2024
Food insecurity experience-based scales and food security governance: A case study from Brazil
Pérez-Escamilla R, Salles-Costa R, Segall-Corrêa A. Food insecurity experience-based scales and food security governance: A case study from Brazil. Global Food Security 2024, 41: 100766. DOI: 10.1016/j.gfs.2024.100766.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFood security governanceSecurity governanceEconomic policyEquitable social policyBrazilian Food Insecurity ScaleFood Insecurity ScaleSocial policyPolitical crisisPolicy shiftPolitical administrationEconomic recessionEconomic growthPolicyGovernmentEBIACrisisCOVID-19 pandemicCase studyBrazilRecessionCOVID-19ContextFI ratesFoodPostura 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
Consensus-building during the Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly (BBF) initiative in Samoa: A qualitative content analysis
Daiy K, Arslanian K, Choy C, Manuele-Magele A, Soti-Ulberg C, Hromi-Fiedler A, Hawley N, Pérez-Escamilla R. Consensus-building during the Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly (BBF) initiative in Samoa: A qualitative content analysis. PLOS Global Public Health 2023, 3: e0001725. PMID: 37093783, PMCID: PMC10124882, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001725.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPolicy recommendationsContent analysisFriendly InitiativeQualitative content analysisNational policyEvidence-based toolboxGovernment ministriesCountry contextMeeting notesBreastfeeding environmentCommittee processEmergent wayInductive approachLactation roomsInitiativesSpecific waysPolicyOverarching methodTopic of breastfeedingBBF processSamoaThemesSubthemesCommittee meetingsCommitteeThe political economy of infant and young child feeding: confronting corporate power, overcoming structural barriers, and accelerating progress
Baker P, Smith J, Garde A, Grummer-Strawn L, Wood B, Sen G, Hastings G, Pérez-Escamilla R, Ling C, Rollins N, McCoy D, Group 2. The political economy of infant and young child feeding: confronting corporate power, overcoming structural barriers, and accelerating progress. The Lancet 2023, 401: 503-524. PMID: 36764315, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(22)01933-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEconomic policyStructural barriersPolitical economyInfluence policyEconomic reformsCare workCorporate powerIdeological factorsPoor womenRights protectionYoung child feedingInternational levelBreastfeeding protectionPolicyConflicts of interestInsufficient fundsEconomic reasonsChild feedingHealth systemCommercial influenceYoung childrenGovernmentReformFormula industryEconomic costs
2021
Maternal and child health and nutrition (MCHN) policies and programs in Sri Lanka: a paradigm for public health in Asia
Agampodi T, Amarasinghe G, Wickramasinghe N, Warnasekara J, Perez-Escamilla R, Agampodi S. Maternal and child health and nutrition (MCHN) policies and programs in Sri Lanka: a paradigm for public health in Asia. Sri Lanka Journal Of Medicine 2021, 30: 70. DOI: 10.4038/sljm.v30i2.328.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWelfare systemSri LankaCountry’s welfare systemEvidence-informed public health policyGender equityUnique nationLimited economic resourcesLocal communitiesChild healthEconomic resourcesPolicy makersUseful lessonsNutrition policiesPublic health policyTriple burdenForeign invasionImportance of healthFood securityHealth policyPolicyGoal targetLankaNutrition outcomesProgram plannersMiddle-income countriesImplementation of childhood obesity prevention and control policies in the United States and Latin America: Lessons for cross‐border research and practice
Pérez‐Escamilla R, Vilar‐Compte M, Rhodes E, Sarmiento OL, Corvalan C, Sturke R, Vorkoper S. Implementation of childhood obesity prevention and control policies in the United States and Latin America: Lessons for cross‐border research and practice. Obesity Reviews 2021, 22: e13247. PMID: 33951275, PMCID: PMC8365637, DOI: 10.1111/obr.13247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComparative case studyEvidence-based advocacyCross-border researchUnited StatesObesity policyPolicy dialoguePolitical willLatin American countriesTransferable lessonsChildhood obesity preventionEquity indicatorsEvidence of scalabilityPAP developmentLatin AmericaImplementation science principlesStreet/American countriesFramework dimensionsStrong processCase studyPolicyObesity preventionImplementation scienceLessonsImportant contribution
2020
Why identifying households by degree of food insecurity matters for policymaking
