Publications

Kenney EL, Poole MK, McCulloch SM, Barrett JL, Tucker K, Ward ZJ, Gortmaker SL. School-based nutrition education programs alone are not cost effective for preventing childhood obesity: a microsimulation study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2024 Nov 12:S0002-9165(24)00877-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2024.11.006. Epub ahead of print.

Sharifi M, Fiechtner LG, Barrett JL, O’Connor G, Perkins M, Reiner JF, Luo M, Taveras EM, Gortmaker SL. Cost-effectiveness of a primary care-based Healthy Weight Clinic compared with usual care. Obesity. 2024 Sep;32(9):1734-1744. doi: 10.1002/oby.24111.

Gortmaker SL, Bleich SN, Williams DR. Childhood Obesity Prevention — Focusing on Population-Level Interventions and Equity. NEJM. 2024 Feb. doi:10.1056/NEJMp2313666.

Cradock AL, Barrett JL, Nink E, Wilking C. An economic evaluation of strategies to ensure safer drinking water in the homes of families with young children in select United States locations. Prev Med Reports. 2024 Feb;38(102588).  doi:10.1016/j.pmedr.2024.102588. Epub 2024 Jan 3.

Levin R, Villanueva CM, Beene D, Cradock AL, Donat-Vargas C, Lewis J, Martinez-Morata I, Minovi D, Nigra AE, Olson ED, Schaider LA, Ward MH, Deziel NC. US drinking water quality: exposure risk profiles for seven legacy and emerging contaminants. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2024 Jan;34(1):3-22. doi: 10.1038/s41370-023-00597-z. Epub 2023 Sep 22. PMID: 37739995; PMCID: PMC10907308.

Kenney EL, Lee MM, Barrett JL, Ward ZJ, Long MW, Cradock AL, Williams DR, Gortmaker SL. Cost-effectiveness of Improved WIC Food Package for Preventing Childhood Obesity. Pediatrics. 2024 Jan;153. doi: 10.1542/peds.2023-063182.

Dupuis R, Block JP, Barrett JL, Long MW, Petimar J, Ward ZJ, Kenney EL, Musicus AA, Cannuscio CC, Williams DR, Bleich SN, Gortmaker SL. Cost-Effectiveness of Calorie Labeling at Large Fast-Food Chains Across the U.S. Am J Prev Med. 2024 Jan;66(1):128-137. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2023.08.012. Epub 2023 Aug 14. PubMed PMID: 37586572; NIHMSID:NIHMS1929380

Lee MM, Barrett JL, Kenney EL, Gouck J, Whetstone L, McCulloch SM, Cradock AL, Long MW, Ward ZJ, Rohrer B, Williams DR, Gortmaker SL. A Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Excise Tax in California: Projected Benefits for Population Obesity and Health Equity. Am J Prev Med. 2024 Jan;66(1):94-103. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2023.08.004. Epub 2023 Aug 6. PubMed PMID: 37553037.

Chapman LE, Richardson SA, Rimm EB, Gortmaker SL, Lee MM, Cohen JFW. Daily Saturated Fat and Sodium Content of Elementary School Meals in a Large Sample of 128 Geographically Diverse School Systems in the United States. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2023 Oct 17:S2212-2672(23)01624-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2023.10.009. Epub ahead of print.

Levin R, Villanueva CM, Beene D, Cradock AL, Donat-Vargas C, Lewis J, Martinez-Morata I, Minovi D, Nigra AE, Olson ED, Schaider LA, Ward MH, Deziel NC. US drinking water quality: exposure risk profiles for seven legacy and emerging contaminants. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol (2023). doi:10.1038/s41370-023-00597-z

Dupuis R, Reiner JF, Silver S, Barrett JL, Daly JG, Lee RM, Gortmaker SL, Cradock AL. Use of Evidence-Based Interventions to Promote Healthy Weight, Nutrition, and Physical Activity in Community Health Improvement Plans from Large Local Health Departments. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2023 Sep-Oct 01;29(5):640-645. doi: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000001778.

Dupuis R, Block JP, Barrett JL, Long MW, Petimar J, Ward ZJ, Kenney EL, Musicus AA, Cannuscio CC, Williams DR, Bleich SN, Gortmaker SL. Cost-Effectiveness of Calorie Labeling at Large Fast-Food Chains Across the U.S. Am J Prev Med. doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2023.08.012. Epub 2023 Aug 14.

