Master of Public Health

September 2, 2020

Food Insecurity is Associated with Depression among a Vulnerable Workforce: Early Care and Education Workers

Association of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act on Dietary Quality Among Children in the U.S. National School Lunch Program

Impact of Walking School Bus Programs on Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectations

A Local Policy Process for Promoting Healthy Food Access with the King County Board of Health

Local governments can play a vital role in reducing health disparities through the implementation of policies that improve equitable healthy fool and beverage access. The King County Board of Health is comprised of county elected officials and health professionals that set county-wide health policy and regulations. On June 20th, the Healthy Eating, Active Living Unit…

Development of a Culturally Relevant Diabetes Nutrition Resource

EthnoMed, an online medical resource created by the joint efforts of Harborview Medical Center and UW Health Sciences Libraries, works with several partners to create health education resources for various immigrant and refugee communities in the Seattle area. These resources are used by providers when discussing how culture-specific foods affect blood sugar. Recently, clinicians serving…

Auburn School District Summer Meals Evaluation

The purpose of the Auburn School District’s summer meal programs is to provide nutritious, free meals to children aged 18 and younger in low income during the summer months. Individuals and families with low income struggle to purchase necessities such as food. The inability to purchase adequate food due to limited resources is known as…

A Unified, Trusting Force: Recommendations for the Food Access and Aggregation Community Team

The Food Access and Aggregation Community Team (FAACT) is a coalition of food systems-based organizations operating in South King County, and supported by Public Health –Seattle; King County. The FAACT is engaged in the long-term planning of a community-led Farming and Food Aggregation Center. The ultimate goal of the Center is to increase the availability…

Reducing Food Waste in Emergency Food Organizations

Up to 40% of the U.S. food supply goes uneaten each year, yet more than 41 million people in the U.S. are food insecure. Additionally, at least 2.6% of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions are created by food waste. The impractical food distribution that leads to these negative consequences affects the wellbeing of low-income communities,…

Strategies for Healthier and Culturally Relevant Food at King County Food Banks

The food bank and emergency food system in the United States requires rethinking. Northwest Harvest, a food bank distributor and anti-hunger organization in King County is transforming emergency food by moving away from a charity model to a social justice model. One of the ways this organization is moving to a social justice model is…

Nourished and Active in Early Learning: Planning Focus Groups to Inform a Professional Development Training Curriculum

Many young children spend significant time in care outside of the home, offering early learning programs a unique opportunity to support children and families in leading healthy and active lifestyles. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funds state recipients to improve nutrition and physical activity in statewide early care and education (ECE) systems…

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