Thomas Jefferson University

Rani Polak

TitleVolunteer Faculty
InstitutionThomas Jefferson University
DepartmentFaculty Records and Publicatio - Thomas Jefferson University
Address789 East Lancaster Avenue
Villanova PA 19085
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    1. Finkelstein A, Budd MA, Gray BE, Mirsky J, Tirosh A, Polak R. Personalized Culinary Medicine: Qualitative Analyses of Perceptions from Participants in Action and Contemplation Stages of Change Through a One-Year Bi-Center Randomized Controlled Trial. Nutrients. 2025 Feb 16; 17(4). PMID: 40005034.
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    2. Polak R, Finkelstein A, Budd MA, Gray BE, Robinson H, Silver JK, Faries MD, Tirosh A. Expectations from a Home Cooking Program: Qualitative Analyses of Perceptions from Participants in "Action" and "Contemplation" Stages of Change, before Entering a Bi-Center Randomized Controlled Trial. Nutrients. 2023 Apr 26; 15(9). PMID: 37432182.
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    3. Silver JK, Finkelstein A, Minezaki K, Parks K, Budd MA, Tello M, Paganoni S, Tirosh A, Polak R. The Impact of a Culinary Coaching Telemedicine Program on Home Cooking and Emotional Well-Being during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Nutrients. 2021 Jul 05; 13(7). PMID: 34371825.
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    4. Malatskey L, Bar Zeev Y, Polak R, Tzuk-Onn A, Frank E. A nationwide assessment of lifestyle medicine counseling: knowledge, attitudes, and confidence of Israeli senior family medicine residents. BMC Fam Pract. 2020 09 11; 21(1):186. PMID: 32917149.
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    5. Polak R, Finkelstein A, Paganoni S, Welch R, Silver JK. Cooking Online With a Chef: Health Professionals' Evaluation of a Live Culinary Coaching Module. Nutr Metab Insights. 2019; 12:1178638819887397. PMID: 31853182.
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    6. Polak R, Reilly JM, Elson LE, Gallegos-Kearin VC, Bhatnagar S, Schneider JC, Silver JK. Nutrition Education Services Described on National Cancer Institute (NCI)-Designated Cancer Center Websites. J Cancer Educ. 2019 Oct; 34(5):860-864. PMID: 29978360.
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    7. Mottalib A, Abrahamson MJ, Pober DM, Polak R, Eldib AH, Tomah S, Ashrafzadeh S, Hamdy O. Effect of diabetes-specific nutrition formulas on satiety and hunger hormones in patients with type 2 diabetes. Nutr Diabetes. 2019 09 24; 9(1):26. PMID: 31551412.
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    8. Parks K, Polak R. Culinary Medicine: Paving the Way to Health Through Our Forks. Am J Lifestyle Med. 2020 Jan-Feb; 14(1):51-53. PMID: 31903082.
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    9. Polak R, Pober D, Berry EM, Mazal T, Arieli R, Ziv M. Improving the quality of foods available in a rural kibbutz cafeteria in Israel to align with a freshly prepared Mediterranean-style diet through a community culinary coaching programme. Public Health Nutr. 2019 12; 22(17):3229-3237. PMID: 31327325.
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    10. Philippou E, Polak R, Michunovich A, York M, Faieta JM, Hirsch MA, Heyn PC. Food for Thought: Basic Nutrition Recommendations for the Mature Brain. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2019 08; 100(8):1581-1583. PMID: 30871790.
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    11. Polak R, Pober D, Finkelstein A, Budd MA, Moore M, Silver JK, Phillips EM. Innovation in medical education: a culinary coaching tele-nutrition training program. Med Educ Online. 2018 Dec; 23(1):1510704. PMID: 30153772.
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    12. Polak R, Tirosh A, Livingston B, Pober D, Eubanks JE, Silver JK, Minezaki K, Loten R, Phillips EM. Preventing Type 2 Diabetes with Home Cooking: Current Evidence and Future Potential. Curr Diab Rep. 2018 09 14; 18(10):99. PMID: 30218282.
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    13. Hasson R, Stark AH, Constantini N, Polak R, Verbov G, Edelstein N, Lachmi M, Cohen R, Maoz S, Daoud N, Soltz-Aharony H, Stein-Zamir C. "Practice What You Teach" Public Health Nurses Promoting Healthy Lifestyles (PHeeL-PHiNe): Program Evaluation. J Ambul Care Manage. 2018 Jul/Sep; 41(3):171-180. PMID: 29847404.
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    14. Polak R, Pober D, Morris A, Arieli R, Moore M, Berry E, Ziv M. Improving Adherence to Mediterranean-Style Diet With a Community Culinary Coaching Program: Methodology Development and Process Evaluation. J Ambul Care Manage. 2018 Jul/Sep; 41(3):181-193. PMID: 29847405.