Lee MM, Barrett JL, Kenney EL, Gouck J, Whetstone L, McCulloch SM, Cradock AL, Long MW, Ward ZJ, Rohrer B, Williams DR, Gortmaker SL. A Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Excise Tax in California: Projected Benefits for Population Obesity and Health Equity. Am J Prev Med. doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2023.08.004. Epub 2023 Aug 6.

Poole MK, Gortmaker SL, Barrett JL, McCulloch SM, Rimm EB, Emmons KM, Ward ZJ, Kenney EL. The societal costs and health impacts on obesity of BMI report cards in US schools. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2023 Aug;31(8):2110-2118. doi: 10.1002/oby.23788. Epub 2023 Jul 3.

Zhao L, Park S, Ward ZJ, Cradock AL, Gortmaker SL, Blanck HM. State-Specific Prevalence of Severe Obesity Among Adults in the US Using Bias Correction of Self-Reported Body Mass Index. Prev Chronic Dis. 2023 Jul;20. doi:10.5888/pcd20.230005

Dupuis R, Reiner JF, Silver S, Barrett JL, Daly JG, Lee RM, Gortmaker SL, Cradock AL. Use of Evidence-Based Interventions to Promote Healthy Weight, Nutrition, and Physical Activity in Community Health Improvement Plans from Large Local Health Departments. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2023 Sep-Oct 01;29(5):640-645. doi: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000001778. Epub 2023 Jun 20.

Dean MD, Amaya KA, Hall J, Gupta KM, Panik RT, Gustat J, Cradock AL. Safe streets for some: A review of local active transportation responses across the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Transport & Health. 2023 May;30. doi:10.1016/j.jth.2023.101603

Park S, Onufrak S, Cradock A, Patel A, Hecht C, Blanck HM. Perceptions of water safety and tap water taste and their associations with beverage intake among U.S. adults. Am J Health Promot. First published online January 6, 2023. doi:10.1177/08901171221150093

Wilking C, Nink E, Cradock AL. How WIC Can Help Enhance Water Security for At-Risk Populations. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2022 Oct. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2022.10.016

Cradock AL, Barrett JL, Poole MK, Flax CN, Vollmer L, Hecht C. Lead Concentrations in US School Drinking Water: Testing Programs, Prevalence, and Policy Opportunities, 2016‒2018. Am J Public Health. 2022 Sep;112(S7):S679-S689. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.306961

Kenney EL, Mozaffarian RS, Ji W, Tucker K, Poole MK, DeAngelo J, Bailey ZD, Cradock AL, Lee RM, Frost N. Moving from policy to practice for early childhood obesity prevention: a nationwide evaluation of state implementation strategies in child care. IJERPH. 2022 Aug;19. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191610304

Petimar J, Grummon AH, Zhang F, Gortmaker SL, Moran AJ, Polacsek M, Rimm EB, Roberto CA, Rao A, Cleveland LP, Simon D, Franckle RL, Til S, Greene J, Block JP. Assessment of Calories Purchased After Calorie Labeling of Prepared Foods in a Large Supermarket Chain. JAMA Intern Med. 2022 Aug. Online ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.3065

Ward ZJ, Willett WC, Gortmaker SL. Clarifying methodological misunderstandings regarding estimates of excess mortality associated with elevated body weight. eClinicalMedicine. 2022 Jun;50:101521. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101521

Fields B, Cradock AL, Barrett JL, Hully T, Melly SJ. Active transportation pilot program evaluation: A longitudinal assessment of bicycle facility density changes on use in Minneapolis. Transp Res Interdiscip Perspect. 2022 May;14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trip.2022.100604

Ward ZJ, Willett WC, Hu FB, Pacheco LS, Long MW, Gortmaker SL. Excess mortality associated with elevated body weight in the USA by state and demographic subgroup: A modelling study. eClinicalMedicine. 2022 Apr;48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101429

Cradock AL, Barrett JL, Daly JG, Mozaffarian RS, Stoddard J, Her M, Etingoff K, Lee RM. Evaluation of efforts to reduce sodium and ensure access to healthier beverages in four healthcare settings in Massachusetts, US 2016–2018. Prev Med Rep. 2022 Apr;27. Online ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101788

Park S, Onufrak S, Cradock AL, Hecht C, Patel A, Chevinsky JR, Blanck HM. Factors Related to Water Filter Use for Drinking Tap Water at Home and Its Association with Consuming Plain Water and Sugar-Sweetened Beverages among U.S. Adults. Am J Health Promot. 2022 Jan 27;8901171211073304. doi: 10.1177/08901171211073304

