2024
Commercial milk formula marketing entry points: setting the course of infant and young child feeding trajectories
Vilar-Compte M, Hernández-Cordero S, Pérez-Escamilla R, Tomori C. Commercial milk formula marketing entry points: setting the course of infant and young child feeding trajectories. BMC Public Health 2024, 24: 2653. PMID: 39342250, PMCID: PMC11438275, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-19997-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocioecological modelHealth professionalsCommercial milk formulaHealth care providersHealth care systemYoung child feedingCare providersCommercial determinantsCare systemChild feedingSocioeconomic statusHealth institutionsBreastfeeding decisionsQualitative studyLack trainingIYCFInfant feedingLife course phaseHealthSocietal levelBreastfeedingProfessionalsCounseling systemCourse phaseSocial normsPostura de la Sociedad Latinoamericana de Nutrición sobre la participación de actores comerciales y conflictos de intereses
Barquera S, Domínguez-Barreto A, Valero-Morales I, Arellano-Rodríguez M, Cediel G, Ríos-Castillo I, Turnes C, Graciano A, García-Chávez C, Navarro-Rosenblatt D, Pérez-Escamilla R, Ramírez-Zea M, Mialon M, Barnoya J, Bortoletto-Martins A, Abril-Ulloa V, Ochoa-Avilés A, Rivera-Dommarco J, Freire W. Postura de la Sociedad Latinoamericana de Nutrición sobre la participación de actores comerciales y conflictos de intereses. Salud Pública De México 2024, 66: 307-312. DOI: 10.21149/15382.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPromote healthy food environmentsHealthy food environmentsFood environmentHealth policyNutrition SocietyNutrition researchImplementation of actionsHealthNutritionContext of relationshipsAcademy membersCommercial entitiesSLANBeverage productsMembersConflict of interestsGuidelinesEducationBeveragesPolicyFood and nutrition security definitions, constructs, frameworks, measurements, and applications: global lessons
Pérez-Escamilla R. Food and nutrition security definitions, constructs, frameworks, measurements, and applications: global lessons. Frontiers In Public Health 2024, 12: 1340149. PMID: 38550323, PMCID: PMC10977101, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1340149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial determinants of healthFood insecurityFood securityDeterminants of healthWater insecurity scaleProgram designSocial determinantsNutrition securityPolicyUnited StatesProgram evaluationFI scaleDefinition of FIPlanetary healthNetwork of researchersFI researchSecurityInsecurityHealthGovernmentGame changerCountriesFI measurementsConceptualizationProgram
2023
Health inequities
Perez-Escamilla R. Health inequities. 2023, 327-335. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-821848-8.00176-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth inequitiesNutrition inequitiesHigh-income countriesPhysical activitySocial determinantsSocial ecological modelUnited Nations Sustainable Development GoalsSustainable Development GoalsHealthy foodsAbility of countriesIncome countriesHealth lensStructural racismHealthNational developmentDevelopment GoalsLife courseInequitiesCountries
2022
Scaling up breastfeeding in England through the Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly initiative (BBF)
Merritt R, Kendall S, Eida T, Dykes F, Pérez‐Escamilla R. Scaling up breastfeeding in England through the Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly initiative (BBF). Maternal And Child Nutrition 2022, 19: e13443. PMID: 36330699, PMCID: PMC9835572, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.13443.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreastfeeding environmentSustain breastfeedingEvidence-based processBreastfeeding ratesSpecialist servicesChild healthBreastfeedingMeasures MothersHealth professionalsPeer supportersClear recommendationsPublic healthLower scoresHealthBBF processHigher scoresFriendly InitiativeScoresData-driven recommendationsCost-effective activities
2020
Breastfeeding and the origins of health: Interdisciplinary perspectives and priorities
Azad MB, Nickel NC, Bode L, Brockway M, Brown A, Chambers C, Goldhammer C, Hinde K, McGuire M, Munblit D, Patel AL, Pérez‐Escamilla R, Rasmussen KM, Shenker N, Young BE, Zuccolo L. Breastfeeding and the origins of health: Interdisciplinary perspectives and priorities. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2020, 17: e13109. PMID: 33210456, PMCID: PMC7988860, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.13109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman milkLow breastfeeding ratesEvidence-based benefitsPersonal breastfeeding experienceImplementation science approachHM feedingBreastfeeding ratesDonor milkMultidisciplinary panelBreastfeeding experienceHM compositionBreastfeedingComplexity of breastfeedingHealth practitionersOrigins of healthPopulation healthHealth effectsKnowledge translationMethodological limitationsPriority research areasMilkHealthCommunity partnershipsConflicts of interestAdvocacy effortsCOVID‐19 and maternal and child food and nutrition insecurity: a complex syndemic
Pérez‐Escamilla R, Cunningham K, Moran VH. COVID‐19 and maternal and child food and nutrition insecurity: a complex syndemic. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2020, 16: e13036. PMID: 32458574, PMCID: PMC7267083, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.13036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPoor Maternal Mental Health Mediates the Relationship Between Household Food Insecurity and Early Child Development in Brazil
