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Anne N. Thorndike, MD, MPH

Massachusetts General Hospital

Massachusetts General Hospital
Phone: (617) 724-4608
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Anne N. Thorndike, MD, MPH

Massachusetts General Hospital

EDUCATIONAL TITLES

  • Associate Professor, Medicine, Harvard Medical School

DF/HCC PROGRAM AFFILIATION

Research Abstract

My research focus is on individual and population-level behavioral interventions to prevent disease. Although my early research focused on smoking cessation, my focus over the past few years has been in promoting exercise and nutrition in worksite and community settings. I have tested novel interventions in worksite cafeteria and community grocery environments to promote healthy food choices. Much of this work has utilized behavioral economics strategies, such as choice architecture, social norms, and financial incentives. Building on the success of strategies to promote healthy eating behaviors in the worksite setting, I have conducted pilot studies in the community setting to test similar types of interventions in corner stores and supermarkets to address disparities in obesity and healthy eating in low-income and minority populations.

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  • Kalkhoran S, Thorndike AN, Rigotti NA, Fung V, Baggett TP. Cigarette Smoking and Quitting-Related Factors Among US Adult Health Center Patients with Serious Mental Illness. J Gen Intern Med 2019. PubMed
  • Moran AJ, Khandpur N, Polacsek M, Thorndike AN, Franckle RL, Boulos R, Sampson S, Greene JC, Blue DG, Rimm EB. Make It Fresh, for Less! A Supermarket Meal Bundling and Electronic Reminder Intervention to Promote Healthy Purchases Among Families With Children. J Nutr Educ Behav 2019. PubMed
  • Levy DE, Gelsomin ED, Rimm EB, Pachucki M, Sanford J, Anderson E, Johnson C, Schutzberg R, Thorndike AN. Design of ChooseWell 365: Randomized controlled trial of an automated, personalized worksite intervention to promote healthy food choices and prevent weight gain. Contemp Clin Trials 2018; 75:78-86. PubMed
  • Thorndike AN. E-Cigarette Use by Young Adult Nonsmokers: Next-Generation Nicotine Dependence? Ann Intern Med 2018. PubMed
  • Drouin O, Winickoff JP, Thorndike AN. Parental optimism about children's risk of future tobacco use and excessive weight gain. Acad Pediatr 2018. PubMed
  • Franckle RL, Levy DE, Macias-Navarro L, Rimm EB, Thorndike AN. Traffic-light labels and financial incentives to reduce sugar-sweetened beverage purchases by low-income Latino families: a randomized controlled trial. Public Health Nutr 2018. PubMed
  • Thorndike AN, Sunstein CR. Obesity Prevention in the Supermarket-Choice Architecture and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Am J Public Health 2017; 107:1582-1583. PubMed
  • Gardner CD, Whitsel LP, Thorndike AN, Marrow MW, Otten JJ, Foster GD, Carson JA, Johnson RK. Food-and-beverage environment and procurement policies for healthier work environments. Nutr. Rev. 2014; 72:390-410. PubMed
  • Thorndike AN, Riis J, Sonnenberg LM, Levy DE. Traffic-light labels and choice architecture: promoting healthy food choices. Am J Prev Med 2014; 46:143-9. PubMed
  • Sonnenberg L, Gelsomin E, Levy DE, Riis J, Barraclough S, Thorndike AN. A traffic light food labeling intervention increases consumer awareness of health and healthy choices at the point-of-purchase. Prev Med 2013; 57:253-7. PubMed
  • Levy DE, Riis J, Sonnenberg LM, Barraclough SJ, Thorndike AN. Food choices of minority and low-income employees: a cafeteria intervention. Am J Prev Med 2012; 43:240-8. PubMed
  • Thorndike AN, Rigotti NA. A tragic triad: coronary artery disease, nicotine addiction, and depression. Curr. Opin. Cardiol. 2009; 24:447-53. PubMed
  • Thorndike AN, Regan S, McKool K, Pasternak RC, Swartz S, Torres-Finnerty N, Rigotti NA. Depressive symptoms and smoking cessation after hospitalization for cardiovascular disease. Arch Intern Med 2008; 168:186-91. PubMed
  • Levy DE, Thorndike AN, Biener L, Rigotti NA. Use of nicotine replacement therapy to reduce or delay smoking but not to quit: prevalence and association with subsequent cessation efforts. Tob Control 2007; 16:384-9. PubMed
  • Thorndike AN, Regan S, Rigotti NA. The treatment of smoking by US physicians during ambulatory visits: 1994 2003. Am J Public Health 2007; 97:1878-83. PubMed
  • Thorndike AN, Biener L, Rigotti NA. Effect on smoking cessation of switching nicotine replacement therapy to over-the-counter status. Am J Public Health 2002; 92:437-42. PubMed
  • Browne J, Mccurley JL, Fung V, Levy DE, Clark CR, Thorndike AN. Addressing Social Determinants of Health Identified by Systematic Screening in a Medicaid Accountable Care Organization: A Qualitative Study. J Prim Care Community Health ; 12:2150132721993651. PubMed
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