Wilking C, Nink E, Cradock AL. Drinking Water and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Current Policy and Opportunities for Improvement. JPHMP. 2021 Dec. doi:10.1097/PHH.0000000000001474

Perez CL, Moran A, Headrick G, McCarthy J, Cradock AL, Pollack Porter KM. State and Local Healthy Kids’ Meal Laws in the United States: A Review and Content Analysis. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2021 Dec. doi:10.1016/j.jand.2021.12.003

Chung A, Tully L, Czernin S, Thompson R, Mansoor A, Gortmaker S. Reducing risk of childhood obesity in the wake of covid-19. The BMJ. 2021;374:n1716. doi:10.1136/bmj.n1716

Cradock AL, Buchner D, Zaganjor H, Thomas JV, Sallis JF, Rose K, Meehan L, Lawson M, Lavinghouze R, Fenton M, Devlin HM, Carlson SA, Bhattacharya T, Fulton JE. Priorities and Indicators for Economic Evaluation of Built Environment Interventions to Promote Physical Activity. J Phys Act Health. 2021 Jul 9;18(9):1088-1096. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2021-0191. PMID: 34243168; PMCID: PMC8629833.

Kenney EL, Mozaffarian RS, Long MW, Barrett JL, Cradock AL, Giles CM, Ward ZJ, Gortmaker SL. Limiting Television to Reduce Childhood Obesity: Cost-Effectiveness of Five Population Strategies. Child Obes. 2021 May 10. doi: 10.1089/chi.2021.0016. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33970695.

Kenney EL, Mozaffarian RS, Frost N, Ayers Looby A, Cradock AL. Opportunities to Promote Healthy Weight Through Child Care Licensing Regulations: Trends in the United States, 2016-2020. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 2021; Epub ahead of print 2021 Mar 30.

Ward ZJ, Bleich SN, Long MW, Gortmaker SL. Association of body mass index with health care expenditures in the United States by age and sex. PLOS ONE. 2021 Mar;16(3): e0247307. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0247307.

Lee DL, Traseira R, Navarro S, Frost N, Benjamin-Neelon SE, Cradock AL, Hecht K, Ritchie LD. Alignment of State Regulations With Breastfeeding and Beverage Best Practices for Childcare Centers and Family Childcare Homes, United States. Public Health Reports 2020; Epub ahead of print 2020 Nov 9.

Kenney EL, Bleich S, Gortmaker S. Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act: The Author Replies. Health Affairs (Millwood). 2020 Oct;39(10):1839. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2020.01607. PMID: 33017242.

Patel AI, Hecht CE, Cradock AL, Edwards MA, Ritchie LD. Drinking Water in the United States: Implications of Water Safety, Access, and Consumption. Annual Review of Nutrition 2020;40:1,345-373.

Ward ZJ, Gortmaker SL. Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes Are a Sweet Deal: Improve Health, Save Money, Reduce Disparities, and Raise Revenue. JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2020 Aug 25;4(6):pkaa075. doi: 10.1093/jncics/pkaa075. PMID: 33409453; PMCID: PMC7771423.

Kenney EL, Barrett JL, Bleich SN, Ward ZJ, Cradock AL, Gortmaker SL. Impact Of The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act On Obesity Trends. Health Affairs. 2020;39(7). doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2020.00133

Poole MK, Cradock AL, Kenney EL. Implementing the New Child and Adult Care Food Program’s Nutrition Standards in Boston. Prev Chronic Dis 2020;17:190426. doi:10.5888/pcd17.190426

Kenney EL, Poole MK, Cory H, Cradock AL. Impact of changes to the Child and Adult Care Food Program on children’s dietary intake in family child care homes. Public Health Nutrition. 2020:1-8. doi:10.1017/S1368980019004646.

Park S, Onufrak SJ, Cradock AL, Patel A, Hecht C, Merlo C, Blanck HM. Correlates of Infrequent Plain Water Intake Among US High School Students: National Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017. Am J Health Prom. 2020 Jun;34(5):549-554. doi: 10.1177/0890117120911885. Epub 2020 Mar 18.

