Design, protocol and baseline data of Nurturing Healthy Teachers, a cluster non-randomized controlled trial to improve the health, well-being, and food security of preschool and elementary school teachers in Houston, Texas.

Background: We present the conceptual framework, design, and study measures of Nurturing Healthy Teachers, a quasi-experimental study to examine the short- and long-term effectiveness of the Nurturing Healthy Teachers (NHT) nutrition intervention on food insecurity, dietary behaviors, mental health and cardiometabolic health among preschool and elementary school teachers.

Methods: A convenience sample of 28 elementary schools with pre-kindergarten and elementary classrooms were recruited in Houston, Texas. Nurturing Healthy Teacher intervention includes Brighter Bites, an evidence-based coordinated school health program that combines access to fresh produce and nutrition education, and Create Healthy Futures, a web-based nutrition education program that targets nutrition knowledge, self-efficacy, mindfulness, and social support to create healthy habits among teachers.

Design and protocol of a clinic-based comparative effectiveness randomized controlled trial to determine the feasibility and effectiveness of food prescription program strategies in at-risk pediatric populations.

Background: Produce prescription programs are gaining traction in the U.S.; however, data on the impact of such approaches in pediatric populations are limited.

A qualitative investigation of the need for and feasibility of weight loss programs on university campuses.

Background: Despite the public health significance of overweight and obesity, weight management has remained a low priority for health-related programming on university campuses.

Objective: Investigate the need for and feasibility of implementing university-based weight loss programs.

Methods: The Practical, Robust Implementation and Sustainability Model (PRISM) was used as a framework.

Feasibility of a Digital Intervention to Promote Healthy Weight Management among Postpartum African American/Black Women.

The study aim was to implement and evaluate the feasibility of a culturally informed ("BeFAB") app for African American/Black women to address postpartum weight. Women ( = 136; mean age = 27.8 ± 5.

Design of a novel digital intervention to promote healthy weight management among postpartum African American women.

Background: Excess weight retention among postpartum women is a risk factor for long term obesity, and African American women are at heightened risk. New solutions, including digital technologies and community-based approaches are needed. Digital platforms, like social media, provide opportunity for participant co-creation (i.