Jennifer M Sacheck
Biographic Data
| ID | 5471069 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jennifer M Sacheck |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jennifer M |
| FAMILY NAME | Sacheck |
| SIGNATURE | SACHECK J M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Milken Institute |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7690-663X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Getting an Active Start
Fundamental movement skills (FMS) and behavioral self-regulation (SR) are important for lifelong physical activity (PA). While physical literacy (PL) mediates child PA, its broader developmental impact in early childhood education (ECE) remains underexplored. The Active Start feasibility study examined a 10-week PL-based intervention's effects on FMS (stationary, locomotion, object control), total motor competency and behavioral SR, as well as se…
Standing Up for Core Principles in Departments of Social and Behavioral Sciences in Public Health
Promoting physical activity and youth development in schools
Background: Sports-based youth development (SBYD) programs provide an inclusive, supportive environment for promoting physical activity as well as nurturing the development of life skills which, in combination, promote physical, mental, and emotional health in youth. The Up2Us Sports SBYD program was implemented in six schools in New Orleans, Louisiana in 2020-2022, where near-peer coaches from the community were placed in schools and present thr…
Covid-19 incidence and cardiorespiratory fitness among first-year college students
Objective With the emergence of the COVID-19 virus, there was a widespread infection rate among college campuses, creating a need to understand the impact of COVID-19 infection on the health and wellbeing of adolescents. The aim of this study was to examine COVID-19 incidence and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) among undergraduate students in the 2 years post-COVID-19 pandemic lock-down. Participants Participants ( n = 151) included undergraduate…
Mothers’ Experiences During the 2022 Infant Formula Shortage in Washington D.C
The infant formula shortage adversely impacted mothers' mental and emotional health, and was costly, in terms of financial and intangible costs. Findings demonstrate the need to develop clinical and policy approaches to support mothers in feeding their infants and provide education about safe infant feeding practices
Chemicals, cans and factories
Objective: To determine how children interpret terms related to food processing; whether their categorisation of foods according to processing level is consistent with those used in research; and whether they associate the degree of processing with healthfulness. Design: Qualitative data were collected from ten focus groups. Focus groups were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and thematic analysis was conducted. Setting: Four elementary and a…
Processed food consumption is associated with diet quality, but not weight status, in a sample of low-income and ethnically diverse elementary school children
Beyond taste and easy access
The FLEX study school-based physical activity programs – measurement and evaluation of implementation
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02810834 . Registered May 11, 2015
Snacks, beverages, and physical activity during volunteer-led out-of-school-time programs
Most programs did not meet criteria for healthier snacks and beverages and opportunities for PA during typical meetings, indicating room for improvement in encouraging widespread adoption of these practices. Efforts to improve the healthfulness of snacks and beverages and increase opportunities for PA during volunteer-led OST programs are warranted
Study protocol
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02810834 . Registered May 11, 2015. (Retrospectively registered)
The role of eating frequency on total energy intake and diet quality in a low-income, racially diverse sample of schoolchildren
Objective The relationship of meal and snacking patterns with overall dietary intake and relative weight in children is unclear. The current study was done to examine how eating, snack and meal frequencies relate to total energy intake and diet quality. Design The cross-sectional associations of eating, meal and snack frequencies with total energy intake and diet quality, measured by the Healthy Eating Index 2005 (HEI-2005), were examined in sepa…
Vitamin D intake and serum vitamin D in ethnically diverse urban schoolchildren
Objective Low serum vitamin D, which largely affects ethnic minorities, is associated with obesity and other chronic diseases. Little is known about racial/ethnic differences in intake, particularly in children, or if any differences are associated with differences in serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D). The objective of the present study was to determine whether racial/ethnic differences in dietary vitamin D intake exist and whether they explain…
Vitamin D intake and serum vitamin D in ethnically diverse urban schoolchildren
Objective Low serum vitamin D, which largely affects ethnic minorities, is associated with obesity and other chronic diseases. Little is known about racial/ethnic differences in intake, particularly in children, or if any differences are associated with differences in serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D). The objective of the present study was to determine whether racial/ethnic differences in dietary vitamin D intake exist and whether they explain…
The role of eating frequency on total energy intake and diet quality in a low-income, racially diverse sample of schoolchildren
Objective The relationship of meal and snacking patterns with overall dietary intake and relative weight in children is unclear. The current study was done to examine how eating, snack and meal frequencies relate to total energy intake and diet quality. Design The cross-sectional associations of eating, meal and snack frequencies with total energy intake and diet quality, measured by the Healthy Eating Index 2005 (HEI-2005), were examined in sepa…
Study protocol
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02810834 . Registered May 11, 2015. (Retrospectively registered)
Snacks, beverages, and physical activity during volunteer-led out-of-school-time programs
Most programs did not meet criteria for healthier snacks and beverages and opportunities for PA during typical meetings, indicating room for improvement in encouraging widespread adoption of these practices. Efforts to improve the healthfulness of snacks and beverages and increase opportunities for PA during volunteer-led OST programs are warranted
The FLEX study school-based physical activity programs – measurement and evaluation of implementation
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02810834 . Registered May 11, 2015
Chemicals, cans and factories
Objective: To determine how children interpret terms related to food processing; whether their categorisation of foods according to processing level is consistent with those used in research; and whether they associate the degree of processing with healthfulness. Design: Qualitative data were collected from ten focus groups. Focus groups were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and thematic analysis was conducted. Setting: Four elementary and a…
Processed food consumption is associated with diet quality, but not weight status, in a sample of low-income and ethnically diverse elementary school children
Beyond taste and easy access
Mothers’ Experiences During the 2022 Infant Formula Shortage in Washington D.C
The infant formula shortage adversely impacted mothers' mental and emotional health, and was costly, in terms of financial and intangible costs. Findings demonstrate the need to develop clinical and policy approaches to support mothers in feeding their infants and provide education about safe infant feeding practices
Promoting physical activity and youth development in schools
Background: Sports-based youth development (SBYD) programs provide an inclusive, supportive environment for promoting physical activity as well as nurturing the development of life skills which, in combination, promote physical, mental, and emotional health in youth. The Up2Us Sports SBYD program was implemented in six schools in New Orleans, Louisiana in 2020-2022, where near-peer coaches from the community were placed in schools and present thr…
Covid-19 incidence and cardiorespiratory fitness among first-year college students
Objective With the emergence of the COVID-19 virus, there was a widespread infection rate among college campuses, creating a need to understand the impact of COVID-19 infection on the health and wellbeing of adolescents. The aim of this study was to examine COVID-19 incidence and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) among undergraduate students in the 2 years post-COVID-19 pandemic lock-down. Participants Participants ( n = 151) included undergraduate…
Getting an Active Start
Fundamental movement skills (FMS) and behavioral self-regulation (SR) are important for lifelong physical activity (PA). While physical literacy (PL) mediates child PA, its broader developmental impact in early childhood education (ECE) remains underexplored. The Active Start feasibility study examined a 10-week PL-based intervention's effects on FMS (stationary, locomotion, object control), total motor competency and behavioral SR, as well as se…
Standing Up for Core Principles in Departments of Social and Behavioral Sciences in Public Health
Medicine (11 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (8 works) · Environmental health (6 works) · Demography (5 works) · Obesity (5 works) · Physical therapy (5 works) · Public health (5 works) · Gerontology (4 works) · Internal Medicine (4 works) · Nursing (4 works)