Leslie Kaufman

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Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Understanding the sociocultural roots of childhood obesity: food practices among Latino families of Bushwick, Brooklyn
    Leslie Kaufman
    New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Brooklyn, NY, USA
    Soc Sci Med 64:2177-88. 2007
  2. ncbi Breastfeeding ambivalence among low-income African American and Puerto Rican women in north and central Brooklyn
    Leslie Kaufman
    New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Brooklyn, NY, 11221, USA
    Matern Child Health J 14:696-704. 2010

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Publications2

  1. ncbi Understanding the sociocultural roots of childhood obesity: food practices among Latino families of Bushwick, Brooklyn
    Leslie Kaufman
    New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Brooklyn, NY, USA
    Soc Sci Med 64:2177-88. 2007
    ..They form the sociocultural roots of childhood obesity, and their implications are critically important for how public health professionals approach the relationship of food, nutrition, and obesity...
  2. ncbi Breastfeeding ambivalence among low-income African American and Puerto Rican women in north and central Brooklyn
    Leslie Kaufman
    New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Brooklyn, NY, 11221, USA
    Matern Child Health J 14:696-704. 2010
    ..Ambivalence challenges breastfeeding promotion strategies, resulting in weakened public health messages and a difficult-to-realize public health goal...