Larissa Calancie

Biographic Data

ID6091973
NAMELarissa Calancie
GIVEN NAMESLarissa
FAMILY NAMECalancie
SIGNATURECALANCIE L
AFFILIATIONSTufts University
ORCID0000-0002-8943-5590
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS6
AUTHOR COUNT9
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2017
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX2

  • Identifying Synergistic Mechanisms of Community-Led Policy, Systems, and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity Prevention in the Multi-Site Catalyzing Communities Initiative

    Open AccessTravis R Moore, Yuilyn A Chang Chusan et al.ARTICLEJournal of Urban Health2026References: 1

    This evaluation reports how the Catalyzing Communities Initiative, a whole-of-community, multi-site intervention, supported equity-focused policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) changes to prevent childhood obesity in three U.S. communities from 2023 to 2024. We conducted a mixed-methods evaluation using survey data from 35 committee members (multisector representatives selected by local health-promotion leaders) and interviews with 29 committe…

  • Applying Community-based System Dynamics to promote child health equity

    Open AccessYvonne Greer, Yvonne D Greer et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2024

    Background: Child health equity is influenced by complex systemic factors, including structural racism, socioeconomic disparities, and access to resources. Traditional public health interventions often target individual behaviors, but there is a growing need for systems approaches that address these root causes. This study examines coalition members' perspectives on promoting child health equity in Milwaukee as a result of participating in an int…

  • Implementing a stakeholder-driven community diffusion-informed intervention to create healthier, more equitable systems

    Open AccessLarissa Calancie, Melissa L Fair et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    This case study describes the application of a theory-informed, stakeholder-driven intervention with a group of 19 multi-sector stakeholders from an existing coalition to promote whole-of-community change that supports childhood obesity prevention. The intervention applied community-based system dynamics to design and implement activities that promoted insights into the systems driving childhood obesity prevalence and helped participants prioriti…

  • Racial disparities in stroke incidence in the Women's Health Initiative

    Open AccessLarissa Calancie, Xiaoyan Leng et al.ARTICLESSM - Population Health2023

    The distribution and association of stroke risk factors differed between NHAA and NHW women. There is a clear need for stroke prevention strategies that address factors driving racial disparities in stroke risk

  • Community coalition efforts to prevent childhood obesity

    Open AccessChristina D Economos, Christina Economos et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023

    SUU5 had positive effects on "upstream" drivers of early childhood obesity by increasing knowledge and engagement. These changes partially diffused through networks and may have changed "midstream" community policies, systems, and environments

  • Practical Approaches for Promoting Health Equity in Communities

    Open AccessLarissa Calancie, Ann Batdorf-Barnes et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2022

    The Maternal and Child Health workforce, public health practitioners, researchers, and other groups need clear, practical guidance on how to promote health equity in the communities they serve. The National Maternal and Child Health Workforce Development Center's Health Equity Team synthesized eight approaches for promoting health equity that drew on their experience working with public health practitioners and communities. The approaches are to:…

  • Partnering to Strengthen School Meals Programs in a Southeastern School District

    Larissa Calancie, Jessica Soldavini et al.ARTICLEProgress in community health…2018References: 1

    Engaging child nutrition staff and other community partners to plan and implement the FAV5 program in schools is feasible

  • Evaluating Food Policy Councils Using Structural Equation Modeling

    Open AccessLarissa Calancie, Nicole E Allen et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Community…2018Cited by: 3References: 43

    At least 282 Food Policy Councils ( FPC s) are currently working to improve access to healthy foods in their communities by connecting food system sectors, gathering community input, and advising food policy. Empirical research on FPC s is limited. This study empirically evaluates FPC s to better understand the relationships between Organizational Capacity, Social Capital, and Council Effectiveness by testing a FPC Framework adapted from Allen an…

  • Food Policy Council Case Study Describing Cross-sector Collaboration for Food System Change in a Rural Setting

    Larissa Calancie, Nathaniel Stritzinger et al.ARTICLEProgress in community health…2017Cited by: 3References: 1

    Problem: Food Policy Councils (FPCs) are cross-sector collaborations that bring representatives from across the food system together to identify issues, coordinate programs, and inform policy. Little is known about how rural FPCs operate to influence food access in their communities