About Improving Nutrition Literacy Among Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults
Children, adolescents, and young adults face a number of challenges related to nutrition, dietary behaviors, and food access. The purpose of this multi-disciplinary working group is to examine issues of nutrition literacy and food access, to conduct pilot studies, and to test methods and questions prior to developing larger studies. The ultimate goal is to design interventions that can alleviate food insecurity and increase nutrition literacy.
Creating a successful program requires expertise from various disciplines. This IHDSC working group includes faculty and perspectives from Public Health Nutrition, Clinical Nutrition, Education, Educational Psychology and, Educational Technology.
NYU Schools:
Members:
- Niyati Parekh - Associate Professor of Public Health Nutrition, School of Global Public Health
- Andrea Deierlein - Assistant Professor of Public Health Nutrition, School of Global Public Health
- Elise Cappella - Associate Professor of Applied Psychology, Steinhardt
- Jessica Bihuniak - Assistant Professor of Clinical Nutrition, Steinhardt
- Joyce O’Connor - Clinical Associate Professor of Public Health Nutrition, School of Global Public Health
- Bridget M. Hussain, RD, CDN - NYU Langone