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Weeks 1-5 topics

Topic: Syllabus Review and Introduction to Nutritional Epidemiology

Syllabus Review and Introduction to Nutritional Epidemiology

Topic: Nutrition Monitoring and Surveillance: Regional, Racial, Ethnic, Gender, and Income Inequalities

Perspective: An Extension of the STROBE Statement for Observational Studies in Nutritional Epidemiology (STROBE-nut): Explanation and Elaboration
Hörnell A, Berg C, Forsum E, et al. Perspective: An Extension of the STROBE Statement for Observational Studies in Nutritional Epidemiology (STROBE-nut): Explanation and Elaboration. Adv Nutr. 2017;8(5):652-678. Published 2017 Sep 15. doi:10.3945/an.117.015941. Open Access URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/28916567
Perspective: Essential Study Quality Descriptors for Data from Nutritional Epidemiologic Research
Perspective: Essential Study Quality Descriptors for Data from Nutritional Epidemiologic Research Yang, Chen et al. Advances in Nutrition, Volume 8, Issue 5, 639 - 651 https://doi.org/10.3945/an.117.015651
The Journal of Nutrition, In Press
Obesity Systems Maps
Christine Siokou, Rebecca Morgan. Alan Shiell Group model building: A participatory approach to understanding and acting on systems
November 2014, Public Health Research & Practice 25(1):e2511404.
DOI: 10.17061/phrp2511404

Topic: Introduction to Nutrition Assessment: Tried and True, and New

Public Policy Advocates. Public Selected Evaluation Tools for Nutrition and Healthy Lifestyles Projects (pdf)
Public Policy Advocates. Public Selected Evaluation Tools for Nutrition and Healthy Lifestyles Projects. URL: https://mihealthfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/HealthFund_EvalTools.pdf
New mobile methods for dietary assessment: review of image-assisted and image-based dietary assessment methods.
Boushey, C. J., Spoden, M., Zhu, F. M., Delp, E. J., & Kerr, D. A. (2017). New mobile methods for dietary assessment: review of image-assisted and image-based dietary assessment methods. The Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 76(3), 283–294.
doi: 10.1017/S0029665116002913 Open Access URL: https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/33E6AE4398065ACEBACE8E9E3AD170C9/S0029665116002913a.pdf/div-class-title-new-mobile-methods-for-dietary-assessment-review-of-image-assisted-and-image-based-dietary-assessment-methods-div.pdf

Topic: Dietary Measurement Issues, Validity, Bias, and Error

Reliability and Validity of Nutrition Knowledge Questionnaire for Adults
Jones AM, Lamp C, Neelon M, Nicholson Y, Schneider C, Swanson PW, Zidenberg-Cherr S. Reliability and Validity of Nutrition Knowledge Questionnaire for Adults. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 2015;47(1):69-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2014.08.003.

Due: Assignment 1 Blog

Current Population-Level Nutrition Concerns/Controversies (15%)

Students will write a 1500 word blog post/essay summarizing current concerns in nutritional epidemiology and health equity for a specific geographic area and population group. Assignments must focus on how structural, institutionalized and interpersonal racism and other types prejudice directly affect food access, food quality, dietary patterns, stress and social determinants of health. Students are expected to include images, key references, and post on the Blackboard blog for the class. Students will critique and comment on each other other’s blog posts.

Gleason et al Publishing Nutrition Research: Validity, Reliability, and Diagnostic Test Assessment in Nutrition-Related Research

Topic: Energy and Physical Activity

Recent Patient Health Monitoring Platforms Incorporating Internet of Things-Enabled Smart Devices
Kang, M., Park, E., Cho, B. H., & Lee, K. S. (2018). Recent Patient Health Monitoring Platforms Incorporating Internet of Things-Enabled Smart Devices. International neurourology journal, 22(4), 313. Open Access URL: https://doi.org/10.5213/inj.1820corr.001

Weeks 6-10 topics

Topic: Food Composition / Nutrient Analysis and the Limitations of Ethnocentric Food Databases

How to use ESHA Food Processor tutorials
From ESHA (Elizabeth Stewart Hands and Associates): "ESHA’s Food Processor® Nutrition Analysis software combines an extensive and meticulously researched food and ingredient database for accurate and comprehensive nutrition analysis." URL: https://esha.com/services/food-processor-tutorials/
Accessing USDA Food Data Central
USDA (n.d) FoodData Central URL: https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/
FoodData Central is an integrated data system that provides expanded nutrient profile data and links to related agricultural and experimental research.

Topic: Student presentations

Students will give presentations.

