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Blood Pressure Control in Diabetes
(2010-04)
OBJECTIVE Despite widespread dissemination of target values, achieving a blood pressure of <130/80 mmHg is challenging for many individuals with diabetes. The purpose of the present study was to examine temporal trends in ...
IN4Kids: data from a study of RD integration into primary care
(2010-03-10)
Research indicates barriers to PCPs recognizing and counseling overweight children and their families, including lack of: knowledge about nutritional guidance, time to provide services, reimbursement, and skills in working ...
Participation in Community-Originated Interventions is Associated with Positive Changes in Weight Status and Health Behaviors in Youth
(2012-04-13)
Purpose. To assess changes in children’s health behaviors and weight status after participation in community-originated interventions.
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Healthy Hospital Food Environment: Policy & Programs in Practice
(2012-05-07)
This invited presentation highlights the state of weight at Vidant Health, a health care system serving 29 counties in eastern North Carolina and its innovative Health Food Environment program. A policy, effective in 2012, ...
The Pong Principle
(2011-02-25)
"Learning to Listen: A Patient Becomes the Teacher By Serving Up Life-Changing Advice
The heart healthy lenoir project-an intervention to reduce disparities in hypertension control: study protocol
(2013)
Background
Racial disparities in blood pressure control are well established; however the impact of low health literacy (LHL) on blood pressure has garnered less attention. Office based interventions that are created with ...
Special Concerns through an early pregnancy journey
(2016-06)
Nutrition and supplementation in the woman of reproductive age can have profound and lasting effects on her child’s health. Preconception planning for all women should include advice to begin folic acid supplementation at ...
Eat more family meals at home
(2018-09-05)
This is a Q and A newspaper column. The topic, to celebrate Family Meals at Home month encouraged families to eat at least one more meal at home a week. The article describes research findings of the benefit of doing so.
Finding heartburn relief
(2018-10-13)
Column as appeared in Daily Reflector
Should I take an antibiotic
(2018-12-05)
Newspaper column prepared by Chelsea Viscardi under supervision of Kathryn Kolasa