriers to F&V access were not significant associated with intake, but supercenter density within 1 mile was significantly associated with decreased F &V intake.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: February 22, 2021
2020 article
Leveraging informal community food systems to address food security during COVID-19
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE FOOD SYSTEMS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, Vol. 10, pp. 197–200.
TL;DR:
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has dramatically reshaped the U.S. food system and how people interact with it—more specifically, how people interaction with their community food environment.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
1. No Poverty
(OpenAlex)
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: October 20, 2020
2020 journal article
The Curated Food System: A Limiting Aspirational Vision of What Constitutes "Good" Food
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH, 17(17).
author keywords: rural; food system; inequities; disparities; food security
MeSH headings : Female; Food / economics; Food / standards; Food Supply; Humans; Hunger; Income; Male; Rural Population; Social Class
TL;DR:
This aspirational food system may aggravate the lack of autonomy and powerlessness already experienced by low-wealth rural groups, perpetuate a sense of failure by groups who will be unable to reach the aspirationalFood vision, silence discourses that might question those that play a role in the inequitable distribution of income while sanctioning discourse that focus on personal or community solutions, and leave out other policy-based solutions that address issues located within the food system.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: October 12, 2020
2019 journal article
A Cluster-Randomized Trial of a Mobile Produce Market Program in 12 Communities in North Carolina: Program Development, Methods, and Baseline Characteristics
JOURNAL OF THE ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS, 119(1), 57–68.
author keywords: Food environment; Mobile market; Lower-income; Cluster-randomized trial; Fruits and vegetables
MeSH headings : Adult; Attitude; Commerce / methods; Community-Institutional Relations; Consumer Behavior / economics; Consumer Behavior / statistics & numerical data; Costs and Cost Analysis; Diet Records; Diet, Healthy / methods; Diet, Healthy / psychology; Female; Focus Groups; Fruit / economics; Fruit / supply & distribution; Health Promotion / methods; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Motor Vehicles; North Carolina; Poverty; Program Development / methods; Self Efficacy; Surveys and Questionnaires; Vegetables / economics; Vegetables / supply & distribution
TL;DR:
By addressing cost and convenience and building skills for purchasing and preparing F/V, the VV has the potential to improve F/v consumption in underserved communities.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: January 7, 2019
2019 journal article
Changes to SNAP-authorized retailer stocking requirements and the supply of foods and beverages in low-income communities in seven US states
TRANSLATIONAL BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE, 9(5), 857–864.
author keywords: USDA; SNAP; Stocking requirements; Food access; Food stores; Low-income
MeSH headings : Beverages; Commerce / standards; Female; Food Assistance / standards; Food Supply / standards; Fruit; Humans; Nutrition Policy; Organizational Policy; Poverty; United States; Vegetables
TL;DR:
Evaluated the extent that small food stores located in low-income areas met the U.S. Department of Agriculture's 2016 final rule that would expand SNAP-authorized retailer stocking requirements suggesting that, if implemented, the rule may generate increased offerings of staple foods in small stores in low -income areas.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger
(OpenAlex)
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: December 2, 2019
2019 journal article
Examining Barriers and Facilitators to Delivering SNAP-Ed Direct Nutrition Education in Rural Communities
American Journal of Health Promotion, 33(5), 736–744.
author keywords: rural populations; nutrition education; food assistance; low income; federal programs
MeSH headings : Diet, Healthy; Exercise; Food Assistance / organization & administration; Food Supply / economics; Food Supply / statistics & numerical data; Health Education / organization & administration; Humans; Interviews as Topic; Qualitative Research; Residence Characteristics; Rural Population; Transportation / economics
TL;DR:
Barriers to implementing direct education in rural communities included lack of healthy food and physical activity infrastructure, funding restrictions, transportation for SNAP-Ed staff and the perception that this was also a problem for participants, and SNAP- Ed staff being seen as “outsiders” (not from the community).
