Oral Session

Aging and Chronic Disease

Community and Public Health Nutrition

Global Nutrition

Maternal, Perinatal and Pediatric Nutrition

Obesity

Food Security, Nutrition and Health (Oral 2)

Chair(s)

• GS

  Gloria Salazar

  Assistant Professor
  Florida State University

Co-Chair(s)

• KG

  Kelli George, B.S., RDN

  Florida State University

Presenting Author(s)

• CM

  Candice Myers, Ph.D.

  Assistant Professor
  Pennington Biomedicial Research Center
• AB

  Angela Bermudez-Millan, PhD, MPH

  Assistant Professor
  UConn Health
• SB

  Sara Benjamin-Neelon, PhD, JD, MPH

  Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Health, Behavior and Society
• YW

  Yan Wang, DrPH

  Associate professor
  University of Maryland School of Medicine
• KP

  Kaela Plank, MPH, MS

  University of California, Nutrition Policy Institute
• DB

  Diana Brostow, PhD, MPH, RDN

  Research Nutritionist
  Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center
• LG

  Lucas Gosdin, MPH

  PhD Student
  Nutrition and Health Sciences, Laney Graduate School, Emory University
• EW

  Emily Wang, B.A.

  Cornell University

Presentations:

• 8:00 AM - 8:15 AM

  Adiposity, Cardiovascular Health, and Food Insecurity in an Underserved Population
  Candice A. Myers, Ph.D. – Pennington Biomedicial Research Center; Corby K. Martin, PhD – Pennington Biomedical Research Center; Robert L. Newton, Jr., Ph.D. – Pennington Biomedicial Research Center; John W. Apolzan, MS, PhD – Pennington Biomedical Research Center; Connie L. Arnold, Ph.D. – LSU Health Sciences Center and Feist-Weiller Cancer Center; Terry C. Davis, Ph.D. – LSU Health Sciences Center and Feist-Weiller Cancer Center; Eboni G. Price-Haywood, M.D.; M.P.H. – Center for Applied Health Services Research; Peter T. Katzmarzyk, Ph.D.; FACSM; FAHA; FTOS – Pennington Biomedicial Research Center
• 8:15 AM - 8:30 AM

  Inflammation and Stress Biomarkers Mediate the Relationship Between Household Food Insecurity and Insulin Resistance Among Latinos with Type 2 Diabetes
  Angela Bermudez-Millan, PhD, MPH – UConn Health; Julie A. Wagner, PhD – UConn Health; Richard S. Feinn, Ph.D – Quinnipiac University; Sofia Segura-Pérez, M.S., R.D. – Hispanic Health Council; Grace Damio, M.S., CD/N – Hispanic Health Council; Jyoti Chhabra, Ph.D., CAHC, RYT – Hartford Hospital; Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, Ph.D. – Yale University
• 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM

  Household Food Insecurity Is Associated with Higher BMI in a US Cohort of Infants
  Sara E. Benjamin-Neelon, PhD, JD, MPH – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Health, Behavior and Society; Noel T. Mueller, PhD, MPH – Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology; Carter Allen, BS – Medical University of South Carolina; Brian Neelon, PhD – Medical University of South Carolina
• 8:45 AM - 9:00 AM

  Child Food Insecurity and Neighborhood Food Environment in Relation to Academic Performance and Behavior Problems Among a National Sample of Kindergarten Children
  Yan Wang, DrPH – University of Maryland School of Medicine; Maureen M. Black, PhD – University of Maryland and RTI International
• 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

  Household Food Insecurity Is Associated with Higher Adiposity Among U.S. Schoolchildren Ages 10-15 Years
  Kaela Plank, MPH, MS – University of California, Nutrition Policy Institute; Lauren Au, PhD, RD – University of California, Nutrition Policy Institute; Sonya Zhu, MPH, MPP – University of California, Nutrition Policy Institute; Lorrene Ritchie, PhD, RD – University of California, Nutrition Policy Institute; Lilly Nhan, MPH, RD – University of California, Nutrition Policy Institute; Barbara Laraia, PhD, MPH, RD – UC Berkeley; Edward A. Frongillo, Ph.D. – University of South Carolina; Klara Gurzo, MA – University of California, Nutrition Policy Institute
• 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM

  Mental Illness, Not Weight Status, Predicts Increased Odds of Food Insecurity in the Health and Retirement Study
  Diana Brostow, PhD, MPH, RDN – Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center; Elise Gunzburger, MS – Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center; Lauren M. Abbate, MD, PhD – Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center; Lisa A. Brenner, PhD, ABPP – Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center; Kali S. Thomas, PhD, MA – Brown University
• 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM

  Developing a Locally Appropriate Tool for Measuring Food Insecurity in Cambodia
  Lucas Gosdin, MPH – Nutrition and Health Sciences, Laney Graduate School, Emory University; Diane Baik, MSc – World Vision International; Kate Reinsma, DrPH – World Vision International; David Raminashvili, MD, MPH – World Vision International; Hen Heang, MS – World Vision International; Sopheap Ouk, MS – World Vision International; Bunsor Khou, MPH – World Vision International; Melissa Fox Young, PhD – Emory University Department of Global Health
• 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

  The Food Pharmacy Network: An Alternative Method for Addressing Food Insecurity and an Assessment of Its Effectiveness
  Emily Z. Wang, B.A. – Cornell University; Abby Gilbert, B.A., MPH – Ithaca Free Clinic; Anke K. Wessels, Ph.D. – Cornell University Dyson School of Business