Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health

Master of Public Health


October 30, 2014

Process-Driven Policy Mapping: Farm to Fork in King County

A vibrant local food system creates and supports a healthy food supply, including fresh produce, for people in King County. The Local Farms and Food Roundtable was convened by the City of Seattle, Public Health Seattle & King County, and Pike Place Market in November 2013, and charged with 1) exploring ways to strengthen three…


Food Program Needs Assessment for the Garfield Teen Life Center

Garfield Teen Life Center (GTLC) is a teen focused community center of Seattle Parks and Recreation located in the Central District of Seattle, Washington. This project engaged diverse inner-city teen life center’s participants to describe perceived needs, knowledge, and beliefs about food & nutrition. Strong standing relationship between the nutritionist at Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic…


Recommendations of Effective Strategies for Reducing Consumption and Availability of Sugary Drinks in Seattle/King County

Sugary drinks are the largest contributor of calories and added sugars to the US diet. In King County, approximately 54% of adults and one in five youth are overweight or obese. Among high school students, daily consumption of at least one soda is highest among American Indian/Alaskan Native youth (40%), Hispanic/Latino youth (39%), Native Hawaiian/Pacific…


Development of Healthy Lifestyle Changes Curriculum for Puget Sound Christian Clinic

The mission of the Puget Sound Christian Clinic is to “show Christ, the Great Physician, to the community of Puget Sound, Washington through a church-based health clinic for the medically underserved.” Their clinics in North Seattle, Bellevue, Kirkland, Edmonds, Green Lake, Shoreline, and Snohomish provide healthcare free of charge to uninsured, low-income patients up to…


August 22, 2014

Can School Lunches Deliver Better Nutrition Without Sacrificing Palatability? An Evaluation of Nutritional Adequacy of School Lunches in Urban Washington State


Assessing the Impact of Post-Purchase Barriers on Fruit and Vegetable Consumption: A Secondary Analysis of a Survey of SNAP Recipients at Seattle Farmers Markets


Longitudinal Associations between Home Food Environment and Diet Quality in Children


June 13, 2014

Eating well and paying less: A study of positive deviance


Relationship between socioeconomic status and fruit and vegetable intake among Washington middle school students


March 21, 2014

Variation in WIC Cash-Value Voucher Redemption Rates among American Indian Reservation Communities In Washington State



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