
Katherine RobertsColumbia University | CU · Department of Health and Behavior Studies
Katherine Roberts
EdD, MPH
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This study aims to assess whether students at schools implementing Project SUCCESS (PS) have different substance use and mental health outcomes than those at schools not implementing PS. Surveys were administered to 18,151 middle and high school students from 29 school districts and 50 schools. Multivariable logistic and linear regressions controll...
Participation in school meals is associated with many benefits. However, participation in school meals served in the summer through the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is low due to many barriers, including program requirements such as congregate feeding. During COVID-19, these requirements were waived, allowing grab-and-go meals. The purpose of...
OBJECTIVES
Providing cultural competence training is recommended as a way to improve patient-centered care and reduce health disparities. Increasing awareness of implicit biases and understanding internal motivations for overcoming these biases can influence provider decisions and communications with patients. This study aims to provide a health eq...
Participation in school meals is associated with many benefits. However, participation in the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is low due to many barriers, including program requirements such as congregate feeding. During COVID-19, these requirements were waived, allowing grab-and-go meals. The purpose of this study is to compare the number of SF...
The potential for psychedelic molecules in impacting cognitive flexibility has long been supported and acknowledged across scientific reports. In the current study, an approach leveraging knowledge-based gene-set information analysis has been adopted to explore the potential impact of psychedelic molecules on both glycosylation, (a post-translation...
Background:
Low-risk papillary thyroid carcinoma (LR-PTC) can be managed by immediate surgery (IS) or active surveillance (AS). We compare the psychological impact of these treatments on patients with LR-PTC.
Methods:
Psychological data were collected over 1 year, with assessments at the time of treatment decision (T1), at 6 months (T2) and 12 m...
The broad goals of New York State's Medicaid Section 1115 Waiver are to enroll a majority of Medicaid beneficiaries into managed care, increase access and service quality, and expand coverage to more low-income New Yorkers. The RAND Corporation was competitively selected as the independent evaluator to assess two components under this 1115 Demonstr...
Background:
The COVID-19 pandemic created barriers to participation in school meals. As a result, many students may have missed out on school meals. The objectives of this study are (1) to compare the number of school meals served by New York State public schools during the first spring and summer of the COVID-19 pandemic to the number served befo...
Objective
A large urban food pantry explored ethnic group perceptions of its nutrition education program, and associated changes in participant nutrition and health behaviors.
Use of Theory or Research
The theoretical framework for the program is Social Cognitive Theory, which considers the social environment and participant self-efficacy.
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BACKGROUND
Poor mental health outcomes persist among adolescent youth. Secondary schools play a critical role in fostering positive mental health by implementing policies and practices grounded in evidence. The factors associated with implementation, however, are unclear. This study examines which school‐ and state‐level factors are associated with...
BACKGROUND
School‐based health education efforts can positively affect health behaviors and learning outcomes; however, there is limited available time during the school day for separate health education classes. The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility and sustainability of implementing a classroom‐based health education program tha...
Retail sales of over the counter (OTC) medications have risen steadily over the years; however, these products are not without potential risk. The aim of this study was to describe the marketing strategies used to promote OTC medicines to children and their parents. Data were collected from 187 product packaging of fever reducer, allergy, and cough...
Objective:
The dramatic increase in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is primarily a result of early diagnosis of small cancers. Active surveillance is a promising management strategy for papillary thyroid microcarcinomas (PTMCs). However, as this management strategy gains traction in the U.S., it is imperative that patients and clinicians be prop...
Weight gain before and after pregnancy is important for women's health. The purpose of this study was to assess articles and advertisements related to weight loss in three widely read parenting magazines, "Parenting School Years," "Parenting Early Years," and "Parenting," which have an estimated combined readership of approximately 24 million (main...
School-based interventions aimed at modifying the knowledge, attitudes, social norms, and intended future practice regarding breastfeeding may be an effective way of improving breastfeeding rates. A systematic review of relevant literature was conducted to identify scientifically rigorous studies on school-based interventions and promotion activiti...
More than a third of children and adolescents in the United States take vitamins even though professional medical organizations do not endorse their use in healthy children. Regardless of their efficacy, children’s vitamin products are aggressively promoted. Therefore, the goal of this study was to describe and analyze advertisements related to vit...
Low-income urban youth are more likely to have lower academic test scores, feel less connected to their school environment, experience lower rates of graduation, and have higher rates of obesity than more advantaged youth. Research has confirmed that there is a relation between poor academic achievement and poor nutrition. To address both nutrition...
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This randomised trial tested (i) whether a home-based expressive writing (EW) intervention improves quality of life in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) and (ii) whether the intervention is more beneficial for men or for people who feel constrained in disclosing cancer-related concerns and feelings.
Design:
Patients treated for CR...
Prostate cancer is one of the most common solid tumour malignancies in developed countries (Pisani et al., 2002) and a leading cause of cancer death in American and European men (Bray et al., 2002; American Cancer Society, 2005). This chapter highlights the effects of prostate cancer on quality of life and reviews the behavioural and psychosocial i...
It is well established that prolonged and exclusive breastfeeding provides a plethora of significant benefits. Formula-feeding and low breastfeeding rates add to considerable excess costs, environmental waste and preventable infant deaths each year. Increasing breastfeeding rates is an effective approach to improve child health, reduce infant morta...
INTRODUCTION: Public health policy statements have called for an increased focus on consuming nutrient-dense foods including increasing fruit and vegetable consumption. In response to this, Ironwill Kids was created to provide functional nutritional information and develop essential health skills necessary to make decisions and build personal and s...
Environmental strategies for colleges and universities to reduce alcohol consumption among their students include the development and enforcement of campus alcohol policies. This study examines students' knowledge and attitudes toward campus alcohol policies and how they relate to alcohol consumption and alcohol social norms. A sample of 422 freshm...
This study examined the relation of age to genitourinary functioning and depressive symptoms over time and examined how age influences the relation between genitourinary functioning and depressive symptoms over time in men treated for localized prostate cancer.
Participants were 234 men who completed interviews that assessed genitourinary functioni...
There is a seemingly paradoxical positive relation between received social support and psychological distress in cancer patients. This study evaluates two models that explain this positive relation: (a) the triage model, which argues that more distressed people receive more support and (b) the self-esteem threat model, which argues that receiving s...
In this article, we describe the quality of life and central information and support needs of people with thyroid cancer. We also describes patients' preferences for services to address their needs. This report may help patients to anticipate how thyroid cancer will affect them and inform physicians on useful ways to help address their patients' ne...
This study examined whether social support might enhance health-related quality of life in men (n=89) treated for localized prostate cancer by improving their ability to cognitively process their cancer experience. Data were collected using two, structured in-person interviews and abstracting medical records. The baseline interview was within sever...