2022
Perceptions of the local food environment and fruit and vegetable intake in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes research Network (ECHORN) Cohort study
Oladele CR, Colón-Ramos U, Galusha D, Tran E, Adams OP, Maharaj RG, Nazario CM, Nunez M, Pérez-Escamilla R, Nunez-Smith M. Perceptions of the local food environment and fruit and vegetable intake in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes research Network (ECHORN) Cohort study. Preventive Medicine Reports 2022, 26: 101694. PMID: 35242499, PMCID: PMC8861285, DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101694.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLocal food environmentDaily servingsEastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort StudyFood environmentFV intakeDietary Screener QuestionnaireMean daily servingsDaily FV intakeMore daily servingsConsumption of FVChi-square testStudy baseline dataCross-sectional analysisCohort studyScreener questionnaireCardiovascular healthVegetable intakeDietary intakeHigh-income countriesPoisson regressionSignificant associationDaily intakeIntakeFood insecurityImportance of affordability
2018
Disparities in availability of essential medicines to treat non-communicable diseases in Uganda: A Poisson analysis using the Service Availability and Readiness Assessment
Armstrong-Hough M, Kishore SP, Byakika S, Mutungi G, Nunez-Smith M, Schwartz JI. Disparities in availability of essential medicines to treat non-communicable diseases in Uganda: A Poisson analysis using the Service Availability and Readiness Assessment. PLOS ONE 2018, 13: e0192332. PMID: 29420640, PMCID: PMC5805288, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0192332.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-communicable diseasesHIV servicesHealth centersHealth facility preparednessHealth service readinessEssential medicinesPrimary health centersReferral health centersHealth facility typeUgandan health facilitiesFacility typePoisson regression modelsHIV careHIV counselingFacility preparednessReadiness assessment toolGeneral HospitalPredictors of readinessHealth facilitiesService readinessMultivariate analysisSignificant associationDiagnostic capacityHigher countsMultivariate model
2010
Media Exposure and Tobacco, Illicit Drugs, and Alcohol Use among Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review
Nunez-Smith M, Wolf E, Huang HM, Chen PG, Lee L, Emanuel EJ, Gross CP. Media Exposure and Tobacco, Illicit Drugs, and Alcohol Use among Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review. Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2010, 31: 174-192. PMID: 20687006, DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2010.495648.Peer-Reviewed Original Research