Louisa Ewald

Louisa Ewald is a researcher on the evaluations team at the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. 

Southern States Eat Fewer Fruits and Vegetables: In 2021, nearly 57% of Alabama residents had a low-fruit diet and 75% of residents had a low-vegetable diet.
Food

The Last Mile of Nutrition

by Louisa Ewald, Kate LeGrand, Ali H. Mokdad, Gregory A. Roth

Introducing a new way to measure the health impacts of community-based food programs and farmers markets

Elementary school students wearing protective masks return to full-time face-to-face classes for the first time.
Food

COVID-Era Learning Loss Tied to Food Insecurity

by Louisa Ewald, Claire Henson, Emmanuela Gakidou

New data points to food security as a predicator of academic success during the pandemic

a woman walks in a field
Food

You Can’t Eat Tobacco

by Louisa Ewald, Gabriela F. Gil, Jeffrey Drope, Hebe Gouda, Kerstin Schotte

Transitioning away from tobacco farming can improve food security

A woman exhales after vaping in Times Square, during the COVID-19 outbreak, in New York City, on March 31, 2020.
Gender

Tracking Tobacco

by Gabriela F. Gil, Louisa Ewald, Marissa Reitsma, Emmanuela Gakidou

New ways to light up tobacco research

A man rides a motorcycle in front of a worker transporting sacks of spices loaded on a bullock cart at a wholesale market in the old quarters of Delhi, India.
Governance

Unknowing Victims

by Chukwuma Okereke, Louisa Ewald, Luisa S. Flor

The risk of secondhand smoke exposure during COVID lockdowns

A woman exhales after vaping in Times Square, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in New York City, U.S., March 31, 2020.
Governance

E-Cigarettes and the U.S. Menthol Ban: A Missed Opportunity to Protect Youth

by Louisa Ewald, Luisa S. Flor, Emmanuela Gakidou

The FDA's recent promise to ban menthol-flavored tobacco needs to go further, nixing flavors in all tobacco products