Faculty Publications from 2020
Child Obesity Prevention Intervention in Kuwaiti Summer Camps Targeting Health Behaviors in Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Screen Time, Ghanima Alfaleh, Fatma Huffman, Tan Li, and Joan A. Vaccaro
Integrating Cultural Humility Within the Health Belief Model: Application to A Diet and Exercise Intervention for Hispanics Low-Income Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes, Trudy Gaillard, Joan A. Vaccaro, Stephanie Caceres, and Fatma Huffman
Barriers to Participating in Diabetes Care Behaviors in Hard to Reach Older Hispanics, Joan A. Vaccaro, Trudy Gaillard, Stephanie Caceres, Monica Hollifield, and Fatma Huffman
Faculty Publications from 2019
Zinc deficiency and advanced liver fibrosis among HIV and hepatitis C co-infected anti-retroviral naïve persons with alcohol use in Russia, Joshua A. Barocas, Kaku So-Armah, Debbie M. Cheng, Dmitry Lioznov, Marianna K. Baum, Kerrin Gallagher, Daniel Fuster, Natalia Gnatienko, Evgeny Krupitsky, Matthew S. Freiberg, and Jeffrey H. Samet
Acceptability of a text message-based intervention for obesity prevention in infants from Hawai‘i and Puerto Rico WIC, Cheryl L.K. Gibby, Cristina Palacios, Maribel Campos, Rafael E. Graulau, and Jinan Banna
Amount, Preparation and Type of Formula Consumed and Its Association with Weight Gain in Infants Participating in the WIC Program in Hawaii and Puerto Rico, Rafael E. Graulau, Jinan Banna, Maribel Campos, Cheryl L.K. Gibby, and Cristina Palacioa
Development and Pilot Testing of the Snackability Smartphone Application to Identify Healthy and Unhealthy Snacks, Lukkamol Prapkree, Masoud Sadjadi, Fatma Huffman, and Cristina Palacios
Motivational Strategies to Prevent Frailty in Older Adults with Diabetes: A Focused Review, Joan A. Vaccaro, Trudy Gaillard, Fatma G. Huffman, and Edgar Vieira
Parental Perceptions of Child’s Medical Care and Neighborhood and Child’s Behavioral Risk Factors for Obesity in U.S. Children by Body Mass Index Classification, Joan A. Vaccaro, Gustavo G. Zarini, and Fatma Huffman
Submissions from 2017
Cocaine Use and Liver Disease are Associated with All-Cause Mortality in the Miami Adult Studies in HIV (MASH) Cohort, Adriana Campa, Sabrina Sales Martinez, Kenneth E. Sherman, Joe Pedro Greer, Yinghui Li, Stephanie Garcia, Tiffanie Stewart, Boubakari Ibrahimou, O. Dale Williams, and Marianna K. Baum
Health-Related Characteristics of Older Adults Who Attend Congregate Meal Sites in the United States, Fatma Huffman, Joan A. Vaccaro, Edgar Vieira, and Gustavo G. Zarini
Nutrition intakes and nutritional status of school age children in Ghana, Justina S. Owusu, Esi Komeley Colecraft, Richmond Aryeetey, Joan A. Vaccaro, and Fatma Huffman
Sex and Race/Ethnic Disparities in Food Security and Chronic Diseases in U.S. Older Adults, Joan A. Vaccaro and Fatma Huffman
Health Indicators of US Older Adults Who Received or Did Not Receive Meals Funded by the Older Americans Act, Edgar Vieira, Joan A. Vaccaro, Gustavo G. Zarini, and Fatma Huffman
Faculty Publications from 2016
Comparison of Two School Feeding Programmes in Ghana, West Africa, Justina S. Owusu, Esi K. Colecraft, Richmond N.O. Aryeetey, Joan A. Vaccaro, and Fatma G. Huffman
Perceived Body Image, Eating Behavior, and Sedentary Activities and Body Mass Index Categories in Kuwaiti Female Adolescents, Lemia H. Shaban, Joan A. Vaccaro, Shiryn D. Sukhram, and Fatma G. Huffman
