Christina Huang

Biographic Data

ID6072251
NAMEChristina Huang
GIVEN NAMESChristina
FAMILY NAMEHuang
SIGNATUREHUANG C
AFFILIATIONSMary T. Bassett, Tamara Dumanovsky, Christina Huang, Lynn D. Silver, Candace Young, Cathy Nonas, Thomas D. Matte, Sekai Chideya, and Thomas R. Frieden are with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY.
ORCID0000-0002-4252-2443
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS42
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2008
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
H-INDEX2

  • Answering the Call to Action

    Rebekah Roll, Megan Chiu et al.ARTICLEAcademic Medicine2020

    COVID-19 came barreling toward medical education in early 2020, knocking over the pillars that supported clinical education, and leaving hordes of medical trainees without the traditional education we had come to know and expect. Virtual delivery of the curriculum became a demand, not a request, with the Association of American Medical Colleges strongly suggesting against patient contact for medical students on March 17, 2020. This announcement l…

  • Pester power and its consequences

    Open AccessChristina Huang, Christina Y Huang et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2016

    Objective Children may influence household spending through ‘pester power’. The present study examined pestering through parent–child food shopping behaviours in relation to children’s diet and weight status. Design Cross-sectional and prospective analyses drawn from the IDEFICS study, a cohort study of parents and their children. Children’s height and weight were measured and their recent diets were reported by parental proxy based on the Childr…

  • Diet And Perceptions Change With Supermarket Introduction In A Food Desert, But Not Because Of Supermarket Use

    Tamara Dubowitz, Madhumita Ghosh-Dastidar et al.ARTICLEHealth Affairs2015

    Placing full-service supermarkets in food deserts--areas with limited access to healthy food--has been promoted as a way to reduce inequalities in access to healthy food, improve diet, and reduce the risk of obesity. However, previous studies provide scant evidence of such impacts. We surveyed households in two Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, neighborhoods in 2011 and 2014, one of which received a new supermarket in 2013. Comparing trends in the two ne…

  • Distance to Store, Food Prices, and Obesity in Urban Food Deserts

    Open AccessBonnie Ghosh-Dastidar, Bonnie Ghosh‐dastidar et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Preventive…2014

  • Consumer Awareness of Fast-Food Calorie Information in New York City After Implementation of a Menu Labeling Regulation

    Tamara Dumanovsky, Christina Huang et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2010Cited by: 11References: 16

    Objectives. We assessed consumer awareness of menu calorie information at fast-food chains after the introduction of New York City's health code regulation requiring these chains to display food-item calories on menus and menu boards. Methods. At 45 restaurants representing the 15 largest fast-food chains in the city, we conducted cross-sectional surveys 3 months before and 3 months after enforcement began. At both time points, customers were ask…

  • Purchasing Behavior and Calorie Information at Fast-Food Chains in New York City, 2007

    Mary T Bassett, Tamara Dumanovsky et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2008Cited by: 31References: 8

    We surveyed 7318 customers from 275 randomly selected restaurants of 11 fast food chains. Participants purchased a mean of 827 calories, with 34% purchasing 1000 calories or more. Unlike other chains, Subway posted calorie information at point of purchase and its patrons more often reported seeing calorie infomation than patrons of other chains (32% vs 4%; P