Journal of Community Medicine & Health Education
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Rodney Hammond

Graduate Student, Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences, Montclair State University, USA

Biography

Rodney choose to pursue graduate training soon after receiving his undergraduate degree in order to further refine his ability to support effective and lasting change in community health outcomes.  During his graduate training, Rodney worked independently as an intern at Overlook Medical Center coordinating the Neighborhood Health Grant for Union County.  Rodney was responsible for creating the new request for proposals, creating grant packages, acting as a resource person for selected grantees, and monitoring the implementation of the grant.  Rodney states “attending WPU gave me all of the necessary skills required to make it in graduate school.” (October, 2014)

Publications

Disparate Advertising of Sugary Drinks: An Analysis of Beverages Promoted in Circulars from Grocery Stores in High- and Low-Income New York City Zip Codes

Background: The consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) has been associated with an increased risk of chronic disease including obesity, type 2 diabetes, and coronary heart disease. A correlation between low socioeconomics (SES) status and higher SSB intake has also been established. Objective: The objective of this study was to analyze th... Read More»

Danna Ethan, Lalitha Samuel and Rodney Hammond

Research Article: J Community Med Health Educ 2014, 4:265

DOI: 10.4172/2161-0711.1000265

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