Jenny LaChance
Biographic Data
| ID | 6055836 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jenny LaChance |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jenny |
| FAMILY NAME | LaChance |
| SIGNATURE | LACHANCE J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Michigan Public Health Institute |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7612-649X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 75 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Perceived Harm to Pet Health Associated with Human Quality of Life After a Public Health Disaster
This study's goal was to evaluate associations of human exposure to unfiltered tap water during the Flint water crisis (FWC) with perceived harm to pets from exposure to contaminated water. We also explored the associations of perceived pet harm with participants' self-reported general, physical, and mental health, as well as quality of life. Adult ( n = 3264) pet owners from a public health registry reported unfiltered tap water exposure, percei…
Influence of a Prenatal Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program on Diet and Household Food Security in a Low-Income, Urban Community
This study reveals the influence of a prenatal FVPP on diet and food security among prenatal patients living in one low-income, urban community. Results signal an urgent need for coordinated and comprehensive maternal supports that better address food and nutrition security during pregnancy and the early postpartum period
Hardship and Hope
Objectives. To examine the impact of Rx Kids—a community-wide and unconditional prenatal and infant cash transfer program in Flint, Michigan—on economic stability, maternal mental health, and well-being. Methods. Using a difference-in-differences framework, we compared outcomes for surveyed Flint mothers who gave birth before and after Rx Kids implementation to those outside the city. Results. Relative to comparisons, mothers exposed to Rx Kids s…
Child Mental Health Status in Flint, Michigan
Objectives. To determine the burden of mental health disorders among children enrolled in Michigan’s Flint Registry in the context of a local public health crisis and a nationally declared pediatric mental health crisis. Methods. This survey-based study included 1203 children aged 3 to 17 years whose caregivers enrolled them in the Flint Registry between December 2018 and March 2020 and who completed a follow-up survey between October 2020 and Ma…
Effect of a pediatric fruit and vegetable prescription program on child dietary patterns, food security, and weight status
The study was registered through clinicaltrials.gov [ID: NCT04767282] on February 23, 2021
Flint Kids Cook
Objective: To examine changes in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among youth who participated in Flint Kids Cook, a 6-week healthy cooking programme for children, and assess whether changes in HRQoL were associated with changes in cooking self-efficacy, attitude towards cooking (ATC) and diet. Design: Pre-post survey (Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory, Block Kids Food Screener, 8-item cooking self-efficacy, 6-item ATC) using child self-r…
Participation in a Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program for Pediatric Patients is Positively Associated with Farmers’ Market Shopping
Objectives : The primary objective was to investigate the association between participation in a farmers' market fruit and vegetable prescription program (FVPP) for pediatric patients and farmers' market shopping. Methods : This survey-based cross-sectional study assessed data from a convenience sample of 157 caregivers at an urban pediatric clinic co-located with a farmers' market. Prescription redemption was restricted to the farmers' market. D…
Caregiver perceptions of a fruit and vegetable prescription programme for low-income paediatric patients
Objective The physical and social environments that surround children should support good health. However, challenges with food security and access prevent many children from consuming a healthy diet, which is critical to proper growth and development. The present study sought to gain a better understanding of primary care initiatives to address these issues in a low-income setting. Design Following the relocation of a paediatric clinic to a farm…
Social and Built Environmental Correlates of Predicted Blood Lead Levels in the Flint Water Crisis
Objectives. To highlight contextual factors tied to increased blood lead level (BLL) risk following the lead-in-water contamination in Flint, Michigan. Methods. Using geocoded BLL data collected in 2013 and 2015 and areal interpolation, we predicted BLLs at every residential parcel in the city. We then spatially joined social and built environmental variables to link the parcels with neighborhood-level factors that may influence BLLs. Results. Wh…
Hanna-Attisha and LaChance Respond
Hanna-Attisha and LaChance Respond Affiliation Mona Hanna-Attisha MD, MPH, and Jenny LaChance MSMona Hanna-Attisha is with Hurley Children's Hospital/Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, Flint. Jenny LaChance is with Hurley Medical Center Research, Flint.CopyRightCorrespondence should be sent to Mona Hanna-Attisha, MD, MPH, Hurley Medical Center, Pediatrics 3W, One Hurley Plaza, Flin…
Hanna-Attisha and LaChance Respond
AffiliationsMona Hanna-Attisha is with Hurley Children’s Hospital/Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, Flint. Jenny LaChance is with Hurley Medical Center Research, Flint
Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Children Associated With the Flint Drinking Water Crisis
Objectives. We analyzed differences in pediatric elevated blood lead level incidence before and after Flint, Michigan, introduced a more corrosive water source into an aging water system without adequate corrosion control. Methods. We reviewed blood lead levels for children younger than 5 years before (2013) and after (2015) water source change in Greater Flint, Michigan. We assessed the percentage of elevated blood lead levels in both time perio…
Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Children Associated With the Flint Drinking Water Crisis
Objectives. We analyzed differences in pediatric elevated blood lead level incidence before and after Flint, Michigan, introduced a more corrosive water source into an aging water system without adequate corrosion control. Methods. We reviewed blood lead levels for children younger than 5 years before (2013) and after (2015) water source change in Greater Flint, Michigan. We assessed the percentage of elevated blood lead levels in both time perio…
