Miriam E Nelson
Biographic Data
| ID | 5482832 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Miriam E Nelson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Miriam E |
| FAMILY NAME | Nelson |
| SIGNATURE | NELSON M E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tufts University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3342-9754 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Consideration of nutrition and sustainability in public definitions of ‘healthy’ food
Objective: To better understand how the public defines ‘healthy’ foods and to determine whether the public considers sustainability, implicitly and explicitly, in the context of healthy eating. Design: We conducted a content analysis of public comments submitted to the US FDA in 2016 and 2017 in response to an invitation for feedback on use of the term ‘healthy’ on food labels. The analysis explored the ways in which commenters’ definitions of ‘h…
Effects of the Strong Hearts, Healthy Communities Intervention on Functional Fitness of Rural Women
PURPOSE: The purposes of these analyses were to determine whether Strong Hearts, Healthy Communities (SHHC), a multilevel, cardiovascular disease risk reduction program for overweight, sedentary rural women aged 40 or older, led to improved functional fitness, and if changes in fitness accounted for weight loss associated with program participation. METHODS: Sixteen rural communities were randomized to receive the SHHC intervention or a control p…
Examining the Associations between Walk Score, Perceived Built Environment, and Physical Activity Behaviors among Women Participating in a Community-Randomized Lifestyle Change Intervention Trial
Little is known about the relationship between perceived and objective measures of the built environment and physical activity behavior among rural populations. Within the context of a lifestyle-change intervention trial for rural women, Strong Hearts, Healthy Communities (SHHC), we examined: (1) if Walk Score (WS), an objective built environment measure, was associated with perceived built environment (PBE); (2) if WS and PBE were associated wit…
Environmental Influences on Physical Activity among Rural Adults in Montana, United States
Rural populations in the United States have lower physical activity levels and are at a higher risk of being overweight and suffering from obesity than their urban counterparts. This paper aimed to understand the environmental factors that influence physical activity among rural adults in Montana. Eight built environment audits, 15 resident focus groups, and 24 key informant interviews were conducted between August and December 2014. Themes were …
Social Participation Modifies the Effect of a Structured Physical Activity Program on Major Mobility Disability Among Older Adults
Our findings suggest that baseline social participation is an important factor for the success of a PA intervention aimed at delaying mobility disability
Study protocol
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02810834 . Registered May 11, 2015. (Retrospectively registered)
Strong Hearts, healthy communities
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02499731 Registered on July 1, 2015
National Dissemination of StrongWomen–Healthy Hearts
Objectives. We describe the national dissemination of an evidence-based community cardiovascular disease prevention program for midlife and older women using the RE-AIM (reach effectiveness adoption implementation maintenance) framework and share key lessons learned during translation. Methods. In a 2010 to 2014 collaboration between the StrongWomen program and the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, we assessed reach,…
Children's perceptions of weight, obesity, nutrition, physical activity and related health and socio-behavioural factors
Objective Approximately one-third of children in the USA are either overweight or obese. Understanding the perceptions of children is an important factor in reversing this trend. Design An online survey was conducted with children to capture their perceptions of weight, overweight, nutrition, physical activity and related socio-behavioural factors. Setting Within the USA. Subjects US children ( n 1224) aged 8–18 years. Results Twenty-seven per ce…
A qualitative study of leadership characteristics among women who catalyze positive community change
These findings may be used to help develop or inform a model of women's leadership in public health and to improve the training and nurturance of leaders who promote health in their communities and beyond
The StrongWomen–Healthy Hearts Program
Objectives. We tested a community-based intervention designed to reduce cardiovascular disease risk in sedentary midlife and older women who were overweight or obese. Methods. In a randomized controlled trial conducted in 8 counties in Arkansas and Kansas, counties were assigned to the intervention (a 12-week twice-weekly heart health program) group or to the delayed-intervention control group. Ten to fifteen women were selected from each site, a…
Physical Activity and Public Health in Older Adults
OBJECTIVE: To issue a recommendation on the types and amounts of physical activity needed to improve and maintain health in older adults. PARTICIPANTS: A panel of scientists with expertise in public health, behavioral science, epidemiology, exercise science, medicine, and gerontology. EVIDENCE: The expert panel reviewed existing consensus statements and relevant evidence from primary research articles and reviews of the literature. PROCESS: After…
A Community Intervention Reduces BMI z ‐score in Children
Objective: The objective was to test the hypothesis that a community‐based environmental change intervention could prevent weight gain in young children (7.6 ± 1.0 years). Research Methods and Procedures: A non‐randomized controlled trial was conducted in three culturally diverse urban cities in Massachusetts. Somerville was the intervention community; two socio‐demographically‐matched cities were control communities. Children ( n = 1178) in grad…
The StrongWomen–Healthy Hearts Program
Objectives. We tested a community-based intervention designed to reduce cardiovascular disease risk in sedentary midlife and older women who were overweight or obese. Methods. In a randomized controlled trial conducted in 8 counties in Arkansas and Kansas, counties were assigned to the intervention (a 12-week twice-weekly heart health program) group or to the delayed-intervention control group. Ten to fifteen women were selected from each site, a…
