Food Swamps Predict Obesity Rates Better Than Food Deserts in the United States

by Kristen Cooksey-Stowers, Marlene B. Schwartz, Kelly D. Brownell
Published 2017-11-01

Racial Differences in Perceived Food Swamp and Food Desert Exposure and Disparities in Self-Reported Dietary Habits

by Kristen Cooksey Stowers, Qianxia Jiang, Abiodun Atoloye, Sean Lucan, Kim Gans
Published 2020-09-01

COVID-19 responses: Food policy councils are “stepping in, stepping up, and stepping back"

by Anne Palmer, Abiodun Atoloye, Karen Bassarab, Larissa Calancie, Kristen Cooksey Stowers
Published 2020-11-01

Toward a Community Impact Assessment for Food Policy Councils: Identifying Potential Impact Domains

by Larissa Calancie, Kristen Cooksey-Stowers, Anne Palmer, Natasha Frost, J.D., Holly Calhoun, Abbey Piner, Karen Webb
Published 2018-09-01

Exploring the Provider-Level Socio-Demographic Determinants of Diet Quality of Preschool-Aged Children Attending Family Childcare Homes

by Alison Tovar, Patricia Markham Risica, Andrea Ramirez, Noereem Mena, Ingrid E. Lofgren, Kristen Cooksey Stowers, Kim M. Gans
Published 2020-05-01

The hunger-obesity paradox: Exploring food banking system characteristics and obesity inequities among food-insecure pantry clients.

by Kristen Cooksey Stowers, Nana Yaa A Marfo, Eminet Abebe Gurganus, Kim M Gans, Shiriki K Kumanyika, Marlene B Schwartz
Published 2020-01-01

Dietary Contributors to Food Group Intake in Preschool Children Attending Family Childcare Homes: Differences between Latino and Non-Latino Providers

by Andrea Ramirez, Maya Vadiveloo, Patricia M. Risica, Kim M. Gans, Mary L. Greaney, Noereem Z. Mena, Kristen Cooksey Stowers, Alison Tovar
Published 2020-11-01

Multilevel approaches to increase fruit and vegetable intake in low-income housing communities: final results of the ‘Live Well, Viva Bien’ cluster-randomized trial

by Kim M. Gans, Patricia Markham Risica, Akilah Dulin Keita, Laura Dionne, Jennifer Mello, Kristen Cooksey Stowers, George Papandonatos, Shannon Whittaker, Gemma Gorham
Published 2018-08-01

Micronutrient Adequacy in Preschool Children Attending Family Child Care Homes

by Esther Cuadrado-Soto, Patricia Markham Risica, Kim M. Gans, Noereem Z. Mena, Carolyn Ellis, Carolina D. Araujo, Ingrid E. Lofgren, Kristen Cooksey Stowers, Alison Tovar
Published 2019-09-01