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Dianne Stanton Ward
University of North Carolina, University of South Carolina, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Research areas: Medicine · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Physical Activity and Health · Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
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Employment
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University of North Carolina Professor1998 - Present
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University of South Carolina Professor1975 - 1998
Education
- 1974 - 1979
Projects & Funding
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Our Year of Healthy Living: A social marketing intervention for child care & home National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute2014 - 2018
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Care2bWell: A Worksite Physical Activity & Wellness Program for Child Care Staff National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute2014 - 2018
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The Business of Childcare Homes & Child Health: Innovations for Nurturing Growth National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute2012 - 2017
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A Research Agenda for Healthy Weight Development at Child Care Facilities National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute2011 - 2012
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Development of a Survey to Assess Diet and Activity Environments in the Home National Cancer Institute2009 - 2012
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Healthy Child Weight Through Improved Parent Practices and Environmental Change National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute2008 - 2013
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Healthy Weight: Linking Child Care Centers with the Home National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases2005 - 2008
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Increasing Non-Motorized Travel to School National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences2002 - 2005
Publications (202)
- Three- and Twelve-Month Changes in Child and Adult Care Food Program Best Practices and Preschool Children’s Dietary Intake in Family Child Care Homes after the Happy Healthy Homes Randomized Controlled Trial Save
- Cooking Matters for Kids Improves Attitudes and Self-Efficacy Related to Healthy Eating and Cooking Save
- Feasibility of a Web-Based Implementation Intervention to Improve Child Dietary Intake in Early Childhood Education and Care: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Save
- Feasibility of a Web-Based Implementation Intervention to Improve Child Dietary Intake in Early Childhood Education and Care: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint) Save
- Identifying patterns of physical activity and screen time parenting practices and associations with preschool children’s physical activity and adiposity Save
- Keys to healthy family child care homes: Results from a cluster randomized trial Save
- Child-care self-assessment to improve physical activity, oral health and nutrition for 2- to 4-year-olds: a feasibility cluster RCT Save
- Children's Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity Attending Summer Day Camps Save
- Cumulative Risk Exposure and Waist Circumference in Preschool-Aged Children: the Mediating Role of Television and Moderating Role of Sex Save
- Development of a Comprehensive Assessment of Food Parenting Practices: The Home Self-Administered Tool for Environmental Assessment of Activity and Diet Family Food Practices Survey Save
- Effect and process evaluation of a kindergarten-based, family-involved intervention with a randomized cluster design on sedentary behaviour in 4- to 6-year old European preschool children: The ToyBoxstudy Save
- Family child care home providers as role models for children: Cause for concern? Save
- First year physical activity findings from turn up the HEAT (Healthy Eating and Activity Time) in summer day camps Save
- Food policy council self-assessment tool: Development, testing, and results Save
- Improving the impact of obesity prevention interventions in the childcare setting: The need for a systematic application of implementation science Save
- Multilevel Interventions Targeting Obesity: Research Recommendations for Vulnerable Populations Save
- Strength of obesity prevention interventions in early care and education settings: A systematic review Save
- The health and working conditions of women employed in child care Save
- Associations between food and beverage consumption and different types of sedentary behaviours in European preschoolers: the ToyBox-study Save
- Deconstructing interventions: approaches to studying behavior change techniques across obesity interventions Save