Amy L Yaroch
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 4411086 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Amy L Yaroch |
| PRENOMES | Amy L |
| SOBRENOME | Yaroch |
| ASSINATURA | YAROCH A L |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Swanson Center |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9390-2449 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 47 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 46 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 47 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2008 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Specialty Crop Impacts on the Environment and Health in the U.S. Midwest
The agriculture sector contributed to 9.4% of total greenhouse gas emissions in the United States in 2022. While some agricultural practices may negatively impact both the environment and human health, specialty crop production may offer market benefits to some producers and potentially improve environmental and health outcomes. The study aimed to understand the environmental and health impacts of locally distributed specialty crops in the Midwes…
Evaluating bidirectional, longitudinal associations between adolescent executive control and eating behaviors
Examining longitudinal associations between early environmental deprivation and unpredictability and dietary quality and eating behaviors a decade later
Differences in children’s food and beverage consumption between school and summer
Children were less likely to report consumption of healthier foods/beverages and more likely to report consumption of unhealthier foods/beverages during summer compared to school. Attending structured programming during summer is associated with improved diet- suggesting such settings have potential to modify dietary intake
Improving public health data collection approaches across populations
Objective: Public health approaches for addressing diet-related health in the USA include nutrition incentive (NI) and produce prescription (PPR) projects. These projects, funded through the US Department of Agriculture Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP), aim to support the intake of fruits and vegetables through healthy food incentives. Measuring the GusNIP impact is vital to assessing the ability of incentives to improve public…
Characteristics of the People and Communities Served by GusNIP Produce Prescriptions
Objectives. To examine enrollment in Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) produce prescriptions and identify opportunities to expand their reach. Methods. We conducted descriptive analyses of cross-sectional baseline surveys of 21 635 participants (living in the Southern, West, North Central, or Northeast region of the United States) in GusNIP produce prescriptions between 2020 and 2024. We applied geographic information system map…
Exploring the Interaction Between Preschool Executive Control and Caregiver Emotion Socialization in Predicting Adolescent Weight Trajectories
Generations of ‘shock absorbers
Despite their status as high-income food producing nations, children and their caregivers, both in the United States (U.S.) and Australia can experience food insecurity. Nutrition researchers formed a joint U.S.-Australia collaboration to help advance food security for households with young children aged 0–5 years. This study investigated food insecurity from the perspective of caregivers, especially their perceptions of the impact of food insecu…
Development of three new multidimensional measures to assess household food insecurity resilience in the United States
Introduction This study aimed to develop and test novel self-administered measures (Absorptive capacity, Adaptive capacity, and Transformative capacity) of three aspects of a household's resilience to financial shocks (e.g., job loss) that can increase food insecurity risk. Methods Measures were piloted in a convenience sample of households at risk for food insecurity in the United States. The survey included the new measures, validation variable…
Key Informant Interviews to Inform Nutrition and Physical Activity Recovery Efforts in Child Care Settings amid the Covid-19 Pandemic in the United States
Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic created a series of challenges for children's health, including several challenges related to nutrition and physical activity in child care settings. Thus, this study explored: 1) how COVID-19 impacted nutrition and physical activity in child care settings and how to address these challenges moving forward; 2) potential best practices in child care that emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic worth continuing; and 3) f…
Development of a Comprehensive Household Food Security Tool for Families with Young Children and/or Pregnant Women in High Income Countries
Despite increasing rates of food insecurity in high income countries, food insecurity and its related factors are inconsistently and inadequately assessed, especially among households with young children (0-6 years) and pregnant women. To fill this gap, researchers from the U.S. and Australia collaborated to develop a comprehensive household food security tool that includes the known determinants and outcomes of food insecurity among parents of y…
Lessons Learned from the 2019 Nebraska Floods
This qualitative study aimed to understand the actions, challenges, and lessons learned for addressing the food and water needs of flood survivors, with a special focus on vulnerable populations and the implications for food security, to inform future disaster response efforts in the U.S. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted from January to August 2020 with the local, state, and national stakeholders ( n = 27) involved in the disast…
Equitable Partnerships between Community-Based and Traditional Public Health Organizations
