Pamela Bruno, M.P.H.
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Pamela Bruno, MPH, is a Senior Research Associate contributing to evaluation research projects at the Center for Public Health Practice, Institute of Public and Planetary Health. Pamela has worked as lead evaluator for Maine Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed) for the past 13 years, measuring outcomes related to direct nutrition education and policies, systems, and environments designed to improve healthy, active living for all Mainers. She is a leader on national evaluation strategies, multi-state studies, program advocacy, and evidence-based program implementation and evaluation of community-engaged nutrition security interventions. She has also participated in the evaluation of Maine CDC's federally-funded chronic disease program and health equity interventions, leading the diabetes prevention and management component.
Prior to coming to 色香视频, Pamela was the principal of her public health consulting business for 12 years, providing evaluation and strategic planning consultation for numerous public health agencies. From 2005-2015, Pamela provided evaluation consultation for the Healthy Maine Partnerships Initiative, using and advancing research and analysis skills while leading evaluation efforts related to obesity prevention and school health and providing consultation on tobacco evaluation activities. She also provided consultation for several Maine public health programs, including the former Maine Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Healthy Weight Program, where she lead evaluation efforts for the Maine SNAP-Ed Healthy Weight Awareness Campaign. Additional experience includes evaluating implementation of the public health initiatives Starting Young, Take Time!, the Rural Active Living Assessment, the Healthy Maine Walks website, and Maine's Coordinated School Health Program.
Prior to working as an independent consultant, Pamela worked for the Idaho State Health Department, coordinating primary health care and rural health care programs.
Pamela is a graduate of Tufts University and the Boston University School of Public Health.
Credentials
Education
Expertise
- Evaluation design
- Evaluation research
- Health program evaluation
- Public health nutrition
Research
Current research
School Wellness Policies - Policy Strength and Association with Health and Academic Outcomes
Selected publications
C Rose, C Fuller, L Jimenez, K Balestracci, K Keller, S Misyak, P Bruno. A SNAP-Ed Ethical Storytelling and Asset Framing Toolkit to Promote Public Health Practitioner Self-Efficacy, Health Promotion Practice, November 2025.
C Draper, N Younginer, K Rodriguez, P Bruno, et al. Impacts, Adaptations, and Preparedness Among SNAP-Ed Implementers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multi-State Study, Journal of Public Health Management & Practice, May/June 2025, 31(3):414-422.
K Keller, P Bruno, et al. 30 years of SNAP-Ed: The transition of the nation鈥檚 largest nutrition education program into a pillar of the public health infrastructure, Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, Volume 56, Issue 8, August 2024.
P Bruno, et al. Advancing Inclusive Communication: Implementing an Audit to Center Equity in SNAP-Ed Programming, Health Promotion Practice, January 2024.Jini Puma, PhD, Jennie Quinlan, MPH, Pamela Bruno, MPH, Kimberly J.M. Keller, PhD, Karen Franck, PhD, Sue Ling Lim, MS, Carrie Draper, MSW, Emily Bergling, DrPH, Susan B. Foerster, MPH, RD, First Analysis of Nationwide Trends in Use of the SNAP-Ed Evaluation Framework, December 2022, Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.
Jini Puma, PhD, Max Young, MPH, RD, Susan B. Foerster, MPH, RD, Kimberly J.M. Keller, PhD, Pamela Bruno, MPH, Karen Franck, PhD, Andy Naja-Riese, MSPH The SNAP-Ed Evaluation Framework: Nationwide Uptake and Implications for Nutrition Education Practice, December 2020, Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.
Andy Naja-Riese, MSPH, Kimberly J.M. Keller, PhD, Pamela Bruno, MPH, Susan B. Foerster, MPH, Jini Puma, PhD, et al. The SNAP-Ed Evaluation Framework: Demonstrating the Impact of a National Framework for Obesity Prevention in Low-Income Populations, Special Issue, 鈥淔ood Access Among Low-Income Populations: Understanding the Potential Intersect of Diet, Obesity, Food Insecurity, and Hunger,鈥 Volume 9, Issue 5, October 2019, Translational Behavioral Medicine.
Michael W. Long, SD, Michele Polacsek, PhD, Pamela Bruno, MPH, Catherine M. Giles, MPH, Zachary J. Ward, MPH, Angie L. Cradock, ScD, Steven L. Gortmaker, PhD Cost-Effectiveness Analysis and Stakeholder Evaluation of 2 Obesity Prevention Policies in Maine, US. Volume 51, Issue 10, November 2019, Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.
Morrill, A., Bruno, P., Dufresne, R., Sears, M., et al, "A Comprehensive Approach to Evaluating School Policies." Poster presentation, American Evaluation Association (AEA) Annual Meeting, October 2014.
O鈥橞rien L, Polacsek M, MacDonald PB, et al. Impact of a School Health Coordinator Intervention on Health-Related School Policies and Student Behavior. Volume 80, Number 4, April 2010, Journal of School Health, American School Health Association.
Martin, SL, Maines D, Martin MW, MacDonald PB, Polacsek M, Wigand D, et al. Healthy Maine Partnerships: Policy and Environmental Changes. 6(2):A63 2009, Preventing Chronic Disease, CDC.
Invited plenary presentation
Evaluation of the Healthy Maine Partnerships Initiative - A Systems-Level Approach. Round table presentation, American Evaluation Association (AEA) Annual Meeting, October 2009.
Research interests
Nutrition Security, Equitable Evaluation