Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health
Master of Public Health
October 30, 2014
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
USDA’s National School Lunch Program (NSLP) was established in 1946 to deliver balanced nutrition for children at risk for under-nutrition; however, in recent years these same meals have been associated with over-nutrition and increased risk for childhood obesity. Changes to federal meal standards made in 2013 stand to improve the overall quality and nutritional adequacy...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
This secondary analysis identifies and describes the impact of self-reported barriers between purchasing produce at farmers markets and consuming that produce at home. This analysis also compares demographic characteristics between participants who did report barriers to fruit and vegetable consumption and those who did not. Finally, we examine differences in self-reported fruit and vegetable shopping...Longitudinal Associations between Home Food Environment and Diet Quality in Children
Child and adolescent diets in the United States are high in fat and sodium and low in vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and dairy foods. Parental practices and foods provided in the home greatly influence children’s food related behaviors. This impact may change as children progress through adolescence and other factors begin to play a role,...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...Previous page Next page