The purpose of this brief report was to qualitatively explore barriers to fostering equitable partnerships between community-based organizations (CBOs) and traditional public health (TPH) groups, and to provide interviewee-driven recommendations. We conducted semi-structured interviews from February to June 2019 with representatives from CBOs (n = 9), TPH groups (n = 12), and the Praxis Project (n = 2). We used thematic analysis with a priori cat…
Development of new measures to assess household nutrition security, and choice in dietary characteristics
The purpose of this study was to preliminarily develop novel self-administered measures to assess nutrition security and choice in dietary characteristics. Measures were piloted in a convenience sample of households at risk for food insecurity in the United States. The survey included the new measures, construct validation variables (household food security, self-reported general health, and dietary variables), and demographic questions. Explorat…
Reducing food insecurity and improving fruit and vegetable intake through a nutrition incentive program in Michigan, USA
Longer participation in DUFB leads to improved outcomes with FVI and food security, suggesting that NI programs do have the intended positive impact they were designed to achieve
Accelerating Evaluation of Financial Incentives for Fruits and Vegetables
Food insecurity, or lack of consistent access to enough food, is associated with low intakes of fruits and vegetables (FVs) and higher risk of chronic diseases and disproportionately affects populations with low income. Financial incentives for FVs are supported by the 2018 Farm Bill and United States (U.S.) Department of Agriculture's Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) and aim to increase dietary quality and food security among …
Emotional Eating in Adults
Program planners might need to develop targeted interventions aimed at enhancing emotional regulation skills while addressing these less healthful behaviors (e.g., fast-food intake) with the goal of obesity and chronic disease prevention
The UnProcessed Pantry Project (UP3)
Low-income populations are more likely to experience food and nutrition insecurity and suffer a greater burden of noncommunicable disease than the general population. The UnProcessed Pantry Project (UP3) is an intervention aimed to reduce ultra-processed food availability and consumption of food pantry clients accessing the emergency food system. The pilot study included nutrition education, food boxes, and social support for 16 weeks at 2 food p…
Associations between specific components of executive control and eating behaviors in adolescence
The Covid-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 Pandemic: A Watershed Moment to Strengthen Food Security Across the US Food System Carmen Byker Shanks PhD, RDN, Melanie D. Hingle PhD, MPH, RDN, Courtney A. Parks PhD, and Amy L. Yaroch PhD Affiliation Carmen Byker Shanks is with the Department of Health and Human Development, Food and Health Lab, Montana State University, Bozeman. Melanie D. Hingle is with the Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson. Court…
Development and testing of the FRESH Foods Survey to assess food pantry clients’ dietary behaviours and correlates
Objective: To use cognitive interviewing and pilot testing to develop a survey instrument feasible for administering in the food pantry setting to assess daily intake frequency from several major food groups and dietary correlates (e.g. fruit and vegetable barriers) – the FRESH Foods Survey. Design: New and existing survey items were adapted and refined following cognitive interviews. After piloting the survey with food pantry users in the USA, p…
Cooking Matters Mobile Application
Objective: To describe low-income parents’ and caregivers’ perceptions of the Cooking Matters Mobile Application (CM App) meal planning and preparation features. Design: Explanatory mixed-methods design where data were gathered via online surveys based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour and the Theory of Reasoned Action, followed by telephone interviews. Setting: CM App, a mobile phone-based resource geared towards low-income parents and caregive…
The UnProcessed Pantry Project Framework to Address Nutrition in the Emergency Food System
Low-income populations suffer a greater burden of chronic diseases and food insecurity, are more likely to consume ultraprocessed food, and are less likely to meet dietary recommendations than the general population.1,2 Ultraprocessed food is manipulated with artificial ingredients and can be high in sodium, caloric sweeteners, and saturated fats and, thus, has deleterious health effects.3 The NOVA framework, created by Monteiro and colleagues,3 …
Correlates of fruit and vegetable intake among parents and adolescents
Objective The present study aimed to examine the correlates of fruit and vegetable intake (FVI) separately among parents and their adolescents. Design Cross-sectional surveys. Setting Online survey. Subjects Parents and adolescents completed the Family Life, Activity, Sun, Health, and Eating (FLASHE) survey through the National Cancer Institute. The survey assessed daily intake frequencies of food/beverage groups, psychosocial, parenting and soci…
What Characteristics Define Participants of Michigan’s Healthy Food Incentive Program
To characterize participants of a statewide healthy food incentive program in terms of shopping behaviors, surveys were collected at farmers markets (N = 436) and grocery stores (N = 131). Farmers market and grocery store respondents were mostly forty-five to fifty-four years old (21 percent to 24 percent) and female (72 to 82 percent). Grocery store respondents were more diverse. Farmers market participants were more likely to be female ( p = .0…
Development of new measures to assess household nutrition security, and choice in dietary characteristics
