Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Foods, Texas State University
Cassandra Johnson wants to make it easier for more Texans to access the nutritious foods they need for healthy and active lives. In 2008, she transitioned into public health nutrition after graduating with an engineering degree and working as a consultant engineer. Her interdisciplinary research focuses on understanding and addressing diet-related health disparities for rural and underserved communities, including low-income and Latino families. Currently, she has two main projects: 1) a food insecurity measurement project and 2) a novel family program to strengthen families and encourage father involvement and co-participation in nutrition and physical activities for Latino families in South Texas. Johnson is an Assistant Professor in Nutrition and Foods at Texas State University. She earned a PhD in Nutrition from the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), a MSPH in Social and Behavioral Health from the Texas A&M School of Rural Public Health (renamed Texas A&M School of Public Health), and a BS in Industrial Engineering from Texas A&M University.
US food insecurity surveys aren't getting accurate data regarding Latino families
Nov 30, 2023 00:43 am UTC| Life
The federal government has conducted the U.S. Household Food Security Survey Module for more than 25 years. The data collected annually from about 50,000 U.S. households helps form estimates of the scale of food insecurity...
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