Alison Tovar

MedicineHealth ProfessionsNursing

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Driven by 24 papers. Top paper: “A multi-component tailored intervention in family childcare homes improves diet quality and sedentary behavior of preschool children compared to an attention control: results from the Healthy Start-Comienzos Sanos cluster randomized trial”.

A multi-component tailored intervention in family childcare homes improves diet quality and sedentary behavior of preschool children compared to an attention control: results from the Healthy Start-Comienzos Sanos cluster randomized trial

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity(2022)10.1186/s12966-022-01272-6

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0.857DataRank · unranked

32 citations

Alison Tovar, Augustine Kang, Dianne S. Ward, Kristen Cooksey Stowers, Tayla von Ash +6 more

Dietary Contributors to Food Group Intake in Preschool Children Attending Family Childcare Homes: Differences between Latino and Non-Latino Providers

Nutrients(2020)10.3390/nu12123686

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0.292DataRank · unranked

6 citations

Maya Vadiveloo, Patricia Markham Risica, Kim M. Gans, Mary L. Greaney, Noereem Z. Mena +3 more

A Dietary Pattern With More Fruits and Vegetables in Children of Mothers Who Immigrated to the United States From Latin America Is Associated With Healthful Nutrient Intake and Weight Status

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics(2024)10.1016/j.jand.2024.04.005

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0.165DataRank · unranked

2 citations

Erin Hennessy, Fang Fang Zhang, Rebecca C. Fauth, Aviva Must, Alison Tovar +3 more

Results from “Live Well”, a randomized controlled community-based participatory intervention to prevent obesity in new immigrant mother–child dyads

BMC Public Health(2023)10.1186/s12889-023-16727-z

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0.104DataRank · unranked

1 citations

Alison Tovar, Silvina F. Choumenkovitch, Rebecca Boulos, Kenneth Chui, David M. Gute +5 more

Food Parenting Measurement Issues: Working Group Consensus Report

UNC Libraries(2020)10.17615/nj92-gq09

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Alison Tovar, Sharon L. Hoerr, Sheryl O. Hughes, Eric A. Hodges, Stef Kremers +3 more

Parent Involvement in Diet or Physical Activity Interventions to Treat or Prevent Childhood Obesity: An Umbrella Review

Nutrients(2021)10.3390/nu13093227

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85 citations

Alison Tovar, Nurgül Fitzgerald, Carol Howe, Melanie Hingle, Michael P. Murphy +4 more

Physical Activity Levels among Preschool-Aged Children in Family Child Care Homes: A Comparison between Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Children Using Accelerometry

Children(2021)10.3390/children8050349

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16 citations

Kim M. Gans, Tayla von Ash, Danielle Castagneri, Laura Dionne, Alison Tovar +2 more

Ethnic Differences in Family Childcare Providers’ Nutrition- and Activity-Related Attitudes and Barriers

Journal of Obesity(2021)10.1155/2021/6697006

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11 citations

Alison Tovar, Patricia Markham Risica, Kristen Cooksey Stowers, Marlene B. Schwartz, Caitlin McPherran Lombardi +4 more

Self-Efficacy for Healthy Eating Moderates the Impact of Stress on Diet Quality Among Family Child Care Home Providers

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior(2021)10.1016/j.jneb.2021.01.005

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9 citations

Regan Burney, Derek Hales, Amber Vaughn, Alison Tovar, Truls Østbye +2 more

A Systematic Review of Research on Non-Maternal Caregivers’ Feeding of Children 0–3 Years

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health(2022)10.3390/ijerph192114463

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14 citations

Arianna Zimmer, Jai Mica Vaca, Alison Tovar, Ann M. Cheney, Tanya Nieri

Involvement of Non-Parental Caregivers in Obesity Prevention Interventions among 0–3-Year-Old Children: A Scoping Review

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health(2022)10.3390/ijerph19084910

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8 citations

Alison Tovar, Gretel Garcia, Tanya Nieri, Stephanie Hernández, Myrna Sastre +2 more

