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October 21, 2019

Communities Cash in on Better Health, Lower Obesity Rates

Research by Jesse Jones-Smith, Associate Professor and core faculty of the Nutritional Sciences Program, found that adding or expanding a tribal casino reduced the prevalence of Native American babies born large for gestational age, which is a risk factor for being overweight later in life.

New Initiative Led by School of Public Health Researchers Expands Food Environment Research in Developing Countries

A new initiative by researchers at SPH is accelerating food environment research in developing countries to address food insecurity and malnutrition. Nutritional Sciences Program Director Adam Drewnowski and Acting Assistant Professor Anju Aggarwal are quoted in this article on food environment research.

October 2, 2019

How available is healthy food in your neighborhood?

Research by Jessica Jones-Smith, an associate professor in nutritional sciences, epidemiology and health services is highlighted in this feature about food insecurity and food access based on where you live in Seattle, King County.

September 30, 2019

Lina Pinero Walkinshaw

Lina Pinero Walkinshaw’s work focuses on community and population health, primarily centered on policies, systems, and environmental changes that support access to affordable nutritious foods and beverages for lower-income communities. She has training and experience in both qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis methods, community-based participatory research, project management, and database design and management.

Dr. Yona Sipos works at the intersection of food systems, community engaged scholarship, sustainability, and equity. Her PhD in Integrated Studies in Land & Food Systems at the University of British Columbia investigated long-term partnerships critical for community food systems. She contributed to food system sustainability reports for the City of Vancouver, BC, and Prince…

September 23, 2019

Cristen L. Harris

Cristen Harris joined the core faculty of the Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health Program (formerly the Nutritional Sciences Program) and Department of Epidemiology in 2019, and has three decades of experience as a clinician, educator, program director, and researcher. She teaches courses in Nutrition for Today, Nutrition Education, Physical Activity in Health and Disease, Maternal and Pediatric…

August 2, 2019

Jennifer Otten joins national food waste committee

Jennifer Otten, an associate professor in environmental and occupational health sciences and a core faculty member in the Nutritional Sciences Program in the UW School of Public Health has joined a new committee formed by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), which will conduct a systematic review of consumer food waste and…

July 25, 2019

Who cares for the caretakers?

Story highlights research led by Center for Public Health Nutrition

July 3, 2019

Nutrition expert: Food labeling needs harmonised and nutrient-rich profiling

Adam Drewnowski, a professor of epidemiology, director of center for public health nutrition, and director of nutritional sciences at University of Washington suggests that policymakers should adopt harmonized nutrient-rich profiling on food labeling in order to address this.

May 26, 2019

13 Simple Changes That Lead to Huge Weight Loss

Adam Drewnowski and Judy Simon are quoted in this article, offering strategies for weight loss that help you eat healthier and stay on track. Drewnowski is director of the University of Washington Center for Public Health Nutrition and director of the UW Nutritional Sciences Program. Simon is a registered dietitian with UW Medical Center and…

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