Nita Vangeepuram
Biographic Data
| ID | 90513 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nita Vangeepuram |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nita |
| FAMILY NAME | Vangeepuram |
| SIGNATURE | VANGEEPURAM N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4848-4633 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Emotional and Financial Stressors in New York City During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Consecutive Cross-Sectional Analysis
Sex Differences in Diet and Physical Activity Behaviors Among Racial/Ethnic Minority Adolescents with High Metabolic Risk
The Power of Partnership: Nyceal Collaborations With Health Agencies and Mobile Vaccination Vans
New York City experienced a high COVID-19 burden and striking disparities among racial and ethnic minoritized groups. The New York Community Engagement Alliance Against COVID-19 Disparities (NYCEAL) collaborated with health agencies and clinical providers to increase and facilitate COVID-19 vaccinations across New York City. NYCEAL partners and their network of hundreds of community health workers delivered vaccine education, fostered community t…
Covid-19 Vaccine Effectiveness and Barriers to Vaccination: Comparing Perceptions Based on Vaccination Status
Perspectives from diverse stakeholders in a youth community-based participatory research project
Geographic and Sociodemographic Variations in Prevalence of Mental Health Symptoms Among US Youths, 2022
Objectives. To assess geographic and sociodemographic variations in prevalence of mental health symptoms among US youths. Methods. We analyzed data from the Household Pulse Survey, phases 3.5 and 3.6, between June 1 and November 14, 2022. The sample included 103 296 households with an estimated 190 017 youths younger than 18 years. We defined mental health symptoms based on parental responses and estimated prevalence by state and subgroups, inclu…
Child Disruptions, Remote Learning, and Parent Mental Health during the Covid-19 Pandemic
New York City (NYC) was an epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in broad economic, social, and emotional consequences in the lives of individuals. The current study examined associations between pandemic-related stressors and adverse mental health symptoms among NYC parents/caregivers. Community-based participatory research was used to develop a survey, and logistic regression models were utilized to assess associations between fact…
A Pilot Study to Examine the Feasibility and Acceptability of a Virtual Adaptation of an In-Person Adolescent Diabetes Prevention Program
Our peer-led youth diabetes prevention program was successfully adapted and implemented in a virtual format and was well accepted by at-risk youth. Future research is needed to examine the impact of virtual youth lifestyle interventions on behavioral and clinical outcomes such as weight and diabetes risk
Use of Focus Groups to Inform a New Community-Based Youth Diabetes Prevention Program
There have been few youth-led diabetes prevention programs. Our objective was to conduct focus groups to explore peer influences on adolescent lifestyle behaviors and strategies for implementing a youth peer education model for diabetes prevention. We conducted six focus groups with 52 youth (ages 13-22; 62% male, 38% female; 64% Hispanic, 36% non-Hispanic Black) from East Harlem, NYC. We used a Thematic Analysis approach to identify major themes…
Youth Peer Led Lifestyle Modification Interventions: A Narrative Literature Review
Are Parental Perceptions of Child Activity Levels and Overall Health More Important than Perceptions of Weight
The Association between Parental Perception of Neighborhood Safety and Asthma Diagnosis in Ethnic Minority Urban Children
The Association between Parental Perception of Neighborhood Safety and Asthma Diagnosis in Ethnic Minority Urban Children
The Power of Partnership: Nyceal Collaborations With Health Agencies and Mobile Vaccination Vans
New York City experienced a high COVID-19 burden and striking disparities among racial and ethnic minoritized groups. The New York Community Engagement Alliance Against COVID-19 Disparities (NYCEAL) collaborated with health agencies and clinical providers to increase and facilitate COVID-19 vaccinations across New York City. NYCEAL partners and their network of hundreds of community health workers delivered vaccine education, fostered community t…
Geographic and Sociodemographic Variations in Prevalence of Mental Health Symptoms Among US Youths, 2022
Objectives. To assess geographic and sociodemographic variations in prevalence of mental health symptoms among US youths. Methods. We analyzed data from the Household Pulse Survey, phases 3.5 and 3.6, between June 1 and November 14, 2022. The sample included 103 296 households with an estimated 190 017 youths younger than 18 years. We defined mental health symptoms based on parental responses and estimated prevalence by state and subgroups, inclu…
The Association between Parental Perception of Neighborhood Safety and Asthma Diagnosis in Ethnic Minority Urban Children
Are Parental Perceptions of Child Activity Levels and Overall Health More Important than Perceptions of Weight
Youth Peer Led Lifestyle Modification Interventions: A Narrative Literature Review
Child Disruptions, Remote Learning, and Parent Mental Health during the Covid-19 Pandemic
New York City (NYC) was an epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in broad economic, social, and emotional consequences in the lives of individuals. The current study examined associations between pandemic-related stressors and adverse mental health symptoms among NYC parents/caregivers. Community-based participatory research was used to develop a survey, and logistic regression models were utilized to assess associations between fact…
A Pilot Study to Examine the Feasibility and Acceptability of a Virtual Adaptation of an In-Person Adolescent Diabetes Prevention Program
Our peer-led youth diabetes prevention program was successfully adapted and implemented in a virtual format and was well accepted by at-risk youth. Future research is needed to examine the impact of virtual youth lifestyle interventions on behavioral and clinical outcomes such as weight and diabetes risk
Use of Focus Groups to Inform a New Community-Based Youth Diabetes Prevention Program
There have been few youth-led diabetes prevention programs. Our objective was to conduct focus groups to explore peer influences on adolescent lifestyle behaviors and strategies for implementing a youth peer education model for diabetes prevention. We conducted six focus groups with 52 youth (ages 13-22; 62% male, 38% female; 64% Hispanic, 36% non-Hispanic Black) from East Harlem, NYC. We used a Thematic Analysis approach to identify major themes…
Perspectives from diverse stakeholders in a youth community-based participatory research project
Geographic and Sociodemographic Variations in Prevalence of Mental Health Symptoms Among US Youths, 2022
Objectives. To assess geographic and sociodemographic variations in prevalence of mental health symptoms among US youths. Methods. We analyzed data from the Household Pulse Survey, phases 3.5 and 3.6, between June 1 and November 14, 2022. The sample included 103 296 households with an estimated 190 017 youths younger than 18 years. We defined mental health symptoms based on parental responses and estimated prevalence by state and subgroups, inclu…
The Power of Partnership: Nyceal Collaborations With Health Agencies and Mobile Vaccination Vans
New York City experienced a high COVID-19 burden and striking disparities among racial and ethnic minoritized groups. The New York Community Engagement Alliance Against COVID-19 Disparities (NYCEAL) collaborated with health agencies and clinical providers to increase and facilitate COVID-19 vaccinations across New York City. NYCEAL partners and their network of hundreds of community health workers delivered vaccine education, fostered community t…
Covid-19 Vaccine Effectiveness and Barriers to Vaccination: Comparing Perceptions Based on Vaccination Status
Emotional and Financial Stressors in New York City During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Consecutive Cross-Sectional Analysis
Sex Differences in Diet and Physical Activity Behaviors Among Racial/Ethnic Minority Adolescents with High Metabolic Risk
Medicine (12 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Ethnic group (7 works) · Public health (7 works) · Gerontology (6 works) · Nursing (6 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Disease (4 works)