Ward ZJ, Bleich SN, Cradock AL, Barrett JL, Giles CM, Flax CN, Long MW, Gortmaker SL. Projected U.S. State-Level Prevalence of Adult Obesity and Severe Obesity. N Engl J Med. 2019;381:2440-50. doi: 10.1056/NEJMsa1909301

Kenney EL, Daly JG, Lee RM, Mozaffarian RS, Walsh K, Carter J, Gortmaker SL. Providing Students with Adequate School Drinking Water Access in an Era of Aging Infrastructure: A Mixed Methods Investigation. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Dec 20;17(1). pii: E62. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17010062. PubMed PMID: 31861778.

Kenney EL, Cradock AL, Long MW, Barrett JL, Giles CM, Ward ZJ, Gortmaker SL. Cost-effectiveness of water promotion strategies in schools for preventing childhood obesity and increasing water intake. Obesity. 2019;27(12):2037-2045. doi:10.1002/oby.22615.

Lee RM, Barrett JL, Daly JG, Mozaffarian RS, Giles CM, Cradock AL, Gortmaker SL. Assessing the effectiveness of training models for national scale-up of an evidence-based nutrition and physical activity intervention: a group randomized trial. BMC Public Health. 2019;19(1587). doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7902-y

Petimar J, Zhang F, Cleveland LP, Simon D, Gortmaker SL, Polacsek M, Bleich SN, Rimm EB, Roberto CA, Block JP. Estimating the effect of calorie menu labeling on calories purchased in a large restaurant franchise in the southern United States: quasi-experimental study. BMJ. 2019 Oct 30;367:l5837. doi: 10.1136/bmj.l5837. PubMed PMID: 31666218; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6818731.

Basto-Abreu A, Barrientos-Gutiérrez T, Vidaña-Pérez D, Arantxa Colchero M , Hernández-F. M, Hernández-Ávila M, Ward ZJ, Long MW, Gortmaker SL. Cost-Effectiveness Of The Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Excise Tax in Mexico. Health Affairs. 2019;38(11). doi: https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2018.05469

Cradock AL, Barrett JL, Taveras EM, Peabody S, Flax CN, Giles CM, Gortmaker SL. Effects of a before-school program on student physical activity levels. Prev Med Rep. 2019 Jul 3;15:100940. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2019.100940. eCollection 2019 Sep. PubMed PMID: 31367511; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6656689.

Long MW, Polacsek M, Bruno P, Giles CM, Ward ZJ, Cradock AL, Gortmaker SL. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis and Stakeholder Evaluation of 2 Obesity Prevention Policies in Maine, US. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 2019 Aug [Epub ahead of print], pii: S1499-4046(19)30922-4.

Cradock AL, Poole MK, Agnew KE, Flax CN, Plank K, Capdarest-Arest N, Patel AI. A systematic review of strategies to increase drinking‐water access and consumption among 0‐ to 5‐year‐olds. Obesity Reviews. 2019;1-25. doi: 10.1111/obr.12833. Epub 2019 Jun 28.

Daepp MIG, Gortmaker SL, Wang YC, Long MW, Kenney EL. WIC Food Package Changes: Trends in Childhood Obesity Prevalence. Pediatrics. 2019;143(5):e20182841.

Cradock AL, Everett Jones S, Merlo C. Examining differences in the implementation of school water-quality practices and water-access policies by school demographic characteristics. Prev Med Rep. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2019.10082. Epub 2019 Feb 8.

Lee RM, Giles CM, Cradock AL, Emmons KM, Okechukwu C, Kenney EL, Thayer J, Gortmaker SL. Impact of the Out-of-School Nutrition and Physical Activity (OSNAP) Group Randomized Controlled Trial on Children’s Food, Beverage, and Calorie Consumption among Snacks Served. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2018 Aug;118(8):1-13. 10.1016/j.jand.2018.04.011.

Park S, Onufrak S, Wilking C, Cradock A. Community-Based Policies and Support for Free Drinking Water Access in Outdoor Areas and Building Standards in U.S. Municipalities. Clin Nutr Res. 2018 Apr;7(2):91-101. doi: 10.7762/cnr.2018.7.2.91. Epub 2018 Apr 17.

Litman EA, Gortmaker SL, Ebbeling CB, Ludwig DS. Source of bias in sugar-sweetened beverage research: a systematic review. Public Health Nutr. 2018 Aug;21(12):2345-2350. doi: 10.1017/S1368980018000575. Epub 2018 Mar 26.

Andreyeva T, Kenney EL, O’Connell M, Sun X, Henderson KE. Predictors of Nutrition Quality in Early Child Education Settings in Connecticut. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2018 May;50(5):458-467. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2017.12.016. Epub 2018 Mar 1.

