Donna R Zwas
Biographic Data
| ID | 6264737 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Donna R Zwas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Donna R |
| FAMILY NAME | Zwas |
| SIGNATURE | ZWAS D R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hadassah Medical Center |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3025-3941 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Validation and adaptation of the self-perceived food literacy scale (SPFL) among Hebrew and Arabic speaking women in Israel
Food literacy (FL) encompasses the knowledge, skills, and behaviors required for making informed food choices. The self-perceived food literacy scale (SPFL, 29 items) is a widely used FL measurement tool, yet it has not been validated and adapted for the diverse Israeli population. This study aims to validate and shorten an adapted SPFL for Hebrew and Arabic-speaking women in Israel, ensuring cultural relevance and reducing respondent burden. The…
Feasibility, acceptability and preliminary effectiveness of a manualized lay-led food literacy intervention for women in a community setting
Food literacy (FL) is the capability to make healthy food choices in different settings, contexts, and situations. Addressing factors such as competencies, self-efficacy and social norms enables sustainable positive change in nutrition behaviour. This study assesses the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of a lay-led FL intervention for Arabic and Hebrew-speaking women in community settings, utilizing a train-the-trainer mo…
Teacher Training and Engagement in Health Promotion Mediates Health Behavior Outcomes
School-based health promotion interventions have been shown to lead to measurable changes in the nutrition and physical activity behaviors. This study examines whether the impact of an intervention program on students’ healthy eating and physical activity was mediated by teacher training and engagement in health promotion. The trial was conducted in three phases: needs assessment of the baseline survey of teachers, mothers’ and children; interven…
Municipal community centers as healthy settings
NIH trial registration number: NCT04470960. Retrospectively registered on: 14/07/2020
Health ambassadors in the workplace
Training and continued guidance of middle managers resulted in the design and successful implementation of workplace health promotion interventions. A RE-AIM based assessment was found to be an effective method for evaluating multi-content workplace health promotion programs. Registered at ClinicalTrials.gov, https://www.clinicaltrials.gov , registration number: NCT03295136, registration date: 24/09/2017
Two-Phase Evaluation of a Community-Based Lifestyle Intervention for Palestinian Women in East Jerusalem
Palestinian-Arab women are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease due to high prevalence of diabetes and other risk factors. The current study investigates the effectiveness of an intensive group-based intervention on lifestyle habits that can prevent diabetes and cardiovascular disease. To that end, we conducted a group-based intervention based on the diabetes prevention program in two consecutive phases. The first phase consisted of a quas…
Cardiovascular disease risk factors and health behaviors of ultra-Orthodox Jewish women in Israel
Objectives: Women from low socio-economic, culturally insular populations are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). The ultra-Orthodox Jewish (UOJ) community in Israel is a rapidly growing low socio-economic, insular, cultural-ethnic minority with numerous obstacles to health. The current cross-sectional study investigates CVD-related health behaviors and risk factors in a sample of UOJ females, comparing sample characteristics with…
Cardiovascular disease risk factors and health behaviors of ultra-Orthodox Jewish women in Israel
Objectives: Women from low socio-economic, culturally insular populations are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). The ultra-Orthodox Jewish (UOJ) community in Israel is a rapidly growing low socio-economic, insular, cultural-ethnic minority with numerous obstacles to health. The current cross-sectional study investigates CVD-related health behaviors and risk factors in a sample of UOJ females, comparing sample characteristics with…
Two-Phase Evaluation of a Community-Based Lifestyle Intervention for Palestinian Women in East Jerusalem
Palestinian-Arab women are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease due to high prevalence of diabetes and other risk factors. The current study investigates the effectiveness of an intensive group-based intervention on lifestyle habits that can prevent diabetes and cardiovascular disease. To that end, we conducted a group-based intervention based on the diabetes prevention program in two consecutive phases. The first phase consisted of a quas…
Cardiovascular disease risk factors and health behaviors of ultra-Orthodox Jewish women in Israel
Objectives: Women from low socio-economic, culturally insular populations are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). The ultra-Orthodox Jewish (UOJ) community in Israel is a rapidly growing low socio-economic, insular, cultural-ethnic minority with numerous obstacles to health. The current cross-sectional study investigates CVD-related health behaviors and risk factors in a sample of UOJ females, comparing sample characteristics with…
Health ambassadors in the workplace
Training and continued guidance of middle managers resulted in the design and successful implementation of workplace health promotion interventions. A RE-AIM based assessment was found to be an effective method for evaluating multi-content workplace health promotion programs. Registered at ClinicalTrials.gov, https://www.clinicaltrials.gov , registration number: NCT03295136, registration date: 24/09/2017
Teacher Training and Engagement in Health Promotion Mediates Health Behavior Outcomes
School-based health promotion interventions have been shown to lead to measurable changes in the nutrition and physical activity behaviors. This study examines whether the impact of an intervention program on students’ healthy eating and physical activity was mediated by teacher training and engagement in health promotion. The trial was conducted in three phases: needs assessment of the baseline survey of teachers, mothers’ and children; interven…
Municipal community centers as healthy settings
NIH trial registration number: NCT04470960. Retrospectively registered on: 14/07/2020
Validation and adaptation of the self-perceived food literacy scale (SPFL) among Hebrew and Arabic speaking women in Israel
Food literacy (FL) encompasses the knowledge, skills, and behaviors required for making informed food choices. The self-perceived food literacy scale (SPFL, 29 items) is a widely used FL measurement tool, yet it has not been validated and adapted for the diverse Israeli population. This study aims to validate and shorten an adapted SPFL for Hebrew and Arabic-speaking women in Israel, ensuring cultural relevance and reducing respondent burden. The…
Feasibility, acceptability and preliminary effectiveness of a manualized lay-led food literacy intervention for women in a community setting
Food literacy (FL) is the capability to make healthy food choices in different settings, contexts, and situations. Addressing factors such as competencies, self-efficacy and social norms enables sustainable positive change in nutrition behaviour. This study assesses the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of a lay-led FL intervention for Arabic and Hebrew-speaking women in community settings, utilizing a train-the-trainer mo…
Medicine (6 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (5 works) · Health promotion (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Public health (4 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Intervention (counseling (3 works) · Promotion (chess (3 works) · School Health and Nursing Education (3 works) · Biostatistics (2 works)