Krista Langston

Researcher

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

faculty

5 h-index 16 pubs 60 cited

Research Areas

Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations Health Policy Implementation Science Diet and metabolism studies Health Disparities and Outcomes Interprofessional Education and Collaboration Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues

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Krista Langston's research focuses on community health interventions and the impact of food security on health outcomes, particularly among diverse populations in Arkansas. Her work has evaluated programs aimed at reducing sodium content in school and community meals, contributing to public health initiatives. Langston also investigates facilitators and barriers to accessing nutritional assistance programs, such as SNAP for Women, Infants, and Children, especially within Hispanic and Marshallese households, often in collaboration with community health workers. Her publications explore strategies for creating healthier school environments and integrating community health workers into clinical settings to address chronic conditions like diabetes within the context of food insecurity. Langston has a publication record of 16 scholarly articles and a citation count of 60, with an h-index of 5. She collaborates with several faculty members at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Bonnie Faitak and Brett Rowland.

Metrics

  • h-index: 5
  • Publications: 16
  • Citations: 60

Selected Publications

  • Integrating Community Health Workers Into Clinical Settings (2026) DOI
  • Developing a Sustainable Community Health Workforce in Arkansas (2025) DOI
  • Excessive gestational weight gain associated with higher risk of cesarean delivery across body mass index categories in the United States (2025) DOI
  • Facilitators and Barriers to Utilization of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Women, Infants, and Children Identified by Community Health Workers Serving Hispanic and Marshallese Households (2025) DOI
  • Delivering Health: An Integrated Approach to Address Diabetes in the Context of Food Insecurity (2024) DOI
  • Creating Healthy Environments for Schools: A Comprehensive Approach to Improving Nutrition in Arkansas Public Schools (2024) DOI
  • Delivering Health: An Integrated Approach to Address Diabetes in the Context of Food Insecurity (2023) DOI
  • Marshallese Mothers’ and Marshallese Maternal Healthcare Providers’ Perspectives on Contraceptive Use and Reproductive Life Planning Practices and Influences (2023) DOI
  • Reducing Sodium Content of Foods Served in Arkansas’s Largest School District: Evaluation of the Sodium Reduction in Communities Program (2022) DOI
  • Reducing Sodium Intake in Community Meals Programs: Evaluation of the Sodium Reduction in Communities Program, Arkansas, 2016–2019 (2021) DOI

Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

Bonnie Faitak University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 9 shared publications Brett Rowland University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 6 shared publications Sheldon Riklon University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 3 shared publications Kejjo Clarence University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 3 shared publications Holly C. Felix University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2 shared publications Jonell Hudson University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2 shared publications Ayoola Carleton University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2 shared publications Morda Netwon University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2 shared publications

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Bonnie Faitak University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
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Chelsea Barker University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
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Good match 4 shared topics
Tracey M. Barnett McElwee University of Arkansas at Little Rock
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Good match 3 shared topics
Neveen Shafeek Amin University of Arkansas at Little Rock
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Madeline Burke University of Arkansas at Little Rock
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