Sara John
Biographic Data
| ID | 3933714 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sara John |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sara |
| FAMILY NAME | John |
| SIGNATURE | JOHN S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Center for Science in the Public Interest (United States) |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3761-4722 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
From Crisis to Resilience
Human growth aims to improve life expectancy and aligns with Sustainable Development Goal 3, which promotes healthy lives and well‐being for all. The E7 countries (Turkey, Brazil, India, Mexico, Indonesia, Russia, and China) face rapid economic and demographic changes that influence public health, and this study examines the determinants of life expectancy in these nations from 2000 to 2023. The analysis is distinctive because it considers enviro…
Effects of in-store marketing on food and beverage purchases
Objective: Most food retailers display foods in prominent locations as a marketing strategy (i.e. ‘placement promotions’). We examined the extent to which households with children change their food and beverage purchases in response to these promotions. Design: We analysed a novel dataset of all products promoted in two supermarkets from 2016 to 2017, including promotion dates and locations (e.g. aisle endcaps and front registers). We linked prom…
Food for thought
Community Member Perceptions of Dollar Stores in Baltimore City, Maryland
Dollar stores are the fastest-growing type of food retailer in the United States, prompting policy action across the country related to their perceived negative impact on the communities they serve. However, there is little existing research that explores community member perceptions of dollar stores, which is critical to inform new, equitable policies. To address this gap in Baltimore City, Maryland, where dollar store density is high, we aimed …
Envisioning a world without prisons
People with lived experiences of violence have minimal opportunities to address policies that affect them, which poses challenges to producing relevant results beyond academia. In this paper, we ask: in what ways can groups formulate a collective plan to address policy decisions that harm them? We used a framework called group concept mapping (GCM) with Central American and Mexican asylum seekers (named Migrantes Unidos), who are committed to end…
Forms of Community Engagement in Neighborhood Food Retail
Community engagement is well established as a key to improving public health. Prior food environment research has largely studied community engagement as an intervention component, leaving much unknown about how food retailers may already engage in this work. The purpose of this study was to explore the community engagement activities employed by neighborhood food retailers located in lower-income communities with explicit health missions to unde…
Balancing Mission and Margins
Mission-driven, independently-owned community food stores have been identified as a potential solution to improve access to healthy foods, yet to date there is limited information on what factors contribute to these stores' success and failure. Using a multiple case study approach, this study examined what makes a healthy community food store successful and identified strategies for success in seven community stores in urban areas across the Unit…
A Commentary on the Healthy Community Stores Case Study Project
In the United States, low-income, underserved rural and urban settings experience poor access to healthy, affordable food. Introducing new food outlets in these locations has shown mixed results for improving healthy food consumption. The Healthy Community Stores Case Study Project (HCSCSP) explored an alternative strategy: supporting mission-driven, locally owned, healthy community food stores to improve healthy food access. The HCSCSP used a mu…
Refining the Nutrition Environment Measures Survey (Nems) for Healthy Community Stores
Inadequate consumption of healthy food is an ongoing public health issue in the United States. Food availability measures of supply versus consumption of healthy foods are disconnected in many studies. There is a need for an objective assessment of the food environment in order to assess how the food supply aligns with the Healthy Eating Index (HEI). Data were collected as part of the Healthy Community Stores Case Study Project, including a refin…
The Case for a National SNAP Fruit and Vegetable Incentive Program
The Case for a National SNAP Fruit and Vegetable Incentive Program Sara John MS, Reece Lyerly MS, MPH, Parke Wilde PhD, Eliza Dexter Cohen BA, Eliza Lawson MPH, and Amy Nunn ScD Affiliation Sara John and Parke Wilde are with the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, MA. Reece Lyerly is with the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy and the Rhode Island Public Health Institute, Providence. Eliza Dexte…
Resistance to Racial Equity in U.S. Federalism and Its Impact on Fragmented Regions
In this commentary, we provide our ground-level observations of how the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19 or COVID) has exposed weaknesses in our federal system to respond to local communities, particularly Black and Latina/os who live and work in the St. Louis region. Our perspectives come from a virtual town hall hosted by the Community Innovation and Action Center (CIAC) at the University of Missouri, St. Louis on April 18, 2020. Based on th…
Envisioning a world without prisons
People with lived experiences of violence have minimal opportunities to address policies that affect them, which poses challenges to producing relevant results beyond academia. In this paper, we ask: in what ways can groups formulate a collective plan to address policy decisions that harm them? We used a framework called group concept mapping (GCM) with Central American and Mexican asylum seekers (named Migrantes Unidos), who are committed to end…
The Case for a National SNAP Fruit and Vegetable Incentive Program
