A5025103836- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Sleep and related disorders
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
- Patient Safety and Medication Errors
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Healthcare Technology and Patient Monitoring
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies
- Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment
- Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
New York University
2018-2025
New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation
2023
Bellevue Hospital Center
2018-2023
Children's Hospital at Montefiore
2017-2019
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
2017-2018
Montefiore Medical Center
2018
OBJECTIVE Assess postintervention and dose effects of a child obesity prevention program, delivered from pregnancy through the age 3 years, on weight outcomes at ages 4 5 years among low-income Hispanic families. METHODS As follow-up Starting Early Program (StEP) randomized controlled trial, StEP enrolled pregnant people in third trimester to standard care control or intervention, which provided 15 nutrition parenting support sessions. We analyzed differences weight-for-age z scores (WFAz)...
Exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals such as bisphenols and phthalates during pregnancy may disrupt fetal developmental programming influence early-life growth. We hypothesized that prenatal bisphenol phthalate exposure was associated with alterations in adiposity through 4 years. This associations might change over time. Among 1091 mother–child pairs a New York City birth cohort study, we measured maternal urinary concentrations of at three time points child weight, height, triceps...
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Housing insecurity is associated with adverse effects on child growth and development cross-sectionally; less known about its cumulative, long-term effects. This study describes longitudinal experiences of housing during childhood from infancy (age 1 year) to adolescence 15 years) examines their associations adolescent health outcomes. METHODS Using data the Future Families Child Wellbeing Study, we created a composite measure using 5 indicators (eg, skipping rent...
Evidence has established the association between risk factors and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) severity, but less is known about that may have protective effects on clinical, academic, social outcomes among children with ADHD.To examine associations family cohesion, caregiver support, community (1) ADHD (2) school engagement, (3) difficulty making or keeping friends.Cross-sectional study of school-aged adolescent using data from 2016 National Survey Children's Health. Our...
Background: Adverse social determinants of health (SDoHs), specifically psychosocial stressors and material hardships, are associated with early childhood obesity. Less is known about whether adverse SDoHs modify the efficacy obesity prevention programs.
Determine whether the negative impact of COVID-19 pandemic on weight gain trajectories among children attending well-child visits in New York City persisted after public health restrictions were reduced.Multicenter retrospective chart review study 7150 aged 3-19 years seen for care between 1 January 2018 and 4 December 2021 NYC Health Hospitals system. Primary outcome was difference annual change modified body mass index z-score (mBMIz) pre-pandemic early- late-pandemic periods. The mBMIz...
The clinical management of well-appearing febrile infants 7-60 days age remains variable due in part to multiple criteria differentiating the risk a serious bacterial infection. purpose this quality improvement study was standardize stratification emergency department and length stay inpatient unit by implementing an evidence-based practice guideline (CPG).The Model for Improvement used implement CPG infants, with collaboration between pediatric medicine hospital physicians. Interventions...
Material hardship and stress, associated with poor infant outcomes, increased during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic. Chinese American families were vulnerable to racism-driven disparities. Little is known about maternal perceptions of pandemic impacts on their infants, family, community. Purposive sampling low-income mothers (n = 25) infants (1–15 months). Semi-structured qualitative interviews conducted in Mandarin, Cantonese, or English audio-recorded, transcribed, translated....
Background: Maternal social support promotes healthy infant feeding practices, which influence growth and development. Less is known about how the interplay of networks multicultural health beliefs may particularly among immigrant Chinese American mothers with economic disadvantage low breastfeeding rates. Research Aim: To explore role in development practices infants. Methods: This was a prospective, cross-sectional qualitative study where we conducted semi-structured interviews Mandarin,...
Increased sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption is linked to childhood obesity. The risk of increased SSB multifactorial. Limited studies have examined children’s and social networks. In order examine the association between preferences a child’s network, cross-sectional survey was administered patients aged 8–17 years from June September 2016. questionnaire, subjects completed recall, identified people important them along with each person’s favorite beverage, answered questions about...
OBJECTIVES: By self-report, interruptions may contribute to up 80% of ordering errors. A greater understanding the frequency and context during is needed identify targets for intervention. We sought characterize epidemiology order placement in pediatric inpatient setting. METHODS: This prospective observational study conducted 1-hour-long structured observations on morning rounds afternoons evenings resident workroom. The primary outcome was number per 100 orders placed by residents...