Diana Cassady
Biographic Data
| ID | 6066900 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Diana Cassady |
| GIVEN NAMES | Diana |
| FAMILY NAME | Cassady |
| SIGNATURE | CASSADY D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Davis |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Evaluation of School Wellness Policies in Low‐Income California Districts After the 2016 Usda Final Rule
BACKGROUND: Districts with federal nutrition programs must have an updated local school wellness policy (LSWP) to promote nutrition, physical activity, and student wellness. This study evaluates factors associated with LSWP quality among low-income districts. METHODS: In 2018, we collected LSWPs from websites of 200 randomly selected, county-stratified, low-income-serving California public districts. Multivariable linear regression assessed assoc…
The effects of nutrition knowledge on food label use. A review of the literature
Nutrition information on food labels is an important source of nutrition information but is typically underutilized by consumers. This review examined whether consumer nutrition knowledge is important for communication of nutrition information through labels on packaged foods. A cognitive processing model posits that consumers with prior knowledge are more likely to use label information effectively, that is, focus on salient information, underst…
Disparities in Obesity-Related Outdoor Advertising by Neighborhood Income and Race
A qualitative evaluation of 40 voluntary, smoke-free, multiunit, housing policy campaigns in California
The aforementioned steps tended to be intertwined, and successfully securing voluntary smoke-free MUH policy required a strategic but flexible plan of implementation prior to entrance into the field. Campaigns designed to enhance voluntary smoke-free MUH policy adoption should underscore the economic viability of such policies during each strategic step
Making healthy food choices using nutrition facts panels. The roles of knowledge, motivation, dietary modifications goals, and age
Improving Dietary and Physical Activity Practices in Group Homes Serving Residents With Severe Mental Illness
Background: People with severe mental illness (SMI) are at least 50% more likely to be overweight for various reasons, including poor nutrition, sedentary lifestyles, and side effects of antipsychotic medications
Effectiveness of HIV Prevention Social Marketing With Injecting Drug Users
Social marketing involves applying marketing principles to promote social goods. In the context of health behavior, it has been used successfully to reduce alcohol-related car crashes, smoking among youths, and malaria transmission, among other goals. Features of social marketing, such as audience segmentation and repeated exposure to prevention messages, distinguish it from traditional health promotion programs. A recent review found 8 of 10 rig…
Is Price a Barrier to Eating More Fruits and Vegetables for Low-Income Families?
The Availability and Cost of Healthier Food Alternatives
The Power of Policy
We used a case study approach to examine the nutritional effect of a policy to increase fruit and vegetable consumption in the Students Today Achieving Results for Tomorrow after-school program. The snack menu was changed in 44 after-school programs serving 8000 low-income and ethnically diverse elementary-school students. A comparison of previous and current snack menus identified a significant increase in fruit servings (83%) and no change in v…
Disparities in Obesity-Related Outdoor Advertising by Neighborhood Income and Race
Making healthy food choices using nutrition facts panels. The roles of knowledge, motivation, dietary modifications goals, and age
Improving Dietary and Physical Activity Practices in Group Homes Serving Residents With Severe Mental Illness
Background: People with severe mental illness (SMI) are at least 50% more likely to be overweight for various reasons, including poor nutrition, sedentary lifestyles, and side effects of antipsychotic medications
The Power of Policy
We used a case study approach to examine the nutritional effect of a policy to increase fruit and vegetable consumption in the Students Today Achieving Results for Tomorrow after-school program. The snack menu was changed in 44 after-school programs serving 8000 low-income and ethnically diverse elementary-school students. A comparison of previous and current snack menus identified a significant increase in fruit servings (83%) and no change in v…
The Availability and Cost of Healthier Food Alternatives
The Power of Policy
We used a case study approach to examine the nutritional effect of a policy to increase fruit and vegetable consumption in the Students Today Achieving Results for Tomorrow after-school program. The snack menu was changed in 44 after-school programs serving 8000 low-income and ethnically diverse elementary-school students. A comparison of previous and current snack menus identified a significant increase in fruit servings (83%) and no change in v…
Is Price a Barrier to Eating More Fruits and Vegetables for Low-Income Families?
Improving Dietary and Physical Activity Practices in Group Homes Serving Residents With Severe Mental Illness
Background: People with severe mental illness (SMI) are at least 50% more likely to be overweight for various reasons, including poor nutrition, sedentary lifestyles, and side effects of antipsychotic medications
Effectiveness of HIV Prevention Social Marketing With Injecting Drug Users
Social marketing involves applying marketing principles to promote social goods. In the context of health behavior, it has been used successfully to reduce alcohol-related car crashes, smoking among youths, and malaria transmission, among other goals. Features of social marketing, such as audience segmentation and repeated exposure to prevention messages, distinguish it from traditional health promotion programs. A recent review found 8 of 10 rig…
Making healthy food choices using nutrition facts panels. The roles of knowledge, motivation, dietary modifications goals, and age
A qualitative evaluation of 40 voluntary, smoke-free, multiunit, housing policy campaigns in California
The aforementioned steps tended to be intertwined, and successfully securing voluntary smoke-free MUH policy required a strategic but flexible plan of implementation prior to entrance into the field. Campaigns designed to enhance voluntary smoke-free MUH policy adoption should underscore the economic viability of such policies during each strategic step
The effects of nutrition knowledge on food label use. A review of the literature
Nutrition information on food labels is an important source of nutrition information but is typically underutilized by consumers. This review examined whether consumer nutrition knowledge is important for communication of nutrition information through labels on packaged foods. A cognitive processing model posits that consumers with prior knowledge are more likely to use label information effectively, that is, focus on salient information, underst…
Disparities in Obesity-Related Outdoor Advertising by Neighborhood Income and Race
Evaluation of School Wellness Policies in Low‐Income California Districts After the 2016 Usda Final Rule
BACKGROUND: Districts with federal nutrition programs must have an updated local school wellness policy (LSWP) to promote nutrition, physical activity, and student wellness. This study evaluates factors associated with LSWP quality among low-income districts. METHODS: In 2018, we collected LSWPs from websites of 200 randomly selected, county-stratified, low-income-serving California public districts. Multivariable linear regression assessed assoc…
Medicine (10 works) · Environmental health (9 works) · Business (7 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (6 works) · Economics (5 works) · Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling (3 works) · Food Science (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Low income (3 works)