Review of randomized controlled trials of nutritional supplementation in people living with HIV, Alicia Sneij, Adriana Campa, and Marianna K. Baum
Cardiovascular Endurance, Body Mass Index, Physical Activity, Screen Time, and Carotenoid Intake of Children: NHANES National Youth Fitness Survey, Joan A. Vaccaro and Fatma G. Huffman
Dietary Risk Factors by Race/Ethnicity, Age-group, and Gender in a Representative Sample of US Older Adults, Joan A. Vaccaro and Fatma G. Huffman
Sex and Race/Ethnicity Differences in Following Dietary and Exercise Recommendations for U.S. Representative Sample of Adults With Type 2 Diabetes, Joan A. Vaccaro and Fatma G. Huffman
Faculty Publications from 2015
Recruitment Strategies and the Retention of Obese Urban Racial/Ethnic Minority Adolescents in Clinical Trials: The FIT Families Project, Michigan, 2010–2014, Kathryn Brogan Hartlieb, Angel J. Jacques-Tiura, Sylvie Naar-King, Deborah A. Ellis, Kai-Lin Catherine Jen, and Sharon Marsall
Genetic Associations of PPARGC1A with Type 2 Diabetes: Differences among Populations with African Origins, Amanpreet K. Cheema, Tan Li, Juan P. Liuzzi, Gustavo G. Zarini, Mehmet T. Dorak, and Fatma G. Huffman
Diet Self-efficacy and Physical Self-concept of College Students at Risk for Eating Disorders, Leslie D. Frazier, Joan A. Vaccaro, Stephanie Garcia, Negar Fallahazad, Kapil Rathi, Alice Shrestha, and Nancy Perez
A cross-sectional assessment of metabolic syndrome in HIV-infected people of low socioeconomic status receiving antiretroviral therapy, Eduard Tiozzo, Janet Konefal, Sarah Adwan, Lynell A. Martinez, Juan Villabona, Johanna Lopez, Stacy Cutrono, Syed Muhammad Ahsan Mehdi, Allan Rodriguez, Judi M. Woolger, and John E. Lewis
Diabetes Self-management Behaviors, Medical Care, Glycemic Control, and Self-rated Health in US Men by Race/Ethnicity, Joan A. Vaccaro, Kelitha Anderson, and Fatma G. Huffman
Nutrition Knowledge of Amateur Bicyclists in South Florida, USA, Joan A. Vaccaro, Frank Frederick, Kristin Davis, and Fatma G. Huffman
Urinary Levels of N-Nitroso Compounds in Relation to Risk of Gastric Cancer: Findings from the Shanghai Cohort Study, Ling Xu, Yong-Hua Qu, Xin-Di Chu, Renwei Wang, Heather Nelson, Yu-Tang Gao, and Jian-Min Yuan
Faculty Publications from 2014
The Effects of Vitamin D on the Renin-Angiotensin System, Sahar Ajabshir, Arif Asif, and Ali Nayer
Skin Color and Self-reported Sun Exposure Scores are Associatedwith Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentrations in a Multi-ethnic Population Living in South Florida, Sahar Ajabshir, Joel Exebio, Gustavo G. Zarini, Ali Nayer, Lemia Shaba, and Fatma G. Huffman
Ethnic Differences in Insulin Resistance, Adiponectin Levels and Abdominal Obesity: Haitian Americans and African Americans, with and without Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Amanpreet K. Cheena, Gustavo G. Zarini, Joel C. Exebio, Sahar Ajabshir, Lemia Shaban, Janet Antwi, Joan Vaccaro, and Fatma G. Huffman
Use of Homeostatic Model Assessment Indexes for the Identification of Metabolic Syndrome and Insulin Resistance among Cuban-Americans: A Cross Sectional Study, Joel C. Exebio, Sahar Ajabshirt, Gustavo G. Zarini, Joan Vaccaro, and Fatma G. Huffman
Obesity and Serum High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Levels Among Elderly Turkish Immigrants in the Netherlands with Type 2 Diabetes, Shiryn D. Sukhram, Gustavo G. Zarini, Lamya Shaban, Joan Vaccaro, and Fatma G. Huffman
