Deborah Viola
Biographic Data
| ID | 6076534 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Deborah Viola |
| GIVEN NAMES | Deborah |
| FAMILY NAME | Viola |
| SIGNATURE | VIOLA D |
| AFFILIATIONS | New York Medical College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Disparities Among Younger and Older Persons Alike
AffiliationsDeborah Viola, PhD, School of Health Sciences and Practice, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY. Peter S. Arno, PhD, Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Amherst, MA, and the City University of New York Institute for Health Equity, Lehman College, Bronx, NY
Microfinance Safety Net
Malnutrition among families living in poorer communities has increased in the past two decades. Initiatives advocated by the World Bank include microfinance programs. Research attributing the success of these programs however, has mixed results. In this article we investigate how additional income provided by microfinance is associated with increased consumption of nondurables for households in rural villages in Bangladesh. For our purposes we co…
Socio-economic status, neighbourhood food environments and consumption of fruits and vegetables in New York City
Objective Recommendations for fruit and vegetable consumption are largely unmet. Lower socio-economic status (SES), neighbourhood poverty and poor access to retail outlets selling healthy foods are thought to predict lower consumption. The objective of the present study was to assess the interrelationships between these risk factors as predictors of fruit and vegetable consumption. Design Cross-sectional multilevel analyses of data on fruit and v…
The Postpediatrician Transition
A variety of factors impacts the transition from childhood to adulthood for persons with special health care needs or disabilities. Among these are the barriers in care coordination associated with our bifurcated health care delivery system in which pediatric medicine does not smoothly link up with the medical care received by adults. After reviewing the literature, we discuss the strong case to be made for reconceptualizing the medical home mode…
Neighbourhood food environments and body mass index among New York City adults
BACKGROUND: Studies evaluating the impact of the neighbourhood food environment on obesity have summarised the density or proximity of individual food outlets. Though informative, there is a need to consider the role of the entire food environment; however, few measures of whole system attributes have been developed. New variables measuring the food environment were derived and used to study the association with body mass index (BMI). METHODS: In…
The Irony of Prisoner Health Care
AffiliationsDeborah Viola and Qiuhu Shi are with the New York Medical College, School of Health Sciences and Practice, Valhalla. Tina Maschi is with Fordham University, Graduate School of Social Service, New York, NY
Group drumming and well-being
Background: The purpose of this pilot study was to examine the influence of recreational drumming among social workers on measures of well-being, empowerment and connectedness. Methods: A pretest–posttest design was used to evaluate outcomes among a sample of 73 social workers who participated in the two-hour “I–We Rhythm” program for recreational drumming. Results: Results of paired t-tests analyses revealed significant differences in levels of …
Neighborhood Walkability and Active Travel (Walking and Cycling) in New York City
Preconception Health of Low Socioeconomic Status Women
Neighborhood Walkability and Active Travel (Walking and Cycling) in New York City
Neighbourhood food environments and body mass index among New York City adults
BACKGROUND: Studies evaluating the impact of the neighbourhood food environment on obesity have summarised the density or proximity of individual food outlets. Though informative, there is a need to consider the role of the entire food environment; however, few measures of whole system attributes have been developed. New variables measuring the food environment were derived and used to study the association with body mass index (BMI). METHODS: In…
The Postpediatrician Transition
A variety of factors impacts the transition from childhood to adulthood for persons with special health care needs or disabilities. Among these are the barriers in care coordination associated with our bifurcated health care delivery system in which pediatric medicine does not smoothly link up with the medical care received by adults. After reviewing the literature, we discuss the strong case to be made for reconceptualizing the medical home mode…
Group drumming and well-being
Background: The purpose of this pilot study was to examine the influence of recreational drumming among social workers on measures of well-being, empowerment and connectedness. Methods: A pretest–posttest design was used to evaluate outcomes among a sample of 73 social workers who participated in the two-hour “I–We Rhythm” program for recreational drumming. Results: Results of paired t-tests analyses revealed significant differences in levels of …
Preconception Health of Low Socioeconomic Status Women
Group drumming and well-being
Background: The purpose of this pilot study was to examine the influence of recreational drumming among social workers on measures of well-being, empowerment and connectedness. Methods: A pretest–posttest design was used to evaluate outcomes among a sample of 73 social workers who participated in the two-hour “I–We Rhythm” program for recreational drumming. Results: Results of paired t-tests analyses revealed significant differences in levels of …
Neighborhood Walkability and Active Travel (Walking and Cycling) in New York City
Microfinance Safety Net
Malnutrition among families living in poorer communities has increased in the past two decades. Initiatives advocated by the World Bank include microfinance programs. Research attributing the success of these programs however, has mixed results. In this article we investigate how additional income provided by microfinance is associated with increased consumption of nondurables for households in rural villages in Bangladesh. For our purposes we co…
Socio-economic status, neighbourhood food environments and consumption of fruits and vegetables in New York City
Objective Recommendations for fruit and vegetable consumption are largely unmet. Lower socio-economic status (SES), neighbourhood poverty and poor access to retail outlets selling healthy foods are thought to predict lower consumption. The objective of the present study was to assess the interrelationships between these risk factors as predictors of fruit and vegetable consumption. Design Cross-sectional multilevel analyses of data on fruit and v…
The Postpediatrician Transition
A variety of factors impacts the transition from childhood to adulthood for persons with special health care needs or disabilities. Among these are the barriers in care coordination associated with our bifurcated health care delivery system in which pediatric medicine does not smoothly link up with the medical care received by adults. After reviewing the literature, we discuss the strong case to be made for reconceptualizing the medical home mode…
Neighbourhood food environments and body mass index among New York City adults
BACKGROUND: Studies evaluating the impact of the neighbourhood food environment on obesity have summarised the density or proximity of individual food outlets. Though informative, there is a need to consider the role of the entire food environment; however, few measures of whole system attributes have been developed. New variables measuring the food environment were derived and used to study the association with body mass index (BMI). METHODS: In…
The Irony of Prisoner Health Care
AffiliationsDeborah Viola and Qiuhu Shi are with the New York Medical College, School of Health Sciences and Practice, Valhalla. Tina Maschi is with Fordham University, Graduate School of Social Service, New York, NY
Disparities Among Younger and Older Persons Alike
AffiliationsDeborah Viola, PhD, School of Health Sciences and Practice, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY. Peter S. Arno, PhD, Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Amherst, MA, and the City University of New York Institute for Health Equity, Lehman College, Bronx, NY
Medicine (8 works) · Gerontology (6 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare (2 works)