Alan F Meyers

Biographic Data

ID6062580
NAMEAlan F Meyers
GIVEN NAMESAlan F
FAMILY NAMEMeyers
SIGNATUREMEYERS A F
AFFILIATIONSDiana Becker Cutts and Joni Geppert are with the Department of Pediatrics, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN. Alan F. Meyers, John T. Cook, Ruth Rose-Jacobs, and Deborah A. Frank are with the Department of Pediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA. Maureen M. Black is with the Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore. Patrick H. Casey is with the Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock....
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS11
TOTAL CITATIONS35
AUTHOR COUNT11
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1998
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2011
H-INDEX2

  • US Housing Insecurity and the Health of Very Young Children

    Diana Cutts, Diana Becker Cutts et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2011Cited by: 31References: 37

    Objectives. We investigated the association between housing insecurity and the health of very young children. Methods. Between 1998 and 2007, we interviewed 22 069 low-income caregivers with children younger than 3 years who were seen in 7 US urban medical centers. We assessed food insecurity, child health status, developmental risk, weight, and housing insecurity for each child's household. Our indicators for housing insecurity were crowding (> …

  • Development and Validity of a 2-Item Screen to Identify Families at Risk for Food Insecurity

    Erin R Hager, Anna M Quigg et al.ARTICLEPEDIATRICS2010

    OBJECTIVES: To develop a brief screen to identify families at risk for food insecurity (FI) and to evaluate the sensitivity, specificity, and convergent validity of the screen. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Caregivers of children (age: birth through 3 years) from 7 urban medical centers completed the US Department of Agriculture 18-item Household Food Security Survey (HFSS), reports of child health, hospitalizations in their lifetime, and developmental r…

  • Household Food Insecurity

    Ruth Rose-Jacobs, Ruth Rose‐Jacobs et al.ARTICLEPEDIATRICS2008

    OBJECTIVES. In this study, we evaluated the relationship between household food security status and developmental risk in young children, after controlling for potential confounding variables. METHODS. The Children's Sentinel Nutritional Assessment Program interviewed (in English, Spanish, or Somali) 2010 caregivers from low-income households with children 4 to 36 months of age, at 5 pediatric clinic/emergency department sites (in Arkansas, Massa…

  • Child Food Insecurity Increases Risks Posed by Household Food Insecurity to Young Children’s Health

    Open AccessJ Cook, John T Cook et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Nutrition2006

  • Child Food Insecurity and Iron-Deficiency Anemia in Low-Income Infants and Toddlers in the United States

    Anne Skalicky, Alan Meyers et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2006

  • The appearance of discretionary income

    Open AccessRobert J Karp, Cindy Cheng et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal for Equity…2005

    Undernutrition--protein energy malnutrition or specific nutrient deficiencies--has been an inherent characteristic of impoverished populations throughout the world. Over-nutrition, obesity and nutrition imbalance is a current concern among those with rising though still insufficient incomes. We review data to suggest that the prevalence of these forms of malnutrition in populations is highly influenced by the rate of appearance of discretionary i…

  • Child Food Insecurity and Iron Deficiency Anemia in Low-Income Infants and Toddlers in the United States

    Open AccessAnne Skalicky, Alan Meyers et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2005

  • Food Insecurity Is Associated with Adverse Health Outcomes among Human Infants and Toddlers

    Open AccessJ Cook, John T Cook et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Nutrition2004

  • Growth Status and Related Medical Conditions Among Refugee Children in Massachusetts, 1995–1998

    Paul L Geltman, Marjorie Radin et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2001Cited by: 3References: 15

    Objectives. This study analyzed growth and identified related medical conditions among refugee children in Massachusetts. Methods. Between July 1995 and June 1998, 1825 refugee children were screened. Variables included positive tuberculin (purified protein derivative; PPD) test; dental abnormalities; pathogenic parasites; weight-for-age, height-for-age, and weight-for-height z scores; and body mass index greater than the 84th percentile. Results…

  • Immigration Legal Status and Use of Public Programs and Prenatal Care

    Open AccessPaul L Geltman, Alan Meyers et al.ARTICLEJournal of Immigrant Health1999

  • Immigration Reporting Laws

    Paul L Geltman, Alan Meyers et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health1998Cited by: 1References: 5

    Objectives. This study assessed the potential impact of immigration reporting requirements on pediatricians' referrals to child protective services.Methods.A random sample of 200 Massachusetts pediatricians were surveyed. Chi-square and logistic regression analyses were performed.Results.Asked whether potential deportation of the family would cause them to question or alter a decision to refer, 50% of the respondents said yes.Conclusions.Pediatri…