2024
Equipping the Public Health Workforce of the Future: Evaluation of an Evidence-Based Public Health Training Delivered Through Academic-Health Department Partnerships
Mazzucca-Ragan S, Brownson C, Crouch M, Davis S, Duffany K, Erwin P, Leiferman J, McCormick L, Walker J, Brownson R. Equipping the Public Health Workforce of the Future: Evaluation of an Evidence-Based Public Health Training Delivered Through Academic-Health Department Partnerships. Journal Of Public Health Management And Practice 2024, 31: 51-60. PMID: 39121436, DOI: 10.1097/phh.0000000000001985.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvidence-based public healthPublic Health Training CenterPrevention Research CenterPublic health workforceState health departmentsHealth workforceHealth equityHealth departmentsEvidence-based public health trainingWorkforce developmentGovernmental public health staffSkilled public health workforceImplementing public health programsHealth Training CenterPopulation-wide healthPublic health degreePublic health staffPublic health programsHigh staff turnoverPublic health challengeHealth staffIn-depth interviewsHealth programsThematic analysisPractice settingsClients’ experiences and satisfaction with produce prescription programs in California: a qualitative evaluation to inform person-centered and respectful program models
Rhodes E, Pérez-Escamilla R, Okoli N, Hromi-Fiedler A, Foster J, McAndrew J, Duran-Becerra B, Duffany K. Clients’ experiences and satisfaction with produce prescription programs in California: a qualitative evaluation to inform person-centered and respectful program models. Frontiers In Public Health 2024, 12: 1295291. PMID: 38572012, PMCID: PMC10990041, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1295291.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrescription programClient experiencePerson-centeredFederally Qualified Health CentersFramework analysis approachQualified Health CentersImprove client experienceFocus group discussionsTreated with respectVegetable consumptionPerson-centrednessProgram usabilityHealth centersParticipants' program experiencesPositive experiencesGroup discussionsLife courseGift cardsPrescriptionParticipantsProgram designSatisfactionThemesProgram demandsFresh fruits
2023
The Implementation of a Nutrition Intervention in Food Pantries: The Spirit of SWAP
Morales S, Vicente G, LaMonaca K, Rios J, Cunningham S, Higginbottom J, Mathios E, Werlin S, Cramer J, Santilli A, Duffany K. The Implementation of a Nutrition Intervention in Food Pantries: The Spirit of SWAP. Health Promotion Practice 2023, 24: 80s-91s. PMID: 36999497, DOI: 10.1177/15248399221112454.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNutrition interventionsRE-AIM frameworkHealthy food choicesFood pantriesMixed-methods evaluationChronic conditionsNutritional guidanceHealth outcomesDiet qualityU.S. populationHealthy foodsInterventionFood choicesHigh rateOutcomesStandard practiceNew HavenSWAp implementationFood insecurityPantriesEffective strategyFoodBaseline
2022
Coalition Building and Food Insecurity: How an Equity and Justice Framework Guided a Viable Food Assistance Network
Santilli A, Lin-Schweitzer A, Morales S, Werlin S, Hart K, Cramer J, Martinez J, Duffany K. Coalition Building and Food Insecurity: How an Equity and Justice Framework Guided a Viable Food Assistance Network. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2022, 19: 11666. PMID: 36141937, PMCID: PMC9517197, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191811666.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoalition buildingFood insecurityAssistance networkEquitable resource distributionJustice frameworkCommunity organizingSocial changeDocument reviewFood assistancePopulation health outcomesExplicit focusFood accessCommunity partnersFood systemsFood ProgramEquitable accessEquityJusticeCOVID-19 pandemicInsecurityUnited StatesUnderserved communitiesCommunityPotential communityResource distributionBarriers and facilitators to exclusive breastfeeding among Black mothers: A qualitative study utilizing a modified Barrier Analysis approach
Tran V, Masterson A, Frieson T, Douglass F, Pérez‐Escamilla R, Duffany K. Barriers and facilitators to exclusive breastfeeding among Black mothers: A qualitative study utilizing a modified Barrier Analysis approach. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2022, 19: e13428. PMID: 36098279, PMCID: PMC9749593, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.13428.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLactation supportBlack mothersExclusive breastfeeding outcomesPerceptions of breastfeedingBlack womenSupport of mothersExclusive breastfeedingBreastfeeding outcomesSocioecological modelBreastfeeding intentionMulticomponent interventionBreastfeedingUnique barriersHealth benefitsMonthsMothersWomenInfantsLack of accessFocus group discussionsLatina Women’s Experiences With Health Facility Breastfeeding Care: Implications for Quality Improvement
Rhodes E, Vicente G, Morales S, Brown L, Duffany K, VanderWoude E, Pérez-Escamilla R. Latina Women’s Experiences With Health Facility Breastfeeding Care: Implications for Quality Improvement. Current Developments In Nutrition 2022, 6: 707. PMCID: PMC9194250, DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzac061.091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLactation consultantsCare experiencesPrenatal visitLatina womenMost womenPrimary care servicesQuality improvement interventionsPostpartum visitNewborn healthCare nursesLatina women's experiencesBirth careCare servicesImprovement interventionsWHO QualityCare qualityProvider levelCare frameworkWomenCareVisitsFormula feedPeer counselorsSystem-level changesNurses
2021
COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Access Among Black and Latinx Communities
