Dr. Sara Neelon

Biography

Sara Benjamin Neelon is a professor and director at the Lerner Center at Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health. She holds degrees in law, public health, and nutrition, having obtained her JD from Mitchell Hamline School of Law in 2017, PhD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2006, MPH in 2002, and BS from Ithaca College in 1995. Her research primarily focuses on early life predictors of obesity and chronic diseases, particularly through a health equity lens. She is dedicated to examining community-based interventions aimed at improving nutrition and physical activity among children and families. Dr. Neelon's work includes evaluating natural experiments that lead to healthier food environments and assessing policies related to nutrition and physical activity. Her contributions address critical issues such as food insecurity, disparities in early life feeding, and social determinants of health.

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