Brenda Heaton
Biographic Data
| ID | 7098586 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brenda Heaton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brenda |
| FAMILY NAME | Heaton |
| SIGNATURE | HEATON B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Boston University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3097-4717 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Staying in Place, Staying Connected
The COVID‐19 pandemic disrupted human relationships through public health distancing mandates and migration shifts. These changes had the potential to be especially disruptive in public housing, which are government‐funded developments for housing low‐income, frequently mobile, populations. In light of these social upheavals, our goal is to leverage this natural experiment to understand the persistence of relationships, measured as ties in social…
Predicting social network homophily on common chronic disease risk behaviors among public housing residents
Attributes and behaviors tend to cluster (homophily) among connected individuals (social networks). Accordingly, the design of effective interventions to address chronic disease risk behaviors at the individual level has proven challenging. To effectively move behavior-change interventions upstream, beyond the individual, an understanding of behavior clustering within a social context is required. This ego-centric/participant reported social netw…
Perceptions of dietary sugar consumption among public housing residents using a modified qualitative photovoice methodology
The multiple social contextual influences on dietary sugar consumption identified in this study, particularly centrality of the home, cultural influences, individual-level sabotaging factors, may be useful for development of culturally tailored health promotion messaging and intervention through multiple channels
Recruitment and Enrollment of Low-income, Minority Residents of Urban Public Housing into Research
Health-based homophily in public housing developments
Public housing residents in the United States face disproportionately high risks for disease, presenting an urgent need for interventions. Evidence suggests interventions leveraging social networks can be successful when relationships are homophilous, as this leads to pooling of risk behaviors among interconnected alters. Yet, we know little about networks of public housing residents. To assess the feasibility of network-based interventions, we i…
A measure development study of sugar-sweetened beverage-related knowledge, self-efficacy, and intention among urban, low-income adults
This study provides evidence for the validity of key constructs related to SSB consumption for use in adults, which could provide important theory-based markers for program evaluations of SSB-related interventions
Predictors of self‐reported oral health in the Black Women's Health Study
The oral health of US Black women is poorly understood. Correlates of oral health in the BWHS are largely consistent with what has been observed in other populations
A storytelling intervention reduces childhood caries risk behaviors among American Indian and Alaska Native mothers in Northern California
The results of this intervention study suggest promise for traditional storytelling to increase oral health-related knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors among self-identified AIAN pregnant women and mothers
Oral health beliefs, knowledge, and behaviors in Northern California American Indian and Alaska Native mothers regarding early childhood caries
Despite generally high-level oral health knowledge, perceptions of self and child oral health remains low in this sample of AIAN mothers. Factors identified as being associated with oral health behaviors in this sample were similar to those found in other health disparities populations
Retention strategies for health disparities preventive trials
Findings from this case series study may help to guide the design of future RCTs to maximize retention of study participants and yield needed data on effective interventions to reduce oral health disparities
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Retention strategies for health disparities preventive trials
Findings from this case series study may help to guide the design of future RCTs to maximize retention of study participants and yield needed data on effective interventions to reduce oral health disparities
Oral health beliefs, knowledge, and behaviors in Northern California American Indian and Alaska Native mothers regarding early childhood caries
Despite generally high-level oral health knowledge, perceptions of self and child oral health remains low in this sample of AIAN mothers. Factors identified as being associated with oral health behaviors in this sample were similar to those found in other health disparities populations
Predictors of self‐reported oral health in the Black Women's Health Study
The oral health of US Black women is poorly understood. Correlates of oral health in the BWHS are largely consistent with what has been observed in other populations
A storytelling intervention reduces childhood caries risk behaviors among American Indian and Alaska Native mothers in Northern California
The results of this intervention study suggest promise for traditional storytelling to increase oral health-related knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors among self-identified AIAN pregnant women and mothers
A measure development study of sugar-sweetened beverage-related knowledge, self-efficacy, and intention among urban, low-income adults
This study provides evidence for the validity of key constructs related to SSB consumption for use in adults, which could provide important theory-based markers for program evaluations of SSB-related interventions
Recruitment and Enrollment of Low-income, Minority Residents of Urban Public Housing into Research
Health-based homophily in public housing developments
Public housing residents in the United States face disproportionately high risks for disease, presenting an urgent need for interventions. Evidence suggests interventions leveraging social networks can be successful when relationships are homophilous, as this leads to pooling of risk behaviors among interconnected alters. Yet, we know little about networks of public housing residents. To assess the feasibility of network-based interventions, we i…
Predicting social network homophily on common chronic disease risk behaviors among public housing residents
Attributes and behaviors tend to cluster (homophily) among connected individuals (social networks). Accordingly, the design of effective interventions to address chronic disease risk behaviors at the individual level has proven challenging. To effectively move behavior-change interventions upstream, beyond the individual, an understanding of behavior clustering within a social context is required. This ego-centric/participant reported social netw…
Perceptions of dietary sugar consumption among public housing residents using a modified qualitative photovoice methodology
The multiple social contextual influences on dietary sugar consumption identified in this study, particularly centrality of the home, cultural influences, individual-level sabotaging factors, may be useful for development of culturally tailored health promotion messaging and intervention through multiple channels
Staying in Place, Staying Connected
The COVID‐19 pandemic disrupted human relationships through public health distancing mandates and migration shifts. These changes had the potential to be especially disruptive in public housing, which are government‐funded developments for housing low‐income, frequently mobile, populations. In light of these social upheavals, our goal is to leverage this natural experiment to understand the persistence of relationships, measured as ties in social…
Medicine (8 works) · Public health (6 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Gerontology (5 works) · Nursing (5 works) · Biostatistics (4 works) · Dental Health and Care Utilization (4 works) · Family medicine (4 works) · Gerontology (4 works) · Oral health (4 works)