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 25, 2020
2018 journal article
Arguments Used in Public Comments to Support or Oppose the US Department of Agriculture's Minimum Stocking Requirements: A Content Analysis
JOURNAL OF THE ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS, 118(9), 1664–1672.
author keywords: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); Food policy; US Department of Agriculture (USDA); Content analysis; Healthy food
MeSH headings : Commerce / standards; Food Assistance; Food Supply / standards; Humans; Nutrition Policy; Public Opinion; Qualitative Research; United States; United States Department of Agriculture
TL;DR:
To better understand arguments used to support or oppose the USDA's proposed rule that all SNAP-authorized retailers carry more nutritious foods, a qualitative content analysis of a random sample of public comments posted to the US Federal Register in response to the proposed rule is conducted.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger
(OpenAlex)
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: October 19, 2018
2018 journal article
Best Practices and Innovative Solutions to Overcome Barriers to Delivering Policy, Systems and Environmental Changes in Rural Communities
NUTRIENTS, 10(8).
author keywords: rural populations; food assistance; low-income
MeSH headings : Benchmarking; Diet, Healthy; Food Assistance / legislation & jurisprudence; Food Assistance / organization & administration; Food Supply; Health Promotion; Humans; Interdisciplinary Communication; Nutrition Policy / legislation & jurisprudence; Nutrition Surveys; Nutritional Status; Nutritive Value; Poverty / legislation & jurisprudence; Program Evaluation; Recommended Dietary Allowances; Rural Health Services / legislation & jurisprudence; Rural Health Services / organization & administration; Stakeholder Participation
TL;DR:
The types of nutrition-related PSE SNAP-Ed programming currently being implemented in rural communities; barriers to implementing PSE in rural Communities; and common best practices and innovative solutions to overcoming SNAP- Ed PSE implementation barriers are identified.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: October 16, 2018
2018 journal article
Cluster randomized controlled trial of a mobile market intervention to increase fruit and vegetable intake among adults in lower-income communities in North Carolina
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, 15.
author keywords: Food environment; Mobile market; Lower-income; Cluster-randomized trial; Fruits and vegetables
MeSH headings : Adult; Consumer Behavior; Cooking; Diet; Feeding Behavior; Female; Fruit; Health Behavior; Health Promotion / methods; Humans; Male; Marketing; Middle Aged; North Carolina; Nutritional Status; Poverty; Program Evaluation; Retrospective Studies; Self Efficacy; Surveys and Questionnaires; Vegetables
TL;DR:
Mobile markets may help improve F&V intake in lower-income communities using a group randomized controlled trial using Veggie Van, a mobile produce market that sells reduced-cost locally grown produce and offers nutrition and cooking education.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
1. No Poverty
(OpenAlex)
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2018 journal article
One-Year Follow-Up Examination of the Impact of the North Carolina Healthy Food Small Retailer Program on Healthy Food Availability, Purchases, and Consumption
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH, 15(12).
author keywords: nutrition policy; food deserts; health disparities; rural populations
MeSH headings : Beverages; Commerce / statistics & numerical data; Consumer Behavior; Diet; Follow-Up Studies; Food Preferences; Food Supply / statistics & numerical data; Fruit / economics; Health Promotion / methods; Humans; North Carolina; Vegetables / economics
TL;DR:
The short-term impact of the North Carolina Healthy Food Small Retailer Program (HFSRP), a legislatively appropriated bill providing funding up to $25,000 to small food retailers for equipment to stock and promote healthier foods, on store-level availability and purchase of healthy foods and beverages, as well as customer dietary patterns, one year post-policy implementation is examined.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: February 11, 2019
2018 journal article
Rural corner store owners' perceptions of stocking healthier foods in response to proposed SNAP retailer rule changes
FOOD POLICY, 81, 58–66.
author keywords: US food policy; Rurality; Small retail food stores; Food access
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger
(OpenAlex)
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: January 14, 2019
2017 journal article
Baseline Assessment of a Healthy Corner Store Initiative: Associations between Food Store Environments, Shopping Patterns, Customer Purchases, and Dietary Intake in Eastern North Carolina
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(10), 1189.