The Role of Family/Friend Social Support in Diabetes Self-Management for Minorities with Type 2 Diabetes, Joan A. Vaccaro, Joel C. Exebio, Gustavo G. Zarini, and Fatma G. Huffman
Dietary Factors, Body Weight, and Screen Time in U.S. Children with and without Asthma, Joan A. Vaccaro, Joanne Niego, and Fatma G.. Huffman
Dietary Quality and Comorbidities of Adults at Medical Risk for Diabetes, Joan A. Vaccaro, Daniela Safina, Lauren Grunspan, and Fatma G. Huffman
Lifestyle Behaviors and Self-Rated Health: The Living for Health Program, Gustavo G. Zarini, Joan A. Vaccaro, Maria A. Canossa Terris, Joel C. Exebio, Laura Tokayer, Janet Antwi, Sahar Ajabshirt, Amanpreet Cheema, and Fatma G. Huffman
Faculty Publications from 2013
A cross-sectional study of Jamaican adolescents’ risk for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, Sheila C. Barrett, Fatma G. Huffman, Paulette Johnson, Adriana Campa, Marcia Magnus, and Dalip Ragoobirsingh
Effect of Medical Advice for Diet on Diabetes Self-Management and Glycemic Control for Haitian and African Americans with Type 2 Diabetes, Fatma G. Huffman, Joel C. Exebio, Joan Vaccaro, Gustavo G. Zarini, and Zisca Dixon
The association of depression and perceived stress with beta cell function between African and Haitian Americans with and without type 2 diabetes, Fatma G. Huffman, Maria Vallasciani, Joan Vaccaro, Joel C. Exebio, Gustavo G. Zarini, Ali Nayer, and Sahar Ajabshir
Obesity Indicators by Race/Ethnicity for Diagnosis of Cardiometabolic Diseases for a US Representative Sample of Adults, Joan A. Vaccaro and Fatma G. Huffman
Race/Ethnicity-, Gender- and Age-Specific Differences in Micronutrient Intakes of US Adults with and without Diabetes, Joan A. Vaccaro and Fatma G. Huffman
Phylloquinone (Vitamin K₁) Intake and Pulse Pressure as a Measure of Arterial Stiffness in Older Adults, Joan Vaccaro and Fatma G. Huffman
Impact of Vegetable Preparation Method and Taste-Test on Vegetable Preference for First Grade Children in the United States, Marie Veronyck Colas, Joan Vaccaro, Gustavo G. Zarini, and Fatma G. Huffman
Faculty Publications from 2012
Do Dietary Factors Contribute to Medical Cost for Cuban Americans with and without Type 2 Diabetes?, Subrata Debnath, Gianna P. Gomez, Gustavo G. Zarini, Joan A. Vaccaro, Maha Al-Hajeri, and Fatma G. Huffman
Social determinants of fruit and vegetable intake and validation of Pro-Children Eating Habits Questionnaire for 3rd and 5th grade children, Zisca Dixon, Frederick L. Newman, Lacey Chapa, Joan Vaccaro, and Fatma G. Huffman
Use of Hemoglobin A1C to Detect Haitian-Americans with Undiagnosed Type 2 Diabetes, Joel C. Exebio, Gustavo G. Zarini, Joan Vaccaro, Cristobal Exebio, and Fatma G. Huffman
Perceived Stress and Self‑rated Health of Haitian and African Americans with and without Type 2 Diabetes, Fatma G. Huffman, Joan A. Vaccaro, Sahar Ajabshir, Gustavo G. Zarini, Joel C. Exebio, and Zisca Dixon
Relationship of Omega-3 Fatty Acids on C-Reactive Protein and Homocysteine in Haitian and African Americans with and without Type 2 Diabetes, Fatma G. Huffman, Joan A. Vaccaro, Joel C. Exebio, Sahar Ajabshir, Gustavo G. Zarini, and Lemia H. Shaban
Television Watching, Diet Quality, Physical Activity and Diabetes Among Three Ethnicities in the United States, Fatma G. Huffman, Joan A. Vaccaro, Joel C. Exebio, Gustavo G. Zarini, Timothy Katz, and Zisca Dixon