Pérez-Escamilla R, Vilar-Compte M, Gaitan-Rossi P. Why identifying households by degree of food insecurity matters for policymaking. Global Food Security 2020, 26: 100459. DOI: 10.1016/j.gfs.2020.100459.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMajor economic shocksFood insecurity indicatorsExperience-based measuresPolicy relevanceDevelopment indicatorsFI levelsEarly childhood development indicatorsLatin AmericaEconomic shocksProcess of introductionGlobal levelCOVID-19 pandemicHouseholdsPublic health emergencyHealth emergencyMental health outcomesPolicymakingPolicyLiterature reviewPolicymakersHealth outcomesContinuum of levelsMeaningArticleIndicators
2017
Chile Crece Contigo: Implementation, results, and scaling‐up lessons
Torres A, Boo F, Parra V, Vazquez C, Segura‐Pérez S, Cetin Z, Pérez‐Escamilla R. Chile Crece Contigo: Implementation, results, and scaling‐up lessons. Child Care Health And Development 2017, 44: 4-11. PMID: 29235169, DOI: 10.1111/cch.12519.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStrong political supportChile Crece ContigoChild development professionalsKey informant interviewsPrinciples of equityPolitical supportChildren’s rightsKey ministriesGrey literature reviewSocio-economic statusTargeted benefitsSocial developmentInformant interviewsDevelopment professionalsFunding commitmentsMore familiesFurther sustainabilityComplex adaptive systemsCase studyChild developmentProgram implementationInterviewsSustainabilityGovernmentPolicyFood insecurity measurement among older adults: Implications for policy and food security governance
Vilar-Compte M, Gaitán-Rossi P, Pérez-Escamilla R. Food insecurity measurement among older adults: Implications for policy and food security governance. Global Food Security 2017, 14: 87-95. DOI: 10.1016/j.gfs.2017.05.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrevention of childhood obesity and food policies in Latin America: from research to practice
Pérez‐Escamilla R, Lutter C, Rabadan‐Diehl C, Rubinstein A, Calvillo A, Corvalán C, Batis C, Jacoby E, Vorkoper S, Kline L, Ewart‐Pierce E, Rivera J. Prevention of childhood obesity and food policies in Latin America: from research to practice. Obesity Reviews 2017, 18: 28-38. PMID: 28741904, DOI: 10.1111/obr.12574.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCivil societyLatin AmericaObesity prevention policiesEvidence-based policyAnti-obesity policiesEvidence-based advocacyCase studyPolicy launchObesity policyPolicy researchPolitical willHealth systems frameworkIntersectoral partnershipsFood policySpecific policiesCiclovía-RecreativaPrivate sectorKey elementsSustainable policiesLevel of implementationChildhood obesityPolicyPrevention policiesEffective implementationSkillful negotiation
2016
The role of nutrition in integrated early child development in the 21st century: contribution from the Maternal and Child Nutrition journal
Pérez‐Escamilla R, Moran VH. The role of nutrition in integrated early child development in the 21st century: contribution from the Maternal and Child Nutrition journal. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2016, 13: 3-6. PMID: 28032479, PMCID: PMC6866238, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12387.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly childhood developmentSocial protectionSpecial issueResult of povertyChild developmentSocial capitalCollection of papersSocial injusticeIntersectoral policiesNutrition-specific interventionsNational productivityLancet seriesEarly child developmentChild nutritionChildhood developmentImplementation scienceRole of nutritionFuture researchInjusticePovertyImportant contributionChildhood obesityIssuesFull developmental potentialPolicy
2000
Food Insecurity Among Low-Income Hispanics in Hartford, Connecticut: Implications for Public Health Policy
Himmelgreen D, Pérez-Escamilla R, Segura-Millán S, Peng Y, Gonzalez A, Singer M, Ferris A. Food Insecurity Among Low-Income Hispanics in Hartford, Connecticut: Implications for Public Health Policy. Human Organization 2000, 59: 334-342. DOI: 10.17730/humo.59.3.76557m317748l414.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRadimer/Cornell ScaleFood insecurityPublic health nutrition policiesFood insecureNutrition policiesRecent welfare reformsEmergency food assistanceImportant social issuesWelfare reformPercent of householdsFemale caretakersSocial issuesFood assistanceChild hungerCornell ScaleFood stampsInsecurityPolicy makersHousehold headPublic health policyLate 1980sFood ProgramHealth policyPolicyLow-income Hispanics