2023
A declaration on the value of experiential measures of food and water insecurity to improve science and policies in Latin America and the Caribbean
Melgar-Quiñonez H, Gaitán-Rossi P, Pérez-Escamilla R, Shamah-Levy T, Teruel-Belismelis G, Young S. A declaration on the value of experiential measures of food and water insecurity to improve science and policies in Latin America and the Caribbean. International Journal For Equity In Health 2023, 22: 184. PMID: 37670356, PMCID: PMC10481585, DOI: 10.1186/s12939-023-01956-w.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Childhood obesity prevention across borders: The promise of U.S.–Latin American research collaboration
King AC, Perez‐Escamilla R, Vorkoper S, Anand N, Rivera J. Childhood obesity prevention across borders: The promise of U.S.–Latin American research collaboration. Obesity Reviews 2021, 22: e13238. PMID: 33949095, PMCID: PMC8365639, DOI: 10.1111/obr.13238.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImplementation 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 contributionMeasurement challenges for childhood obesity research within and between Latin America and the United States
Berrigan D, Arteaga SS, Colón‐Ramos U, Rosas LG, Monge‐Rojas R, O'Connor TM, Pérez‐Escamilla R, Roberts EFS, Sanchez B, Téllez‐Rojo M, Vorkoper S, Group T. Measurement challenges for childhood obesity research within and between Latin America and the United States. Obesity Reviews 2021, 22: e13242. PMID: 33942975, PMCID: PMC8365689, DOI: 10.1111/obr.13242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcculturationAmericasChildDeveloping CountriesHumansLatin AmericaPediatric ObesityPublic HealthUnited StatesMigration as a determinant of childhood obesity in the United States and Latin America
Vilar‐Compte M, Bustamante AV, López‐Olmedo N, Gaitán‐Rossi P, Torres J, Peterson KE, Teruel G, Pérez‐Escamilla R. Migration as a determinant of childhood obesity in the United States and Latin America. Obesity Reviews 2021, 22: e13240. PMID: 33939233, PMCID: PMC8365698, DOI: 10.1111/obr.13240.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMigrant networksMigrant householdsInternational migrationMexican householdsMexican Family Life SurveyFamily Life SurveyOrigin communitiesInternational migrantsMigrant familiesHost countryAcculturation processLatin AmericaHouseholdsChildhood obesityReplicable strategyLife SurveyUnited StatesHealth outreach programsTrustful environmentLongitudinal dataOutreach programsHealth programsMigrantsMigrationFramework
2017
Prevention 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
2001
Promotion of breastfeeding in the AIDS era.
Pérez-Escamilla R. Promotion of breastfeeding in the AIDS era. BULL PAN AM HEALTH ORGAN 2001, 9: 357-61. PMID: 11550578, DOI: 10.1590/s1020-49892001000600001.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1994
Breastfeeding in Africa and the Latin American and Caribbean Region: the Potential Role of Urbanization
Perez-Escamilla R. Breastfeeding in Africa and the Latin American and Caribbean Region: the Potential Role of Urbanization. Journal Of Tropical Pediatrics 1994, 40: 137-143. PMID: 8078111, DOI: 10.1093/tropej/40.3.137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAfricaBreast FeedingCaribbean RegionHumansInfantInfant, NewbornLatin AmericaRural PopulationUrban Population
1993
Breast-feeding patterns in nine Latin American and Caribbean countries.
Pérez-Escamilla R. Breast-feeding patterns in nine Latin American and Caribbean countries. Bulletin Of The Pan American Health Organization 1993, 27: 32-42. PMID: 8490675.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1992
Causes and consequences of intrauterine growth retardation in Latin America.
Pérez-Escamilla R, Pollitt E. Causes and consequences of intrauterine growth retardation in Latin America. Bulletin Of The Pan American Health Organization 1992, 26: 128-47. PMID: 1379099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntrauterine growth retardationGrowth retardationMental developmentIUGR infantsNeonatal morbidityPerinatal morbidityIUGR newbornsGestational ageMaternal malnutritionBirth weightHigh riskTenth percentileBirth measurementsNewbornsBody proportionalityBirth dataEarly childhoodMorbidityPoverty-related factorsHealth assessmentHospital infrastructureRiskAvailable literatureCauseImportant determinant