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Alexandra Bellows

University of Edinburgh
Verified email at exseed.ed.ac.uk
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[HTML][HTML] The importance of food systems and the environment for nutrition

…, AL Bellows, ML Spiker, AL Thorne-Lyman… - The American Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Global and local food system transformation is necessary in order to ensure the delivery of
healthy, safe, and nutritious foods in both sustainable and equitable ways. Food systems are …

Bicycle use and cyclist safety following Boston's bicycle infrastructure expansion, 2009–2012

…, F Angriman, AL Bellows… - American journal of …, 2016 - ajph.aphapublications.org
ALBellows assisted with the analysis and contributed to the writing and revisions of the
article. K. Taylor supervised the study, assisted with the analysis, and contributed to revisions of …

[HTML][HTML] Can community health worker home visiting improve care-seeking and maternal and newborn care practices in fragile states such as Afghanistan? A …

…, SM Staniczai, A Higgins-Steele, AL Bellows… - BMC medicine, 2018 - Springer
Background The effects of community health worker (CHW) home visiting during the antenatal
and postnatal periods in fragile- and conflicted-affected countries such as Afghanistan are …

Home gardening improves dietary diversity, a cluster‐randomized controlled trial among Tanzanian women

MM Blakstad, D Mosha, AL Bellows… - Maternal & Child …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Homestead food production (HFP) programmes improve the availability of vegetables by
providing training in growing nutrient‐dense crops. In rural Tanzania, most foods consumed are …

The relationship between dietary diversity among women of reproductive age and agricultural diversity in rural Tanzania

AL Bellows, CR Canavan, MM Blakstad… - Food and nutrition …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
… In addition, Ruel et al propose that agriculture can also influence diets by affecting food
prices at the market, improving women’s social status, and positively supporting women’s health …

[HTML][HTML] You say you want a data revolution? Taking on food systems accountability

Q Marshall, AL Bellows, R McLaren, AD Jones, J Fanzo - Agriculture, 2021 - mdpi.com
Dramatic improvements in data availability and quality are needed to meet the challenge of
monitoring and analyzing food systems, so that appropriate policies and actions to improve …

Are home gardening programs a sustainable way to improve nutrition? Lessons from a cluster-randomized controlled trial in Rufiji, Tanzania

MM Blakstad, D Mosha, L Bliznashka, AL Bellows… - Food policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Homestead food production (HFP) programs may improve diet and nutrition outcomes by
increasing availability of nutrient dense foods such as vegetables and supporting livelihoods. …

[HTML][HTML] Food crop diversity, women's income-earning activities, and distance to markets in relation to maternal dietary quality in Tanzania

I Madzorera, MM Blakstad, AL Bellows… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Women's dietary diversity and quality are limited in low- and middle-income
countries (LMICs). Nutrition-sensitive interventions that promote food crop diversity and …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of integrated nutrition-sensitive interventions on nutrition and health of children and women in rural Tanzania: study protocol for a cluster …

D Mosha, CR Canavan, AL Bellows, MM Blakstad… - BMC nutrition, 2018 - Springer
Background Nutrition-sensitive interventions such as homestead production of diverse,
nutrient-rich foods, coupled with behavior change communication, may have positive effects on …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnosing the performance of food systems to increase accountability toward healthy diets and environmental sustainability

A Herforth, AL Bellows, Q Marshall, R McLaren, T Beal… - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
To reorient food systems to ensure they deliver healthy diets that protect against multiple forms
of malnutrition and diet-related disease and safeguard the environment, ecosystems, and …