author keywords: food environment; diet; food availability; food store; convenience store
MeSH headings : Adult; Agriculture; Beverages; Body Mass Index; Carotenoids / analysis; Consumer Behavior; Diet; Environment; Female; Food Preferences; Fruit; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; North Carolina; Skin / chemistry; Vegetables
TL;DR:
There were no significant associations between the healthfulness of food store offerings, customer purchases, or dietary consumption between corner store customers and the NC Healthy Food Small Retailer Program.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger
(OpenAlex)
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018
2017 journal article
Color Me Healthy for SNAP-Ed Supplemental Toolkit: A Comprehensive Approach to the Social-Ecological Model
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 49(7), S53.
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: February 20, 2020
2017 journal article
Examining the relationship between the food environment and adult diabetes prevalence by county economic and racial composition: an ecological study
BMC PUBLIC HEALTH, 17.
author keywords: Food environment; Diabetes; Food access; Health disparities
MeSH headings : Adult; Commerce / statistics & numerical data; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diabetes Mellitus / epidemiology; Diabetes Mellitus / ethnology; Environment; Fast Foods / statistics & numerical data; Female; Food Supply / statistics & numerical data; Humans; Linear Models; Multivariate Analysis; Poverty / statistics & numerical data; Prevalence; Residence Characteristics / statistics & numerical data; Restaurants / statistics & numerical data
TL;DR:
The food environment is more strongly associated with diabetes prevalence for wealthier counties with a lower proportion of minority residents, and for low poverty/low-minority counties only low Poverty/medium-min Minority counties had a statistically significant relationship.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
1. No Poverty
(OpenAlex)
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2017 journal article
Peer Connect for African American breast cancer survivors and caregivers: a train-the-trainer approach for peer support
TRANSLATIONAL BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE, 7(3), 495–505.
author keywords: Cancer survivors; Caregivers; Peer support; African American; Breast cancer; Community engagement; Training
MeSH headings : Adult; Black or African American; Aged; Breast Neoplasms / therapy; Cancer Survivors / education; Caregivers; Community Health Workers / education; Community Participation; Evidence-Based Practice; Feasibility Studies; Female; Healthcare Disparities; Humans; Information Dissemination / methods; Mentoring; Middle Aged; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Peer Group; Qualitative Research; Self Efficacy; Social Support
TL;DR:
Community engagement strategies were used to implement the training component of Peer Connect, an evidence-based program grounded in the Diffusion of Innovation Theory utilizing motivational interviewing techniques (MI) and a “train-the-trainer” model.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2017 journal article
Peer support preferences among African-American breast cancer survivors and caregivers
Supportive Care in Cancer, 25(5), 1511–1517.
author keywords: Cancer survivors; Cancer caregivers; Cancer support; African-American; Breast cancer; Peer support
MeSH headings : Black or African American / psychology; Breast Neoplasms / mortality; Breast Neoplasms / psychology; Caregivers / psychology; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Peer Group; Survival Rate; Survivors / psychology
TL;DR:
This study highlights cancer survivors’ and caregivers’ perceptions of characteristics needed for peer support providers that in turn can influence whether and how they participate in cancer support programs.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2017 journal article
Recruiting Community Partners for Veggie Van: Strategies and Lessons Learned From a Mobile Market Intervention in North Carolina, 2012-2015
PREVENTING CHRONIC DISEASE, 14.