Acculturation and Diabetes Self-management of Cuban Americans: Is Age a Protective Factor?, Fatma G. Huffman, Joan A. Vaccaro, Deva Gundupali, Gustavo G. Zarini, and Zisca Dixon
Inadequacy of Micronutrients, Fat, and Fiber Consumption in the Diets of Haitian-, African- and Cuban-Americans with and without Type 2 Diabetes, Fatma G. Huffman, Joan A. Vaccaro, Gustavo G. Zarini, Daiane Biller, and Zisca Dixon
Medical Advice and Diabetes Self-Management Reported by Mexican-American, Black- and White-Non-Hispanic Adults Across the United States, Joan A. Vaccaro, Daniel J. Feaster, Sandra L. Lobar, Marianna K. Baum, Marcia Magnus, and Fatma G. Huffman
Gender Differences in Medical Advice and Health Behavior of Obese African Americans With and Without Type 2 Diabetes, Joan A. Vaccaro and Fatma G. Huffman
Reducing Health Disparities: Medical advice and health behavior of minorities with diabetes, Joan A. Vaccaro and Fatma G. Huffman
Relationship of Lifestyle Medical Advice and Non-HDL Cholesterol Control of a Nationally Representative US Sample with Hypercholesterolemia by Race/Ethnicity, Joan A. Vaccaro and Fatma G. Huffman
Submissions from 2011
Healthy Eating Index scores associated with symptoms of depression in Cuban-Americans with and without type 2 diabetes: a cross sectional study, Joel C. Exebio, Gustavo G. Zarini, Cristobal Exebio, and Fatma G. Huffman
The Effect of Carbohydrate Amount, Quality and Type on Arterial Pulse Pressure in Cuban-Americans with and Without Type 2 Diabetes, Fatma G. Huffman, Joan A. Vaccaro, Noorus Saba Nusrath, and Gustavo G. Zarini
Dietary Intake Of Flavonoids And HDL- And LDL- Cholesterol In Two Black Ethnicities With And Without Type 2 Diabetes, Fatma G. Huffman, Joan A. Vaccaro, Gustavo G. Zarini, and Zisca Dixon
Faculty Publications from 2010
Parenthood—A Contributing Factor to Childhood Obesity, Fatma G. Huffman, Sankarabharan Kanikireddy, and Manthan Patel
Serum Adiponectin and Ghrelin, Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes Status in Cuban Americans, Fatma G. Huffman, Karina Knight-Sepulveda, Michael McLean, Joan Vaccaro, and Gustavo G. Zarini
Waist Circumference and BMI in Relation to Serum High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (hs-CRP) in Cuban Americans With and Without Type 2 Diabetes, Fatma G. Huffman, Suzanne Whisner, Gustavo G. Zarini, and Subrata Nath
HIV-1 Subtype C-Infected Individuals Maintaining High Viral Load as Potential Targets for the ‘‘Test-and-Treat’’ Approach to Reduce HIV Transmission, Vladimir Novitsky, Rui Wang, Hermann Bussmann, Shahin Lockman, Marianna K. Baum, Roger Shapiro, Ibou Thior, Carolyn Wester, C. William Wester, Anthony Ogwu, Aida Asmelash, Rosemary Musonda, Adriana Campa, Sikhulile Moyo, Erik van Widenfelt, Madisa Mine, Claire Moffat, Mompati Mmalane, Joseph Makhema, Richard Marlink, Peter Gilbert, George R. Seage III, Victor DeGruttola, and M. Essex
Faculty Publications from 2009
Diabetes Self Management: Are Cuban Americans Receiving Quality Health Care?, Fatma G. Huffman, Joan A. Vaccaro, Subrara Nath, and Gustavo G. Zarini
Faculty Publications from 2004
Intestinal parasitic infections and eosinophilia in an human immunedeficiency virus positive population in Honduras, Rina G. Kaminsky, Ramon J. Soto, Adriana Campa, and Marianna K. Baum