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Alicia Salvatore, DrPH, M.P.H. - ChristianaCare. Wilmington, DE, US

Alicia Salvatore, DrPH, M.P.H. Alicia Salvatore, DrPH, M.P.H.

Director of Community-Engaged Research | ChristianaCare

Wilmington, DE, UNITED STATES

Alicia Salvatore is an expert in public health, health promotion, community-engaged research, and implementation science.

Biography

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.

Areas of Expertise (8)

Food as Medicine

Implementation Science

Public Health

Health Promotion

Community-Engaged Research

Social and Environmental Determinants of Health

Population Health

Chronic Disease Prevention

Education (4)

Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford School of Medicine: NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease Prevention 2012

University of California - Berkeley: DrPH, Public Health 2008

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill: M.P.H, Health Behavior & Health Education 2002

Franklin & Marshall College: B.A. 1996

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Selected Papers and Publications (5)

Impact of a Healthy Retail Intervention on Fruits and Vegetables and Total Sales in Tribally Owned Convenience Stores: Findings From the THRIVE Study

Health Promotion Practice

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.

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Neglected Elements of a High-Quality Early Childhood Workforce: Whole Teacher Well-Being and Working Conditions

Early Childhood Education Journal

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.

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A Nutrition Environment Measure to Assess Tribal Convenience Stores: The THRIVE Study

Health Promotion Practice

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.

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Diabetes and Obesity Associated with Poor Food Environments in American Indian Communities: the Tribal Health and Resilience in Vulnerable Environments (THRIVE) Study

Current Developments in Nutrition

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.

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The Effect of India's Total Sanitation Campaign on Defecation Behaviors and Child Health in Rural Madhya Pradesh: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

PLOS Medicine

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.

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