Rachel Novotny
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
192 Papers
1.1K Citations
Rachel Novotny is an academic researcher from College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Pacific islanders. The author has an hindex of 30, co-authored 174 publications. Previous affiliations of Rachel Novotny include Cornell University & Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station.
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Papers
Validation of a Collaboration Readiness Assessment Tool for Use by Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program–Education (SNAP-Ed) Agencies and Partners
TL;DR: The ability to measure collaboration readiness will allow agencies and community partners that implement SNAP‐Ed to target areas that facilitate collaboration efforts needed for policy, systems, and environment change and collective efficacy.
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The Affordability of a Thrifty Food Plan-based Market Basket in the United States-affiliated Pacific Region.
Joshua A Greenberg,Bret Luick,Julia M. Alfred,L Robert Barber,Andrea Bersamin,Patricia Coleman,Monique Esquivel,Travis Fleming,Rachael T. Leon Guerrero,James Hollyer,Emihner Johnson,Rachel Novotny,Shelley deBlair Remengesau,Ashley B. Yamanaka +13 more
- 01 Jul 2020
TL;DR: It was found that food costs represented a higher percentage of household income for American Samoa than those of Alaska, Hawai'i, and Portland, and inspection of available income data showed thatFood affordability was assessed by comparing food costs across jurisdictions and examining estimated food costs to reported average jurisdiction incomes.
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Para I Famagu'on-Ta: Fruit and Vegetable Intake, Food Store Environment, and Childhood Overweight/Obesity in the Children's Healthy Living Program on Guam.
Matanane L,Marie K. Fialkowski,Silva J,Fenfang Li,Claudio R. Nigg,Leon Guerrero Rt,Rachel Novotny +6 more
TL;DR: The high density of small markets may be an opportunity for FSE intervention but further investigation of Guam's FSE influence on health is needed.
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Dietary intake among Native Hawaiian, Filipino, and White children and caregivers in Hawai'i.
Rachel Novotny,Vinutha Vijayadeva,John S. Grove,Joel Gittelsohn,Joanne Avila,Yuhua Su,Suzanne P. Murphy +6 more
TL;DR: Dietary patterns showed low intake of fruits and vegetables, fiber and dairy foods among these understudied populations and Whites always had higher intakes of these foods and nutrients than Filipinos or Native Hawaiians.
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Iron deficiency and anemia: disparity exists between children in American Samoa and children living within the US.
TL;DR: To meet Healthy People 2010 goals in children aged 1–2 years, the prevalence of ID in children living in American Samoa would need to decrease from 83 to 5% and inChildren aged 3–5 years from 59 to 1%.
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