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Can Technology Improve Health Literacy?, Catherine A. Wickham, Elena T. Carbone Jan 2013

Can Technology Improve Health Literacy?, Catherine A. Wickham, Elena T. Carbone

Elena T Carbone

No abstract provided.


Measuring Nutrition Literacy: Problems And Potential Solutions, Elena T. Carbone Jan 2013

Measuring Nutrition Literacy: Problems And Potential Solutions, Elena T. Carbone

Elena T Carbone

No abstract provided.


Smoking During Pregnancy And Risk Of Abnormal Glucose Tolerance: A Prospective Cohort Study, Amy E. Haskins, Elizabeth R. Bertone-Johnson, Penelope Pekow, Elena T. Carbone, Renée T. Fortner, Lisa Chasan-Taber Sep 2010

Smoking During Pregnancy And Risk Of Abnormal Glucose Tolerance: A Prospective Cohort Study, Amy E. Haskins, Elizabeth R. Bertone-Johnson, Penelope Pekow, Elena T. Carbone, Renée T. Fortner, Lisa Chasan-Taber

Elena T Carbone

Background: Disturbances in glucose metabolism during pregnancy are associated with negative sequalae for both mother and infant. The association between smoking and abnormal glucose tolerance (AGT) remains controversial. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the relationship between smoking prior to and during pregnancy and risk of AGT. Methods: We utilized data from a prospective cohort of 1,006 Hispanic (predominantly Puerto Rican) prenatal care patients in Western Massachusetts. Women reported pre- and early pregnancy smoking at recruitment (mean = 15 weeks) and mid pregnancy smoking at a second interview (mean = 28 weeks). AGT was defined as > 135 …


A Photovoice Participatory Evaluation Of A School Gardening Program Through The Eyes Of Fifth Graders, Catherine Sands, Krista Harper, Lee Ellen Reed, Maggie Shar Jan 2009

A Photovoice Participatory Evaluation Of A School Gardening Program Through The Eyes Of Fifth Graders, Catherine Sands, Krista Harper, Lee Ellen Reed, Maggie Shar

Krista M. Harper

In the springtime, fifth grade students at the Williamsburg Elementary School in rural Western Massachusetts ask to snack on sorrel and chives from the school garden, between planting potatoes and building a shade structure for their outdoor classroom. They are members of the first cohort of the curriculum-integrated program initiated by Fertile Ground, a grassroots organization in western Massachusetts. The children’s delight in the fresh greens they have grown marks a national phenomenon: the farm-to-school movement. With limited resources, parents, teachers, students, administrators, and community activists are developing inroads to better school food and food education, by constructing school teaching …