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Dr. Novotny's research focuses on how diet, physical activity, and
body size affect health and disease. Specifically, she is interested in how
periods of rapid growth affect overall health. She has worked in the Pacific
Region for 18 years and is familiar with traditional and modern culture and
lifestyles.
Dr. Novotny is Principal Investigator for the Healthy Living in the Pacific
Islands Initiative and its Healthy Pacific Child Program, which is using
community based research to develop and test a dietary tool to assess the diets
of children of the Pacific Region, and an intervention to modify the food
system to decrease obesity. Her Female Adolescent Maturation (FAM) Cohort is
examining nutritional, physical activity, and genetic factors influencing
indicators of maturation, body composition, and growth. She also served as the
PI of the Samoan Women's Health Assessment, which determined how body size
affected a woman's risk for chronic disease.
Dr. Novotny holds a MS and PhD in International Nutrition from Cornell
University, where she was awarded a graduate teaching assistantship and a
graduate research assistantship. Dr. Novotny completed Post-doctoral work in
Public Health, focusing on Maternal-Child Health. Dr. Novotny serves as a
regular reviewer for the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, the
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, the Journal of Nutrition, the American
Journal of Epidemiology, and the Journal of Pediatrics. She reviews grant
proposals for the American Dietetic Association, the Environmental Protection
Agency, and the USDA's Competitive Grant Program. Dr. Novotny holds a
Registered Dietitian's License.
Prior to her appointment at CHR, Dr. Novotny served Chair for the University of
Hawaii's Department of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences for the
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources. She retains her
appointment as Professor of Nutrition, as well as her appointments as a
Clinical Professor of the John A Burns School of Medicine and an Associate
Member of the University's Cancer Research Center of Hawaii.
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E-mail: Rachel.Novotny@kp.org
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