Punam Ohri‐Vachaspati
Biographic Data
| ID | 6093871 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Punam Ohri‐Vachaspati |
| GIVEN NAMES | Punam |
| FAMILY NAME | Ohri‐Vachaspati |
| SIGNATURE | VACHASPATI P O |
| AFFILIATIONS | College of Health Solutions Arizona State University 425 N 5th Street Phoenix AZ 85004 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Alternative Breakfast Service Models Are Associated With Greater Student School Breakfast Participation: Evidence From Middle and High School Students Across 8 States
BACKGROUND: Eating school breakfast has benefits for students, yet participation remains lower than that of school lunch. This study examined associations between school breakfast service models, self-reported participation, and perceived participation barriers, and whether these associations differed by school level (middle vs. high) and universal school meals policy (with vs. without). METHODS: One thousand ninety-seven middle and high school s…
School Garden Prevalence Before and After the Implementation of the Healthy Hunger‐Free Kids Act
BACKGROUND: The Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA) of 2010 supported implementation of school gardens for promoting fruit and vegetable consumption. We examined school garden prevalence over time by school-level factors during the period before and after the implementation of HHFKA. METHODS: Using data from the New Jersey Child Health Study, conducted in 4 low-income New Jersey cities, prevalence of school gardens among K-12 schools (n = 148) w…
Predictors of Farmers’ Market Shopping among People Receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits
Promoting use of farmers’ markets ( FM s) is a promising community‐level strategy to increase access to nutritious foods such as fruits and vegetables. Yet, FM shopping among people with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ( SNAP ) benefits remains low. This research examined predictors of FM shopping among SNAP recipients living within 1 mile of a FM . A cross‐sectional survey of SNAP participants ( N = 270) was conducted in 2015 in Clevel…
Iron in the diets of rural Honduran women and children
Iron deficiency, a major cause of nutritional anemia, is the most prevalent micronutrient deficiency in the world. One of the main causes of iron deficiency anemia in developing countries is poor availability of absorbable iron from the diet. This study investigates the level of iron intake, bio‐availability, and adequacy in the diets of women and children in the rural west of Honduras. We find that the dietary iron status of this population is v…
Predictors of Farmers’ Market Shopping among People Receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits
Promoting use of farmers’ markets ( FM s) is a promising community‐level strategy to increase access to nutritious foods such as fruits and vegetables. Yet, FM shopping among people with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ( SNAP ) benefits remains low. This research examined predictors of FM shopping among SNAP recipients living within 1 mile of a FM . A cross‐sectional survey of SNAP participants ( N = 270) was conducted in 2015 in Clevel…
Iron in the diets of rural Honduran women and children
Iron deficiency, a major cause of nutritional anemia, is the most prevalent micronutrient deficiency in the world. One of the main causes of iron deficiency anemia in developing countries is poor availability of absorbable iron from the diet. This study investigates the level of iron intake, bio‐availability, and adequacy in the diets of women and children in the rural west of Honduras. We find that the dietary iron status of this population is v…
Predictors of Farmers’ Market Shopping among People Receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits
Promoting use of farmers’ markets ( FM s) is a promising community‐level strategy to increase access to nutritious foods such as fruits and vegetables. Yet, FM shopping among people with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ( SNAP ) benefits remains low. This research examined predictors of FM shopping among SNAP recipients living within 1 mile of a FM . A cross‐sectional survey of SNAP participants ( N = 270) was conducted in 2015 in Clevel…
School Garden Prevalence Before and After the Implementation of the Healthy Hunger‐Free Kids Act
BACKGROUND: The Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA) of 2010 supported implementation of school gardens for promoting fruit and vegetable consumption. We examined school garden prevalence over time by school-level factors during the period before and after the implementation of HHFKA. METHODS: Using data from the New Jersey Child Health Study, conducted in 4 low-income New Jersey cities, prevalence of school gardens among K-12 schools (n = 148) w…
Alternative Breakfast Service Models Are Associated With Greater Student School Breakfast Participation: Evidence From Middle and High School Students Across 8 States
BACKGROUND: Eating school breakfast has benefits for students, yet participation remains lower than that of school lunch. This study examined associations between school breakfast service models, self-reported participation, and perceived participation barriers, and whether these associations differed by school level (middle vs. high) and universal school meals policy (with vs. without). METHODS: One thousand ninety-seven middle and high school s…
Environmental health (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (3 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Logistic regression (2 works) · Odds (2 works) · Population (2 works) · Urban Agriculture and Sustainability (2 works)