Publications by authors named "Ivette A Lopez"
Objective: This study reports on food insecurity (FI) amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
Participants And Methods: College students in four regions of the US completed the two-item validated Hunger Vital Sign™ screening tool on Qualtrics.
Results: FI increased significantly after March 2020 among US students (worry about food running out: 25% to 35%; food did not last: 17% to 21%) with significant regional increase in the Midwest and South.
The Role of Historically Black College and University Medical Schools in Academic Medicine.
J Health Care Poor Underserved
February 2018
Introduction: Although less than 3% of medical schools are considered Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), they have played a significant role in the education of Black physicians.
Methods: The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) databases were used to obtain faculty and student demographic data from 2003-2013. We analyzed racial distributions of faculty and students at HBCU medical schools compared with all other medical schools and calculated correlations between rates of Black chairs, faculty, and students.
Objective: To explore the perspectives of various stakeholders on whether an HBCU has the resources to establish a farm-to-university program that can improve fruits and vegetables intake among African American students. Additionally, this study assessed students' satisfaction with fruits and vegetables served in University dining halls, and their desire for changes in policies to increase local fruits and vegetables access on campus.
Methods: This study employed a mixed method data collection strategy.
Objective: To explore causal explanations of obesity among African-American women of diverse weight across the life spectrum.
Methods: In-depth interviews were conducted with adult African-American women of healthy weight (N = 10), overweight (N = 10), and obese weight (N = 20) to evaluate the relationship between causal explanations of obesity and weight.
Results: Generally overlooked dimensions of health definitions were discovered.
Objectives: To explore intrapersonal, social environmental, and physical environmental influences that promote or impede total physical activity (TPA) among Latinas in Lee County, Florida.
Methods: In-depth interviews (n=41) and face-to-face surveys (n=358).
Results: Women who worked outside the home, had positive attitudes about activity, perceived themselves to have access to activity facilities, and perceived their neighborhood to be safe reported higher TPA.