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Joel Gittelsohn

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Articles 298
Citations 4860
Followers 0
Related Specialties
Public Health
Nutritional Sciences
Environmental Health
Top 10 Co-Authors
Sangita Sharma
Lisa Poirier
Elizabeth Anderson Steeves
Yeeli Mui
Emma C Lewis
Samantha M Sundermeir
Marla Pardilla
Uriyoan Colon-Ramos
Pamela J Surkan
Michelle Estrade
Published In
Int J Environ Res Public Health
Public Health Nutr
Ecol Food Nutr
Nutrients
BMC Public Health
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Recent Articles
1.
Role of workplace culture in successful lifestyle medicine implementation: a qualitative case series among health systems in the USA
Durrwachter N, Ames M, Gittelsohn J, Hemmingson T, Reznar M, Staffier K, et al.
BMJ Open . 2025 Mar; 15(3):e087184. PMID: 40044210
Objective: This study investigated how workplace culture may affect the development of lifestyle medicine (LM) programming in health systems to inform the successful growth of LM programs. No study has...
2.
Current Use and Demand for Digital Tools to Enhance Food Pantry Management: Findings from a Nationwide Survey
Sundermeir S, Martin N, Poirier L, Reznar M, Barnett D, Uriarte A, et al.
J Hunger Environ Nutr . 2025 Feb; 19(6):938-951. PMID: 39931051
The objective of this study was to define the types of digital tools currently used and desired by food pantries for pantry management. A nationwide online survey of U.S. food...
3.
Design of the (FRESH) study: leveraging systems science to work with independently-owned restaurants to increase access to and promotion of healthful foods
Colon-Ramos U, Lewis E, Tucker A, Poirier L, Pathiravasan C, Estrade M, et al.
Front Public Health . 2025 Jan; 12:1427792. PMID: 39845656
Background: High dietary quality can protect against diet-related chronic diseases. In the United States, racial and ethnic minorities and those with lower incomes consistently exhibit lower dietary quality. Independently-owned restaurants...
4.
Simulated retail food environments: A literature review of systems science approaches to advance equity in access to healthy diets
Mui Y, Winkler M, Hunt S, Gittelsohn J, Tracy M
Obes Rev . 2025 Jan; e13887. PMID: 39789418
As researchers increasingly utilize systems science simulation modeling (SSSM), little is known about how and by whom SSSMs are being leveraged to address inequities in access to healthy diets. We...
5.
Opportunities in Programs and Policies to Address the Underlying Drivers of Sugary Drink and Water Consumption in the Washington, DC, Metro Area: A Qualitative Community-Based System Dynamics Approach
Estrade M, Mui Y, Witting L, Burgos-Gil R, Calancie L, Gittelsohn J, et al.
J Acad Nutr Diet . 2025 Jan; PMID: 39788288
Background: Although the Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend that individuals drink water instead of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), this behavior is influenced and reinforced by a complex network of structures and...
6.
Medication adherence among people living with hypertension and diabetes in Puno, Peru: A secondary analysis of formative data of the ANDES trial
Acevedo P, Lord K, Williams K, Underhill L, Cordova-Ascona L, Campos K, et al.
J Multimorb Comorb . 2024 Dec; 14:26335565241292325. PMID: 39659891
Background: Hypertension is the leading modifiable risk factor for premature death globally despite the existence of evidence-based and cost-effective treatments. Medication nonadherence is cited as the main cause of treatment...
7.
Geospatial Food Environment Exposure and Obesity Among Low Income Baltimore City Children: Associations Differ by Data Source and Processing Method
Kharmats A, Corrigan A, Curriero F, Neff R, Caulfield L, Kennedy C, et al.
J Hunger Environ Nutr . 2024 Nov; 19(5):694-717. PMID: 39600470
Due to the high prevalence of childhood obesity, it is imperative to assess the relationship children's access to food retailers and obesity. However, the influence of methodological decisions on these...
8.
Online Lifestyle Medicine Continuing Medical Education (CME) Course Completion Predicts Increases in Clinician Knowledge, Confidence, and Practice of Lifestyle Medicine
Ames M, Livingston Staffier K, Kees A, Freeman K, Shetty P, Gittelsohn J, et al.
Am J Lifestyle Med . 2024 Nov; :15598276241279523. PMID: 39540184
Despite growing evidence linking lifestyle changes to disease reversal, lifestyle medicine (LM) is not widely practiced. Lack of clinician training and knowledge is cited as a barrier to LM adoption....
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Community Member Perceptions of Dollar Stores in Baltimore City, Maryland: "They are Not Progressive for the Communities"
Sundermeir S, Santos S, Lewis E, John S, Wolfson J, Poirier L, et al.
J Racial Ethn Health Disparities . 2024 Nov; PMID: 39527334
Dollar stores are the fastest-growing type of food retailer in the United States, prompting policy action across the country related to their perceived negative impact on the communities they serve....
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Addressing Hypertension and Diabetes through Community-Engaged Systems (ANDES) in Puno, Peru: rationale and study protocol for a hybrid type 2 effectiveness and implementation randomized controlled trial
Underhill L, Williams K, Cordova-Ascona L, Campos K, de las Fuentes L, Huffman M, et al.
Trials . 2024 Nov; 25(1):747. PMID: 39516847
Background: Hypertension is the most common cardiovascular disease in Peru despite the availability of cost-effective, evidence-based treatment. Here we describe the rationale and study design for a hybrid type 2...