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Alicia Salvatore, DrPH, M.P.H.
Director of Community-Engaged Research
Expertise & Research Interests
- Food as Medicine
- Implementation Science
- Public Health
- Health Promotion
- Community-Engaged Research
- Social and Environmental Determinants of Health
- Population Health
- Chronic Disease Prevention
Education
- NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford School of Medicine
- DrPH, Public Health, University of California - Berkeley
- M.P.H, Health Behavior & Health Education, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
- B.A., Franklin & Marshall College
Alicia Salvatore, DrPH, M.P.H.
Director of Community-Engaged Research
For more than 25 years, Alicia Salvatore, DrPH, has conducted community and health system-based research to examine and address chronic disease and other health disparities. She employs community-engaged research to develop and evaluate multi-level interventions to promote health equity and community health.
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Selected Papers and Publications
Impact of a Healthy Retail Intervention on Fruits and Vegetables and Total Sales in Tribally Owned Convenience Stores: Findings From the THRIVE Study
2020
Healthy retail interventions are a recommended intervention strategy to address diet-related diseases, such as obesity and diabetes; however, retail managers are concerned about their bottom line.
Neglected Elements of a High-Quality Early Childhood Workforce: Whole Teacher Well-Being and Working Conditions
2020
The majority of teachers in the early care and education (ECE) workforce face disparities in physical and psychological well-being as well as working conditions. This study examined the working conditions and physical, psychological, and professional well-being of early childhood teachers and compared the results by the child age group they care for and by teachers’ level of educational attainment.
A Nutrition Environment Measure to Assess Tribal Convenience Stores: The THRIVE Study
2018
In rural American Indian (AI) communities, where supermarkets are rare, tribally owned and operated convenience stores are an important food source. Food environment measures for these settings are needed to understand and address the significant diet-related disparities among AIs.
Diabetes and Obesity Associated with Poor Food Environments in American Indian Communities: the Tribal Health and Resilience in Vulnerable Environments (THRIVE) Study
2018
American Indians (AIs) have significantly higher rates of diet-related chronic diseases than other racial/ethnic groups, and many live in environments with limited access to healthy food.
The Effect of India's Total Sanitation Campaign on Defecation Behaviors and Child Health in Rural Madhya Pradesh: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
2014
Poor sanitation is thought to be a major cause of enteric infections among young children. However, there are no previously published randomized trials to measure the health impacts of large-scale sanitation programs.