Social and Built Environmental Correlates of Predicted Blood Lead Levels in the Flint Water Crisis
Objectives. To highlight contextual factors tied to increased blood lead level (BLL) risk following the lead-in-water contamination in Flint, Michigan. Methods. Using geocoded BLL data collected in 2013 and 2015 and areal interpolation, we predicted BLLs at every residential parcel in the city. We then spatially joined social and built environmental variables to link the parcels with neighborhood-level factors that may influence BLLs. Results. Wh…
Hanna-Attisha and LaChance Respond
Hanna-Attisha and LaChance Respond Affiliation Mona Hanna-Attisha MD, MPH, and Jenny LaChance MSMona Hanna-Attisha is with Hurley Children's Hospital/Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, Flint. Jenny LaChance is with Hurley Medical Center Research, Flint.CopyRightCorrespondence should be sent to Mona Hanna-Attisha, MD, MPH, Hurley Medical Center, Pediatrics 3W, One Hurley Plaza, Flin…
Hanna-Attisha and LaChance Respond
AffiliationsMona Hanna-Attisha is with Hurley Children’s Hospital/Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, Flint. Jenny LaChance is with Hurley Medical Center Research, Flint
Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Children Associated With the Flint Drinking Water Crisis
Objectives. We analyzed differences in pediatric elevated blood lead level incidence before and after Flint, Michigan, introduced a more corrosive water source into an aging water system without adequate corrosion control. Methods. We reviewed blood lead levels for children younger than 5 years before (2013) and after (2015) water source change in Greater Flint, Michigan. We assessed the percentage of elevated blood lead levels in both time perio…
Social and Built Environmental Correlates of Predicted Blood Lead Levels in the Flint Water Crisis
Objectives. To highlight contextual factors tied to increased blood lead level (BLL) risk following the lead-in-water contamination in Flint, Michigan. Methods. Using geocoded BLL data collected in 2013 and 2015 and areal interpolation, we predicted BLLs at every residential parcel in the city. We then spatially joined social and built environmental variables to link the parcels with neighborhood-level factors that may influence BLLs. Results. Wh…
Caregiver perceptions of a fruit and vegetable prescription programme for low-income paediatric patients
Objective The physical and social environments that surround children should support good health. However, challenges with food security and access prevent many children from consuming a healthy diet, which is critical to proper growth and development. The present study sought to gain a better understanding of primary care initiatives to address these issues in a low-income setting. Design Following the relocation of a paediatric clinic to a farm…
Participation in a Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program for Pediatric Patients is Positively Associated with Farmers’ Market Shopping
Objectives : The primary objective was to investigate the association between participation in a farmers' market fruit and vegetable prescription program (FVPP) for pediatric patients and farmers' market shopping. Methods : This survey-based cross-sectional study assessed data from a convenience sample of 157 caregivers at an urban pediatric clinic co-located with a farmers' market. Prescription redemption was restricted to the farmers' market. D…
Flint Kids Cook
Objective: To examine changes in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among youth who participated in Flint Kids Cook, a 6-week healthy cooking programme for children, and assess whether changes in HRQoL were associated with changes in cooking self-efficacy, attitude towards cooking (ATC) and diet. Design: Pre-post survey (Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory, Block Kids Food Screener, 8-item cooking self-efficacy, 6-item ATC) using child self-r…
Effect of a pediatric fruit and vegetable prescription program on child dietary patterns, food security, and weight status
The study was registered through clinicaltrials.gov [ID: NCT04767282] on February 23, 2021
Child Mental Health Status in Flint, Michigan
Objectives. To determine the burden of mental health disorders among children enrolled in Michigan’s Flint Registry in the context of a local public health crisis and a nationally declared pediatric mental health crisis. Methods. This survey-based study included 1203 children aged 3 to 17 years whose caregivers enrolled them in the Flint Registry between December 2018 and March 2020 and who completed a follow-up survey between October 2020 and Ma…
Perceived Harm to Pet Health Associated with Human Quality of Life After a Public Health Disaster
This study's goal was to evaluate associations of human exposure to unfiltered tap water during the Flint water crisis (FWC) with perceived harm to pets from exposure to contaminated water. We also explored the associations of perceived pet harm with participants' self-reported general, physical, and mental health, as well as quality of life. Adult ( n = 3264) pet owners from a public health registry reported unfiltered tap water exposure, percei…
Influence of a Prenatal Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program on Diet and Household Food Security in a Low-Income, Urban Community
This study reveals the influence of a prenatal FVPP on diet and food security among prenatal patients living in one low-income, urban community. Results signal an urgent need for coordinated and comprehensive maternal supports that better address food and nutrition security during pregnancy and the early postpartum period
Hardship and Hope
Objectives. To examine the impact of Rx Kids—a community-wide and unconditional prenatal and infant cash transfer program in Flint, Michigan—on economic stability, maternal mental health, and well-being. Methods. Using a difference-in-differences framework, we compared outcomes for surveyed Flint mothers who gave birth before and after Rx Kids implementation to those outside the city. Results. Relative to comparisons, mothers exposed to Rx Kids s…
Medicine (10 works) · Environmental health (8 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (6 works) · Gerontology (6 works) · Public health (6 works) · Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (5 works) · Family medicine (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (4 works) · Child and Adolescent Health (3 works)