The purpose of this study was to preliminarily develop novel self-administered measures to assess nutrition security and choice in dietary characteristics. Measures were piloted in a convenience sample of households at risk for food insecurity in the United States. The survey included the new measures, construct validation variables (household food security, self-reported general health, and dietary variables), and demographic questions. Explorat…
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Food Insecurity, Dietary Quality, and Obesity Among US Adults
Objectives. We examined whether Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participation changes associations between food insecurity, dietary quality, and weight among US adults. Methods. We analyzed adult dietary intake data (n = 8333) from the 2003 to 2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Bivariate and multivariable methods assessed associations of SNAP participation and 4 levels of food security with diet and weight. Me…
Awareness of the Fruits and Veggies—More Matters campaign, knowledge of the fruit and vegetable recommendation, and fruit and vegetable intake of adults in the 2007 Food Attitudes and Behaviors (FAB) …
Associations between specific components of executive control and eating behaviors in adolescence
Household food insecurity as a determinant of overweight and obesity among low-income Hispanic subgroups
Generations of ‘shock absorbers
Despite their status as high-income food producing nations, children and their caregivers, both in the United States (U.S.) and Australia can experience food insecurity. Nutrition researchers formed a joint U.S.-Australia collaboration to help advance food security for households with young children aged 0–5 years. This study investigated food insecurity from the perspective of caregivers, especially their perceptions of the impact of food insecu…
The Covid-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 Pandemic: A Watershed Moment to Strengthen Food Security Across the US Food System Carmen Byker Shanks PhD, RDN, Melanie D. Hingle PhD, MPH, RDN, Courtney A. Parks PhD, and Amy L. Yaroch PhD Affiliation Carmen Byker Shanks is with the Department of Health and Human Development, Food and Health Lab, Montana State University, Bozeman. Melanie D. Hingle is with the Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson. Court…
Acculturation and Sun-Safe Behaviors Among US Latinos
Objectives. We examined the relationship between acculturation and sun safety among US Latinos. Methods. We used linear regression models to analyze data from 496 Latino respondents to the 2005 Health Information National Trends Survey. Using sunscreen, seeking shade, and wearing protective clothing were the primary outcomes and were assessed by frequency scales. Acculturation was assessed with a composite index. Results. In bivariate models, acc…
Equitable Partnerships between Community-Based and Traditional Public Health Organizations
The purpose of this brief report was to qualitatively explore barriers to fostering equitable partnerships between community-based organizations (CBOs) and traditional public health (TPH) groups, and to provide interviewee-driven recommendations. We conducted semi-structured interviews from February to June 2019 with representatives from CBOs (n = 9), TPH groups (n = 12), and the Praxis Project (n = 2). We used thematic analysis with a priori cat…
The association between motivation and fruit and vegetable intake
Psychosocial Predictors of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in Adults
Measures of the Food Environment
Moderated Mediation Regarding the Sun-Safe Behaviors of U.S. Latinos
Acculturation and Sun-Safe Behaviors Among US Latinos
Objectives. We examined the relationship between acculturation and sun safety among US Latinos. Methods. We used linear regression models to analyze data from 496 Latino respondents to the 2005 Health Information National Trends Survey. Using sunscreen, seeking shade, and wearing protective clothing were the primary outcomes and were assessed by frequency scales. Acculturation was assessed with a composite index. Results. In bivariate models, acc…
Dietary Intakes of Preschool-Aged Children in Relation to Caregivers’ Race/Ethnicity, Acculturation, and Demographic Characteristics
The meaning of ‘fruits’ and ‘vegetables’
Objective Fruit and vegetable consumption is a focus of research and nutrition education; yet, there is no universal agreement on the meaning of ‘fruits’ and ‘vegetables’. Our objective was to describe survey respondent perceptions about a set of foods with regard to whether the food is a fruit, vegetable or something else. Design Three cross-sectional studies. Setting Two small studies involving cognitive interviewing sessions; and one large sel…
Measures of the home environment related to childhood obesity
Objective Due to a proliferation of measures for different components of the home environment related to childhood obesity, the purpose of the present systematic review was to examine these tools and the degree to which they can validly and reliably assess the home environment. Design Relevant manuscripts published between 1998 and 2010 were obtained through electronic database searches and manual searches of reference lists. Manuscripts were inc…
Awareness of the Fruits and Veggies—More Matters campaign, knowledge of the fruit and vegetable recommendation, and fruit and vegetable intake of adults in the 2007 Food Attitudes and Behaviors (FAB) …
It is better to be a fat ex-smoker than a thin smoker
This article concludes that, overall, mortality risk is smaller in overweight or obese ex-smokers than normal-weight smokers. Smoking cessation interventions can tailor messages that highlight the greater reduction in mortality associated with quitting, compared with potential weight gain
