Brighter Bites in Acres Homes.
Project Overview
This study evaluates the impact of a Brighter Bites coordinated school health intervention on obesity measures, metabolic parameters, dietary intake, and food security status in low-income children and their parents residing in Acres Homes, a persistent poverty area of Houston, Texas.
Project Contact: Ru-Jye (Lindi) Chuang, DrPH
Project Team
Co-Principal Investigator
Ru-Jye (Lindi) Chuang, DrPH
Assistant Professor, Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences
Co-Principal Investigator
Shreela Sharma, PhD, RDN, LD
Director, Center for Health Equity
Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Epidemiology
Co-Investigator
Christine Markham, PhD
Professor and Chair, Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences
Study Partners: MD Anderson Cancer Center and Brighter Bites