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List of works by Punam Ohri-Vachaspati

A biobehavioral model of weight loss associated with meditative movement practice among breast cancer survivors

scientific article published on July 2014

A closer examination of the relationship between children's weight status and the food and physical activity environment

scientific article published on May 30, 2013

Alliance for a Healthier Generation's Competitive Beverage and Food Guidelines: Do Elementary School Administrators Know About Them and Do They Report Implementing Them?

scientific article published on October 1, 2012

Associations between food environment around schools and professionally measured weight status for middle and high school students

scientific article published on December 2014

BeWell24: development and process evaluation of a smartphone "app" to improve sleep, sedentary, and active behaviors in US Veterans with increased metabolic risk

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Child-directed marketing inside and on the exterior of fast food restaurants

scientific article published on 29 October 2014

Classification bias in commercial business lists for retail food stores in the U.S.

scientific article

Cost of Children's Healthy vs Unhealthy Snacks Does Not Differ at Convenience Stores

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Determinants of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption among Low-Income Children: Are There Differences by Race/Ethnicity, Age, and Sex?

scientific article published on 8 May 2017

Development and Reliability Testing of a Fast-Food Restaurant Observation Form

scientific article published on 12 May 2014

Disparities in Who Receives Weight-Loss Advice From a Health Care Provider: Does Income Make a Difference?

scientific article published on 06 October 2016

Disparities in the Availability and Price of Low-Fat and Higher-Fat Milk in US Food Stores by Community Characteristics

scientific article published on 2 June 2015

Eating behaviors among low-income obese adults in the United States: Does health care provider's advice carry any weight

scientific article published on 11 February 2016

Elementary school participation in the United States Department of Agriculture's Team Nutrition program is associated with more healthful school lunches

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Examining the Feasibility of Healthy Minimum Stocking Standards for Small Food Stores

scientific article published on 9 April 2018

Farmers' Market Use Patterns Among Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Recipients With High Access to Farmers' Markets

scientific article published on 5 March 2017

Fast-food menu offerings vary in dietary quality, but are consistently poor

scientific article published on 15 January 2013

Food and Beverage Selection Patterns among Menu Label Users and Nonusers: Results from a Cross-Sectional Study

scientific article published on 10 February 2017

Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Participation in Elementary Schools in the United States and Availability of Fruits and Vegetables in School Lunch Meals

scientific article published on June 1, 2012

Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program and Requests for Fruits and Vegetables Outside School Settings

scientific article published on 8 January 2018

Friendship as a social mechanism influencing body mass index (BMI) among emerging adults

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

Hunger, overconsumption and youth: future directions for research in school-based public health nutrition strategies

scientific article published on June 1, 2013

Impact of the 2010 US Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act on School Breakfast and Lunch Participation Rates Between 2008 and 2015.

scientific article published on 21 November 2017

Improvements and Disparities in Types of Foods and Milk Beverages Offered in Elementary School Lunches, 2006-2007 to 2013-2014

scientific article published on 17 March 2016

Improving Data Accuracy of Commercial Food Outlet Databases

scientific article published on November 1, 2011

Measuring food environments: a guide to available instruments

scientific article published on July 2010

Neighborhood perceptions and active school commuting in low-income cities

scientific article published on October 2013

Parental perception of the nutritional quality of school meals and its association with students' school lunch participation

scientific article published on 4 December 2013

Patterns of food and physical activity environments related to children's food and activity behaviors: A latent class analysis

scientific article published on 17 November 2017

Predicted Impact of the Food and Drug Administration's Menu-Labeling Regulations on Restaurants in 4 New Jersey Cities

scientific article published on 21 December 2017

Prevalence and Implementation Practices of School Salad Bars Across Grade Levels

scientific article published in January 2017

Proceedings of the 8th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation : Washington, DC, USA. 14-15 December 2015

article by David Chambers et al published 1 August 2016 in Implementation Science

Relative and absolute availability of healthier food and beverage alternatives across communities in the United States

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School Resources and Engagement in Technical Assistance Programs Is Associated with Higher Prevalence of Salad Bars in Elementary School Lunches in the United States

scientific article published on 15 December 2015

Sociodemographic disparities among fast-food restaurant customers who notice and use calorie menu labels

scientific article published on 3 February 2015

Strategies proposed by Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities partnerships to prevent childhood obesity

scientific article published on December 15, 2011

Systematic Review of Factors Influencing Farmers' Market Use Overall and among Low-Income Populations

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The Role of Distance in Examining the Association Between Active Commuting to School and Students' Weight Status

scientific article published on 4 December 2014

The influence of parental nativity, neighborhood disadvantage and the built environment on physical activity behaviors in Latino youth

scientific article published on April 2015

The relative contribution of layers of the Social Ecological Model to childhood obesity

scientific article published on 6 November 2014

Use of Salad Bars in Schools to Increase Fruit and Vegetable Consumption: Where's the Evidence?

scientific article published on 29 March 2015