Shannon E Whaley
Biographic Data
| ID | 110624 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shannon E Whaley |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shannon E |
| FAMILY NAME | Whaley |
| SIGNATURE | WHALEY S E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Public Health Foundation Enterprises |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9644-2206 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 31 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 31 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 31 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Participation in multiple nutrition assistance programs early in the Covid-19 pandemic and dietary intake frequencies among WIC-participating children ages 1–4 years
Performance of a two-item screening for household food insecurity during WIC services
HVSS2 screening during WIC services has moderate-to-high negative (i.e., screen negative, are food secure) and positive (i.e., screen positive, are food insecure) predictive values for HFI. Dedicated staff training may be needed to improve the performance of the HVSS2 and to make HVSS2 data collected during WIC certifications more helpful in identifying and referring families experiencing HFI to more services
The neighborhood food environment modifies the association between infant feeding and childhood obesity
Among specialty infant formulas issued by WIC, only CSSFs were associated with elevated obesity risk, and this association was stronger in healthier food environments. Future research is needed to isolate the mechanism underlying this association
Linking WIC program and HMO administrative data to study the impact of WIC participation
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) serves low-income women and children up to age five in the U.S. While numerous studies document the health impacts of WIC participation, these studies often lack adequate control groups of families eligible for WIC but not participating. This study sought to link a large WIC administrative dataset with electronic health records from a Health Maintenance Organization…
Lower redemption of monthly Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children benefits associated with higher risk of program discontinuation
Objective: To determine whether Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) food benefit redemption is associated with discontinuing WIC participation, failure to recertify, overall and by race/ethnicity-language preference and participant category. Design: Retrospective cohort study, using multivariable modified Poisson regression to determine risk ratios (RR) and 95 % CI for associations between household-level…
WIC Participants’ Perceptions of Covid-19-Related Changes to WIC Recertification and Service Delivery
The Covid-19 Pandemic Contributed to Disparities in Housing-Cost Burden Among WIC-Participating Households in the Most Populous County in California
California WIC Participants Report Favorable Impacts of the Covid-Related Increase to the WIC Cash Value Benefit
The United States Department of Agriculture approved an increase to the Cash Value Benefit (CVB) for the purchase of fruits and vegetables issued to participants receiving an eligible Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) food package. In order to understand satisfaction, perceptions, and the overall impact of additional benefits for fruits and vegetables at the household level, a qualitative study consisti…
Shifts in Sources of Food but Stable Nutritional Outcomes among Children in the Early Months of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), State governments, and school districts took unprecedented steps to mitigate the pandemic's impact on students' nutrition. To examine the effect of emergency responses on 6-year-old children's nutritional outcomes, this study analyzed longitudinal data from a national study of children's feeding practices, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and …
The role of income and neighbourhood poverty in the association between the 2009 Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) food package change and child obesity amon…
Objective: To determine whether a previously reported association between the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) food package change and reduced child obesity risk among WIC-participating children in Los Angeles County holds across levels of family income and neighbourhood poverty. Design: Analysis of prospectively collected WIC administrative data. The outcome was obesity at age 4 years (BMI-for-age ≥ 95…
The Importance of Federal Waivers and Technology in Ensuring Access to WIC During Covid-19
The neighborhood food environment modifies the effect of the 2009 WIC food package change on childhood obesity in Los Angeles County, California
The impact of the food package change was modified by the neighborhood food environment among girls only. Future policy changes should incorporate consideration of ways to mitigate potentially inequitable geographic distribution of the health benefits of policy changes
Severe Housing-Cost Burden and Low-Income Young Children’s Exposure to Adverse Experiences
Every month matters
Background Research has found breastfeeding to be protective of obesity; however, this link remains contentious. We examined longitudinal associations between exclusive breastfeeding duration, growth trajectories and obesity at 4 years among children participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), and whether these associations differed in the context of the 2009 WIC food package change, implemen…
Association of Maternal Depressive Symptoms and Offspring Physical Health in Low-Income Families
The Impact of Food Insecurity on the Home Emotional Environment Among Low-Income Mothers of Young Children
Widening socio-economic disparities in early childhood obesity in Los Angeles County after the Great Recession
Objective While economic crises can increase socio-economic disparities in health, little is known about the impact of the 2008–09 Great Recession on obesity prevalence among children, especially low-income children. The present study examined whether socio-economic disparities in obesity among children of pre-school age participating in a federal nutrition assistance programme have changed since the recession. Design A pre–post observational stu…
Food and drink consumption among 1–5-year-old Los Angeles County children from households receiving dual SNAP and WIC v. only WIC benefits
