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Anna M Adachi-Mejia, Ph.D.

Title(s):
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Assistant Professor of The Dartmouth Institute

Department(s):
Pediatrics
The Dartmouth Institute

Education:
Ph.D., The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice
M.S., The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice
A.B., Dartmouth College

Programs:
Norris Cotton Cancer Center
The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice

Contact Information:

One Medical Center Drive, HB 7925
Norris Cotton Cancer Center
Lebanon NH 03756

Phone: 603-653-6124
Fax: 603-653-9090
Email: Anna.Adachi-Mejia@dartmouth.edu

Assistant: Cindy Patch
Asst. Phone: 603-653-6036
Asst. Email: Cynthia.J.Patch@dartmouth.edu


Professional Interests:

Dr. Adachi-Mejia helps people of all ages to reach their maximum potential by conducting cancer prevention research on healthy eating, active living, healthy sleep, obesity prevention, tobacco prevention, and media. She examines the spheres of influence of individual, family, home, school, afterschool, child care, worksite, and community on behavior and health. Her work is designed to inform public health policy at the local, state, and national levels. She uses translational research, qualitative and quantitative methods, and community engagement to promote whole communities in rural, small town, urban, and underserved communities.


Specialties
Research, Teaching, Management

AREAS OF RESEARCH:
Supporting whole communities
Promoting physical activity, healthy eating, & healthy sleep habits
The role of youth extracurricular activities in cancer prevention
Afterschool & community interventions to promote rural health
Obesity & tobacco prevention
Environmental influences on health
Rural underserved populations
Early childhood
Middle school (tween years)
Survey research methods
Quality of life measurement
Actigraphy & accelerometry
Photovoice & photodocumentation


Selected Publications:

 

Adachi-Mejia AM, Longacre MR, Skatrud-Mickelson M, Li Z, Purvis LA, Titus LJ, Beach ML, Dalton MA
Variation in access to sugar-sweetened beverages in vending machines across rural, town and urban high schools.
Public Health 2013 May; 127(5):485-91
PMID: 23498924

Adachi-Mejia AM, Carlos HA, Berke EM, Tanski SE, Sargent JD
A comparison of individual versus community influences on youth smoking behaviours: a cross-sectional observational study.
BMJ Open 2012; 2(5)
PMID: 22942229

Primack BA, Hendricks KM, Longacre MR, Adachi-Mejia AM, Weiss JE, Titus LJ, Beach ML, Dalton MA
Parental efficacy and child behavior in a community sample of children with and without attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Atten Defic Hyperact Disord 2012 Dec; 4(4):189-97
PMID: 22886756

Rodriguez D, Carlos HA, Adachi-Mejia AM, Berke EM, Sargent JD
Predictors of tobacco outlet density nationwide: a geographic analysis.
Tob Control 2012 Apr 4;
PMID: 22491038

Primack BA, Longacre MR, Beach ML, Adachi-Mejia AM, Titus LJ, Dalton MA
Association of established smoking among adolescents with timing of exposure to smoking depicted in movies.
J Natl Cancer Inst 2012 Apr 4; 104(7):549-55
PMID: 22423010

Skatrud-Mickelson M, Adachi-Mejia AM, MacKenzie TA, Sutherland LA
Giving the wrong impression: food and beverage brand impressions delivered to youth through popular movies.
J Public Health (Oxf) 2012 Jun; 34(2):245-52
PMID: 22076600

Skatrud-Mickelson M, Adachi-Mejia AM, Sutherland LA
Tween sex differences in snacking preferences during television viewing.
J Am Diet Assoc 2011 Sep; 111(9):1385-90
PMID: 21872703

Adachi-Mejia AM, Sutherland LA, Longacre MR, Beach ML, Titus-Ernstoff L, Gibson JJ, Dalton MA
Adolescent weight status and receptivity to food TV advertisements.
J Nutr Educ Behav 2011 Nov-Dec; 43(6):441-8
PMID: 21665550

Dalton MA, Longacre MR, Drake KM, Gibson L, Adachi-Mejia AM, Swain K, Xie H, Owens PM
Built environment predictors of active travel to school among rural adolescents.
Am J Prev Med 2011 Mar; 40(3):312-9
PMID: 21335262

Adachi-Mejia AM, Drake KM, MacKenzie TA, Titus-Ernstoff L, Longacre MR, Hendricks KM, Beach ML, Dalton MA
Perceived intrinsic barriers to physical activity among rural mothers.
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 2010 Dec; 19(12):2197-202
PMID: 20973674