MeSH headings : Commerce; Community Health Services; Community-Based Participatory Research; Community-Institutional Relations; Food Supply; Fruit / economics; Health Promotion; Humans; North Carolina; Vegetables / economics
TL;DR:
The Veggie Van program was a cluster-randomized intervention designed to address the gap between food access and intake, and recruiting community partners and individual participants for participation in the VV program and evaluation was challenging.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2017 journal article
The Affordability of MyPlate: An Analysis of SNAP Benefits and the Actual Cost of Eating According to the Dietary Guidelines
JOURNAL OF NUTRITION EDUCATION AND BEHAVIOR, 49(8), 623–631.
author keywords: nutrition; food assistance program; federal dietary guidelines; low-income; SNAP; MyPlate; food cost
MeSH headings : Adolescent; Adult; Child; Child, Preschool; Diet, Healthy / economics; Diet, Healthy / statistics & numerical data; Female; Food Assistance / economics; Food Assistance / statistics & numerical data; Food Supply / economics; Food Supply / statistics & numerical data; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Nutrition Policy; Poverty; United States; Young Adult
TL;DR:
The monetary amount of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits may be insufficient to support a healthy diet recommended by federal nutrition guidelines.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger
(OpenAlex)
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2017 journal article
The Affordability of MyPlate: An Analysis of SNAP Benefits and the Actual Cost of Eating According to the Dietary Guidelines
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 49(7), S99.
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: February 20, 2020
2017 journal article
Veggie Van Pilot Study: Impact of a mobile produce market for underserved communities on fruit and vegetable access and intake
Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition, 12(1), 89–100.
author keywords: Mobile market; fruits and vegetables; lower-income; underserved; food access
TL;DR:
It is concluded that offering weekly boxes of affordable F&V paired with education in underserved communities may improve F &V consumption for frequent program users.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2016 journal article
Cancer support needs for African American breast cancer survivors and caregivers
Journal of Cancer Education, 31(1), 166–171.
author keywords: Cancer survivors; Cancer caregivers; Cancer support; African American; Breast cancer
MeSH headings : Adaptation, Psychological; Black or African American / statistics & numerical data; Attitude to Health; Breast Neoplasms / ethnology; Breast Neoplasms / psychology; Breast Neoplasms / therapy; Caregivers; Female; Focus Groups; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Needs Assessment; Prognosis; Qualitative Research; Quality of Life; Social Support; Survivors; White People / statistics & numerical data
TL;DR:
A great need is revealed for services that incorporate the cultural differences that exist across races in cancer and caregiver support services, especially when coping with the cancer experience continuum.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 28, 2020
2015 journal article
Examining the Association Between School Vending Machines and Children's Body Mass Index by Socioeconomic Status
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 47(6), 526–531.e1.
author keywords: childhood obesity; schools; minority health
MeSH headings : Adolescent; Body Mass Index; Child; Cohort Studies; Female; Food Dispensers, Automatic / statistics & numerical data; Hispanic or Latino / statistics & numerical data; Humans; Male; Multivariate Analysis; Pediatric Obesity / epidemiology; Schools / statistics & numerical data; Socioeconomic Factors; United States / epidemiology
TL;DR:
The results suggest that the school food environment could reinforce health disparities that exist for Hispanic male children and low-income Hispanic children.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: July 28, 2019
2015 journal article
Low-Income Individuals’ Perceptions About Fruit and Vegetable Access Programs: A Qualitative Study
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 47(4), 317–324.e1.
author keywords: food access; focus group; low-income; fruit; vegetable; socio-ecological
MeSH headings : Adult; Feeding Behavior / psychology; Female; Focus Groups; Food Supply / economics; Fruit; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; North Carolina / epidemiology; Poverty / economics; Poverty / psychology; Vegetables; Young Adult
TL;DR:
Examination of how fruit and vegetable (FV) programs address barriers to FV access and consumption as perceived by low-income individuals finds programs have the potential to be successful if they address multiple access barriers.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: July 28, 2019
2015 journal article
Mental Health Service Use for Adult Patients With Co-occurring Depression and Physical Chronic Health Care Needs, 2007–2010
Medical Care, 53(8), 708–712.