Objective The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) are two of the more well-known food assistance programmes in the USA. The current study describes food consumption patterns of children aged 1–5 years living in households dually enrolled in these two programmes v . households enrolled only in WIC. Design Food consumption and SNAP participation were …
Prepregnancy Risk Factors for Preterm Birth and the Role of Maternal Nativity in a Low-Income, Hispanic Population
Response to Letter to the Editor by Joe Brew, Department of Epidemiology, University of Florida
Effects of Parental Nativity and Length of Stay in the US on Fruit and Vegetable Intake Among WIC-Enrolled Preschool-Aged Children
Influences of the neighbourhood food environment on adiposity of low-income preschool-aged children in Los Angeles County
BACKGROUND: Few studies have examined the association between the food environment and adiposity in early childhood, a critical time for obesity prevention. The objective of this study was to examine the longitudinal association between neighbourhood food environment and adiposity among low-income preschool-aged children in a major metropolitan region in the USA. METHODS: The study sample was 32 172 low-income preschool-aged children in Los Angel…
The New Food Package and Breastfeeding Outcomes Among Women, Infants, and Children Participants in Los Angeles County
Objectives. We assessed the effect of the new Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) food package, implemented in October 2009, on breastfeeding outcomes among a predominately Latina sample of WIC participants in Los Angeles County, California. Methods. We used data from 5020 WIC participants who were interviewed in a series of repeated cross-sectional surveys conducted in 2005, 2008, and 2011. Participants …
Immigrant enclaves and obesity in preschool-aged children in Los Angeles County
Trends and Predictors of Excessive Gestational Weight Gain Among Hispanic WIC Participants in Southern California
Immigrant enclaves and obesity in preschool-aged children in Los Angeles County
Impact of Policy Changes on Infant Feeding Decisions Among Low-Income Women Participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
Objectives. We present infant feeding data before and after the 2009 Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) food package change that supported and incentivized breastfeeding. We describe the key role of California WIC staff in supporting these policy changes. Methods. We analyzed WIC data on more than 180 000 infants in Southern California. We employed the analysis of variance and Tukey (honestly significant…
The Importance of Federal Waivers and Technology in Ensuring Access to WIC During Covid-19
Brief Intervention for Alcohol Use by Pregnant Women
Objectives. We examined the efficacy of brief intervention as a technique to help pregnant women achieve abstinence from alcohol. A second aim was to assess newborn outcomes as a function of brief intervention. Methods. Two hundred fifty-five pregnant women who were participants in the Public Health Foundation Enterprises Management Solutions Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children and who reported drinking alcohol…
The New Food Package and Breastfeeding Outcomes Among Women, Infants, and Children Participants in Los Angeles County
Objectives. We assessed the effect of the new Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) food package, implemented in October 2009, on breastfeeding outcomes among a predominately Latina sample of WIC participants in Los Angeles County, California. Methods. We used data from 5020 WIC participants who were interviewed in a series of repeated cross-sectional surveys conducted in 2005, 2008, and 2011. Participants …
Healthy eating behaviors and the cognitive environment are positively associated in low-income households with young children
Every month matters
Background Research has found breastfeeding to be protective of obesity; however, this link remains contentious. We examined longitudinal associations between exclusive breastfeeding duration, growth trajectories and obesity at 4 years among children participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), and whether these associations differed in the context of the 2009 WIC food package change, implemen…
Infant-Caregiver Interaction in Kenya and the United States
This study explores infant-caregiver interaction in two cultures, replicating and expanding on previous cross-cultural comparisons. For this study, 132 Kenyan infants, 112 preterm U.S. infants, and 27 full-term U.S. infants were observed with their caregivers during multiple home observations. Results expand on previous work in Kenya, illustrating the importance of multiple caregivers in the lives of infants. When all care- givers are taken into …
Influences of the neighbourhood food environment on adiposity of low-income preschool-aged children in Los Angeles County
BACKGROUND: Few studies have examined the association between the food environment and adiposity in early childhood, a critical time for obesity prevention. The objective of this study was to examine the longitudinal association between neighbourhood food environment and adiposity among low-income preschool-aged children in a major metropolitan region in the USA. METHODS: The study sample was 32 172 low-income preschool-aged children in Los Angel…
Infant-Caregiver Interaction in Kenya and the United States
This study explores infant-caregiver interaction in two cultures, replicating and expanding on previous cross-cultural comparisons. For this study, 132 Kenyan infants, 112 preterm U.S. infants, and 27 full-term U.S. infants were observed with their caregivers during multiple home observations. Results expand on previous work in Kenya, illustrating the importance of multiple caregivers in the lives of infants. When all care- givers are taken into …
Brief Intervention for Alcohol Use by Pregnant Women
Objectives. We examined the efficacy of brief intervention as a technique to help pregnant women achieve abstinence from alcohol. A second aim was to assess newborn outcomes as a function of brief intervention. Methods. Two hundred fifty-five pregnant women who were participants in the Public Health Foundation Enterprises Management Solutions Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children and who reported drinking alcohol…
