Publications by authors named "Amy L Korth"
Background: Child health equity is influenced by complex systemic factors, including structural racism, socioeconomic disparities, and access to resources. Traditional public health interventions often target individual behaviors, but there is a growing need for systems approaches that address these root causes. This study examines coalition members' perspectives on promoting child health equity in Milwaukee as a result of participating in an intervention that includes Community-based System Dynamics (CBSD).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Multiple methods of correcting nutrient intake for misreported energy intake have been proposed but have not been extensively compared. The availability of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) data set, which includes several objective recovery biomarkers, offers an opportunity to compare these corrections with respect to protein intake.
Objective: We compared 5 energy-correction methods for self-reported dietary protein against urinary nitrogen-derived protein intake.
Article Synopsis
- The Wisconsin Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Initiative was established in 2007 to combat obesity in early care systems through better nutrition and physical activity policies, involving various state departments and universities.
- A mixed methods case study evaluated the Initiative's use of collective impact principles, revealing progress in building a unified agenda and enhanced communication among partners, but also highlighting challenges in shared measurements and broader stakeholder engagement.
- Despite ongoing efforts to establish collective impact, the Initiative has made notable advancements in policy and environmental changes, such as integrating nutrition and physical activity criteria into the state's quality rating system for child care centers.