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Mark Acosta

Extension Agent I / Assistant Instructor for Sustainable Agriculture & Community Wellness

University of Guam

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College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CNAS)

UOG Land Grant | agInnovation Research Center

Marketing & Communications

University of Guam

Mark Acosta is currently serving as a College Of Natural And Applied Sciences (Cnas) Extension Agent I / Assistant Instructor for Sustainable Agriculture & Community Wellness at University of Guam.

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Mark Acosta

University of Guam

Extension Agent I / Assistant Instructor for Sustainable Agriculture & Community Wellness

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public health health sciences obesity nutrition public health nutrition child nutrition childhood obesity young children global health behavioral sciences population health program evaluation food systems health promotion health education pediatric obesity child health human nutrition food distribution dietary health food choice nutritional sciences foodways nutrition education population nutrition healthy living study multi-site program healthy living intervention fidelity recruitment strategies us-affiliated pacific region cultural food identity pacific region weight status community food environment agricultural policy livelihoods environmental education culture agricultural economics community engagement agribusiness environmental planning natural resource economics food policy rural health public policy community-engaged research political ecology economic development world development international development production economics community development educational administration sustainable agriculture wellness regional studies peasant studies agroforestry systems hunger in the united states servicelearning production research anthropology agrarian change sustainability science natural resource management higher education agricultural history east asian studies educational management environmental anthropology education sustainable tourism sustainable production resource policy ecological economics sustainable development social sciences social anthropology food research

Notable Scholarly Works

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Consumption of Traditional Fruits and Vegetables Among Children in the Us-Affiliated Pacific Region. Current Developments in Nutrition (2022)

Rica Dela CruzEric WolfeKim M YonemoriMarie K FialkowskiLynne R WilkensPatricia ColemanSunema Lameko-MuaEmihner JohnsonDaisy GilmatamCecilia SigrahMoria ShomourShelley RemengesauJulia AlfredMark AcostaReynolette EttienneJonathan DeenikTanisha F AflagueRandall NelsonKristina Abello SalazarRachel NovotnyCarol J Boushey

public healthdietary healthfood choicefood distributionchild nutritionus-affiliated pacific regionhuman nutritionnutritional sciencesnutritionpublic health nutrition

Exploring Foods of the Pacific: Cultural Food Identity in the Us Affiliated Pacific Region.. PubMed (2022)

Rica Dela CruzEric WolfeKim M YonemoriMarie K FialkowskiLynne R WilkensPatricia ColemanSunema Lameko-MuaEmihner JohnsonDaisy GilmatamCecilia SigrahMoria ShomourShelley RemengesauJulia AlfredMark AcostaReynolette EttienneJonathan DeenikAflague TanishaKristina Abello SalazarRachel NovotnyCarol J Boushey

food systemsfoodwayspacific regioncultural food identityanthropologyculture

Prevalence and Predictors of Overweight and Obesity Among Young Children in the Children’s Healthy Living Study on Guam. Nutrients (2020)

Rachael T. Leon GuerreroL. Robert BarberTanisha F. AflagueYvette C. PaulinoMargaret P. Hattori-UchimaMark AcostaLynne R. WilkensRachel Novotny

public healthyoung childrenpopulation healthobesityhealthy living studyglobal healthchildhood obesitypediatric obesityhealth sciences

Recruitment Strategies and Lessons Learned From the Children’s Healthy Living Program Prevalence Survey. AIMS Public Health (2016)

Marie K. FialkowskiAshley YamanakaLynne R. WilkensKathryn L. BraunJean ButelReynolette EttienneKatalina McGloneShelley RemengesauJulianne M. PowerEmihner JohnsonDaisy GilmatamTravis FlemingMark AcostaTayna Belyeu-CamachoMoria ShomourCecilia SigrahClaudio NiggRachel Novotny

public healthrecruitment strategieschild health

Assessing Intervention Fidelity in a Multi-Level, Multi-Component, Multi-Site Program: The Children’s Healthy Living (Chl) Program. Translational Behavioral Medicine (2015)

Jean ButelKathryn L. BraunRachel NovotnyMark AcostaRose CastroTravis FlemingJulianne PowersClaudio R. Nigg

program evaluationrehabilitationhealthy livingmulti-site programintervention fidelitybehavioral sciences

The Influence of Community Food Environment on Weight Status of Young Children Participating in the Children's Healthy Living Program in Guam (1019.1). The FASEB Journal (2014)

public healthweight statuschild nutritionobesityhealth educationhealth promotionpopulation nutritionyoung childrencommunity food environmentchildhood obesitynutrition educationnutritionhealth sciencespublic health nutrition

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Mark Acosta

Extension Agent I / Assistant Instructor for Sustainable Agriculture & Community Wellness

University of Guam

Affiliations

College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CNAS)

UOG Land Grant | agInnovation Research Center

Marketing & Communications

University of Guam

Mark Acosta is currently serving as a College Of Natural And Applied Sciences (Cnas) Extension Agent I / Assistant Instructor for Sustainable Agriculture & Community Wellness at University of Guam.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Mark Acosta

University of Guam

Extension Agent I / Assistant Instructor for Sustainable Agriculture & Community Wellness

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Consumption of Traditional Fruits and Vegetables Among Children in the Us-Affiliated Pacific Region. Current Developments in Nutrition (2022)

public healthdietary healthfood choicefood distributionchild nutritionus-affiliated pacific regionhuman nutritionnutritional sciencesnutritionpublic health nutrition

Exploring Foods of the Pacific: Cultural Food Identity in the Us Affiliated Pacific Region.. PubMed (2022)

Rica Dela CruzEric WolfeKim M YonemoriMarie K FialkowskiLynne R WilkensPatricia ColemanSunema Lameko-MuaEmihner JohnsonDaisy GilmatamCecilia SigrahMoria ShomourShelley RemengesauJulia AlfredMark AcostaReynolette EttienneJonathan DeenikAflague TanishaKristina Abello SalazarRachel NovotnyCarol J Boushey

food systemsfoodwayspacific regioncultural food identityanthropologyculture

Prevalence and Predictors of Overweight and Obesity Among Young Children in the Children’s Healthy Living Study on Guam. Nutrients (2020)

Rachael T. Leon GuerreroL. Robert BarberTanisha F. AflagueYvette C. PaulinoMargaret P. Hattori-UchimaMark AcostaLynne R. WilkensRachel Novotny

public healthyoung childrenpopulation healthobesityhealthy living studyglobal healthchildhood obesitypediatric obesityhealth sciences

Recruitment Strategies and Lessons Learned From the Children’s Healthy Living Program Prevalence Survey. AIMS Public Health (2016)

public healthrecruitment strategieschild health

Assessing Intervention Fidelity in a Multi-Level, Multi-Component, Multi-Site Program: The Children’s Healthy Living (Chl) Program. Translational Behavioral Medicine (2015)

Jean ButelKathryn L. BraunRachel NovotnyMark AcostaRose CastroTravis FlemingJulianne PowersClaudio R. Nigg

program evaluationrehabilitationhealthy livingmulti-site programintervention fidelitybehavioral sciences

The Influence of Community Food Environment on Weight Status of Young Children Participating in the Children's Healthy Living Program in Guam (1019.1). The FASEB Journal (2014)

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