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A food bank program to help food pantries improve healthy food choices: mixed methods evaluation of The Greater Boston Food Bank's Healthy Pantry Program by Jia, Jenny, Burgun, Rachel, Reilly, Alexa, Sonnenblick, Ross, Fiechtner, Lauren, Zack, Rachel M, Porneala, Bianca, Thorndike, Anne N

“…The Greater Boston Food Bank's (GBFB) Healthy Pantry Program (HPP) is an online training that teaches food pantry staff to implement behavioral nudges (e.g.,…”
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Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Food Pantry Use and Barriers in Massachusetts during the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic by Marriott, James P, Fiechtner, Lauren, Birk, Nick W, Taitelbaum, Daniel, Odoms-Young, Angela, Wilson, Norbert L, Clay, Lauren A, Zack, Rachel M

“…This study sought to describe racial disparities in food insecurity, food pantry use, and barriers to and experiences with food pantries during the first year…”
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Patient Perceptions in Mast Cell Disorders by Jennings, Susan V., PhD, Slee, Valerie M., RN, BSN, Zack, Rachel M., ScD, SM, Verstovsek, Srdan, MD, PhD, George, Tracy I., MD, Shi, Hongliang, MS, Lee, Philina, PhD, Castells, Mariana C., MD, PhD

“…Understanding experiences, perceptions, and perspectives of patients with a mast cell disorder (MCD), including cutaneous mastocytosis, systemic mastocytosis,…”
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Socio-demographic factors associated with hunger among food pantry users in Eastern Massachusetts by Codner, Alyson, Zack, Rachel M., Liu, Xinyang, Bangham, Candice, Nelson, Eva, Hicks, Jacqueline Milton, Greece, Jacey A.

“…To assess the determinants of hunger among food pantry users, the present study used a cross-sectional survey that included a modified Household Hunger Scale…”
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Food insecurity and the role of food assistance programs in supporting diet quality during the COVID-19 pandemic in Massachusetts by Lee, Matthew M, Poole, Mary Kathryn, Zack, Rachel M, Fiechtner, Lauren, Rimm, Eric B, Kenney, Erica L

“…Economic and supply chain shocks resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 led to substantial increases in the numbers of individuals experiencing…”
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Assessing the effect of adverse economic events on severity of hunger among food pantry clients by Bangham, Candice, Zack, Rachel M, Nelson, Eva, Liu, Xinyang, Codner, Alyson, Hicks, Jacqueline Milton, Greece, Jacey A

“…This study assessed relationship between adverse economic events (AEE) and hunger level (i.e., little to no, moderate, severe). A cross-sectional survey was…”
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An Overburdened Charitable Food System: Making the Case for Increased Government Support During the COVID-19 Crisis by Zack, Rachel M, Weil, Rachel, Babbin, Molly, Lynn, Catherine Drennan, Velez, Desiree Sierra, Travis, Laura, Taitelbaum, Daniel J, Fiechtner, Lauren

“…The COVID-19 public health crisis has led to a historic increase in food insecurity throughout the United States. Long lines of people-some on foot, some in…”
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Hemoglobin Differences by Race in Children With CKD by Atkinson, Meredith A., MD, MHS, Pierce, Christopher B., MHS, Zack, Rachel M., BA, Barletta, Gina-Marie, MD, Yadin, Ora, MD, Mentser, Mark, MD, Warady, Bradley A., MD, Furth, Susan L., MD, PhD

“…Background There are known racial disparities in the prevalence of anemia in adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD), but these differences have not been well…”
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A Mixed-Methods Approach to the Development of a Disaster Food Security Framework by Clay, Lauren A., Koyratty, Nadia, Rogus, Stephanie, Colón-Ramos, Uriyoán, Hossan, Azmal, Josephson, Anna, Neff, Roni, Zack, Rachel M., Bliss, Sam, Niles, Meredith T.

