DF/HCC Program Affiliation

Reduction of Cancer Risk and Disparities

Research Abstract

Determinants of intergenerational patterns of growth in mothers and children, with emphasis on biosocial and environmental influences on decanalization during critical periods (perinatal, early childhood, school age, adolescent, early reproductive years) in groups undergoing the epidemiologic transition. Design and evaluation of domestic and international nutrition surveillance systems, including underlying conceptual models, requirements for validity of self-report and biologic indicators for different public health purposes, and participatory action research methods analyzing uses of surveillance data (US, Latin America). Design and evaluation of interventions simultaneously targeting risk factors for under- and overnutrition during critical periods of growth to reduce longterm risk of chronic disease in low income, multi-ethnic populations.

Publications

• Gortmaker SL, Peterson K, Wiecha J, Sobol AM, Dixit S, Fox MK, Laird N.Reducing obesity via a school-based interdisciplinary intervention among youth: Planet Health.Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 1999 Apr;153(4):409-18.
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