Kenney EL, Wintner S, Lee RM, Austin SB. Obesity Prevention Interventions in US Public Schools: Are Schools Using Programs That Promote Weight Stigma? Prev Chronic Dis, 2017;14:160605.

Sharifi M, Franz C, Horan CM, Giles C, Long M, Ward Z, Resch S, Marshall R, Gortmaker S, Taveras E. Cost-Effectiveness of a Clinical Childhood Obesity Intervention. Pediatrics. 2017; 140(5):e20162998.

Ward Z, Long M, Resch S, Giles C, Cradock A, Gortmaker S. Simulation of Growth Trajectories of Childhood Obesity into Adulthood. N Engl J Med. 2017 Nov 30;377(22):2145-2153.

Cradock AL, Barrett JL, Chriqui JF, Evenson KR, Valentine Goins K, Gustat J, Heinrich KM, Perry CK, Scanze M, Schmid TL, Tabak RG, Umstattd Meyer R, Valko C. Driven to Support: Individual- and County-Level Factors Associated With Public Support for Active Transportation Policies. Am J Health Promot. 2017 Nov 6. e-View Ahead of Print.

Brooks CJ, Gortmaker SL, Long MW, Cradock AL, Kenney EL. Racial/Ethnic and Socioeconomic Disparities in Hydration Status Among US Adults and the Role of Tap Water and Other Beverage Intake. Am J Public Health. 2017 Aug 8. e-View Ahead of Print.

Taveras EM, Perkins M, Anand S, Woo Baidal JA, Nelson CC, Kamdar N, Kwass J, Gortmaker SL, Barrett JL, Davison KK, Land T. Clinical Effectiveness of the Massachusetts Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration Initiative Among Low-Income Children. Obesity. 2017 Jul;25(7):1159-1166.

Woo Baidal JA, Nelson CC, Perkins M, Colchamiro R, Leung-Strle P, Kwass J, Gortmaker SL, Davison KK, Taveras EM. Childhood Obesity Prevention in the Women, Infants, and Children Program: Outcomes of the MA-CORD Study. Obesity. 2017 Jul;25(7):1167-1174.

Franckle RL, Falbe J, Gortmaker SL, Barrett JL, Giles C, Ganter C, Blaine RE, Buszkiewicz J, Taveras EM, Kwass JA, Land T, Davison KK. Student obesity prevalence and behavioral outcomes for the Massachusetts childhood obesity research demonstration project. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2017 Jul;25(7):1175-1182. doi: 10.1002/oby.21867.

Kenney EL, Lee RM, Brooks CJ, Cradock AL, Gortmaker SL. What Do Children Eat in the Summer? A Direct Observation of Summer Day Camps That Serve Meals. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2017 Mar 17.

Blaine RE, Franckle RL, Ganter C, Falbe J, Giles C, Criss S, Kwass JA, Land T, Gortmaker SL, Chuang E, Davison KK; MA-CORD Project Group. Using School Staff Members to Implement a Childhood Obesity Prevention Intervention in Low-Income School Districts: the Massachusetts Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration (MA-CORD Project), 2012–2014. Prev Chronic Dis. 2017 Jan 12;14:E03.

Kenney EL, Gortmaker SL. United States Adolescents’ Television, Computer, Videogame, Smartphone, and Tablet Use: Associations with Sugary Drinks, Sleep, Physical Activity, and Obesity. J Pediatr. 2016 Dec 9. pii: S0022-3476(16)31243-4.

Cradock AL, Barrett JL, Kenney EL, Giles CM, Ward ZJ, Long MW, Resch SC, Pipito AA, Wei ER, Gortmaker SL. Using cost-effectiveness analysis to prioritize policy and programmatic approaches to physical activity promotion and obesity prevention in childhood. Prev Med. 2016 Oct 20. pii: S0091-7435(16)30339-5.

Long MW, Gortmaker SL, Patel AI, Onufrak SJ, Wilking CL, Cradock AL. Public Perception of Quality and Support for Required Access to Drinking Water in Schools and Parks. Am J Health Promot. 2016 Oct 3. pii: 0890117116671253.

Long MW, Ward ZJ, Resch SC, Cradock AL, Wang YC, Giles CM, Gortmaker SL. State-level estimates of childhood obesity prevalence in the United States corrected for report bias. International Journal of Obesity. 2016 Aug 30.

