A5014044793- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
- Urbanization and City Planning
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
- Night-time city culture
- Traffic and Road Safety
- Agricultural risk and resilience
- Impact of Light on Environment and Health
- Housing Market and Economics
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Library Science and Administration
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Participatory Visual Research Methods
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
- Medical and Agricultural Research Studies
University of Pennsylvania
2015-2025
University of Pennsylvania Health System
2025
University of Iowa
2024
University of Minnesota
2024
Columbia University
2019-2022
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
2022
Center for Children
2022
Johns Hopkins University
2020
Community Initiatives
2018-2019
Harvard University
2019
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is causing substantial morbidity and mortality, straining health care systems, shutting down economies, closing school districts. While it a priority to mitigate its immediate impact, we want call attention the pandemic's longer-term effect on children's health; COVID-19, via these closures, may exacerbate epidemic of childhood obesity increase disparities in risk. In many areas United States, COVID-19 has closed schools, some systems are not...
In 2019, the National School Lunch Program and Breakfast served approximately 15 million breakfasts 30 lunches daily at low or no cost to students.Access these meals has been disrupted as a result of long-term school closures related COVID-19 pandemic, potentially decreasing both student nutrient intake household food security. By week March 23, 2020, all states had mandated statewide number weekly missed reached peak 169.6 million; this estimate remained steady through final April.We...
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One in seven Americans participates the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), making it largest federally funded food assistance program. SNAP benefits are distributed once per month and both spending calorie consumption tend to decrease as time from benefit distribution increases. The monthly cycle has serious implications for health financial stability of low-income families, a growing number whom rely on their sole source income. Relatively little is known about specific...
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Approximately 8% of schoolchildren in the United States experience potentially life‐threatening food allergies. They must diligently avoid allergenic foods and have prompt access to epinephrine treat anaphylaxis. These prevention strategies be sustained without interruption, posing a range challenges at school. METHODS We conducted semi‐structured interviews with 178 participants about their experiences managing allergies outside home. Interviews were transcribed analyzed...
Abstract Objective High gestational weight gain (GWG) is positively associated with acute postpartum adiposity, long‐term retention (LPPWR), and later cardiometabolic health, but whether associations persist into midlife remains unknown. Methods Among Black Dominican women from a prospective cohort ( N = 210), GWG adherence to 2009 Institute of Medicine (IOM) guidelines restricted cubic spline z scores were calculated. At 17 years post delivery, weight, height, waist circumference (WC),...
Public libraries are free and open to all—and accessed at high rates by vulnerable populations—which positions them be key public health allies. However, library staff themselves often feel ill-equipped address the social concerns of their patrons. To fill this gap, we developed a case-based training curriculum help recognize, engage, refer patrons appropriate resources. Topics addressed in training, including homelessness, mental substance use disorders, immigration, trauma, were selected...
Where households across income levels shop for food is of central concern within a growing body research focused on where people live relative to they shop, what purchase and eat, how those choices influence the risk obesity chronic disease. We analyzed data from National Household Food Acquisition Purchase Survey (FoodAPS) using conditional logit model determine participants be prepared eaten at home individual household characteristics shoppers interact with store distance in determining...
The overdose crisis is affecting public libraries. In a 2017 survey of librarians, half reported providing patrons support regarding substance use and mental health in the previous month, 12% on-site drug at their library year. Given magnitude fact that libraries host 1.4 billion visits annually, our aim was to understand how currently assist with they can further address these issues. Methods: We conducted semi-structured interviews 44 staff from across U.S. attending national meeting March...
<h3>Purpose:</h3> Food insecurity (FI) is a hidden epidemic associated with worsening health outcomes affecting 33.8 million people in the US 2021. Although studies demonstrate importance of care clinician assessment patient's food insecurity, little known about whether Family Medicine clinicians (FMC) discuss FI patients and what barriers influence their ability to communicate FI. This study evaluated FM clinicians' screening practices evaluate disparities identify that decision...
Abstract Background Screening for health-related social needs (HRSN) has become more widespread but the best method of delivering screening tool is not yet known. Objective Describe HRSN completion rate, specifically portal-based and in-person tablet-based screening. Design Cross-sectional retrospective observational study. Participants Adults age 18 or older who had a non-acute primary care visit at one three internal medicine clinics large, urban, academic medical center between July 2022...
In our 2011 paper, "The Bounds of Smart Decline: A Foundational Theory for Planning Shrinking Cities," we outline 5 propositions just planning processes in cities losing population: inclusion, deliberation, recognition, transparency, and scale appropriateness. Each proposition addresses a perceived weakness shrinking cities, with each list set actions that planners can take "moving the dial" toward more outcomes. this article, test theory on what call Baltimore's Abandoned Housing Strategy,...
Abstract Objective: The present study explored chronic disease management over the monthly benefit cycle among primary food shoppers from households receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in Philadelphia, PA, USA. Design: In-depth interviews, participant observation and surveys were conducted with shopper of SNAP households. Setting: Interviews a clinical setting at Children’s Hospital participants’ homes, procurement settings including grocery stores, pantries...
To illustrate the effects that minor social or environmental disruptions could have on food access of low-income households in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and provide suggestions for how cities can better incorporate into emergency planning.Using publicly available data stakeholder interviews (n = 8) 2017, we projected number meals would be missed during a major US city with high poverty rate.As our projections Philadelphia indicate, even just 3 days school closures result as many 405 600...
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in widespread school closures, reducing access to meals for millions of students previously participating the US Department Agriculture (USDA) National School Lunch Program (NSLP). School-prepared are, on average, more nutritious than home-prepared meals. In absence recent data measuring changes children’s diets during pandemic, this article aims provide conservative, back-of-the-envelope estimates nutritional impacts school-aged children United States. We used...