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Solveig Argeseanu Cunningham
Born
Solveig Argeseanu
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania
ThesisWho promotes child well-being? : essays on the importance of the household for child well-being (2006)

Solveig Argeseanu Cunningham is an associate professor of Global Health at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health with appointments in the Division of Nutrition, the Department of Sociology, and the Department of Epidemiology.[1]

Education

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Cunningham has a B.A. in international affairs from the Elliott School of International Affairs (1997) and an M.Sc. in developmental studies from the London School of Economics (2001). She has an M.A. in demography (2003) and a Ph.D. (2006) from the University of Pennsylvania.[1]

Research

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Cunningham is known for her research on health. Her work includes investigations into how a doctors' strikes impacts medical outcomes for patients,[2][3] and the connections between death rates in people and their financial situation.[4] In the United States, Cunning has quantified the rate of childhood obesity, particularly in younger children.[5][6][7] Cunningham has examined dietary choices of young children, including research into soda consumption by young children.[8] Her 2022 article in the journal Pediatrics quantified increases in obesity in the United States.[9][10]

Selected publications

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  • Cunningham, Solveig A.; Kramer, Michael R.; Narayan, K.M. Venkat (2014-01-30). "Incidence of Childhood Obesity in the United States". New England Journal of Medicine. 370 (5): 403–411. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1309753. ISSN 0028-4793. PMC 4017620. PMID 24476431.
  • Cunningham, Solveig A; Mosher, Aleena; Judd, Suzanne E; Matz, Lisa M; Kabagambe, Edmond K; Moy, Claudia S; Howard, Virginia J (2017-02-10). "Alcohol Consumption and Incident Stroke Among Older Adults". The Journals of Gerontology: Series B. 73 (4): 636–648. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbw153. ISSN 1079-5014. PMC 6018946. PMID 28184880.
  • Boundaoui, Nouha; Smith, Emily; Van Hemelrijck, Wanda; Vandenheede, Hadewijch; Argeseanu-Cunningham, Solveig (2018). Data Collection on Health of Foreign-Born People in Belgium. SAGE Publications Ltd. doi:10.4135/9781526458766. ISBN 978-1-5264-5876-6.
  • Cunningham, Solveig A.; Hardy, Shakia T.; Jones, Rebecca; Ng, Carmen; Kramer, Michael R.; Narayan, K.M. Venkat (2022-08-01). "Changes in the Incidence of Childhood Obesity". Pediatrics. 150 (2). doi:10.1542/peds.2021-053708. ISSN 0031-4005. PMC 9879733. PMID 35789417.
  • Cunningham, Solveig Argeseanu; Mehlawat, Urvashi (2023-02-15). "Birthweight: An Early Beacon of Children's Growth!". Indian Pediatrics. 60 (1): 96–97. doi:10.1007/s13312-023-2803-1. ISSN 0974-7559. PMID 36786177. S2CID 256846007.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Solveig Argeseanu Cunningham". Rollins School of Public Health. Emory University. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  2. ^ Persaud, Raj (2012-05-14). "When Doctors Go On Strike Patients Stop Dying". HuffPost UK. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  3. ^ Hoskins, Ryan (9 Feb 2016). "When doctors strike, fewer patients die". Boston Globe; Boston, Mass. [Boston, Mass]. – via Proquest.
  4. ^ Bever, Lindsey; Barbash, Fred (Oct 8, 2014). "U.S. life expectancy hits record of 78.8 years -- for those born in 2012". The Washington Post. – via Proquest.
  5. ^ Marchione, Marilyn (2013-06-30). "Study: Kids' obesity risk starts before age 5". Lexington Herald-Leader. pp. B10. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  6. ^ Kolata, Gina (2014-01-29). "Obesity Is Found to Gain Its Hold in Earliest Years". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  7. ^ Hellmich, Nanci (January 29, 2014). "Why kids shouldn't be overweight in kindergarten". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  8. ^ "Kids who drink soda may not drop milk". The Statesman ; Peshawar [Peshawar]. 6 Aug 2012 – via Proquest.
  9. ^ Fadem, Rachel (2022-07-07). "Rates of childhood obesity have increased, study finds". CNN. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  10. ^ Mann, Denise (July 6, 2022). "About 1 in 7 U.S. Kindergarten Kids Now Obese". US News & World Report. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
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