Heidi M Weeks
Biographic Data
| ID | 194571 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Heidi M Weeks |
| GIVEN NAMES | Heidi M |
| FAMILY NAME | Weeks |
| SIGNATURE | WEEKS H M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Michigan |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3467-7987 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Algorithms and ABCs: Associations between US parents’ educational media motivations and content quality on YouTube
YouTube usage among young children is highly prevalent, but prior content analyses suggest that YouTube contains substantial amounts of low educational content. We examined associations between parental motivations to use media to educate, child YouTube usage, and educational content of YouTube videos viewed. We also examined associations between educational content of YouTube videos and presence of educational claims in the video title or channe…
A formative study of grandparent caregivers' grandchild feeding responsibilities and practices
"It makes you feel worthless." The lived experience of discrimination in the US food assistance system
Experiences of the Flint Water Crisis Among Reproductive-Age Michigan Women in Communities Outside of Flint: Differences by Race and Ethnicity
Video-Sharing Platform Viewing Among Preschool-Aged Children: Differences by Child Characteristics and Contextual Factors
Free video-sharing platforms such as YouTube are highly popular among young children but may contain low-quality and highly commercialized content. This study aimed to describe the prevalence, duration, and timing of objectively measured mobile YouTube viewing in preschool-aged children and test hypotheses about associations with child individual differences and contextual factors. We analyzed mobile sampling data from 349 English-speaking childr…
Perceptions of tap water associated with low-income Michigan mothers’ and young children’s beverage intake
Objective: To quantify perceptions of tap water among low-income mothers with young children residing in Michigan and examine associations between perceptions of tap water, mothers’ and young children’s beverage intake, and mothers’ infant feeding practices. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Online survey. Participants: Medicaid-insured individuals who had given birth at a large Midwestern US hospital between fall 2016 and fall 2020 were in…
Low-income mothers' perspectives on the involvement of family members in child feeding
Weight bias among public health trainees
Objective: To explore explicit beliefs about the controllability of obesity and the internalisation of negative weight-related stereotypes among public health trainees. Design: Cross-sectional online survey assessing explicit beliefs about the controllability of obesity using the Beliefs About Obese Persons Scale (BAOP) and internalisation of weight bias using the Modified Weight Bias Internalization Scale (WBIS-M). Bivariate associations between…
Sucking behavior in typical and challenging feedings in association with weight gain from birth to 4 Months in full-term infants
Breakfast in the Classroom Initiative and Students’ Breakfast Consumption Behaviors: A Group Randomized Trial
Objectives. To identify the effect of a Breakfast in the Classroom (BIC) initiative on the foods and drinks students consume in the morning. Methods. Sixteen public schools in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that provide universal breakfast participated in a group randomized trial to examine the effects of BIC with complementary nutrition promotion between 2013 and 2016. Control schools (n = 8) offered breakfast in the cafeteria before school. Baseli…
Maternal executive function and the family food environment
Maternal executive function and the family food environment
Sucking behavior in typical and challenging feedings in association with weight gain from birth to 4 Months in full-term infants
Breakfast in the Classroom Initiative and Students’ Breakfast Consumption Behaviors: A Group Randomized Trial
Objectives. To identify the effect of a Breakfast in the Classroom (BIC) initiative on the foods and drinks students consume in the morning. Methods. Sixteen public schools in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that provide universal breakfast participated in a group randomized trial to examine the effects of BIC with complementary nutrition promotion between 2013 and 2016. Control schools (n = 8) offered breakfast in the cafeteria before school. Baseli…
Weight bias among public health trainees
Objective: To explore explicit beliefs about the controllability of obesity and the internalisation of negative weight-related stereotypes among public health trainees. Design: Cross-sectional online survey assessing explicit beliefs about the controllability of obesity using the Beliefs About Obese Persons Scale (BAOP) and internalisation of weight bias using the Modified Weight Bias Internalization Scale (WBIS-M). Bivariate associations between…
Video-Sharing Platform Viewing Among Preschool-Aged Children: Differences by Child Characteristics and Contextual Factors
Free video-sharing platforms such as YouTube are highly popular among young children but may contain low-quality and highly commercialized content. This study aimed to describe the prevalence, duration, and timing of objectively measured mobile YouTube viewing in preschool-aged children and test hypotheses about associations with child individual differences and contextual factors. We analyzed mobile sampling data from 349 English-speaking childr…
Perceptions of tap water associated with low-income Michigan mothers’ and young children’s beverage intake
Objective: To quantify perceptions of tap water among low-income mothers with young children residing in Michigan and examine associations between perceptions of tap water, mothers’ and young children’s beverage intake, and mothers’ infant feeding practices. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Online survey. Participants: Medicaid-insured individuals who had given birth at a large Midwestern US hospital between fall 2016 and fall 2020 were in…
Low-income mothers' perspectives on the involvement of family members in child feeding
Experiences of the Flint Water Crisis Among Reproductive-Age Michigan Women in Communities Outside of Flint: Differences by Race and Ethnicity
A formative study of grandparent caregivers' grandchild feeding responsibilities and practices
"It makes you feel worthless." The lived experience of discrimination in the US food assistance system
Algorithms and ABCs: Associations between US parents’ educational media motivations and content quality on YouTube
YouTube usage among young children is highly prevalent, but prior content analyses suggest that YouTube contains substantial amounts of low educational content. We examined associations between parental motivations to use media to educate, child YouTube usage, and educational content of YouTube videos viewed. We also examined associations between educational content of YouTube videos and presence of educational claims in the video title or channe…
Medicine (7 works) · Environmental health (6 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Demography (4 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works) · Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (3 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Child Development and Digital Technology (2 works)