Master of Public Health

June 13, 2014

Eating well and paying less: A study of positive deviance

Past studies have shown that healthier diets tend to cost more. This study identified groups of positive deviants (PD) who are able to achieve healthier diets at lower cost, and characterize them by socio-demographics, dietary components, and food attitudes.

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

School-based programs that provide fruits and vegetables (FV) to low-income children have the potential to reduce disparities in health behaviors and health outcomes. FV are high in fiber and micronutrients. These low-energy dense foods contribute to satiety and satiation; they may be displaced by higher-energy dense but micronutrient-poor foods from the diet such as salty…

March 21, 2014

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

In 2009, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) food package was revised to include a cash-value voucher (CVV) for fresh fruits and vegetables. While this supplement to the WIC food package provides participants with the resources to purchase healthier foods, there is a potential mismatch to using CVVs when access…

Socioeconomic trends in household food expenditures: Comparing objective food shopping receipts vs. Self-reports

Studies on the association between socioeconomic factors and food purchasing behavior have tended to rely on food expenditure data obtained through participant self-reports. However, self-reported expenditures have only rarely been compared to objective measures such as store and restaurant receipts collected over a given period of time. In addition, few receipt-based studies have addressed the…

December 13, 2013

Barriers to WIC Benefits Redemption among Participants in Washington State abstract

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) is a federal program administered by the states to improve nutritional status through the provision of supplemental food packages, nutrition and breastfeeding education, and referrals to related services. WIC eligibility is based on income and risk (1). Preliminary data for the 2012 Fiscal Year…

Development of the DESK (Disinhibited Eating Score for Koreans) Questionnaire: Examining the relationship between eating cues and food intake in the corporate-working population of Seoul, Korea

What triggers us to start or stop eating, and also decide what and how much we eat? There are many established questionnaires that have been developed to assess one’s motivation to eat. Among the most widely used is the Three Factor Eating Questionnaire (TFEQ) that was developed in 1985. Among the three factors in the…

Relationship between parental use of praise and child weight outcomes in the FOCUS pediatric obesity study

Childhood obesity is a major focus of public health efforts in the United States and many other parts of the world due to its prevalence and associated short- and long-term health risks and to its prevalence, which had been increasing globally for many years before recently stabilizing in the U.S. and Europe. A frequent parental…

October 30, 2013

Worksite wellness marketing materials and best practices

Many people in Tacoma-Pierce County and the rest of the US have health conditions or risk factors that can affect workplace productivity and costs. Fortunately, workplace wellness programs have been shown to be successful at reducing direct and indirect costs by decreasing medical spending and workers’ compensation claims, improving productivity and health status, and increasing…

Reducing sugar-sweetened beverage consumption in a hospital cafeteria

Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) is a significant contributor to increased caloric intake and higher body weight. SSBs have been identified as the leading source of added sugar in the American diet, and estimates from the years 1988–1994 to 1999–2004 show average daily caloric intake of SSBs increased from 157 to 203 kcal, with 63%…

Developing a social media program to accompany a classroom-based nutrition education intervention

The AFRI Media Literacy Project, a joint project between WSU Extension and UW, is designed to prevent childhood obesity by increasing healthy eating behaviors among families with children ages 9-14 years. The project will address the influence of media messages through the development, testing, and dissemination of an intervention that includes media literacy and nutrition…

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