Meaghan S Christian
Biographic Data
| ID | 5500429 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Meaghan S Christian |
| GIVEN NAMES | Meaghan S |
| FAMILY NAME | Christian |
| SIGNATURE | CHRISTIAN M S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Leeds |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0689-0097 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Benchmarking for continuous improvement in food retail environments: A systematic scoping review
Benchmarking, closely related to audit and feedback processes, is an implementation strategy that continuously measures performance against defined functions and metrics and implements change accordingly. Benchmarking is increasingly being applied in public health nutrition to improve food environments for health. However, the process and mechanisms by which benchmarking interventions can drive continuous improvement in food retail settings is no…
Creating healthy remote store food environments: Use of the Store Scout App in practice
The retail food environment influences food options and purchasing behaviour. Nutrition professionals can support food retailers to create health-enabling food environments. The Store Scout App (Store Scout) is a decision-support tool designed to facilitate this - it rapidly assesses health-enabling store practice and provides real-time feedback to retailers. This research aimed to assess the use of Store Scout by nutrition professionals in their…
Benchmarking for healthy food stores: Protocol for a randomised controlled trial with remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Australia to enhance adoption of health-enabling store…
ACTRN12622000596707, Protocol version 1
Development of a survey tool to assess the environmental determinants of health-enabling food retail practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities of remote Australia
The application of this evidence-informed, co-designed survey will provide a first-time cross-sectional analysis and the potential for ongoing longitudinal data and advocacy on how environmental factors affect the operations of remote stores
Food insecurity during Covid ‐19: An Australian university experience
The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence, severity, coping strategies and precipitating factors of food insecurity in university students in a large multi-campus Australian university during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020, in context of providing information to inform institutional support. This was a cross-sectional analysis which was part of a larger university-led research project, the Thrive@Home study conducted at Monash Universit…
An exploratory study to investigate alcohol consumption among breast-feeding mothers
Objective: We examined the likelihood of breast-feeding mothers consuming alcohol according to several socio-demographic factors. Design: We carried out secondary data analyses using participant information obtained from a cross-sectional survey designed to capture the dietary habits of UK infants aged 4–18 months. Setting: Data concerning breast-feeding mothers’ social and domestic circumstances and alcohol consumption were drawn from the 2011 D…
We still don’t know that our children need vitamin D daily: A study of parents’ understanding of vitamin D requirements in children aged 0-2 years
Parents were generally not aware of the importance of vitamin D, dietary requirements including supplementation and the availability of vitamin D fortified foods. Major improvements are required for the effective promotion of vitamin D information to parents
Effective implementation of primary school-based healthy lifestyle programmes: A qualitative study of views of school staff
Effective implementation of school-based healthy lifestyle programmes was thought to be aided by flexible and adaptable programmes, enabling good contextual fit, well-resourced programmes and effective leadership at multiple levels, pupil (pupils support delivery) and parent involvement. To facilitate sustainability, it was perceived that programmes need to be integrated within the curriculum and school policies long term, with sustained support …
Impact of school lunch type on nutritional quality of English children’s diets
Objective Nutrient and food standards exist for school lunches in English primary schools although packed lunches brought from home are not regulated. The aim of the present study was to determine nutritional and dietary differences by lunch type. Design A cross-sectional survey was carried out in 2007 assessing diet using the Child and Diet Evaluation Tool (CADET), a validated 24 h estimated food diary. The data were analysed to determine nutrit…
Evaluation of the impact of school gardening interventions on children's knowledge of and attitudes towards fruit and vegetables. A cluster randomised controlled trial
A cluster-randomised controlled trial of a school-based fruit and vegetable intervention: Project Tomato
Objective The present study aimed to determine whether a multi-component school-based intervention can maintain children's fruit and vegetable intake post eligibility for free school fruit and vegetables. Design A random sample of fifty-four English primary schools was randomised to receive the 10-month intervention Project Tomato, a multi-component theory-based intervention, or the control. Each group consisted of twenty-seven schools. Setting C…
Family meals can help children reach their 5 A Day: A cross-sectional survey of children's dietary intake from London primary schools
BACKGROUND: This study aims to explore how the home food environment and parental attitudes and values affect children's fruit and vegetable (F&V) intake. METHODS: The sample consists of 2383 children with a mean age of 8.3 years (95% CI 8.2 to 8.3) attending 52 primary schools in London. These children are taking part in two randomised controlled trials to evaluate a school gardening programme. Diet was assessed using a validated 24-h food tick …
Systematic review and meta-analysis of school-based interventions to improve daily fruit and vegetable intake in children aged 5 to 12 y
Study protocol: Can a school gardening intervention improve children’s diets
ISRCTN11396528
Process evaluation of a cluster randomised controlled trial of a school-based fruit and vegetable intervention: Project Tomato
Objective The present analysis evaluates the overall appreciation and implementation of an intervention, Project Tomato, designed to maintain fruit and vegetable intake in children aged 8–9 years. Design A random sample of fifty-four English primary schools (658 children) were randomised to either the intervention group or the control. The intervention group received a multi-component programme delivered in school by teachers and items sent home …
Family meals can help children reach their 5 A Day: A cross-sectional survey of children's dietary intake from London primary schools
BACKGROUND: This study aims to explore how the home food environment and parental attitudes and values affect children's fruit and vegetable (F&V) intake. METHODS: The sample consists of 2383 children with a mean age of 8.3 years (95% CI 8.2 to 8.3) attending 52 primary schools in London. These children are taking part in two randomised controlled trials to evaluate a school gardening programme. Diet was assessed using a validated 24-h food tick …
