Browsing Other Campus Research by Author "Jilcott Pitts, Stephanie B."
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Adults and Children in Low-Income Households That Participate in Cost-Offset Community Supported Agriculture Have High Fruit and Vegetable Consumption
Hanson, Karla L.; Kolodinsky, Jane; Wang, Weiwei; Morgan, Emily H.; Jilcott Pitts, Stephanie B.; Ammerman, Alice S.; Sitaker, Marilyn; Seguin, Rebecca A. (2017-07-08)This paper examines fruit and vegetable intake (FVI) in low-income households that participated in a cost-offset (CO), or 50% subsidized, community-supported agriculture (CSA) program. CSA customers paid farms upfront for ... -
Farm Fresh Foods for Healthy Kids (F3HK): An innovative community supported agriculture intervention to prevent childhood obesity in low-income families and strengthen local agricultural economies
Seguin, Rebecca A.; Morgan, Emily H.; Hanson, Karla L.; Ammerman, Alice S.; Jilcott Pitts, Stephanie B.; Kolodinsky, Jane; Sitaker, Marilyn; Becot, Florence A.; Connor, Leah M.; Garner, Jennifer A.; McGuirt, Jared T. (2017-04)Background: Childhood obesity persists in the United States and is associated with serious health problems. Higher rates of obesity among children from disadvantaged households may be, in part, attributable to disparities ... -
A Mentor-Led Text-Messaging Intervention Increases Intake of Fruits and Vegetables and Goal Setting for Healthier Dietary Consumption among Rural Adolescents in Kentucky and North Carolina, 2017
Gustafson, Alison; Jilcott Pitts, Stephanie B.; McQuerry, Kristen; Babatunde, Oyinlola Toyin; Mullins, Janet (2019-03-11)Text-messaging interventions hold promise for successful weight loss interventions. However, there is limited research on text-messaging interventions to improve dietary intake among rural adolescents, who are at greater ...