Development and Testing of a Revised Cooking Matters for Adults Survey
The CMA Survey includes psychometrically sound items and positive self-reported changes. This survey can be a valuable resource for other similar programs
A workplace farmstand pilot programme in Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Objective To explore the feasibility of a workplace farmstand programme through the utilization of an online ordering system to build awareness for local food systems, encourage community participation, and increase local fruit and vegetable availability. Design A 4-week pilot to explore feasibility of workplace farmstand programmes through a variety of outcome measures, including survey, mode of sale, weekly sales totals and intercept interviews…
Influence of School Architecture and Design on Healthy Eating
We examined evidence regarding the influence of school physical environment on healthy-eating outcomes. We applied a systems perspective to examine multiple disciplines’ theoretical frameworks and used a mixed-methods systematic narrative review method, considering both qualitative and quantitative sources (published through March 2014) for inclusion. We developed a causal loop diagram from 102 sources identified. We found evidence of the influen…
Nguyen et al. Respond
AffiliationsBinh T. Nguyen and Kerem Shuval are with the Intramural Research Department, Economic and Health Policy Research Program, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, Georgia. Amy L. Yaroch is with the Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition, Omaha, Nebraska
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Food Insecurity, Dietary Quality, and Obesity Among US Adults
Objectives. We examined whether Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participation changes associations between food insecurity, dietary quality, and weight among US adults. Methods. We analyzed adult dietary intake data (n = 8333) from the 2003 to 2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Bivariate and multivariable methods assessed associations of SNAP participation and 4 levels of food security with diet and weight. Me…
Creating Supportive Breastfeeding Policies in Early Childhood Education Programs
The Future of the Small Rural Grocery Store
This study adds to the literature around food access in rural communities, and can inform future implementation strategies to work with storeowners to improve healthy food access
Factors influencing food preparation behaviours
Objective The purpose of the present study was to explore food preparation behaviours, attitudes, meal planning and shopping among Mexican-American mothers. Design Data were collected through four focus groups with mothers of Mexican origin/ancestry who considered themselves to be the primary food preparer. Topics included food preparation behaviours and influencers (culture, family, attitudes, barriers, meal planning and shopping). Data were ana…
The association between motivation and fruit and vegetable intake
Household food insecurity as a determinant of overweight and obesity among low-income Hispanic subgroups
The intergenerational transmission of obesity
Household food insecurity and dietary patterns in rural and urban American Indian families with young children
( NCT01776255 ). Registered: January 16, 2013. Date of enrollment: February 6, 2013
Assessment of nutrition and physical activity practices using self-report and observation in early care and education across multiple US states
Objective The National Early Care and Education Learning Collaboratives (ECELC) Project aims to promote healthy physical activity and nutrition environments, policies and practices in early care and education (ECE) programmes across multiple states. The present pilot study sought to assess changes to the physical activity and nutrition practices in a sub-sample of ECE programmes participating in the ECELC using the Environment and Policy Assessme…
Correlates of fruit and vegetable intake among parents and adolescents
Objective The present study aimed to examine the correlates of fruit and vegetable intake (FVI) separately among parents and their adolescents. Design Cross-sectional surveys. Setting Online survey. Subjects Parents and adolescents completed the Family Life, Activity, Sun, Health, and Eating (FLASHE) survey through the National Cancer Institute. The survey assessed daily intake frequencies of food/beverage groups, psychosocial, parenting and soci…
What Characteristics Define Participants of Michigan’s Healthy Food Incentive Program
To characterize participants of a statewide healthy food incentive program in terms of shopping behaviors, surveys were collected at farmers markets (N = 436) and grocery stores (N = 131). Farmers market and grocery store respondents were mostly forty-five to fifty-four years old (21 percent to 24 percent) and female (72 to 82 percent). Grocery store respondents were more diverse. Farmers market participants were more likely to be female ( p = .0…
Development and testing of the FRESH Foods Survey to assess food pantry clients’ dietary behaviours and correlates
Objective: To use cognitive interviewing and pilot testing to develop a survey instrument feasible for administering in the food pantry setting to assess daily intake frequency from several major food groups and dietary correlates (e.g. fruit and vegetable barriers) – the FRESH Foods Survey. Design: New and existing survey items were adapted and refined following cognitive interviews. After piloting the survey with food pantry users in the USA, p…
Medicine (39 obras) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (29 obras) · Environmental health (25 obras) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (24 obras) · Psychology (21 obras) · Gerontology (17 obras) · Geography (14 obras) · Food security (13 obras) · Food insecurity (12 obras) · Agriculture (11 obras)