Heather M Wasser
Biographic Data
| ID | 4333643 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Heather M Wasser |
| GIVEN NAMES | Heather M |
| FAMILY NAME | Wasser |
| SIGNATURE | WASSER H M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Emily R. Seiger, Stephanie L. Martin, Heather M. Wasser, Grace Foster, and Ruwaydah Sideek are with the Department of Nutrition, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Stephanie A. Hutchinson is with the Appalachian Breastfeeding Network, Gallipolis, Ohio. |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Healthy home food environments of pregnant Black women are shaped by food outlet access and participation in nutrition assistance programs
OBJECTIVES: Improving access to healthy food in Black communities is imperative to combat intergenerational health disparities. Pregnant Black women represent an especially vulnerable population to multiple (and overlapping) sources of socioeconomic and political disenfranchisement and thus for whom maternal nutrition is crucial. This study aimed to (1) define household food environment types, (2) determine whether the distribution of community f…
Confirmatory factor analysis of the infant feeding styles questionnaire in infant and toddler child care teachers
Parent and child dietary changes in a 6-month mobile-delivered weight loss intervention with tailored messaging for parents
Objective To examine changes in parent and child dietary intake, associations between program adherence and parent dietary changes, and the association between parent and child dietary changes in a mobile-delivered weight loss intervention for parents with personalized messaging. Methods Adults with overweight or obesity and who had a child aged 2–12 in the home were recruited for a randomized controlled trial comparing two types of dietary monit…
Barriers to Providing Lactation Services and Support to Families in Appalachia: A Mixed-Methods Study With Lactation Professionals and Supporters
Objectives. To understand the barriers and facilitators that lactation professionals and supporters (LPSs) in the Appalachian region of the United States experience when providing services and support to families. Methods. We used a mixed-methods explanatory sequential design with a survey of LPSs in Appalachia (March‒July 2019), followed by semistructured interviews with LPSs (January‒April 2020). We summarized survey responses descriptively and…
Who’s feeding baby? Non-maternal involvement in feeding and its association with dietary intakes among infants and toddlers
Who’s feeding baby? Non-maternal involvement in feeding and its association with dietary intakes among infants and toddlers
Parent and child dietary changes in a 6-month mobile-delivered weight loss intervention with tailored messaging for parents
Objective To examine changes in parent and child dietary intake, associations between program adherence and parent dietary changes, and the association between parent and child dietary changes in a mobile-delivered weight loss intervention for parents with personalized messaging. Methods Adults with overweight or obesity and who had a child aged 2–12 in the home were recruited for a randomized controlled trial comparing two types of dietary monit…
Barriers to Providing Lactation Services and Support to Families in Appalachia: A Mixed-Methods Study With Lactation Professionals and Supporters
Objectives. To understand the barriers and facilitators that lactation professionals and supporters (LPSs) in the Appalachian region of the United States experience when providing services and support to families. Methods. We used a mixed-methods explanatory sequential design with a survey of LPSs in Appalachia (March‒July 2019), followed by semistructured interviews with LPSs (January‒April 2020). We summarized survey responses descriptively and…
Healthy home food environments of pregnant Black women are shaped by food outlet access and participation in nutrition assistance programs
OBJECTIVES: Improving access to healthy food in Black communities is imperative to combat intergenerational health disparities. Pregnant Black women represent an especially vulnerable population to multiple (and overlapping) sources of socioeconomic and political disenfranchisement and thus for whom maternal nutrition is crucial. This study aimed to (1) define household food environment types, (2) determine whether the distribution of community f…
Confirmatory factor analysis of the infant feeding styles questionnaire in infant and toddler child care teachers
Medicine (5 works) · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (3 works) · Pediatrics (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (2 works) · Geography (2 works)