Association between unmet social needs and healthy lifestyle parenting behaviors.
Egan KA, Luo M, Perkins M, Castro I, Sandel M, Kistin CJ, Taveras EM, Fiechtner L.
Front Pediatr. 2023. 11:1015610. PMID: 36911012
Secondary Faculty
Elsie Mireya Taveras
Other Positions
Associate Professor of Population Medicine
Population Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Conrad Taff Professor of Nutrition in the Department of Pediatrics
Pediatrics-Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School
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Mobile Health Services for COVID-19: Counseling, Testing, and Vaccination for Medically Underserved Populations.
Gupta PS, Mohareb AM, Valdes C, Price C, Jollife M, Regis C, Munshi N, Taborda E, Lautenschlager M, Fox A, Hanscom D, Kruse G, LaRocque R, Betancourt J, Taveras EM.
Am J Public Health. 2022 11. 112(11):1556-1559. PMID: 36223583
Keys to Achieving Clinically Important Weight Loss: Perceptions of Responders and Nonresponders in the Clinic and Community Approaches to Healthy Weight Trial.
Fay C, Castro I, Sierra Velez D, Ruggiero CF, O'Connor G, Perkins M, Luo M, Sharifi M, Neri Mini F, Taveras EM, Kuhlthau K, Fiechtner L.
Child Obes. 2022 Oct 28. PMID: 36315223
Expanding COVID-19 vaccine access to underserved populations through implementation of mobile vaccination units.
Gupta PS, Mohareb AM, Valdes C, Price C, Jollife M, Regis C, Munshi N, Taborda E, Lautenschlager M, Fox A, Hanscom D, Kruse G, LaRocque R, Betancourt J, Taveras EM.
Prev Med. 2022 10. 163:107226. PMID: 36029925
Multi-sector stakeholder's perceptions of determinants of successful implementation of a pediatric weight management intervention.
Persaud A, Castro I, Simione M, Smith JD, O'Connor G, Sharifi M, Perkins M, Torres S, Taveras EM, Kuhlthau K, Fiechtner L.
Front Public Health. 2022. 10:954063. PMID: 36091513
Parent and Pediatrician Perspectives on Physical Activity Promotion in Pediatric Primary Care: A Preliminary Mixed Methods Study.
Whooten R, Horan C, Aguirre A, Dartley AN, Taveras E.
Am J Health Promot. 2023 01. 37(1):65-76. PMID: 35817761
Communicating Risk for Obesity in Early Life: Engaging Parents Using Human-Centered Design Methodologies.
Cheng ER, Moore C, Parks L, Taveras EM, Wiehe SE, Carroll AE.
Front Pediatr. 2022. 10:915231. PMID: 35837240
Associations of Healthy Infant Feeding Practices and Early Childhood Adiposity in the Rise & SHINE Cohort.
Wu AJ, Aris IM, Hivert MF, Fiechtner L, Davison KK, Redline S, Taveras EM.
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2022 08 01. 75(2):e15-e19. PMID: 35641893
Stakeholder engagement in developing a father-inclusive early life obesity prevention intervention: First Heroes.
Silver SR, Whooten RC, Kwete GM, Farrar-Muir H, Cournoyer RN, Barth EA, Kotelchuck M, Taveras EM.
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2022 May 27. 22(1):443. PMID: 35624421
Implementation Evaluation of HUGS/Abrazos During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Program to Foster Resiliency in Pregnancy and Early Childhood.
Liu M, Simione M, Perkins ME, Price SN, Luo M, Lopez W, Catalan VM, Chen ST, Torres C, Kwete GM, Seigel M, Edlow AG, Parra MY, Hunter ML, Boudreau AA, Taveras EM.
Front Public Health. 2022. 10:862388. PMID: 35669744
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Using opioid settlement money to support communities disproportionately impacted by addiction
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NIH funding to help researchers scale up COVID-19 testing in underserved communities
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New center receives NIH Cancer Moonshot grant to tackle inequities in prevention
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Kids’ poor sleep may lead to adult cardiovascular disease
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