Amber Hromi-Fiedler

Biographic Data

ID6083690
NAMEAmber Hromi-Fiedler
GIVEN NAMESAmber
FAMILY NAMEHromi-Fiedler
SIGNATUREHROMI-FIEDLER A
AFFILIATIONSChelsea Anderson, Hua Zhao, Carrie R. Daniel, Qiong Dong, Kplola Y. Elhor Gbito, Xifeng Wu, and Wong-Ho Chow are with the Department of Epidemiology, Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX. Chelsea Anderson and Amber Hromi-Fiedler are with Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT.
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS4
WORKS AS AUTHOR8
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2009
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX1

  • Clients’ experiences and satisfaction with produce prescription programs in California

    Open AccessE C Rhodes, Rafael Pérez-Escamilla et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2024

    Background Produce prescription programs have strong potential to improve food security, fruit and vegetable consumption, and health across the life course. Understanding clients’ experiences and satisfaction with produce prescription programs is critical for evaluating the person-centeredness and quality of these programs. The objectives of this study were to (1) describe client experiences and satisfaction with produce prescription programs, wi…

  • Risk factors for household food insecurity in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network cohort study

    Open AccessJ L Martinez-Brockman, Amber Hromi-Fiedler et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    Background: Globally, 1.3 billion people were considered food insecure as of 2022. In the Caribbean region, the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity was 71.3% as of 2020, the highest of all subregions in Latin America. Experienced based measurement scales, like the Latin American and Caribbean Food Security Scale, are efficient measurement tools of food insecurity used globally. The Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (…

  • Consensus-building during the Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly (BBF) initiative in Samoa

    Open AccessKatherine Daiy, Kendall Arslanian et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    The Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly (BBF) initiative provides countries with an evidence-based toolbox to improve the national breastfeeding environment by assessing and developing a plan to effectively scale up well-coordinated national policies and programs. BBF is carried out by a multi-institutional, intersectoral committee of experts, convening across five committee meetings designed to produce policy recommendations that can be implemented …

  • Acculturation and Diabetes Risk in the Mexican American Mano a Mano Cohort

    Chelsea Anderson, Hua Zhao et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2016Cited by: 4References: 10

    Objectives. To investigate the association between acculturation and diabetes risk in the Mexican American Mano a Mano (hand to hand) Cohort. Methods. We recruited 15 975 men and women in the Houston, Texas, area from 2001 to 2014. We used language use, birth country, and duration of US residence (among Mexico-born) to assess acculturation. Participants self-reported a physician’s diagnosis of diabetes during annual follow-up over an average of 5…

  • Persistent household food insecurity, HIV, and maternal stress in Peri-Urban Ghana

    Open AccessJ Garcia, Amber Hromi-Fiedler et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2013

    In agreement with syndemic theory there is a powerful synergism between maternal HIV diagnosis and household food insecurity on maternal stress. Comprehensive multi-dimensional intervention studies are needed to better understand how to reduce stress among HIV-positive women living in persistently food insecure households and how to reduce the likelihood of food insecurity in HIV-affected households in Sub-Saharan Africa

  • Nutrient and food intakes differ among Latina subgroups during pregnancy

    Open AccessAmber Hromi-Fiedler, Amber Hromi‐Fiedler et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2012

    Objective To document nutrient and food group serving intakes from food sources among Latina subgroups living in the same geographical area. Design A cross-sectional study. Nutrient and food group serving intakes were assessed by means of a 24 h recall administered immediately after a prenatal survey. Setting Hartford, CT, USA. Subjects A total of 233 low-income pregnant Latinas. For analyses, Latinas were classified into two groups on the basis …

  • Household food insecurity is associated with depressive symptoms among low-income pregnant Latinas

    Open AccessAmber Hromi-Fiedler, Amber Hromi‐Fiedler et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2010

    Latinas experience high rates of poverty, household food insecurity and prenatal depression. To date, only one USA study has examined the relationship between household food insecurity and prenatal depression, yet it focused primarily on non-Latina white and non-Latina black populations. Therefore, this study examined the independent association of household food insecurity with depressive symptoms among low-income pregnant Latinas. This cross-se…

  • Egg Contribution Towards the Diet of Pregnant Latinas

    Angela Bermudez-Millan, Angela Bermúdez‐millán et al.ARTICLEEcology of Food and Nutrition2009

    Proper nutrition during gestation is important to prevent adverse pregnancy outcomes. Eggs contain many important nutrients necessary for fetal development and human survival. Three focus groups were conducted with Latina women living in Connecticut to identify cultural beliefs toward egg consumption during pregnancy, traditional egg dishes, and methods of preparation. A cross-sectional study was then carried out with a sample of predominately Pu…