Publications by authors named "Sarah J Hinman"
Introduction: Americans have increased their intake of food away from home, which is lower in quality and higher in calories than food prepared at home. The increase of operations that serve food also impacts the military nutrition environment-including all foods, beverages, and dietary supplements available to the military community-and its role in nutritional fitness.
Methods: As part of a pilot study, 5 military installations used the online Military Nutrition Environment Assessment Tool to evaluate their local food landscape.
Introducing new grocery stores into low-income communities has been a focus of policy efforts to improve the food environment. Yet, evidence of the impact of this strategy on diet and health outcomes is inconsistent. In Baltimore, a not-for-profit grocery store was opened by the Salvation Army in March 2018 with the goal of improving healthy food access.
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- The study investigates how sleep quality and duration influence the relationship between combat exposure, post-traumatic stress symptoms, and health risk behaviors in veterans.
- A large sample of 2,420 soldiers was surveyed approximately three months post-deployment to Afghanistan, revealing that sleep disturbances significantly link combat exposure with issues like aggression and substance misuse.
- The findings suggest that enhancing sleep quality post-deployment could help reduce post-traumatic stress symptoms and related negative health behaviors, ultimately improving the readiness of military personnel.