Balasuriya L, Santilli A, Morone J, Ainooson J, Roy B, Njoku A, Mendiola-Iparraguirre A, Duffany K, Macklin B, Higginbottom J, Fernández-Ayala C, Vicente G, Venkatesh A. COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Access Among Black and Latinx Communities. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2128575. PMID: 34643719, PMCID: PMC8515205, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.28575.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 vaccine acceptanceCOVID-19 vaccineCOVID-19 vaccine accessVaccination accessVaccine acceptanceVaccine accessQualified health centersCommunity health workersCOVID-19 vaccinationCOVID-19Health care practitionersHealth care systemPublic health officialsEquitable uptakeHealth centersHealth workersMAIN OUTCOMEFocus groupsInductive content analysis approachCare practitionersHealth departmentsHealth care employeesQualitative studyLocal community-based organizationsDisproportionate deaths
2020
Large for Gestational Age and Risk for Academic Delays and Learning Disabilities: Assessing Modification by Maternal Obesity and Diabetes
Duffany K, McVeigh KH, Lipkind HS, Kershaw TS, Ickovics JR. Large for Gestational Age and Risk for Academic Delays and Learning Disabilities: Assessing Modification by Maternal Obesity and Diabetes. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2020, 17: 5473. PMID: 32751314, PMCID: PMC7432935, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17155473.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational diabetesMaternal obesityGestational agePrenatal care visitsChildren of womenDiabetic womenCare visitsLGA birthsPrenatal careEffect modificationDiabetesCohort dataLogistic regressionWomenExtensive careLongitudinal studyRisk of delayLGAObesityChildrenRiskInadequate numberCareBirthAge
2019
Implementing School-Based Policies to Prevent Obesity: Cluster Randomized Trial
Ickovics JR, Duffany KO, Shebl FM, Peters SM, Read MA, Gilstad-Hayden KR, Schwartz MB. Implementing School-Based Policies to Prevent Obesity: Cluster Randomized Trial. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2019, 56: e1-e11. PMID: 30573151, PMCID: PMC7050629, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2018.08.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical activity policiesActivity policiesWellness policiesEighth gradeSchool-based nutrition policiesMiddle school studentsSchool-based nutritionFederal child nutrition programsSchool wellness policiesFuture school interventionsNutrition policy implementationChild nutrition programsHealthier BMI trajectoriesPolicy implementationSchool environmentMiddle schoolSchool studentsSchool interventionsBMI percentileSchoolsStudentsStudents' BMINutrition policiesBMI trajectoriesUrban districts
2018
Availability, Accessibility, Utilization: In-Depth Interviews with Food Insecure Residents and Emergency Food Providers in New Haven, CT
Carroll G, Keene D, Santilli A, Johannes J, Ickovics J, Duffany K. Availability, Accessibility, Utilization: In-Depth Interviews with Food Insecure Residents and Emergency Food Providers in New Haven, CT. Journal Of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition 2018, 14: 240-251. DOI: 10.1080/19320248.2018.1555072.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Maternal Obesity: Risks for Developmental Delays in Early Childhood
Duffany K, McVeigh KH, Kershaw TS, Lipkind HS, Ickovics JR. Maternal Obesity: Risks for Developmental Delays in Early Childhood. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2015, 20: 219-230. PMID: 26694046, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-015-1821-z.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Blood Pressure Changes during Pregnancy: Impact of Race, Body Mass Index, and Weight Gain
Boynton M, Kershaw T, Duffany K, Rising S, Ickovics J, Magriples U. Blood Pressure Changes during Pregnancy: Impact of Race, Body Mass Index, and Weight Gain. American Journal Of Perinatology 2013, 30: 161-162. DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1333570.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Blood Pressure Changes during Pregnancy: Impact of Race, Body Mass Index, and Weight Gain
Boynton U, Kershaw T, Duffany K, Rising S, Ickovics J, Magriples U. Blood Pressure Changes during Pregnancy: Impact of Race, Body Mass Index, and Weight Gain. American Journal Of Perinatology 2012, 30: 415-424. PMID: 23059493, PMCID: PMC3938313, DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1326987.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultBlack or African AmericanBlood PressureBody Mass IndexFemaleHispanic or LatinoHumansHypertensionHypertension, Pregnancy-InducedLongitudinal StudiesObesityOverweightPostpartum PeriodPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsProspective StudiesRacial GroupsWeight GainWhite PeopleYoung AdultConceptsBody mass indexBlood pressure trajectoriesWeight gainBlood pressureMass indexHigher blood pressure readingsNormal body mass indexHigh pregnancy weight gainPostpartum weight reductionSingleton term infantsPregnancy weight gainDiastolic blood pressureBlood pressure changesBlood pressure readingsPressure trajectoriesAfrican American womenLongitudinal multivariate analysisCardiovascular riskOverweight womenTerm infantsPregnant womenPrenatal careWeeks postpartumPublic clinicsPregnancy
2011
Community Interventions for Health (CIH): A novel approach to tackling the worldwide epidemic of chronic diseases
Duffany K, Finegood D, Matthews D, McKee M, Narayan K, Puska P, Siegel K, Stevens D, Wong F, Woodward M, Yach D. Community Interventions for Health (CIH): A novel approach to tackling the worldwide epidemic of chronic diseases. Global Heart 2011, 6: 47-56. DOI: 10.1016/j.cvdpc.2011.02.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity interventionsChronic disease prevention activitiesDisease prevention activitiesCountry settingsHealth care settingsPublic health communityWorldwide epidemicComplex community interventionsChronic diseasesCare settingsHealth educationCommunity settingsStudy designIntervention implementationCIHPilot studyPrevention activitiesHealth communityInterventionCommunity mobilizationStructural interventionsHealthSettingDisease