“…Limited research on food systems and food insecurity (FI) following disasters finds contextual differences in post-disaster food systems that shape dimensions…”
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Validity of an FFQ to measure nutrient and food intakes in Tanzania by Zack, Rachel M, Irema, Kahema, Kazonda, Patrick, Leyna, Germana H, Liu, Enju, Gilbert, Susan, Lukmanji, Zohra, Spiegelman, Donna, Fawzi, Wafaie, Njelekela, Marina, Killewo, Japhet, Danaei, Goodarz

“…FFQ are often used to estimate food and nutrient intakes to rank individuals by their level of intake. We evaluated the relative validity of a…”
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Risk Factors for Preterm Birth among HIV-Infected Tanzanian Women: A Prospective Study by Spiegelman, Donna, Msamanga, Gernard, Aboud, Said, Golan, Jenna, Zack, Rachel M., Fawzi, Wafaie

“…Premature delivery, a significant cause of child mortality and morbidity worldwide, is particularly prevalent in the developing world. As HIV is highly…”
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Perceived Discrimination Among Food Pantry Clients in Massachusetts by Ruggiero, Cara F, Luo, Man, Zack, Rachel M, Marriott, James P, Lynn, Catherine, Taitelbaum, Daniel, Palley, Paige, Wallace, Aprylle M, Wilson, Norbert, Odoms-Young, Angela, Fiechtner, Lauren

“…Food insecurity is defined as inconsistent access to enough food to meet nutritional needs. Discrimination is associated with food insecurity and poor health,…”
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Facilitators and Barriers to Patient Attendance at a Free Health Center Produce Market by Zack, Rachel M., Rodríguez Bronico, Jackie V., Babbin, Molly, Nguyen, Tra, Weil, Rachel, Granick, Jean, Fiechtner, Lauren, Mulugeta, Wudeneh, Odayar, Varshini, Cortés, Dharma E.

“…Patient participation in healthcare system‒sponsored efforts to address food insecurity varies widely. This mixed-methods study sought to understand the…”
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Determinants of high blood pressure and barriers to diagnosis and treatment in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania by Zack, Rachel M, Irema, Kahema, Kazonda, Patrick, Leyna, Germana H, Liu, Enju, Spiegelman, Donna, Fawzi, Wafaie, Njelekela, Marina, Killewo, Japhet, Danaei, Goodarz

“…OBJECTIVES:We assessed the prevalence and determinants of high blood pressure (BP), and barriers to diagnosis and treatment, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania…”
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Massachusetts General Hospital Revere Food Pantry: Addressing hunger and health at an academic medical center community clinic by Mirsky, Jacob B., Zack, Rachel M., Berkowitz, Seth A., Fiechtner, Lauren

“…Food insecurity is defined by limited access to adequate food. As a result, it is associated with chronic disease for millions of Americans. Healthcare systems…”
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Participant Perceptions of a Free Fresh Produce Market at a Health Center by Dunn, Caroline G., Vercammen, Kelsey A., Bleich, Sara N., Mulugeta, Wudeneh, Granick, Jean, Carney, Caroline, Zack, Rachel M.

“…To examine participant perceptions of a free, monthly produce market at a health center in Massachusetts. Participants were recruited at a produce market…”
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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Food Access: Insights from First-Person Accounts in a Safety-Net Health Care System by Cortés, Dharma E, Zack, Rachel M, Odayar, Varshini, Moyer, Margo, Kumar, Anika, Maia, Juliana Libardi, Bronico, Jackie V Rodriguez, Granick, Jean

“…The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affected populations that were already facing socioeconomic disadvantages and limited access to health care services…”
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IS THIS A PORTRAIT OF JOHN GRAUNT? AN ART HISTORY MYSTERY by Murray, Eleanor J, Farland, Leslie V, Caniglia, Ellen C, Dorans, Kirsten S, DuPre, Natalie C, Hughes, Katherine C, Kim, Iris Y, Pernar, Claire H, Tanz, Lauren J, Zack, Rachel M

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Food access initiatives: An integral piece of the Revere, Massachusetts, COVID-19 response by Babbin, Molly, Zack, Rachel, Granick, Jean, Betts, Kathleen

“…Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) is a community health care system that serves the region north of Boston, including the city of Revere, Massachu­setts. In an…”
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Diaper Need During the COVID-19 Pandemic Associated with Poverty, Food Insecurity, and Chronic Illness: An Analysis of a Representative State Sample of Caretakers with Young Children by Belarmino, Emily H, Zack, Rachel M, Clay, Lauren A, Birk, Nick W

“…Diaper need is an important form of material hardship for families with young children. This study quantified diaper need during the COVID-19 pandemic and…”
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