Due: Assignment 2 Epidemiological Survey

Portrait of an Epidemiological Survey (10%)

Students will create a brief portrait of a local, regional or national nutrition survey cohort study summarizing its design, cohort size, population characteristics incl. representation of racial and ethnic minorities, study duration, major findings and contributions to the field of uncovering health inequities. Short oral presentation to the class.

Topic: Student Presentations

The NHANES Anthropometry Procedures Manual. (pdf) (2007)
CDC National Center for Health Statistics. The NHANES Anthropometry Procedures Manual. (2007) URL: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhanes/nhanes_07_08/manual_an.pdf
The NHANES Anthropometry Procedures Manual. (pdf) (2021)
CDC National Center for Health Statistics. The NHANES Anthropometry Procedures Manual. (2021) URL: https://wwwn.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhanes/2021-2022/manuals/2021-Anthropometry-Procedures-Manual-508.pdf
Perceptions of body size, obesity threat and the willingness to lose weight among black South African adults: a qualitative study.
Okop, K.J., Mukumbang, F.C., Mathole, T. et al. Perceptions of body size, obesity threat and the willingness to lose weight among black South African adults: a qualitative study. BMC Public Health 16, 365 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3028-7
Use of the Danish Adoption Register for the study of obesity and thinness.
Stunkard, A.J., Sorensen, T., Schlusinger, F., Use of the Danish Adoption Register for the study of obesity and thinness. In: Kety, S.S., Rowland, L.P., Sidman, R.L., Matthysse, S.W., (ed.). The Genetics of neurological and phychiactric disorders. Raven Press; New York, 1983, 115–120.
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Topic: Social Determinants of Health, Nutrition, and Physical Activity

A life course examination of the physical environmental determinants of physical activity behaviour: A "Determinants of Diet and Physical Activity" (DEDIPAC) umbrella systematic literature review
Carlin A, Perchoux C, Puggina A, Aleksovska K, Buck C, Burns C, et al. (2017) A life course examination of the physical environmental determinants of physical activity behaviour: A “Determinants of Diet and Physical Activity”(DEDIPAC) umbrella systematic literature review. PLoS ONE 12(8): e0182083. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0182083
PolicyMap
PolicyMap: a data warehouse of over 50,000 indicators accessible through a state-of-the-art mapping and analytics platform.

Topic: Assessing the Food Environment and its Relationship with Diet and Health

Introduction to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (FARA)
USDA ERS (n.d) Introduction to the Food Access Research Atlas. URL: https://gisportal.ers.usda.gov/portal/apps/experiencebuilder/experience/?id=a53ebd7396cd4ac3a3ed09137676fd40
The USDA Food Access Research Atlas interactive guide provides an overview of the Food Access Research Atlas (FARA) to assist users in understanding its background information and its low-income and low-access measures.
Food Access Research Atlas
USDA ERS (n.d) Food Access Research Atlas URL: https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-access-research-atlas/
Does opening a supermarket in a food desert change the food environment? (pdf)
Ghosh-Dastidar, M., Hunter, G., Collins, R. L., Zenk, S. N., Cummins, S., Beckman, R., Nugroho, A. K., Sloan, J. C., Wagner, L., & Dubowitz, T. (2017). Does opening a supermarket in a food desert change the food environment?. Health & place, 46, 249–256. DOI 10.1016/j.healthplace.2017.06.002 URL: https://europepmc.org/backend/ptpmcrender.fcgi?accid=PMC5588682&blobtype=pdf
A Framework for Assessing Effects of the Food System.
Committee on a Framework for Assessing the Health, Environmental, and Social Effects of the Food System; Food and Nutrition Board; Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources; Institute of Medicine; National Research Council; Nesheim MC, Oria M, Yih PT, editors. (2015 Jun 17) Chapter 7: A Framework for Assessing Effects of the Food System. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK305191/
Food Deserts and the Causes of Nutritional Inequality
Allcott H, Diamond R, Dubé J, Handbury J, et al. Food Deserts and the Causes of Nutritional Inequality, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2019;134(4):1793-1844. DOI 10.1093/qje/qjz015
Food Environment Equity Dashboard for NYC (FEED-NYC)
CUNY SPH Urban Food Policy Institute. Food Environment Equity Dashboard - NYC (beta) (2023, Mar 16.) URL: https://sites.google.com/view/feed-nyc/snap

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Little Caribbean Google Map, 2018

What New York City has done to begin to address food deserts?

