Lauren Fiechtner

Dados Biográficos

ID6072755
NOMELauren Fiechtner
PRENOMESLauren
SOBRENOMEFiechtner
ASSINATURAFIECHTNER L
AFILIAÇÕESMassachusetts General Hospital
ORCID0000-0003-0180-3385
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS8
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES7
TOTAL COMO AUTOR8
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2016
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2026
ÍNDICE H2

  • Beyond the clinic

    Open AccessMaria Vittoria Conti, Lauren Fiechtner et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2026

    Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a population-scale condition with life-course health consequences, yet nutrition support remains inconsistently embedded in routine pathways. Food selectivity is common in ASD and is associated with restricted dietary variety, nutritional imbalance, gastrointestinal morbidity and cardiometabolic vulnerability. Current responses are predominantly clinic-and family-centred and are difficult to scale equitably. This…

  • Stakeholders’ perception of factors influencing adoption of a pediatric weight management intervention

    Open AccessDesiree Sierra Velez, Desiree Sierra-Velez et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    Background: Childhood obesity is highly prevalent in the United States and disproportionately impacts communities of color and low-income populations; these disparities have worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic. Adoption of effective pediatric weight management interventions (PWMIs) that have been evaluated among low-income diverse populations is needed. The Healthy Weight Clinic PWMI, a package co-developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics…

  • Opportunities to Promote Food and Nutrition Security as the Federal Public Health Emergency Ends

    Open AccessSara N Bleich, Lauren Fiechtner et al.ARTICLEJAMA Health Forum2023

    This JAMA Forum discusses key changes to the social safety net after the COVID-19 public health emergency ends and provides information regarding the ways health care professionals can support individuals experiencing food and nutrition security

  • A food bank program to help food pantries improve healthy food choices

    Open AccessJenny Jia, Rachel Burgun et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023

    Background The Greater Boston Food Bank’s (GBFB) Healthy Pantry Program (HPP) is an online training that teaches food pantry staff to implement behavioral nudges (e.g., traffic-light nutrition labels, choice architecture) to promote healthier client choices. This study assessed if HPP was associated with healthier food bank orders by food pantries and identified implementation facilitators and barriers. Methods This mixed methods study collected …

  • Multi-sector stakeholder's perceptions of determinants of successful implementation of a pediatric weight management intervention

    Open AccessAlicia Persaud, Inês Castro et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2022

    Background: Multi-sector stakeholder engagement is essential in the successful implementation, dissemination, and sustainability of pediatric weight management interventions (PWMI), particularly in low-income settings where sustainability relies on external policies and reimbursement. The objective of this study was to engage stakeholders (1) to inform the creation of the intervention with adaptations needed for a successful PWMI in a primary car…

  • An Overburdened Charitable Food System

    Rachel M Zack, Rachel Weil et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2021Citada por: 2Referências: 1

  • Unmet Social Needs and Adherence to Pediatric Weight Management Interventions

    Micaela Atkins, Inês Castro et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2020Citada por: 1Referências: 31

    Objectives. To examine effects of unmet social needs on adherence to pediatric weight management intervention (PWMI). Methods. We examined individual associations of positive screens for parental stress, parental depression, food insecurity, and housing insecurity with intervention adherence, and associations of 0, 1 or 2, and 3 or 4 unmet social needs with adherence, among children enrolled in a 2017–2019 comparative effectiveness trial for 2 hi…

  • Effects of Proximity to Supermarkets on a Randomized Trial Studying Interventions for Obesity

    Lauren Fiechtner, Kim Kleinman et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2016Citada por: 4Referências: 24

    Objectives. To determine whether proximity to a supermarket modified the effects of an obesity intervention. Methods. We examined 498 children aged 6 to 12 years with a body mass index (BMI) at or above the 95th percentile participating in an obesity trial in Massachusetts in 2011 to 2013. The practice-based interventions included computerized clinician decision support plus family self-guided behavior change or health coaching. Outcomes were 1-y…