MeSH headings : Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Ambulatory Care / statistics & numerical data; Chronic Disease / epidemiology; Comorbidity; Depression / diagnosis; Depression / epidemiology; Female; Health Care Surveys; Humans; Male; Mental Health Services / statistics & numerical data; Middle Aged; Needs Assessment / statistics & numerical data; Office Visits / statistics & numerical data; Physical Examination / statistics & numerical data; Regression Analysis; United States / epidemiology
TL;DR:
Whether the presence of chronic physical conditions is associated with mental health service use for individuals with depression who visit a primary care physician, and whether race modifies this relationship are examined.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: July 28, 2019
2015 journal article
The food system should unite us, not divide us
Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 5(4), 105–108.
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: July 28, 2019
2014 journal article
African American women's perceptions of cancer clinical trials
Cancer Medicine, 3(5), 1430–1439.
author keywords: African Americans; cancer; clinical research; racial disparities; recruitment
MeSH headings : Black or African American / psychology; Biomedical Research; Caregivers; Clinical Trials as Topic; Female; Focus Groups; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Humans; Middle Aged; Models, Theoretical; Neoplasms / therapy; Perception; Risk Factors; Survivors; Trust
TL;DR:
Focus groups of 82 female African American cancer survivors or cancer caregivers examined perceptions of cancer clinical trials and identified leverage points that future interventions may use to improve enrollment rates, and suggested the value of informed community leaders as community information sources.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: July 28, 2019
2014 journal article
Assessing the Feasibility of a Virtual Tumor Board Program: A Case Study
Journal of Healthcare Management, 59(3), 177–193.
TL;DR:
The feasibility of a new virtual tumor board (VTB) program at the University of North Carolina (UNC) Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center is evaluated, which connects community‐based clinicians to UNC tumor boards representing different cancer types.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 28, 2020
2014 journal article
Stakeholder arguments in access to healthy food state-level legislation in newspapers and bill hearings, 2010-2012
Journal of Science Policy and Governance, 5(1).
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: July 10, 2019
2013 journal article
Training Veterans to Provide Peer Support in a Weight-Management Program: MOVE!
Preventing Chronic Disease, 10.
MeSH headings : Adult; Aged; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Peer Group; United States; Veterans; Veterans Health; Weight Reduction Programs / methods; Weight Reduction Programs / statistics & numerical data
TL;DR:
Whether peer support employing motivational interviewing could positively influence lifestyle changes, thus expanding the reach of the MOVE! program, is determined and MI training is feasible to implement and acceptable to volunteer Buddies.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: July 28, 2019
2013 journal article
Understanding barriers to fruit and vegetable consumption among low-income individuals: A Qualitative Study
Preventing Chronic Disease, 10, 1202–1206.
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: July 28, 2019
2011 journal article
A Qualitative Analysis of Career Transitions Made by Internal Medicine–Pediatrics Residency Training Graduates
North Carolina Medical Journal, 72(3), 191–195.
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: January 17, 2021
2011 journal article
Child welfare agency ties to providers and schools and substance abuse treatment use by adolescents
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 40(1), 26–34.
author keywords: Interorganizational relationships; Interagency cooperation; Substance abuse treatment; Adolescents; Child welfare; Schools
MeSH headings : Adolescent; Child; Child Welfare / psychology; Counseling; Family; Female; Health Personnel / psychology; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Mental Health Services; Risk Adjustment; Schools; Substance-Related Disorders / rehabilitation
TL;DR:
Adolescents were more likely to report treatment when child protective services and substance abuse treatment were in the same agency and when child welfare agency directors reported joint planning with schools, implying that agencies may sometimes cooperate to address problems and to improve service utilization.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 28, 2020
2011 journal article
Implementing the MOVE! Weight-Management Program in the Veterans Health Administration, 2007-2010: A Qualitative Study
Preventing Chronic Disease, 12.
TL;DR:
Policy-directed implementation of clinical weight-management programs in health care facilities is challenging, especially when no new resources are available and Instituting powerful, mutually reinforcing organizational policies and practices may be necessary for consistent, high-quality implementation.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: July 28, 2019
2009 journal article
Growth and development of the balances scorecard in the United States
Journal of Health Care Balanced Scorecard Research, 6(1), 144–159.
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: January 17, 2021
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