Maternal Stress and Excessive Weight Gain in Infancy

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health(2022)10.3390/ijerph19095743

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8 citations

Maya Vadiveloo, Karen McCurdy, Sara E. Benjamin‐Neelon, Truls Østbye, Alison Tovar +1 more

Community coalition efforts to prevent childhood obesity: two-year results of the Shape Up Under 5 study

BMC Public Health(2023)10.1186/s12889-023-15288-5

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9 citations

Larissa Calancie, Ariella R. Korn, Steven Allender, Julia M. Appel, Peter Bakun +9 more

Effect of Applying Best Practices for Physical Activity and Screen Time to Family Childcare Homes

Preventing Chronic Disease(2023)10.5888/pcd20.220325

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7 citations

Patricia Markham Risica, Alison Tovar, Kristen Cooksey Stowers, Marlene B. Schwartz, Caitlin McPherran Lombardi +3 more

Nutrition Practices of Family Child Care Home Providers and Children's Diet Quality

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior(2023)10.1016/j.jneb.2023.03.005

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6 citations

Patricia Markham Risica, Alison Tovar, Kristen Cooksey Stowers, Marlene B. Schwartz, Caitlin McPherran Lombardi +2 more

Mediation of the Association between Social Environmental Characteristics of Family Childcare Home and Weight Status in Children by Diet Quality

Research Square(2023)10.21203/rs.3.rs-3147729/v1

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1 citations

Patricia Markham Risica, Alison Tovar, Kristen Cooksey Stowers, Marlene B. Schwartz, Caitlin McPherran Lombardi +2 more

Mediation of the association between social environmental characteristics of family childcare home and weight status in children by diet quality

BMC Public Health(2023)10.1186/s12889-023-17179-1

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Patricia Markham Risica, Alison Tovar, Kristen Cooksey Stowers, Marlene B. Schwartz, Caitlin McPherran Lombardi +2 more

“It makes you feel worthless.” The lived experience of discrimination in the US food assistance system

Social Science & Medicine(2025)10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.117959

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7 citations

Alison Tovar, Deborah N. Pearlman, Heidi M. Weeks, Jeneen Ali, Katherine W. Bauer +1 more

Understanding the role of mothers and other caregivers in the context of infant feeding using the family ecological model

Appetite(2025)10.1016/j.appet.2025.108205

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1 citations

Evelyn Vázquez, Alison Tovar, Arianna Zimmer, Clarissa Carlos, Daniella Carrillo +2 more

Communication With Family Child Care Providers and Feeding Preschool-Aged Children: Parental Perspectives

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior(2020)10.1016/j.jneb.2019.10.015

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15 citations

Patricia Markham Risica, Kim M. Gans, Ingrid E. Lofgren, Kathleen S. Gorman, Fatima Tobar +2 more

Adapting an Evidence-Based Infant Feeding and Nutrition Program to Promote Healthy Growth and Development in Latinx Families of Low Income

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior(2025)10.1016/j.jneb.2025.02.007

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1 citations

Andrea Ramirez, Evelyn Vázquez, Alison Tovar, Priscah Mujuru, Gabriela Ortiz +3 more

Exploring the Provider-Level Socio-Demographic Determinants of Diet Quality of Preschool-Aged Children Attending Family Childcare Homes

Nutrients(2020)10.3390/nu12051368

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16 citations

Patricia Markham Risica, Andrea Ramirez, Noereem Z. Mena, Ingrid E. Lofgren, Kristen Cooksey Stowers +2 more

Grow well/Crecer bien: a protocol for research on infant feeding practices in low-income families

BMC Public Health(2020)10.1186/s12889-020-09471-1

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3 citations

Tanya Nieri, Ana Ramirez Zarate, Gretel Garcia, Lucero Vaca, Esmirna Valencia +5 more

Providers’ response to child eating behaviors: A direct observation study

UNC Libraries(2020)10.17615/jekn-b887

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0 citations

Megan Fallon, Dianne S. Ward, Regan Burney, Erin Hennessy, Truls Østbye +2 more