Blondin KJ, Giles CM, Cradock AL, Gortmaker SL, Long MW. US States’ Childhood Obesity Surveillance Practices and Recommendations for Improving Them, 2014-2015. Prev Chronic Dis. 2016;13:160060.

Kenny EL, Gortmaker SL, Cohen JFW, Rimm EB, Cradock AL. Limited School Drinking Water Access for Youth. J Adolesc Health. 2016;59(1):24-29.

Dietz WH, Gortmaker SL. New Strategies to Prioritize Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity Interventions. Am J Prev Med. 2016 Apr 26. pii: S0749-3797(16)30069-1.

Muckelbauer R, Gortmaker SL, Libuda L, Kersting M, Clausen K, Adelberger B, Müller-Nordhorn J. Changes in water and sugar-containing beverage consumption and body weight outcomes in children. Br J Nutr. 2016 Apr 4:1-10.

Ward ZJ, Long MW, Resch SC, Gortmaker SL, Cradock AL, Giles C, Hsiao A, Wang YC. Redrawing the US Obesity Landscape: Bias-Corrected Estimates of State-Specific Adult Obesity Prevalence. PLOS ONE. 2016; 11(3): e0150735.

Mozaffarian RS, Gortmaker SL, Kenney EL, Carter JE, Westfall Howe MC, Reiner JF, Cradock AL. Assessment of a Districtwide Policy on Availability of Competitive Beverages in Boston Public Schools, Massachusetts, 2013. Prev Chronic Dis. 2016;13:150483.

Cradock AL, Barrett JL, Giles CM, Lee RM, Kenney EL, deBlois ME, Thayer JC, Gortmaker SL. Promoting Physical Activity With the Out of School Nutrition and Physical Activity (OSNAP) Initiative: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial. JAMA Pediatr. 2015 Dec 7:1-9.

Gortmaker SL, Wang YC, Long MW, Giles CM, Ward ZJ, Barrett JL, Kenney EL, Sonneville KR, Afzal AS, Resch SC, Cradock AL. Three Interventions That Reduce Childhood Obesity Are Projected To Save More Than They Cost To Implement. Health Aff. 2015 Nov 1;34(11):1932-9.

Cradock AL, Kenney EL, McHugh A, Conley L, Mozaffarian RS, Reiner JF, et al. Evaluating the Impact of the Healthy Beverage Executive Order for City Agencies in Boston, Massachusetts, 2011–2013. Prev Chronic Dis 2015;12:140549.

Kenney EL, Gortmaker SL, Carter JE, Howe CW, Reiner JF, Cradock AL. Grab a Cup, Fill It Up! An Intervention to Promote the Convenience of Drinking Water and Increase Student Water Consumption During School Lunch. Am J Public Health. 2015 Sep;105(9):1777-83.

Gortmaker SL, Long MW, Resch SC, Ward ZJ, Cradock AL, Barrett JL, Wright DR, Sonneville KR, Giles CM, Carter RC, Moodie ML, Sacks G, Swinburn BA, Hsiao A, Vine S, Barendregt J, Vos T, Wang YC. Cost Effectiveness of Childhood Obesity Interventions: Evidence and Methods for CHOICES. Am J Prev Med. 2015 Jul;49(1):102-11.

Long MW, Gortmaker SL, Ward ZJ, Resch SC, Moodie ML, Sacks G, Swinburn BA, Carter RC, Claire Wang Y. Cost Effectiveness of a Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Excise Tax in the U.S. Am J Prev Med. 2015 Jul;49(1):112-23.

Sonneville KR, Long MW, Ward ZJ, Resch SC, Wang YC, Pomeranz JL, Moodie ML, Carter R, Sacks G, Swinburn BA, Gortmaker SL. BMI and Healthcare Cost Impact of Eliminating Tax Subsidy for Advertising Unhealthy Food to Youth.
Am J Prev Med. 2015 Jul;49(1):124-34.

Wright DR, Kenney EL, Giles CM, Long MW, Ward ZJ, Resch SC, Moodie ML, Carter RC, Wang YC, Sacks G, Swinburn BA, Gortmaker SL, Cradock AL. Modeling the Cost Effectiveness of Child Care Policy Changes in the U.S. Am J Prev Med. 2015 Jul;49(1):135-47.

Barrett JL, Gortmaker SL, Long MW, Ward ZJ, Resch SC, Moodie ML, Carter R, Sacks G, Swinburn BA, Wang YC, Cradock AL. Cost Effectiveness of an Elementary School Active Physical Education Policy.  Am J Prev Med. 2015 Jul;49(1):148-59.