Food insecurity during Covid ‐19: An Australian university experience
The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence, severity, coping strategies and precipitating factors of food insecurity in university students in a large multi-campus Australian university during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020, in context of providing information to inform institutional support. This was a cross-sectional analysis which was part of a larger university-led research project, the Thrive@Home study conducted at Monash Universit…
Systematic review and meta-analysis of school-based interventions to improve daily fruit and vegetable intake in children aged 5 to 12 y
Study protocol: Can a school gardening intervention improve children’s diets
ISRCTN11396528
Process evaluation of a cluster randomised controlled trial of a school-based fruit and vegetable intervention: Project Tomato
Objective The present analysis evaluates the overall appreciation and implementation of an intervention, Project Tomato, designed to maintain fruit and vegetable intake in children aged 8–9 years. Design A random sample of fifty-four English primary schools (658 children) were randomised to either the intervention group or the control. The intervention group received a multi-component programme delivered in school by teachers and items sent home …
A cluster-randomised controlled trial of a school-based fruit and vegetable intervention: Project Tomato
Objective The present study aimed to determine whether a multi-component school-based intervention can maintain children's fruit and vegetable intake post eligibility for free school fruit and vegetables. Design A random sample of fifty-four English primary schools was randomised to receive the 10-month intervention Project Tomato, a multi-component theory-based intervention, or the control. Each group consisted of twenty-seven schools. Setting C…
Family meals can help children reach their 5 A Day: A cross-sectional survey of children's dietary intake from London primary schools
BACKGROUND: This study aims to explore how the home food environment and parental attitudes and values affect children's fruit and vegetable (F&V) intake. METHODS: The sample consists of 2383 children with a mean age of 8.3 years (95% CI 8.2 to 8.3) attending 52 primary schools in London. These children are taking part in two randomised controlled trials to evaluate a school gardening programme. Diet was assessed using a validated 24-h food tick …
Evaluation of the impact of school gardening interventions on children's knowledge of and attitudes towards fruit and vegetables. A cluster randomised controlled trial
Impact of school lunch type on nutritional quality of English children’s diets
Objective Nutrient and food standards exist for school lunches in English primary schools although packed lunches brought from home are not regulated. The aim of the present study was to determine nutritional and dietary differences by lunch type. Design A cross-sectional survey was carried out in 2007 assessing diet using the Child and Diet Evaluation Tool (CADET), a validated 24 h estimated food diary. The data were analysed to determine nutrit…
We still don’t know that our children need vitamin D daily: A study of parents’ understanding of vitamin D requirements in children aged 0-2 years
Parents were generally not aware of the importance of vitamin D, dietary requirements including supplementation and the availability of vitamin D fortified foods. Major improvements are required for the effective promotion of vitamin D information to parents
Effective implementation of primary school-based healthy lifestyle programmes: A qualitative study of views of school staff
Effective implementation of school-based healthy lifestyle programmes was thought to be aided by flexible and adaptable programmes, enabling good contextual fit, well-resourced programmes and effective leadership at multiple levels, pupil (pupils support delivery) and parent involvement. To facilitate sustainability, it was perceived that programmes need to be integrated within the curriculum and school policies long term, with sustained support …
An exploratory study to investigate alcohol consumption among breast-feeding mothers
Objective: We examined the likelihood of breast-feeding mothers consuming alcohol according to several socio-demographic factors. Design: We carried out secondary data analyses using participant information obtained from a cross-sectional survey designed to capture the dietary habits of UK infants aged 4–18 months. Setting: Data concerning breast-feeding mothers’ social and domestic circumstances and alcohol consumption were drawn from the 2011 D…
Food insecurity during Covid ‐19: An Australian university experience
The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence, severity, coping strategies and precipitating factors of food insecurity in university students in a large multi-campus Australian university during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020, in context of providing information to inform institutional support. This was a cross-sectional analysis which was part of a larger university-led research project, the Thrive@Home study conducted at Monash Universit…
Benchmarking for healthy food stores: Protocol for a randomised controlled trial with remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Australia to enhance adoption of health-enabling store…
ACTRN12622000596707, Protocol version 1
Development of a survey tool to assess the environmental determinants of health-enabling food retail practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities of remote Australia
The application of this evidence-informed, co-designed survey will provide a first-time cross-sectional analysis and the potential for ongoing longitudinal data and advocacy on how environmental factors affect the operations of remote stores
Creating healthy remote store food environments: Use of the Store Scout App in practice
The retail food environment influences food options and purchasing behaviour. Nutrition professionals can support food retailers to create health-enabling food environments. The Store Scout App (Store Scout) is a decision-support tool designed to facilitate this - it rapidly assesses health-enabling store practice and provides real-time feedback to retailers. This research aimed to assess the use of Store Scout by nutrition professionals in their…
Benchmarking for continuous improvement in food retail environments: A systematic scoping review
Benchmarking, closely related to audit and feedback processes, is an implementation strategy that continuously measures performance against defined functions and metrics and implements change accordingly. Benchmarking is increasingly being applied in public health nutrition to improve food environments for health. However, the process and mechanisms by which benchmarking interventions can drive continuous improvement in food retail settings is no…
Medicine (13 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (10 works) · Environmental health (9 works) · Nursing (9 works) · Public health (7 works) · Biostatistics (5 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (4 works) · Intervention (counseling (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Cluster randomised controlled trial (3 works)