Dipti A Dev
Biographic Data
| ID | 6259542 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dipti A Dev |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dipti A |
| FAMILY NAME | Dev |
| SIGNATURE | DEV D A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nebraska–Lincoln |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1990-0530 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Health equity in Nebraska
This policy paper examines persistent health disparities in Nebraska, drawing on insights from a symposium that engaged more than 180 health professionals and organizational leaders statewide. Nebraska’s dual burden of rural provider shortages and urban socioeconomic inequities highlights the need for place-based policy solutions tailored to diverse regional drivers of health disparities—an approach that can be adapted by other states facing simi…
Examining intra- and inter-device reliability of pressure-mediated reflection spectroscopy in a multi-state sample of healthy adults
Objective: To examine the intra- and inter-device reliability of devices using pressure-mediated reflection spectroscopy (the Veggie Meter®). Design: A cross-sectional research study was conducted across eight sites in the USA. Using two Veggie Meters® at each site, participants completed five, counter-balanced pairs of finger scans. Intra-device comparisons included intra-class correlation coefficients (ICC) and calculation of the CV and 95 % CI…
Combined participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Head Start is associated with healthy household dietary environments for young children in low-income families
Objective: To compare the association of participation in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) alone v . in combination with Head Start (HS), Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) or both on household dietary environment (HDE) indicators: food security, nutrition security, healthfulness choice, dietary choice, perceived food store availability, utilisation barriers and healthy food access barrie…
Are food and nutrition assistance programs fostering an equitable early care and education (ECE) food environment? A systematic review utilizing the RE-AIM framework
Read for Nutrition’ programme improves preschool children’s liking and consumption of target vegetable
Objective: To determine whether the ‘Read for Nutrition’ programme would increase liking and consumption of broccoli (a target vegetable) in preschool children and test acceptability and practicality of the programme. Design: Pilot pre-post intervention study, where childcare teachers received training and coaching followed by reading the book ‘Monsters Don’t Eat Broccoli’ multiple times with the children during a three-week intervention. Setting…
Associations between Community Built Environments with Early Care and Education Classroom Physical Activity Practices and Barriers
The influence of community-built environments on physical activity (PA) support in Early Childhood Education settings (ECEs) is unknown. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to determine associations between community PA environments and ECE classroom PA practices. We included licensed Oklahoma ECE directors serving 3-to-5-year-old children. Parks and playground locations were exported from Google Earth. National Walkability Index was de…
Eastern North Carolina Head Start Teachers’ personal and professional experiences with healthy eating and physical activity
Objective: Explore the interrelationship between teachers’ personal and professional socio-ecological structures while examining Head Start (HS) teachers’ experiences with (1) trying to eat healthy and engage in physical activity (PA) and (2) promote healthy eating and PA in their classrooms. Design: In-depth semi-structured interviews were collected from March through June 2017. Researchers designed the data collection and analysis methods using…
Comparison of Urban and Rural Physical Activity and Outdoor Play Environments of Childcare Centers and Family Childcare Homes
The purpose of this study was to examine the physical activity environment in childcare programs across type (childcare centers [CCCs] and family childcare homes [FCCHs]) and geographic location (urban and rural) as assessed by physical activity best practices according to the Go Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-assessment in Child Care. Results showed CCCs compared with FCCHs reported higher achievement of best practices. Further, urban chil…
The perception of school food-service professionals on the implementation of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010
Objective To: (i) understand the nutrition attitudes, self-efficacy, knowledge and practices of school food-service personnel (SFP) in Nebraska and (ii) identify potential barriers that schools face in offering healthy school meals that meet the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) nutrition standards. Design Convergent parallel mixed-methods study. Setting Kindergarten–12th grade schools in Nebraska, USA. Participants SFP (260 survey participants…
Comparison of Parent and Child Ratings of Fruit and Vegetable Liking to Assess Parent Accuracy as Proxy Reporters
This study examined the accuracy of parent-report child fruit/vegetable (FV) liking. Child/parent dyads (n = 24) were recruited from six Head Start preschools in North Carolina. Liking for 10 FVs was assessed using a validated pictorial tool for children; a similar scale was used for parents. Negative relationships were observed between parent/child for one fruit (grapes) and one vegetable (broccoli). Positive relationships were observed among or…
Improving the nutrition and screen time environment through self-assessment in family childcare homes in Nebraska
Objective To determine if family childcare homes (FCCH) in Nebraska meet best practices for nutrition and screen time, and if focusing on nutrition and screen time policies and practices improves the FCCH environment. Design A pre–post evaluation was conducted using the Go Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Childcare (Go NAP SACC). Setting FCCH in Nebraska, USA. Subjects FCCH enrolled in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CAC…
Providers perspectives on self-regulation impact their use of responsive feeding practices in child care
Role of food preoccupation and current dieting in the associations of parental feeding practices to emotional eating in young adults
Head Start and child care providers’ motivators, barriers and facilitators to practicing family-style meal service
Role of food preoccupation and current dieting in the associations of parental feeding practices to emotional eating in young adults