Social Participation Modifies the Effect of a Structured Physical Activity Program on Major Mobility Disability Among Older Adults
Our findings suggest that baseline social participation is an important factor for the success of a PA intervention aimed at delaying mobility disability
Physical Activity and Public Health in Older Adults
OBJECTIVE: To issue a recommendation on the types and amounts of physical activity needed to improve and maintain health in older adults. PARTICIPANTS: A panel of scientists with expertise in public health, behavioral science, epidemiology, exercise science, medicine, and gerontology. EVIDENCE: The expert panel reviewed existing consensus statements and relevant evidence from primary research articles and reviews of the literature. PROCESS: After…
A Community Intervention Reduces BMI z ‐score in Children
Objective: The objective was to test the hypothesis that a community‐based environmental change intervention could prevent weight gain in young children (7.6 ± 1.0 years). Research Methods and Procedures: A non‐randomized controlled trial was conducted in three culturally diverse urban cities in Massachusetts. Somerville was the intervention community; two socio‐demographically‐matched cities were control communities. Children ( n = 1178) in grad…
The StrongWomen–Healthy Hearts Program
Objectives. We tested a community-based intervention designed to reduce cardiovascular disease risk in sedentary midlife and older women who were overweight or obese. Methods. In a randomized controlled trial conducted in 8 counties in Arkansas and Kansas, counties were assigned to the intervention (a 12-week twice-weekly heart health program) group or to the delayed-intervention control group. Ten to fifteen women were selected from each site, a…
A qualitative study of leadership characteristics among women who catalyze positive community change
These findings may be used to help develop or inform a model of women's leadership in public health and to improve the training and nurturance of leaders who promote health in their communities and beyond
Children's perceptions of weight, obesity, nutrition, physical activity and related health and socio-behavioural factors
Objective Approximately one-third of children in the USA are either overweight or obese. Understanding the perceptions of children is an important factor in reversing this trend. Design An online survey was conducted with children to capture their perceptions of weight, overweight, nutrition, physical activity and related socio-behavioural factors. Setting Within the USA. Subjects US children ( n 1224) aged 8–18 years. Results Twenty-seven per ce…
Strong Hearts, healthy communities
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02499731 Registered on July 1, 2015
National Dissemination of StrongWomen–Healthy Hearts
Objectives. We describe the national dissemination of an evidence-based community cardiovascular disease prevention program for midlife and older women using the RE-AIM (reach effectiveness adoption implementation maintenance) framework and share key lessons learned during translation. Methods. In a 2010 to 2014 collaboration between the StrongWomen program and the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, we assessed reach,…
Study protocol
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02810834 . Registered May 11, 2015. (Retrospectively registered)
Environmental Influences on Physical Activity among Rural Adults in Montana, United States
Rural populations in the United States have lower physical activity levels and are at a higher risk of being overweight and suffering from obesity than their urban counterparts. This paper aimed to understand the environmental factors that influence physical activity among rural adults in Montana. Eight built environment audits, 15 resident focus groups, and 24 key informant interviews were conducted between August and December 2014. Themes were …
Social Participation Modifies the Effect of a Structured Physical Activity Program on Major Mobility Disability Among Older Adults
Our findings suggest that baseline social participation is an important factor for the success of a PA intervention aimed at delaying mobility disability
Examining the Associations between Walk Score, Perceived Built Environment, and Physical Activity Behaviors among Women Participating in a Community-Randomized Lifestyle Change Intervention Trial
Little is known about the relationship between perceived and objective measures of the built environment and physical activity behavior among rural populations. Within the context of a lifestyle-change intervention trial for rural women, Strong Hearts, Healthy Communities (SHHC), we examined: (1) if Walk Score (WS), an objective built environment measure, was associated with perceived built environment (PBE); (2) if WS and PBE were associated wit…
Effects of the Strong Hearts, Healthy Communities Intervention on Functional Fitness of Rural Women
PURPOSE: The purposes of these analyses were to determine whether Strong Hearts, Healthy Communities (SHHC), a multilevel, cardiovascular disease risk reduction program for overweight, sedentary rural women aged 40 or older, led to improved functional fitness, and if changes in fitness accounted for weight loss associated with program participation. METHODS: Sixteen rural communities were randomized to receive the SHHC intervention or a control p…
Consideration of nutrition and sustainability in public definitions of ‘healthy’ food
Objective: To better understand how the public defines ‘healthy’ foods and to determine whether the public considers sustainability, implicitly and explicitly, in the context of healthy eating. Design: We conducted a content analysis of public comments submitted to the US FDA in 2016 and 2017 in response to an invitation for feedback on use of the term ‘healthy’ on food labels. The analysis explored the ways in which commenters’ definitions of ‘h…
Medicine (13 works) · Gerontology (9 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (8 works) · Physical therapy (8 works) · Obesity (6 works) · Overweight (6 works) · Physical Activity and Health (6 works) · Public health (6 works) · Internal Medicine (5 works) · Nursing (5 works)