Silva J, Herkrath F, Buccini G, Venancio S, Pérez-Escamilla R, Gubert M. Poor Maternal Mental Health Mediates the Relationship Between Household Food Insecurity and Early Child Development in Brazil. Current Developments In Nutrition 2020, 4: nzaa043_131. PMCID: PMC7258357, DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzaa043_131.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPoor maternal mental healthMaternal mental healthHousehold food insecurityEarly child developmentMental healthInfant dietUnwanted pregnancyPrimary health centersLongitudinal cohort studyCross-sectional studyECD scoresMother-infant dyadsCurrent breastfeedingCohort studyInfant healthHealth centersPregnancyFood insecurityDietChild developmentHealthECD outcomesScoresAssociationBreastfeeding
2018
Development and pretesting of “Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly”: Empowering governments for global scaling up of breastfeeding programmes
Hromi‐Fiedler A, dos Santos Buccini G, Gubert MB, Doucet K, Pérez‐Escamilla R. Development and pretesting of “Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly”: Empowering governments for global scaling up of breastfeeding programmes. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2018, 15: e12659. PMID: 30211973, PMCID: PMC7198937, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchScaling Up Breastfeeding Programs in Mexico: Lessons Learned from the Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly Initiative
de Cosío T, Ferré I, Mazariegos M, Pérez-Escamilla R, Committee B. Scaling Up Breastfeeding Programs in Mexico: Lessons Learned from the Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly Initiative. Current Developments In Nutrition 2018, 2: nzy018. PMID: 29955730, PMCID: PMC6007513, DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzy018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvidence-based recommendationsCode of MarketingInadequate breastfeeding practicesBreastfeeding practicesBreastfeeding protectionBreastmilk substitutesBreastfeeding programEconomic burdenBreastfeedingEvidence-based advocacyBBF IndexGrey literatureFace interviewsBBF processFriendly InitiativeScoresGroup of expertsHealthModerate scalingRecommendationsPromotion
2017
Food insecurity, food coping strategies, and child health among Ghanaians and long term Liberian refugees living in Ghana
Hromi‐Fiedler A, Lartey A, Gallego‐Perez D, Sandow A, Perez‐Escamilla R. Food insecurity, food coping strategies, and child health among Ghanaians and long term Liberian refugees living in Ghana. The FASEB Journal 2017, 31 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.31.1_supplement.639.35.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChild healthHousehold food insecurityChild health statusFood insecurePreventive health careCross-sectional surveyHousehold Food Security ScaleFamily/friendsSevere food insecurityFood insecurityChildren 6Household membersDiagnosis confirmationFood Security ScaleGhanaian childrenSectional surveyHealth problemsHealth statusGhanaian womenAdditive scoreLiberian childrenCoping strategiesHealth careMonthsHealth
2016
Investing in the foundation of sustainable development: pathways to scale up for early childhood development
Richter LM, Daelmans B, Lombardi J, Heymann J, Boo FL, Behrman JR, Lu C, Lucas JE, Perez-Escamilla R, Dua T, Bhutta ZA, Stenberg K, Gertler P, Darmstadt GL, Committee P. Investing in the foundation of sustainable development: pathways to scale up for early childhood development. The Lancet 2016, 389: 103-118. PMID: 27717610, PMCID: PMC5880532, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(16)31698-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYoung childrenEarly childhood developmentAdditional risk factorsChildhood developmentPregnant womenLong-term benefitsRisk factorsNutrition servicesElevated riskEarly child developmentEarly interventionHolistic needsChildrenInterventionHealthCareAdult incomePoor developmentNational programPolitical prioritisationChild developmentFeasible programLife course
2013
Health Disparities
Perez-Escamilla R. Health Disparities. 2013, 417-423. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-375083-9.00142-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
HEALTH CARE ACCESS AMONG HISPANIC IMMIGRANTS: ¿ALGUIEN ESTÁ ESCUCHANDO?[IS ANYBODY LISTENING?]
Pérez‐Escamilla R, Garcia J, Song D. HEALTH CARE ACCESS AMONG HISPANIC IMMIGRANTS: ¿ALGUIEN ESTÁ ESCUCHANDO?[IS ANYBODY LISTENING?]. Annals Of Anthropological Practice 2010, 34: 47-67. PMID: 21116464, PMCID: PMC2992323, DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4797.2010.01051.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth care accessCare accessHealth careCommunity health workersPhysical care needsHealth care costsNon-Hispanic whitesFear of stigmaHispanic immigrantsHealth workersHigh riskCare needsCommunity outreach programsMigrant farm workersHispanic mortality paradoxCare costsSystematic reviewMigrant healthComprehensive healthCareMortality paradoxSocial supportHealthImportant barriersFarm workers
2007
Maternal HIV status is associated with early breastfeeding practices of Ghanaian infants: Preliminary results from the RIING study
Marquis G, Lartey A, Brakohiapa L, Ampofo W, Perez‐Escamilla R, Sellen D, Mazur R. Maternal HIV status is associated with early breastfeeding practices of Ghanaian infants: Preliminary results from the RIING study. The FASEB Journal 2007, 21: a117-a117. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.21.5.a117-b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExclusive breastfeedingHIV statusGhanaian infantsMaternal HIV statusInfant feeding practicesMajority of mothersEarly breastfeeding practicesCohort studyHIV transmissionBreastfeeding practicesMonths postpartumAppropriate counselingInfant healthChild healthStudy mothersFeeding practicesTotal monthsMothersMonthsInfantsLower ratesFeeding patternsHealthStatusBreastfeeding