Melissa Knox
Biographic Data
| ID | 5544235 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Melissa Knox |
| GIVEN NAMES | Melissa |
| FAMILY NAME | Knox |
| SIGNATURE | KNOX M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Washington |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7525-0854 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Findings and Recommendations From the State of the Art (Sota) Conference on Nursing Research to Improve Veteran Outcomes
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), the largest employer of nurses in the United States, has more than 120,000 nursing personnel providing care to over 9 million Veterans across diverse settings. Despite nursing’s central role in delivering and sustaining care, research on strengthening the nursing workforce and optimizing nursing practice has remained underdeveloped in VHA. To address this gap, VHA’s Office of Research and Development, in …
Sweetened beverage taxes
Taxing sweetened beverages has emerged as an important and effective policy for addressing their overconsumption. However, taxes may place a greater economic burden on people with lower incomes. We assess the degree to which sweetened beverage taxes in three large US cities placed an inequitable burden on populations with lower incomes by assessing spending on beverage taxes by income after taxes have been implemented, as well as any net transfer…
New Evidence on Sweetened Beverage Taxes Points the Way for Future Policy and Research
Is the public sweet on sugary beverages? Social desirability bias and sweetened beverage taxes
Impact of a sweetened beverage tax on beverage prices in Seattle, WA
Perceptions of the possible health and economic impacts of Seattle’s sugary beverage tax
A majority of respondents supported the sugary beverage tax in Seattle. Lower-income participants were more concerned about potential financial consequences. Further evaluation of the extent to which unintended consequences occur is needed
Creating a preference for prevention
The introduction of Seguro Popular (SP)- providing health insurance to over 50 million Mexicans since the early 2000s-represents a large shift in health care delivery to the Mexican population. And yet, its impact on Mexico's marginalized communities has been little studied, and its impact on health is unclear. Using a survey of poor urban Mexicans and Mexican Ministry of Health administrative data, this article investigates SP's effect on those …
Sweetened beverage taxes
Taxing sweetened beverages has emerged as an important and effective policy for addressing their overconsumption. However, taxes may place a greater economic burden on people with lower incomes. We assess the degree to which sweetened beverage taxes in three large US cities placed an inequitable burden on populations with lower incomes by assessing spending on beverage taxes by income after taxes have been implemented, as well as any net transfer…
New Evidence on Sweetened Beverage Taxes Points the Way for Future Policy and Research
Creating a preference for prevention
The introduction of Seguro Popular (SP)- providing health insurance to over 50 million Mexicans since the early 2000s-represents a large shift in health care delivery to the Mexican population. And yet, its impact on Mexico's marginalized communities has been little studied, and its impact on health is unclear. Using a survey of poor urban Mexicans and Mexican Ministry of Health administrative data, this article investigates SP's effect on those …
Creating a preference for prevention
The introduction of Seguro Popular (SP)- providing health insurance to over 50 million Mexicans since the early 2000s-represents a large shift in health care delivery to the Mexican population. And yet, its impact on Mexico's marginalized communities has been little studied, and its impact on health is unclear. Using a survey of poor urban Mexicans and Mexican Ministry of Health administrative data, this article investigates SP's effect on those …
Perceptions of the possible health and economic impacts of Seattle’s sugary beverage tax
A majority of respondents supported the sugary beverage tax in Seattle. Lower-income participants were more concerned about potential financial consequences. Further evaluation of the extent to which unintended consequences occur is needed
Is the public sweet on sugary beverages? Social desirability bias and sweetened beverage taxes
Impact of a sweetened beverage tax on beverage prices in Seattle, WA
New Evidence on Sweetened Beverage Taxes Points the Way for Future Policy and Research
Sweetened beverage taxes
Taxing sweetened beverages has emerged as an important and effective policy for addressing their overconsumption. However, taxes may place a greater economic burden on people with lower incomes. We assess the degree to which sweetened beverage taxes in three large US cities placed an inequitable burden on populations with lower incomes by assessing spending on beverage taxes by income after taxes have been implemented, as well as any net transfer…
Findings and Recommendations From the State of the Art (Sota) Conference on Nursing Research to Improve Veteran Outcomes
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), the largest employer of nurses in the United States, has more than 120,000 nursing personnel providing care to over 9 million Veterans across diverse settings. Despite nursing’s central role in delivering and sustaining care, research on strengthening the nursing workforce and optimizing nursing practice has remained underdeveloped in VHA. To address this gap, VHA’s Office of Research and Development, in …
Economics (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Advertising (2 works) · Consumption (sociology (2 works) · Health care (2 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (2 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (2 works)