Publications by authors named "S A Beresford"
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- This study looked at how a school program about gardening and healthy eating affected the eating habits of adult family members during the COVID-19 pandemic.!
- They found that adults who participated in the program ate more fruits and vegetables compared to those who didn’t, especially after nine months.!
- The results suggest that the program not only helped kids but also positively influenced their families' eating habits, even during tough times like the pandemic.!
Metabolomics has been used extensively to capture the exposome. We investigated whether prospectively measured metabolites provided predictive power beyond well-established risk factors among 758 women with adjudicated cancers [ = 577 breast (BC) and = 181 colorectal (CRC)] and = 758 controls with available specimens (collected mean 7.2 years prior to diagnosis) in the Women's Health Initiative Bone Mineral Density subcohort.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: American Indian children are at increased risk for obesity and diabetes. School-based health promotion interventions are one approach to promoting healthy behaviors to reduce this risk, yet few studies have described their implementation and fidelity. We conducted a qualitative process evaluation of the Yéego! Healthy Eating and Gardening Program, a school-based intervention to promote healthy eating among Navajo elementary school children.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Few healthy eating, school-based interventions have been rigorously evaluated in American Indian communities. Gardening and healthy eating are priorities in the Navajo Nation. Collaborations between researchers and local partners supported the design and implementation of this project.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Optimal decision-making regarding who to admit to critical care in pandemic situations remains unclear. We compared age, Clinical Frailty Score (CFS), 4C Mortality Score and hospital mortality in two separate COVID-19 surges based on the escalation decision made by the treating physician.
Methods: A retrospective analysis of all referrals to critical care during the first COVID-19 surge (cohort 1, March/April 2020) and a late surge (cohort 2, October/November 2021) was undertaken.