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Ruth Rose-Jacobs
Researcher at Boston University
Publications - 44
Citations - 3110
Ruth Rose-Jacobs is an academic researcher from Boston University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poison control & Pregnancy. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 43 publications receiving 2470 citations. Previous affiliations of Ruth Rose-Jacobs include Boston Medical Center & University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
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Development and Validity of a 2-Item Screen to Identify Families at Risk for Food Insecurity
Erin R. Hager,Anna M. Quigg,Anna M. Quigg,Maureen M. Black,Sharon M. Coleman,Timothy Heeren,Ruth Rose-Jacobs,John T. Cook,Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba,Patrick H. Casey,Mariana Chilton,Diana B. Cutts,Alan Meyers,Deborah A. Frank +13 more
TL;DR: A 2-item FI screen was sensitive, specific, and valid among low-income families with young children, enabling providers to target services that ameliorate the health and developmental consequences associated with FI.
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Household food insecurity: associations with at-risk infant and toddler development.
Ruth Rose-Jacobs,Maureen M. Black,Patrick H. Casey,John T. Cook,Diana B. Cutts,Mariana Chilton,Timothy Heeren,Suzette Levenson,Alan Meyers,Deborah A. Frank +9 more
TL;DR: Controlling for established correlates of child development, 4- to 36-month-old children from low-income households with food insecurity are more likely than those fromLow-income Households with food security to be at developmental risk.
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US Housing Insecurity and the Health of Very Young Children
Diana B. Cutts,Alan Meyers,Maureen M. Black,Patrick H. Casey,Mariana Chilton,John T. Cook,Joni Geppert,Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba,Timothy Heeren,Sharon Louise Coleman,Ruth Rose-Jacobs,Deborah A. Frank +11 more
TL;DR: Housing insecurity is associated with poor health, lower weight, and developmental risk among young children, and policies that decrease housing insecurity can promote the health of young children and should be a priority.
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Are Food Insecurity’s Health Impacts Underestimated in the U.S. Population? Marginal Food Security Also Predicts Adverse Health Outcomes in Young U.S. Children and Mothers
John T. Cook,Maureen M. Black,Mariana Chilton,Diana B. Cutts,Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba,Timothy Heeren,Ruth Rose-Jacobs,Megan Sandel,Patrick H. Casey,Sharon M. Coleman,Ingrid Weiss,Deborah A. Frank +11 more
TL;DR: Evidence from reviewed research and the new research presented indicates that households with marginal food security should not be classified as food secure, as is the current practice, but should be reported in a separate discrete category.
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A brief indicator of household energy security: associations with food security, child health, and child development in US infants and toddlers.
John T. Cook,Deborah A. Frank,Patrick H. Casey,Ruth Rose-Jacobs,Maureen M. Black,Mariana Chilton,Stephanie Ettinger deCuba,Danielle P. Appugliese,Sharon M. Coleman,Timothy Heeren,Carol D. Berkowitz,Diana B. Cutts +11 more
TL;DR: As household energy insecurity increases, infants and toddlers experienced increased odds of household and child food insecurity and of reported poor health, hospitalizations, and developmental risks.