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    15. Polak R, Finkelstein A, Axelrod T, Dacey M, Cohen M, Muscato D, Shariv A, Constantini NW, Brezis M. Medical students as health coaches: Implementation of a student-initiated Lifestyle Medicine curriculum. Isr J Health Policy Res. 2017 11 10; 6(1):42. PMID: 29121991.
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    16. Polak R, Pober DM, Budd MA, Silver JK, Phillips EM, Abrahamson MJ. Improving patients' home cooking - A case series of participation in a remote culinary coaching program. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 2017 Aug; 42(8):893-896. PMID: 28376310.
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    17. Malatskey L, Bar Zeev Y, Tzuk-Onn A, Polak R. Lifestyle medicine course for family medicine residents: preliminary assessment of the impact on knowledge, attitudes, self-efficacy and personal health. Postgrad Med J. 2017 Sep; 93(1103):549-554. PMID: 28289150.
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    18. Polak R, Dacey M, Phillips EM. Time for food - training physiatrists in nutritional prescription. J Rehabil Med. 2017 Jan 31; 49(2):106-112. PMID: 28101556.
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    19. Trilk JL, Muscato D, Polak R. Advancing Lifestyle Medicine Education in Undergraduate Medical School Curricula Through the Lifestyle Medicine Education Collaborative (LMEd). Am J Lifestyle Med. 2018 Sep-Oct; 12(5):412-418. PMID: 30245607.
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    20. Bonnet JP, Edshteyn I, Phillips EM, Hull SK, Polak R. Perspectives on a Lifestyle Medicine Fellowship Curriculum From Interested Medical Students. Am J Lifestyle Med. 2019 Jan-Feb; 13(1):106-110. PMID: 30627082.
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    21. Pojednic RM, Polak R, Arnstein F, Kennedy MA, Bantham A, Phillips EM. Practice patterns, counseling and promotion of physical activity by sports medicine physicians. J Sci Med Sport. 2017 Feb; 20(2):123-127. PMID: 27460911.
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    22. Polak R, Dacey ML, Phillips EM. Time for Food--Including Nutrition on Physiatrists' Tables. PM R. 2016 Apr; 8(4):388-390. PMID: 27068557.
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    23. Polak R, Shani M, Dacey M, Tzuk-Onn A, Dagan I, Malatskey L. Family physicians prescribing lifestyle medicine: feasibility of a national training programme. Postgrad Med J. 2016 Jun; 92(1088):312-7. PMID: 26794133.
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    24. Polak R, Phillips EM, Nordgren J, La Puma J, La Barba J, Cucuzzella M, Graham R, Harlan TS, Burg T, Eisenberg D. Health-related Culinary Education: A Summary of Representative Emerging Programs for Health Professionals and Patients. Glob Adv Health Med. 2016 Jan; 5(1):61-8. PMID: 26937315.
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    25. Polak R, Phillips EM, Campbell A. Legumes: Health Benefits and Culinary Approaches to Increase Intake. Clin Diabetes. 2015 Oct; 33(4):198-205. PMID: 26487796.
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    26. Polak R, Pojednic RM, Phillips EM. Lifestyle Medicine Education. Am J Lifestyle Med. 2015 Sep; 9(5):361-367. PMID: 26413038.
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    27. Polak R, Sforzo GA, Dill D, Phillips EM, Moore M. Credentialed Chefs as Certified Wellness Coaches: Call for Action. Eat Behav. 2015 Dec; 19:65-7. PMID: 26172566.
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    28. Polak R, Constantini NW, Verbov G, Edelstein N, Hasson R, Lahmi M, Cohen R, Maoz S, Daoud N, Bentov N, Aharony HS, Stein-Zamir C. Public Health Nurses Promoting Healthy Lifestyles (PHeeL-PHiNe): methodology and feasibility. J Ambul Care Manage. 2015 Apr-Jun; 38(2):164-77. PMID: 25748265.
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    29. Phillips E, Pojednic R, Polak R, Bush J, Trilk J. Including lifestyle medicine in undergraduate medical curricula. Med Educ Online. 2015; 20:26150. PMID: 25652118.
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    30. Polak R, Dacey ML, Keenan H, Phillips EM. Bridging the gap--planning Lifestyle Medicine fellowship curricula: A cross sectional study. BMC Med Educ. 2014 Dec 30; 14:1045. PMID: 25551283.
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    31. Polak R, Dill D, Abrahamson MJ, Pojednic RM, Phillips EM. Innovation in diabetes care: improving consumption of healthy food through a "chef coaching" program: a case report. Glob Adv Health Med. 2014 Nov; 3(6):42-8. PMID: 25568831.
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    32. Dacey ML, Kennedy MA, Polak R, Phillips EM. Physical activity counseling in medical school education: a systematic review. Med Educ Online. 2014; 19:24325. PMID: 25062944.
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