Leung CW, Ryan-Ibarra S, Linares A, Induni M, Sugerman S, Long MW, Rimm EB, Willett WC. Support for Policies to Improve the Nutritional Impact of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in California. Am J Public Health. 2015 Jun 11:e1-e4. [Epub ahead of print]

Kenney EL, Long MW, Cradock AL, Gortmaker SL. Prevalence of Inadequate Hydration Among US Children and Disparities by Gender and Race/Ethnicity: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2009-2012. American Journal of Public Health. 2015. e-View Ahead of Print.

Long MW, Tobias DK, Cradock AL, Batchelder H, Gortmaker SL. Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Impact of Restaurant Menu Calorie Labeling. Am J Public Health. 2015 May;105(5):e11-24.

Franckle RL, Falbe J, Gortmaker S, Ganter C, Taveras EM, Land T, Davison KK. Insufficient sleep among elementary and middle school students is linked with elevated soda consumption and other unhealthy dietary behaviors. Prev Med. 2015 May;74:36-41.

Kenney EL, Gortmaker SL, Davison KK, Bryn Austin S. The academic penalty for gaining weight: a longitudinal, change-in-change analysis of BMI and perceived academic ability in middle school students. Int J Obes (Lond). 2015 May 18.

Gortmaker SL, Polacsek M, Letourneau L, Rogers VW, Holmberg R, Lombard KA, Fanburg J, Ware J, Orr J. Evaluation of a primary care intervention on body mass index: the maine youth overweight collaborative. Child Obes. 2015 Apr;11(2):187-93.

Allen JD, Torres MI, Tom LS, Rustan S, Leyva B, Negron R, Linnan LA, Jandorf L, Ospino H. Enhancing organizational capacity to provide cancer control programs among Latino churches: design and baseline findings of the CRUZA Study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2015 Apr 9;15:147.

Wilking CL, Cradock AL, Gortmaker SL. Harnessing the public health power of model codes to increase drinking water access in schools and childcare. J Law Med Ethics. 2015 Spring;43 Suppl 1:69-72.

Lobstein T, Jackson-Leach R, Moodie ML, Hall KD, Gortmaker SL, Swinburn BA, James WP, Wang Y, McPherson K. Child and adolescent obesity: part of a bigger picture. Lancet. 2015 Feb 18. pii: S0140-6736(14)61746-3.

Kenney EL, Davison KK, Austin SB, Giles CM, Cradock AL, Lee RM, Gortmaker SL. Validity and Reliability of a Simple, Low-Cost Measure to Quantify Children’s Dietary Intake in Afterschool Settings. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2015 Jan 14. pii: S2212-2672(14)01759-6.

Falbe J, Davison KK, Franckle RL, Ganter C, Gortmaker SL, Smith L, Land T, Taveras EM. Sleep Duration, Restfulness, and Screens in the Sleep Environment. Pediatrics. 2015 Jan 5. pii: peds.2014-2306. [Epub ahead of print]

Sonneville KR, Long MW, Rifas-Shiman SL, Kleinman K, Gillman MW, Taveras EM. Juice and water intake in infancy and later beverage intake and adiposity: Could juice be a gateway drink? Obesity (Silver Spring). 2015 Jan;23(1):170-6.

Taveras EM, Blaine RE, Davison KK, Gortmaker S, Anand S, Falbe J, Kwass JA, Perkins M, Giles C, Criss S, Colchamiro R, Woo Baidal J, Land T, Smith L. Design of the Massachusetts Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration (MA-CORD) Study. Child Obes. 2014 Dec 3. [Epub ahead of print]

Lee RM, Emmons KM, Okechukwu CA, Barrett JL, Kenney EL, Cradock AL, Giles CM, de Blois ME, Gortmaker SL. Validity of a practitioner-administered observational tool to measure physical activity, nutrition, and screen time in school-age programs. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2014 Nov 28;11(1):145.

Kenney EL, Austin SB, Cradock AL, Giles CM, Lee RM, Davison KK, Gortmaker SL. Identifying Sources of Children’s Consumption of Junk Food in Boston After-School Programs, April-May 2011. Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Nov 20;11:E205.

Leyva B, Allen JD, Tom LS, Ospino H, Torres MI, Abraido-Lanza AF. Religion, fatalism, and cancer control: a qualitative study among Hispanic Catholics. Am J Health Behav. 2014 Nov;38(6):839-49.