FRESH Supermarkets & Zoning Boundaries
NYCEDC (n.d) FRESH Supermarkets & Zoning Boundaries. URL: https://edc.nyc/fresh-supermarkets-zoning-boundaries
The Food Retail Expansion to Support Health (FRESH) program brings healthy and affordable food options to communities by lowering the costs of owning, leasing, developing, and renovating supermarket retail space. The FRESH zoning incentives are facilitated through the Department of City Planning and the FRESH tax incentives are managed by NYCEDC.

Listen to this PodCast

Citation: Point of Origin (2020, Nov. 25) Food Apartheid: (And Why We Don't Call it a Food Desert) (44:16) URL: https://omny.fm/shows/point-of-origin/food-apartheid-and-why-we-dont-call-it-a-food-dese
Description: Point of Origin, last episode of the season talking about justice in food systems, its absence within those systems and the circumstances that lead to lacking.

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Weeks 11-15 topics

Hayes-Larson, E., Kezios, K. L., Mooney, S. J., & Lovasi, G. (2019). Who is in this study, anyway? Guidelines for a useful Table 1. Journal of clinical epidemiology, 114, 125–132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2019.06.011

Jamovi, Statistical Software, Free, User Manual

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Topic: More Complex Epidemiological Methods

Metabolomics in nutritional epidemiology: identifying metabolites associated with diet and quantifying their potential to uncover diet-disease relations in populations (pdf)
Kristin A Guertin, Steven C Moore, Joshua N Sampson, Wen-Yi Huang, Qian Xiao, Rachael Z Stolzenberg-Solomon, Rashmi Sinha, Amanda J Cross, Metabolomics in nutritional epidemiology: identifying metabolites associated with diet and quantifying their potential to uncover diet-disease relations in populations, The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Volume 100, Issue 1, July 2014, Pages 208–217, DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.113.078758

Topic: 21st Century Corporate Colonization and Perspectives on Nutritional Epidemiology

Burden of disease attributable to suboptimal diet, metabolic risks and low physical activity in Ethiopia and comparison with Eastern sub-Saharan African countries, 1990–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
Melaku, Y.A., Wassie, M.M., Gill, T.K. et al. Burden of disease attributable to suboptimal diet, metabolic risks and low physical activity in Ethiopia and comparison with Eastern sub-Saharan African countries, 1990–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. BMC Public Health 18, 552 (2018). DOI:10.1186/s12889-018-5438-1
Interactive Cancer Risk Matrix
WCRF International (World Cancer Research Fund International). Diet, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Cancer: a Global Perspective.URL: https://www.wcrf.org/diet-activity-and-cancer/ and https://www.wcrf.org/dietandcancer/interactive-cancer-risk-matrix

How Big Business Got Brazil Hooked on Junk Food.

Global Burden of Disease (GBD) visualizations
Global Burden of Disease (GBD) URL: http://www.healthdata.org/gbd/data-visualizations
Description: The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) provides a comprehensive picture of mortality and disability across countries, time, age, and sex. It quantifies health loss from hundreds of diseases, injuries, and risk factors, so that health systems can be improved and disparities eliminated.

Topic: Nutritional Epidemiology Can Inform More Equitable and Just Nutrition, Physical Activity and Food Systems Policies

Understanding nutritional epidemiology and its role in policy
Satija, A., Yu, E., Willett, W. C., & Hu, F. B. (2015). Understanding nutritional epidemiology and its role in policy. Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.), 6(1), 5–18. DOI: 10.3945/an.114.007492
The Food & Fitness Community Partnerships: Results From 9 Years of Local Systems and Policy Changes to Increase Equitable Opportunities for Health. (pdf)
Lachance, L., Quinn, M., & Kowalski-Dobson, T. (2018). The Food & Fitness Community Partnerships: Results From 9 Years of Local Systems and Policy Changes to Increase Equitable Opportunities for Health. Health promotion practice, 19(1_suppl), 92S–114S. DOI: 10.1177/1524839918789400
Healthy People 2030
ODPHP (Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).(n.d) Healthy People 2030 URL: https://health.gov/healthypeople
Description: Healthy People provides 10-year, measurable public health objectives and tools to help track progress toward achieving them. Healthy People identifies public health priorities to help individuals, organizations, and communities across the United States improve health and well-being. Healthy People 2030, the initiative’s fifth iteration, builds on knowledge gained over the first 4 decades.
Uneven dietary development: linking the policies and processes of globalization with the nutrition transition, obesity and diet-related chronic diseases.
Hawkes, C. Uneven dietary development: linking the policies and processes of globalization with the nutrition transition, obesity and diet-related chronic diseases. Global Health 2, 4 (2006). DOI: /10.1186/1744-8603-2-4

HNSC 7244X: Nutritional Epidemiology