A systematic review of obesity prevention intervention studies among immigrant populations in the US A Tovar, AMN Renzaho, AD Guerrero, N Mena, GX Ayala Current obesity reports 3, 206-222, 2014 | 73 | 2014 |
Contextual and cultural influences on parental feeding practices and involvement in child care centers among Hispanic parents NZ Mena, K Gorman, K Dickin, G Greene, A Tovar Childhood obesity 11 (4), 347-354, 2015 | 72 | 2015 |
Peer reviewed: An assessment of nutrition practices and attitudes in family child-care homes: Implications for policy implementation A Tovar, P Risica, N Mena, E Lawson, A Ankoma, KM Gans Preventing chronic disease 12, 2015 | 65 | 2015 |
Nutrition and physical activity environments of home-based child care: what Hispanic providers have to say A Tovar, NZ Mena, P Risica, G Gorham, KM Gans Childhood obesity 11 (5), 521-529, 2015 | 57 | 2015 |
Improving nutrition and physical activity environments of family child care homes: The rationale, design and study protocol of the ‘Healthy Start/Comienzos Sanos’ cluster … PM Risica, A Tovar, V Palomo, L Dionne, N Mena, K Magid, DS Ward, ... BMC Public Health 19, 1-20, 2019 | 47 | 2019 |
Community-based childhood obesity prevention intervention for parents improves health behaviors and food parenting practices among Hispanic, low-income parents L Otterbach, NZ Mena, G Greene, CA Redding, A De Groot, A Tovar BMC obesity 5, 1-10, 2018 | 35 | 2018 |
Nutrition-related practices of family child care providers and differences by ethnicity KM Gans, A Tovar, Q Jiang, J Mello, L Dionne, A Kang, NZ Mena, ... Childhood Obesity 15 (3), 167-184, 2019 | 21 | 2019 |
College students’ views on functional, interactive and critical nutrition literacy: a qualitative study J McNamara, NZ Mena, L Neptune, K Parsons International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18 (3), 1124, 2021 | 19 | 2021 |
A multi-component tailored intervention in family childcare homes improves diet quality and sedentary behavior of preschool children compared to an attention control: results … KM Gans, A Tovar, A Kang, DS Ward, KC Stowers, T von Ash, L Dionne, ... International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 19 (1), 45, 2022 | 17 | 2022 |
Exploring the provider-level socio-demographic determinants of diet quality of preschool-aged children attending family childcare homes A Tovar, PM Risica, A Ramirez, N Mena, IE Lofgren, K Cooksey Stowers, ... Nutrients 12 (5), 1368, 2020 | 17 | 2020 |
Communication with family child care providers and feeding preschool-aged children: parental perspectives NZ Mena, PM Risica, KM Gans, IE Lofgren, K Gorman, FK Tobar, A Tovar Journal of nutrition education and behavior 52 (1), 10-20, 2020 | 13 | 2020 |
Food photography as a tool to assess type, quantity, and quality of foods in parent-packed lunches for preschoolers S Elliott, ML McCloskey, SL Johnson, NZ Mena, T Swindle, LL Bellows Journal of nutrition education and behavior 53 (2), 164-173, 2021 | 12 | 2021 |
Ethnic Differences in Family Childcare Providers’ Nutrition‐and Activity‐Related Attitudes and Barriers Q Jiang, A Tovar, PM Risica, K Cooksey Stowers, M Schwartz, ... Journal of Obesity 2021 (1), 6697006, 2021 | 9 | 2021 |
Knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and health behaviors of bone health among Caribbean Hispanic/Latino adults SE Noel, SP Arevalo, NZ Mena, K Mangano, M Velez, B Dawson-Hughes, ... Archives of osteoporosis 14, 1-17, 2019 | 9 | 2019 |
Dietary contributors to food group intake in preschool children attending family childcare homes: differences between latino and non-Latino providers A Ramirez, M Vadiveloo, PM Risica, KM Gans, ML Greaney, NZ Mena, ... Nutrients 12 (12), 3686, 2020 | 8 | 2020 |
Farm to early care and education programming: A descriptive study of challenges and opportunities to promote healthful foods to young children ML McCloskey, H Kesterson, NZ Mena, J Dellaport, LL Bellows International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17 (18), 6857, 2020 | 8 | 2020 |
Exploring parenting contexts of Latinx 2-to-5-year old children's sleep: qualitative evidence informing intervention development AW Kang, TR Ash, A Tovar, KM Gans, J Minkel, NZ Mena, PM Risica Journal of Pediatric Nursing 54, 93-100, 2020 | 7 | 2020 |
Micronutrient adequacy in preschool children attending family child care homes E Cuadrado-Soto, PM Risica, KM Gans, NZ Mena, C Ellis, CD Araujo, ... Nutrients 11 (9), 2134, 2019 | 7 | 2019 |
A narrative review of dietary assessment tools for preschool-aged children in the home environment LL Bellows, Y Lou, R Nelson, LI Reyes, RC Brown, NZ Mena, RE Boles Nutrients 14 (22), 4793, 2022 | 4 | 2022 |
Strengthening nutrition education and behavior research for academicians and practitioners LL Bellows, NZ Mena, MM Reznar, CA Taylor, M Sigman-Grant Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior 54 (1), 84-93, 2022 | 4 | 2022 |