Lavonna B Lewis
Biographic Data
| ID | 1730850 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lavonna B Lewis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lavonna B |
| FAMILY NAME | Lewis |
| SIGNATURE | LEWIS L B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Southern California |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
United for health to improve urban food environments across five underserved communities
Examining coalition function and maturation in a real-world context reveals important lessons for scholars and practitioners committed to addressing nutrition-related health disparities in marginalized and historically underserved communities. Future work should investigate the sustainability of externally funded cross-sector coalitions after funding ceases
Perceived Barriers and Facilitators to Healthy Eating and School Lunch Meals among Adolescents
Our findings suggest the need to measure perceived and actual barriers to healthy eating among adolescents and to examine the effect of these barriers on dietary behavior. We provide programmatic and policy recommendations
Advocacy coalitions involved in California's menu labeling policy debate
Advocacy coalitions often play an important role in the state health policymaking process, yet little is known about their structure, composition, and behavior. In 2008, California became the first state to enact a menu labeling law. Using the advocacy coalition framework, we examine different facets of the coalitions involved in California's menu labeling policy debate. We use a qualitative research approach to identify coalition members and exp…
Developing networks for community change
This article demonstrates how network analysis can be used to develop a better understanding of a community-based network and steps that might be taken to facilitate network development. The focal network in this study was organized by a local non-profit organization as part of their effort to effect community-level change. The activities of this network were guided by three steering committees, 23 members of which provided data regarding numerou…
Improving the nutritional resource environment for healthy living through community-based participatory research
Advocacy coalitions involved in California's menu labeling policy debate
Advocacy coalitions often play an important role in the state health policymaking process, yet little is known about their structure, composition, and behavior. In 2008, California became the first state to enact a menu labeling law. Using the advocacy coalition framework, we examine different facets of the coalitions involved in California's menu labeling policy debate. We use a qualitative research approach to identify coalition members and exp…
Developing networks for community change
This article demonstrates how network analysis can be used to develop a better understanding of a community-based network and steps that might be taken to facilitate network development. The focal network in this study was organized by a local non-profit organization as part of their effort to effect community-level change. The activities of this network were guided by three steering committees, 23 members of which provided data regarding numerou…
Improving the nutritional resource environment for healthy living through community-based participatory research
Developing networks for community change
This article demonstrates how network analysis can be used to develop a better understanding of a community-based network and steps that might be taken to facilitate network development. The focal network in this study was organized by a local non-profit organization as part of their effort to effect community-level change. The activities of this network were guided by three steering committees, 23 members of which provided data regarding numerou…
Perceived Barriers and Facilitators to Healthy Eating and School Lunch Meals among Adolescents
Our findings suggest the need to measure perceived and actual barriers to healthy eating among adolescents and to examine the effect of these barriers on dietary behavior. We provide programmatic and policy recommendations
Advocacy coalitions involved in California's menu labeling policy debate
Advocacy coalitions often play an important role in the state health policymaking process, yet little is known about their structure, composition, and behavior. In 2008, California became the first state to enact a menu labeling law. Using the advocacy coalition framework, we examine different facets of the coalitions involved in California's menu labeling policy debate. We use a qualitative research approach to identify coalition members and exp…
United for health to improve urban food environments across five underserved communities
Examining coalition function and maturation in a real-world context reveals important lessons for scholars and practitioners committed to addressing nutrition-related health disparities in marginalized and historically underserved communities. Future work should investigate the sustainability of externally funded cross-sector coalitions after funding ceases
Environmental health (3 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Community Health and Development (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (2 works) · Biostatistics (1 work) · Cafeteria (1 work)