Fernández ME, Melvin CL, Leeman J, Ribisl KM, Allen JD, Kegler MC, Bastani R, Ory MG, Risendal BC, Hannon PA, Kreuter MW, Hebert JR. The cancer prevention and control research network: An interactive systems approach to advancing cancer control implementation research and practice. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2014 Nov;23(11):2512-21.

Allen JD, Caspi C, Yang M, Leyva B, Stoddard AM, Tamers S, Tucker-Seeley RD, Sorensen GC. Pathways between acculturation and health behaviors among residents of low-income housing: The mediating role of social and contextual factors. Soc Sci Med. 2014 Oct 18;123C:26-36.

Falbe J, Willett WC, Rosner B, Gortmaker SL, Sonneville KR, Field AE. Longitudinal relations of television, electronic games, and digital versatile discs with changes in diet in adolescents. Am J Clin Nutr. 2014 Oct;100(4):1173-81.

Kenney EL, Giles CM, deBlois ME, Gortmaker SL, Chinfatt S, Cradock AL. Improving nutrition and physical activity policies in afterschool programs: results from a group-randomized controlled trial. Prev Med. 2014 Sep;66:159-66.

Lee RM, Okechukwu C, Emmons KM, Gortmaker SL. Impact of implementation factors on children’s water consumption in the Out-of-School Nutrition and Physical Activity group-randomized trial. New Dir Youth Dev. 2014 Sep;2014(143):79-101.

Polacsek M, Orr J, O’Brien LM, Rogers VW, Fanburg J, Gortmaker SL. Sustainability of key maine youth overweight collaborative improvements: a follow-up study. Child Obes. 2014 Aug;10(4):326-33.

Escoffery C, Fernandez ME, Vernon SW, Liang S, Maxwell AE, Allen JD, Dwyer A, Hannon PA, Kohn M, DeGroff A. Patient Navigation in a Colorectal Cancer Screening Program. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Aug 19. [Epub ahead of print]

Neuman M, Kawachi I, Gortmaker S, Subramanian S. National economic development and disparities in body mass index: a cross-sectional study of data from 38 countries. PLOS ONE. 2014 Jun 11;9(6):e99327.

Cespedes EM, Horan CM, Gillman MW, Gortmaker SL, Price S, Rifas-Shiman SL, Mitchell K, Taveras EM. Participant characteristics and intervention processes associated with reductions in television viewing in the High Five for Kids study. Prev Med. 2014 May;62:64-70.

Gortmaker SL, Taveras EM. Who becomes obese during childhood–clues to prevention. N Engl J Med. 2014 Jan 30;370(5):475-6.

Wright DR, Taveras EM, Gillman MW, Horan CM, Hohman KH, Gortmaker SL, Prosser LA. The cost of a primary care-based childhood obesity prevention intervention. BMC Health Serv Res. 2014 Jan 29;14:44.

Cradock AL, Barrett JL, Carter J, McHugh A, Sproul J, Russo ET, Dao-Tran P, Gortmaker SL. Impact of the Boston Active School Day policy to promote physical activity among children. Am J Health Promot. 2014 Jan-Feb;28(3 Suppl):S54-64.

Allen JD, Pérez JE, Tom L, Leyva B, Diaz D, Idalí Torres M. A pilot test of a church-based intervention to promote multiple cancer-screening behaviors among Latinas. J Cancer Educ. 2014 Mar;29(1):136-43.

Nelson CC, Wagner GR, Caban-Martinez AJ, Buxton OM, Kenwood CT, Sabbath EL, Hashimoto DM, Hopcia K, Allen J, Sorensen G. Physical activity and body mass index: the contribution of age and workplace characteristics. Am J Prev Med. 2014 Mar;46(3 Suppl 1):S42-51.

Allen JD, Pérez JE, Pischke CR, Tom LS, Juarez A, Ospino H, Gonzalez-Suarez E. Dimensions of religiousness and cancer screening behaviors among church-going Latinas. J Relig Health. 2014 Feb;53(1):190-203.

Escoffery C, Rodgers KC, Kegler MC, Haardörfer R, Howard DH, Liang S, Pinsker E, Roland KB, Allen JD, Ory MG, Bastani R, Fernandez ME, Risendal BC, Byrd TL, Coronado GD. A systematic review of special events to promote breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screening in the United States. BMC Public Health. 2014 Mar 24;14:274.