Social and Institutional Factors that Affect Breastfeeding Duration Among WIC Participants in Los Angeles County, California
Preschool Enrollment is Associated with Lower Odds of Childhood Obesity Among WIC Participants in LA County
Healthy eating behaviors and the cognitive environment are positively associated in low-income households with young children
Trends and Predictors of Excessive Gestational Weight Gain Among Hispanic WIC Participants in Southern California
Impact of Policy Changes on Infant Feeding Decisions Among Low-Income Women Participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
Objectives. We present infant feeding data before and after the 2009 Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) food package change that supported and incentivized breastfeeding. We describe the key role of California WIC staff in supporting these policy changes. Methods. We analyzed WIC data on more than 180 000 infants in Southern California. We employed the analysis of variance and Tukey (honestly significant…
Immigrant enclaves and obesity in preschool-aged children in Los Angeles County
Effects of Parental Nativity and Length of Stay in the US on Fruit and Vegetable Intake Among WIC-Enrolled Preschool-Aged Children
Influences of the neighbourhood food environment on adiposity of low-income preschool-aged children in Los Angeles County
BACKGROUND: Few studies have examined the association between the food environment and adiposity in early childhood, a critical time for obesity prevention. The objective of this study was to examine the longitudinal association between neighbourhood food environment and adiposity among low-income preschool-aged children in a major metropolitan region in the USA. METHODS: The study sample was 32 172 low-income preschool-aged children in Los Angel…
The New Food Package and Breastfeeding Outcomes Among Women, Infants, and Children Participants in Los Angeles County
Objectives. We assessed the effect of the new Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) food package, implemented in October 2009, on breastfeeding outcomes among a predominately Latina sample of WIC participants in Los Angeles County, California. Methods. We used data from 5020 WIC participants who were interviewed in a series of repeated cross-sectional surveys conducted in 2005, 2008, and 2011. Participants …
Prepregnancy Risk Factors for Preterm Birth and the Role of Maternal Nativity in a Low-Income, Hispanic Population
Response to Letter to the Editor by Joe Brew, Department of Epidemiology, University of Florida
Food and drink consumption among 1–5-year-old Los Angeles County children from households receiving dual SNAP and WIC v. only WIC benefits
Objective The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) are two of the more well-known food assistance programmes in the USA. The current study describes food consumption patterns of children aged 1–5 years living in households dually enrolled in these two programmes v . households enrolled only in WIC. Design Food consumption and SNAP participation were …
Association of Maternal Depressive Symptoms and Offspring Physical Health in Low-Income Families
The Impact of Food Insecurity on the Home Emotional Environment Among Low-Income Mothers of Young Children
Widening socio-economic disparities in early childhood obesity in Los Angeles County after the Great Recession
Objective While economic crises can increase socio-economic disparities in health, little is known about the impact of the 2008–09 Great Recession on obesity prevalence among children, especially low-income children. The present study examined whether socio-economic disparities in obesity among children of pre-school age participating in a federal nutrition assistance programme have changed since the recession. Design A pre–post observational stu…
The neighborhood food environment modifies the effect of the 2009 WIC food package change on childhood obesity in Los Angeles County, California
The impact of the food package change was modified by the neighborhood food environment among girls only. Future policy changes should incorporate consideration of ways to mitigate potentially inequitable geographic distribution of the health benefits of policy changes
Severe Housing-Cost Burden and Low-Income Young Children’s Exposure to Adverse Experiences
Every month matters
Background Research has found breastfeeding to be protective of obesity; however, this link remains contentious. We examined longitudinal associations between exclusive breastfeeding duration, growth trajectories and obesity at 4 years among children participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), and whether these associations differed in the context of the 2009 WIC food package change, implemen…
Shifts in Sources of Food but Stable Nutritional Outcomes among Children in the Early Months of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), State governments, and school districts took unprecedented steps to mitigate the pandemic's impact on students' nutrition. To examine the effect of emergency responses on 6-year-old children's nutritional outcomes, this study analyzed longitudinal data from a national study of children's feeding practices, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and …
The role of income and neighbourhood poverty in the association between the 2009 Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) food package change and child obesity amon…
Objective: To determine whether a previously reported association between the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) food package change and reduced child obesity risk among WIC-participating children in Los Angeles County holds across levels of family income and neighbourhood poverty. Design: Analysis of prospectively collected WIC administrative data. The outcome was obesity at age 4 years (BMI-for-age ≥ 95…
The Importance of Federal Waivers and Technology in Ensuring Access to WIC During Covid-19
WIC Participants’ Perceptions of Covid-19-Related Changes to WIC Recertification and Service Delivery
The Covid-19 Pandemic Contributed to Disparities in Housing-Cost Burden Among WIC-Participating Households in the Most Populous County in California
Medicine (29 works) · Environmental health (25 works) · Demography (19 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (18 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (16 works) · Gerontology (14 works) · Demography (13 works) · Public health (13 works) · Pediatrics (9 works) · Population (9 works)