Claudia Parvanta
Biographic Data
| ID | 7723228 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Claudia Parvanta |
| GIVEN NAMES | Claudia |
| FAMILY NAME | Parvanta |
| SIGNATURE | PARVANTA C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of South Florida |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8031-6280 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Lifestyle Related Cancer Risk and Protective Behaviors Vary among a Convenient Sample of Physically Active, Young-to-Middle-Aged Adults 18–49
It is an assumption that physically active adults lead an overall healthy lifestyle. To examine this assumption, we administered a cross-sectional, web-based survey to a sample of young-to-middle-aged US adults between 18 and 49 who self-reported participation in at least one recreational sporting event in the past month. Logistic regressions were conducted to examine demographic characteristics associated with cancer risk and protective behavior…
Barriers to Sars-CoV-2 Testing among U.S. Employers in the Covid-19 Pandemic
During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. companies were seeking ways to support their employees to return to the workplace. Nonetheless, the development of strategies to support the access, use, and interpretation of SARS-CoV-2 testing was challenging. In the present study, we explore, from the perspective of owners and company leadership, the barriers to SARS-CoV-2 testing among U.S. companies. Key informant interviews with company r…
In Search of a Value Proposition for Covid-19 Testing in the Work Environment
This social marketing analysis suggests ways to improve the value proposition for asymptomatic testing through changes in product, price, and placement features in line with employers' expressed needs. Study findings can also inform creation of employee communication materials that balance perceived rewards of testing against perceived risks of exposure
Health Communication
Changing Nutrition Behavior in Bangladesh
Behavior change theories and a positive deviance approach were used to improve child nutrition through home gardening groups in Bangladesh. Groups were assigned randomly to: (T1) individual, stage-based, role-model stories delivered by a literate agent; (T2) role-model stories told by illiterate garden group leaders at meetings; or (T3) no intervention. Four months later, 31% of the T1 mothers demonstrated feeding correct portions of vegetables t…
Health Communication at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Objective: To describe the diffusion of health communication in a federal agency over this past decade. Methods: Authors reviewed documents and interviewed staff. Results: CDC’s health communication agenda tools for diffusion and programmatic examples are described. Conclusions: Health communication at CDC is positioned as a means of influencing individual behaviors and environmental factors to reduce risks to health. Although virtually all CDC p…
Council for Nutritional Anthropology
Council for Nutritional Anthropology
Health and Culture-Beyond the Western Paradigm
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Health and Culture-Beyond the Western Paradigm
Council for Nutritional Anthropology
Council for Nutritional Anthropology
Health Communication at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Objective: To describe the diffusion of health communication in a federal agency over this past decade. Methods: Authors reviewed documents and interviewed staff. Results: CDC’s health communication agenda tools for diffusion and programmatic examples are described. Conclusions: Health communication at CDC is positioned as a means of influencing individual behaviors and environmental factors to reduce risks to health. Although virtually all CDC p…
Changing Nutrition Behavior in Bangladesh
Behavior change theories and a positive deviance approach were used to improve child nutrition through home gardening groups in Bangladesh. Groups were assigned randomly to: (T1) individual, stage-based, role-model stories delivered by a literate agent; (T2) role-model stories told by illiterate garden group leaders at meetings; or (T3) no intervention. Four months later, 31% of the T1 mothers demonstrated feeding correct portions of vegetables t…
Health Communication
Barriers to Sars-CoV-2 Testing among U.S. Employers in the Covid-19 Pandemic
During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. companies were seeking ways to support their employees to return to the workplace. Nonetheless, the development of strategies to support the access, use, and interpretation of SARS-CoV-2 testing was challenging. In the present study, we explore, from the perspective of owners and company leadership, the barriers to SARS-CoV-2 testing among U.S. companies. Key informant interviews with company r…
In Search of a Value Proposition for Covid-19 Testing in the Work Environment
This social marketing analysis suggests ways to improve the value proposition for asymptomatic testing through changes in product, price, and placement features in line with employers' expressed needs. Study findings can also inform creation of employee communication materials that balance perceived rewards of testing against perceived risks of exposure
Lifestyle Related Cancer Risk and Protective Behaviors Vary among a Convenient Sample of Physically Active, Young-to-Middle-Aged Adults 18–49
It is an assumption that physically active adults lead an overall healthy lifestyle. To examine this assumption, we administered a cross-sectional, web-based survey to a sample of young-to-middle-aged US adults between 18 and 49 who self-reported participation in at least one recreational sporting event in the past month. Logistic regressions were conducted to examine demographic characteristics associated with cancer risk and protective behavior…
Medicine (5 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Business (2 works) · Environmental ethics (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Family medicine (2 works)