Christine E Blake

Datos Biográficos

ID125205
NOMBREChristine E Blake
NOMBRESChristine E
APELLIDOBlake
FIRMABLAKE C E
AFILIACIONESUniversity of South Carolina
ORCID0000-0002-0121-6837
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS52
TOTAL DE CITAS212
TOTAL COMO AUTOR52
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2007
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2024
ÍNDICE H9

  • Understanding differential reductions in undernutrition among districts in Rwanda through the perspectives of mid‐level and community actors on policy commitment and policy coherence

    Open AccessElyse Iruhiriye, Edward A Frongillo et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2024

    Understanding the drivers of improvements in child undernutrition at only the national level can mask subnational differences. This paper aimed to understand the contributions of factors in the enabling environment to observed differences in stunting reduction between districts in Rwanda. In 2017, we conducted 58 semi-structured interviews with mid-level actors (n = 38) and frontline workers (n = 20) implementing Rwanda's multi-sectoral nutrition…

  • Why understanding food choice is crucial to transform food systems for human and planetary health

    Open AccessKrystal K Rampalli, Christine E Blake et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2023

    What, how and why people eat has long been understood to be important for human health, but until recently, has not been recognised as an essential facet of climate change and its effects on planetary health. The global climate change and diet-related health crises occurring are connected to food systems, food environments and consumer food choices. Calls to transform food systems for human and planetary health highlight the importance of underst…

  • Strategies elementary school children use to influence mothers' food purchasing decisions

    Open AccessNazratun Nayeem Monalisa, Edward A Frongillo et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2023

    This study aimed to understand the strategies elementary-school-aged children used to influence mothers' food purchasing decisions. Semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with 40 children aged 6-11 years and their mothers living in South Carolina. Strategies to influence mothers' food purchases were collected from children and their mothers separately. The interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and open-coded. The co…

  • Attributes of parenting identities and food practices among parents in Nairobi, Kenya

    Open AccessShiny Deepika Drew, Christine E Blake et al.ARTICLEAppetite2023Citada por: 1Referencias: 39

  • Basic human values drive food choice decision-making in different food environments of Kenya and Tanzania

    Open AccessChristine E Blake, Eva C Monterrosa et al.ARTICLEAppetite2023Citada por: 2Referencias: 54

    Increased access to a variety of foods in low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs) has led to greater autonomy in food choice decision-making. Autonomy allows individuals to make decisions through negotiation of considerations in ways that are consistent with basic values. The aim of this study was to identify and describe how basic human values drive food choice in two diverse populations with transitioning food environments living in the neighbo…

  • Alternative caregivers` role in food choices for young children in semi-urban and urban Mexico

    Gabriela C Armendariz Aguirre, Edward A Frongillo et al.ARTICLEEcology of Food and Nutrition2022

    Alternative caregivers (i.e., someone besides the primary caregiver who also takes care of children) make food choices for children. This study investigated what alternative caregivers consider when making food choices for children and their perspectives on their role in making food choices to feed children. In-depth interviews were conducted with 16 alternative caregivers of children aged 1-5 years old in semi-urban and urban areas of the State …

  • Experiences and Situations of Shame among Food-insecure Adolescents in South Carolina and Oregon

    Edward A Frongillo, Jennifer Bernal et al.ARTICLEEcology of Food and Nutrition2022

    Shame experienced with food insecurity and participating in food assistance may affect adolescents. We investigated adolescents' experiences of shame related to food insecurity and situations for these experiences in an ethnically diverse sample of 40 adolescents aged 9-15 years from South Carolina and Oregon. In-depth interviews were recorded, transcribed, coded, and analyzed. Participants described feelings of sadness, anger, and internalized s…

  • Functions of social networks in maternal food choice for children in Mexico

    Open AccessLigia I Reyes, Edward A Frongillo et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2021

    Food choice for children has important implications in establishing early-life dietary habits and preferences. Food choice for children has been studied as parent-child dyad dynamics, but little is known about the extended system of relationships in maternal food choice for children. The objective of this study was to understand the functions of mothers' social networks in the food choices that mothers make for their children ages 1 to 5 years ol…

  • Drivers of Food Choice among Children and Caregivers in Post-earthquake Nepal

    Open AccessPepijn Schreinemachers, Rachana Manandhar Shrestha et al.ARTICLEEcology of Food and Nutrition2021

    Food systems in many countries are experiencing a shift from traditional foods toward processed foods high in sugar, fat and salt, but low in dietary fiber and micronutrients. There is an urgent need to better understand drivers of changing food behavior, particularly for lower-income countries. This study analyzes drivers of food choice among children and parents in rural Nepal. It uses qualitative data collected through key informant interviews…

  • Experiences of midlife and older African American men living with type 2 diabetes

    Anthony Q Walker, Christine E Blake et al.ARTICLEEthnicity and Health2021Referencias: 1

    Living with diabetes can be emotionally, physically, and mentally challenging. Efforts to improve adoption and maintenance of self-management behaviors may benefit from sensitivity to the patient's attitude and perspectives towards diabetes self-management, assistance overcoming the financial burden of managing diabetes, and open patient-provider communication

  • Occasions, purposes, and contexts for offering snacks to preschool-aged children

    Open AccessChristine E Blake, Kirsten K Davison et al.ARTICLEAppetite2021Citada por: 2Referencias: 24

    OBJECTIVE: Snacking among preschool aged children is nearly universal and has been associated with overconsumed nutrients, particularly solid fats and added sugars (SoFAS). This research examined caregivers' schemas, or cognitive frameworks, for offering snacks to preschool-aged children. METHODS: A qualitative design utilizing card sort methods was employed. Participants were 59 Black, Hispanic, and White caregivers of children aged 3-5 years wi…

