Outcomes of disease prevention and management interventions in food pantries and food banks: a scoping review

CR Long, B Rowland, SC Steelman, PA McElfish - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective Food insecurity affects millions of Americans and is associated with a range of
adverse health outcomes. Food insecure individuals often obtain food from food …

Diabetes and hypertension in Marshallese adults: results from faith-based health screenings

PA McElfish, B Rowland, CR Long, J Hudson… - Journal of racial and …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Background The Pacific Islander population in the USA is growing rapidly.
However, research on Pacific Islanders in the USA is limited, or sometimes misleading due …

Integrating interprofessional education and cultural competency training to address health disparities

PA McElfish, R Moore, B Buron, J Hudson… - … and Learning in …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Problem: Many US medical schools have accreditation requirements for interprofessional
education and training in cultural competency, yet few programs have developed programs …

Comparative effectiveness and maintenance of diabetes self-management education interventions for Marshallese patients with type 2 diabetes: a randomized …

PA McElfish, CR Long, PO Kohler, KHK Yeary… - Diabetes …, 2019 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE Marshallese adults experience high rates of type 2 diabetes. Previous diabetes
self-management education (DSME) interventions among Marshallese were unsuccessful …

[HTML][HTML] Hesitant adopters: COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among diverse vaccinated adults in the United States

S Reece, S CarlLee, AJ Scott, DE Willis, B Rowland… - Infectious medicine, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Despite the United States (US) having an abundant supply of COVID-
19 vaccines, vaccination rates lag behind other high-income countries, suggesting that …

Hesitant adopters: An examination of hesitancy among adults in Arkansas who have taken the COVID‐19 vaccine

PA McElfish, B Rowland, AJ Scott… - Clinical and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Recent research suggests people who report vaccine hesitancy may still get vaccinated;
however, little is known about hesitancy among those who chose to vaccinate. The current …

Food pantry clients' needs, preferences, and recommendations for food pantries: a qualitative study

CR Long, MM Bailey, DC Cascante… - Journal of hunger & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A qualitative formative approach was used to explore food pantry clients' needs,
preferences, and recommendations regarding food received from food pantries. Fifty adult …

Associations between 5-year influenza vaccination and sociodemographic factors and healthcare access among Arkansans

PA McElfish, JP Selig, AJ Scott, B Rowland, DE Willis… - Vaccine, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Despite wide availability, only 50.2% of the United States (US) adult population and
50.3% of adult Arkansans were vaccinated for influenza during the 2020–2021 influenza …

Written nutrition guidelines, client choice distribution, and adequate refrigerator storage are positively associated with increased offerings of feeding America's …

CR Long, MR Narcisse, B Rowland, B Faitak… - Journal of the Academy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Millions of food-insecure households in the United States obtain food from food
pantries each year. These foods are often of insufficient nutritional quality. Objective Our aim …

[HTML][HTML] Peer Reviewed: Intervention to Improve Access to Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Among Arkansas Food Pantry Clients

CR Long, B Rowland, PA McElfish - Preventing Chronic Disease, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Food pantries serve millions of Americans, yet the nutritional quality of foods distributed has
been poor. Policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) changes were implemented in 3 food …