Head Start and child care providers’ motivators, barriers and facilitators to practicing family-style meal service
Providers perspectives on self-regulation impact their use of responsive feeding practices in child care
Head Start and child care providers’ motivators, barriers and facilitators to practicing family-style meal service
Providers perspectives on self-regulation impact their use of responsive feeding practices in child care
Role of food preoccupation and current dieting in the associations of parental feeding practices to emotional eating in young adults
Improving the nutrition and screen time environment through self-assessment in family childcare homes in Nebraska
Objective To determine if family childcare homes (FCCH) in Nebraska meet best practices for nutrition and screen time, and if focusing on nutrition and screen time policies and practices improves the FCCH environment. Design A pre–post evaluation was conducted using the Go Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Childcare (Go NAP SACC). Setting FCCH in Nebraska, USA. Subjects FCCH enrolled in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CAC…
The perception of school food-service professionals on the implementation of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010
Objective To: (i) understand the nutrition attitudes, self-efficacy, knowledge and practices of school food-service personnel (SFP) in Nebraska and (ii) identify potential barriers that schools face in offering healthy school meals that meet the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) nutrition standards. Design Convergent parallel mixed-methods study. Setting Kindergarten–12th grade schools in Nebraska, USA. Participants SFP (260 survey participants…
Comparison of Parent and Child Ratings of Fruit and Vegetable Liking to Assess Parent Accuracy as Proxy Reporters
This study examined the accuracy of parent-report child fruit/vegetable (FV) liking. Child/parent dyads (n = 24) were recruited from six Head Start preschools in North Carolina. Liking for 10 FVs was assessed using a validated pictorial tool for children; a similar scale was used for parents. Negative relationships were observed between parent/child for one fruit (grapes) and one vegetable (broccoli). Positive relationships were observed among or…
Comparison of Urban and Rural Physical Activity and Outdoor Play Environments of Childcare Centers and Family Childcare Homes
The purpose of this study was to examine the physical activity environment in childcare programs across type (childcare centers [CCCs] and family childcare homes [FCCHs]) and geographic location (urban and rural) as assessed by physical activity best practices according to the Go Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-assessment in Child Care. Results showed CCCs compared with FCCHs reported higher achievement of best practices. Further, urban chil…
Associations between Community Built Environments with Early Care and Education Classroom Physical Activity Practices and Barriers
The influence of community-built environments on physical activity (PA) support in Early Childhood Education settings (ECEs) is unknown. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to determine associations between community PA environments and ECE classroom PA practices. We included licensed Oklahoma ECE directors serving 3-to-5-year-old children. Parks and playground locations were exported from Google Earth. National Walkability Index was de…
Eastern North Carolina Head Start Teachers’ personal and professional experiences with healthy eating and physical activity
Objective: Explore the interrelationship between teachers’ personal and professional socio-ecological structures while examining Head Start (HS) teachers’ experiences with (1) trying to eat healthy and engage in physical activity (PA) and (2) promote healthy eating and PA in their classrooms. Design: In-depth semi-structured interviews were collected from March through June 2017. Researchers designed the data collection and analysis methods using…
Read for Nutrition’ programme improves preschool children’s liking and consumption of target vegetable
Objective: To determine whether the ‘Read for Nutrition’ programme would increase liking and consumption of broccoli (a target vegetable) in preschool children and test acceptability and practicality of the programme. Design: Pilot pre-post intervention study, where childcare teachers received training and coaching followed by reading the book ‘Monsters Don’t Eat Broccoli’ multiple times with the children during a three-week intervention. Setting…
Health equity in Nebraska
This policy paper examines persistent health disparities in Nebraska, drawing on insights from a symposium that engaged more than 180 health professionals and organizational leaders statewide. Nebraska’s dual burden of rural provider shortages and urban socioeconomic inequities highlights the need for place-based policy solutions tailored to diverse regional drivers of health disparities—an approach that can be adapted by other states facing simi…
Examining intra- and inter-device reliability of pressure-mediated reflection spectroscopy in a multi-state sample of healthy adults
Objective: To examine the intra- and inter-device reliability of devices using pressure-mediated reflection spectroscopy (the Veggie Meter®). Design: A cross-sectional research study was conducted across eight sites in the USA. Using two Veggie Meters® at each site, participants completed five, counter-balanced pairs of finger scans. Intra-device comparisons included intra-class correlation coefficients (ICC) and calculation of the CV and 95 % CI…
Combined participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Head Start is associated with healthy household dietary environments for young children in low-income families
Objective: To compare the association of participation in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) alone v . in combination with Head Start (HS), Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) or both on household dietary environment (HDE) indicators: food security, nutrition security, healthfulness choice, dietary choice, perceived food store availability, utilisation barriers and healthy food access barrie…
Are food and nutrition assistance programs fostering an equitable early care and education (ECE) food environment? A systematic review utilizing the RE-AIM framework
Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (11 works) · Medicine (9 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Nursing (6 works) · Gerontology (5 works) · Psychological intervention (5 works) · Child care (4 works) · Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (4 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works) · Head start (4 works)