The Case for a National SNAP Fruit and Vegetable Incentive Program Sara John MS, Reece Lyerly MS, MPH, Parke Wilde PhD, Eliza Dexter Cohen BA, Eliza Lawson MPH, and Amy Nunn ScD Affiliation Sara John and Parke Wilde are with the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, MA. Reece Lyerly is with the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy and the Rhode Island Public Health Institute, Providence. Eliza Dexte…
Resistance to Racial Equity in U.S. Federalism and Its Impact on Fragmented Regions
In this commentary, we provide our ground-level observations of how the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19 or COVID) has exposed weaknesses in our federal system to respond to local communities, particularly Black and Latina/os who live and work in the St. Louis region. Our perspectives come from a virtual town hall hosted by the Community Innovation and Action Center (CIAC) at the University of Missouri, St. Louis on April 18, 2020. Based on th…
Food for thought
Resistance to Racial Equity in U.S. Federalism and Its Impact on Fragmented Regions
In this commentary, we provide our ground-level observations of how the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19 or COVID) has exposed weaknesses in our federal system to respond to local communities, particularly Black and Latina/os who live and work in the St. Louis region. Our perspectives come from a virtual town hall hosted by the Community Innovation and Action Center (CIAC) at the University of Missouri, St. Louis on April 18, 2020. Based on th…
The Case for a National SNAP Fruit and Vegetable Incentive Program
The Case for a National SNAP Fruit and Vegetable Incentive Program Sara John MS, Reece Lyerly MS, MPH, Parke Wilde PhD, Eliza Dexter Cohen BA, Eliza Lawson MPH, and Amy Nunn ScD Affiliation Sara John and Parke Wilde are with the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, MA. Reece Lyerly is with the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy and the Rhode Island Public Health Institute, Providence. Eliza Dexte…
Forms of Community Engagement in Neighborhood Food Retail
Community engagement is well established as a key to improving public health. Prior food environment research has largely studied community engagement as an intervention component, leaving much unknown about how food retailers may already engage in this work. The purpose of this study was to explore the community engagement activities employed by neighborhood food retailers located in lower-income communities with explicit health missions to unde…
Balancing Mission and Margins
Mission-driven, independently-owned community food stores have been identified as a potential solution to improve access to healthy foods, yet to date there is limited information on what factors contribute to these stores' success and failure. Using a multiple case study approach, this study examined what makes a healthy community food store successful and identified strategies for success in seven community stores in urban areas across the Unit…
A Commentary on the Healthy Community Stores Case Study Project
In the United States, low-income, underserved rural and urban settings experience poor access to healthy, affordable food. Introducing new food outlets in these locations has shown mixed results for improving healthy food consumption. The Healthy Community Stores Case Study Project (HCSCSP) explored an alternative strategy: supporting mission-driven, locally owned, healthy community food stores to improve healthy food access. The HCSCSP used a mu…
Refining the Nutrition Environment Measures Survey (Nems) for Healthy Community Stores
Inadequate consumption of healthy food is an ongoing public health issue in the United States. Food availability measures of supply versus consumption of healthy foods are disconnected in many studies. There is a need for an objective assessment of the food environment in order to assess how the food supply aligns with the Healthy Eating Index (HEI). Data were collected as part of the Healthy Community Stores Case Study Project, including a refin…
Envisioning a world without prisons
People with lived experiences of violence have minimal opportunities to address policies that affect them, which poses challenges to producing relevant results beyond academia. In this paper, we ask: in what ways can groups formulate a collective plan to address policy decisions that harm them? We used a framework called group concept mapping (GCM) with Central American and Mexican asylum seekers (named Migrantes Unidos), who are committed to end…
Effects of in-store marketing on food and beverage purchases
Objective: Most food retailers display foods in prominent locations as a marketing strategy (i.e. ‘placement promotions’). We examined the extent to which households with children change their food and beverage purchases in response to these promotions. Design: We analysed a novel dataset of all products promoted in two supermarkets from 2016 to 2017, including promotion dates and locations (e.g. aisle endcaps and front registers). We linked prom…
Food for thought
Community Member Perceptions of Dollar Stores in Baltimore City, Maryland
Dollar stores are the fastest-growing type of food retailer in the United States, prompting policy action across the country related to their perceived negative impact on the communities they serve. However, there is little existing research that explores community member perceptions of dollar stores, which is critical to inform new, equitable policies. To address this gap in Baltimore City, Maryland, where dollar store density is high, we aimed …
From Crisis to Resilience
Human growth aims to improve life expectancy and aligns with Sustainable Development Goal 3, which promotes healthy lives and well‐being for all. The E7 countries (Turkey, Brazil, India, Mexico, Indonesia, Russia, and China) face rapid economic and demographic changes that influence public health, and this study examines the determinants of life expectancy in these nations from 2000 to 2023. The analysis is distinctive because it considers enviro…
Political science (7 works) · Business (6 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (6 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Marketing (4 works) · Public relations (4 works) · Geography (3 works)