Solveig Argeseanu Cunningham

Solveig Argeseanu Cunningham
Born	Solveig Argeseanu
Academic background
Alma mater	University of Pennsylvania
Thesis	Who 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

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

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

• Cunningham, Solveig A.; Kramer, Michael R.; Narayan, K.M. Venkat (30 January 2014). "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 (10 February 2017). "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 (1 August 2022). "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 (15 February 2023). "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

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

External links

• Solveig Argeseanu Cunningham publications indexed by Google Scholar