  • Stressful Life Changes and Their Relationship to Nutrition-Related Health Outcomes Among US Army Soldiers

    Open AccessJulianna M Jayne, Christine E Blake et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Primary Prevention2020

  • Women's bargaining power and child feeding in Nepal

    Open AccessShibani Kulkarni, Edward A Frongillo et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2019

    Women's intra-household bargaining power is an important determinant of child nutritional status, but there is limited evidence on how it relates to infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices. We conducted a cross-sectional analysis using 2012 baseline data from the impact evaluation of Suaahara, a multisectoral programme in Nepal, focusing on households with children 0-23 months (n = 1787). We examined if women's bargaining power was relate…

  • Understanding the Social Environmental Influences on Pregnancy and Planning for Pregnancy for Young Women in Harare, Zimbabwe

    Open AccessChiwoneso B Tinago, Lucy Annang Ingram et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2019

  • Parenting styles are associated with overall child dietary quality within low-income and food-insecure households

    Open AccessMichael P Burke, Sonya J Jones et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2019

    Objective: To examine the association between parenting styles and overall child dietary quality within households that are low-income and food-insecure. Design: Child dietary intake was measured via a 24 h dietary recall. Dietary quality was assessed using the Healthy Eating Index-2005 (HEI-2005). Parenting styles were measured and scored using the Parenting Styles and Dimensions Questionnaire. Linear regressions were used to test main and inter…

  • Examining demographic characteristics and food access indicators from the location of vegan soul food restaurants in the south

    Anthony Crimarco, Gabrielle Turner‐McGrievy et al.ARTICLEEthnicity and Health2019Referencias: 2

    Objective: There have been a number of soul food restaurants serving exclusively vegan meals opening up across the country to appeal to African Americans and others interested in eating healthier soul foods. This study determined the number of restaurants serving vegan soul foods in the South and identified the locations of these restaurants in order to understand the characteristics of the surrounding communities that they serve. Design: Two rev…

  • How Cultural Frames Guide Strategies to Eliminate Child Hunger

    Sonya J Jones, Jason D Craig et al.ARTICLEJournal of Poverty2019Citada por: 1Referencias: 20

    Cultural frames, or myths we use to communicate, shape how we understand social problems, such as child hunger. In 48 interviews, we identified metaphors and myths, such as “the poor will always be with you,” “meat product,” and “butterfly effects” that point to cultural frames of child hunger. Three different frames were identified – the welfare state, the free market, and the resilience and resistance frame. Speakers used frames to communicate …

  • Sustainability of food and nutrition security policy during presidential transitions

    Open AccessJessica Escobar‐Alegria, Jessica L Escobar-Alegría et al.ARTICLEFood Policy2019Referencias: 3

  • Why are restricted food items still sold after the implementation of the school store policy? the case of South Korea

    Open AccessSeul Ki Choi, Edward A Frongillo et al.ARTICLEFood Policy2019Referencias: 8

  • We’re Not Meat Shamers. We’re Plant Pushers.”

    Open AccessAnthony Crimarco, Gabrielle Turner‐McGrievy et al.ARTICLEJournal of Black Studies2019Citada por: 1Referencias: 52

    Obesity remains a prevalent public health epidemic, and African American (AA) adults are disproportionately affected by obesity more than any other ethnic group, particularly in the Southern region of the United States. Addressing poor dietary habits is important for improving obesity rates among AAs, but there has been limited research that has focused on specifically developing culturally tailored interventions. With a recent number of soul foo…

  • Development and preliminary validation of the Parenting around SNAcking Questionnaire (P-SNAQ)

    Open AccessKeith K Davison, Christine E Blake et al.ARTICLEAppetite2018Citada por: 2Referencias: 34

  • What does a person's eating identity add to environmental influences on fruit and vegetable intake

    Open AccessXiaonan Ma, Christine E Blake et al.ARTICLEAppetite2018Citada por: 3Referencias: 34

  • Understanding Conceptualizations of Pregnancy and Planning for Pregnancy Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Harare, Zimbabwe

    Open AccessChiwoneso B Tinago, Lucy Annang Ingram et al.ARTICLEQualitative Health Research2018Citada por: 4Referencias: 23

    Zimbabwe has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality, yet little is understood about adolescent girls' and young women's perspectives on pregnancy or planning for pregnancy. The research study took an emic approach to understand and describe how adolescent girls and young women (14-24 years) in Harare, Zimbabwe, conceptualize pregnancy and planning for pregnancy and how these conceptualizations inform pregnancy decisions. Semi-structured, …

  • Parental Involvement

    Open AccessAllison A Parsons, Allison Parsons et al.ARTICLEJournal of Contemporary Ethnography2018Citada por: 1Referencias: 46

    This article explores how parents and school personnel perceived and experienced parental involvement at a school serving a low-income mainly black population. The first author recorded detailed field notes (n=70) and conducted in-depth interviews with parents (n=20) and school personnel (n=20) over a three-year period. Despite rhetoric of inclusion, the school's policies and practices restricted parents to predetermined and acceptable roles of p…

  • Individual and structural environmental influences on utilization of iron and folic acid supplementation among pregnant women in Harare, Zimbabwe

    Open AccessChiwoneso B Tinago, Lucy Annang Ingram et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2016

    Micronutrient deficiencies are prevalent among Zimbabweans with serious health and social implications. Due to a lack of a national micronutrient food fortification policy, the Zimbabwe Ministry of Health and Child Care established a policy for the prevention of maternal micronutrient deficiencies, which centres on pregnant women receiving daily iron and folic acid (IFA) at their first antenatal care visit and throughout pregnancy. Despite these …