2008
Household food security status before pregnancy as a risk factor for delivering a low birthweight infant
Hromi‐Fiedler A, Bermúdez‐Millán A, Chapman D, Segura‐Pérez S, Damio G, Melgar‐Quiñonez H, Pérez‐Escamilla R. Household food security status before pregnancy as a risk factor for delivering a low birthweight infant. The FASEB Journal 2008, 22: 36.1-36.1. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.22.1_supplement.36.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow birthweight infantsBirthweight infantsLow birthweightRisk factorsHousehold food security statusFood security statusSevere household food insecurityMultivariate logistic regressionLow-income LatinasHousehold food insecurity statusFood insecureHousehold Food Security ScaleBirth outcomesFood insecurity statusHigher birthweightFood Security ScaleHousehold food insecurityBirthweightPregnancyHealth disparitiesLogistic regressionInfantsDemographic characteristicsSecurity statusStatus
2004
Influence of the Fight BAC! Food Safety Campaign on an Urban Latino Population in Connecticut
Dharod JM, Pérez-Escamilla R, Bermúdez-Millán A, Segura-Pérez S, Damio G. Influence of the Fight BAC! Food Safety Campaign on an Urban Latino Population in Connecticut. Journal Of Nutrition Education And Behavior 2004, 36: 128-134. PMID: 15202988, DOI: 10.1016/s1499-4046(06)60149-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInner-city HartfordFood safety knowledgeFight BACFood safety knowledge scoreUrban Latino populationDose-response associationChildren 12 yearsCross-sectional preLatino populationPercent of respondentsSafety knowledgeLatino consumersKnowledge scoreUnexposed counterpartsCampaign exposureSafety-related questionsSocial marketing campaignDemographic characteristicsFood safety campaignsFood safety awarenessSafety campaignsLatino householdsParticipantsPopulationLatino neighborhoods
2000
Food Stamps Are Associated with Food Security and Dietary Intake of Inner-City Preschoolers from Hartford, Connecticut
Pérez-Escamilla R, Ferris A, Drake L, Haldeman L, Peranick J, Campbell M, Peng Y, Burke G, Bernstein B. Food Stamps Are Associated with Food Security and Dietary Intake of Inner-City Preschoolers from Hartford, Connecticut. Journal Of Nutrition 2000, 130: 2711-2717. PMID: 11053511, DOI: 10.1093/jn/130.11.2711.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDietary intakeMicronutrient intakeFS groupEnergy-adjusted intakesFood frequency questionnaireSupplemental Food ProgramIron/dFood Stamp ProgramFood stampsNFS groupInner-city preschoolersFrequency questionnaireWIC benefitsLow-income childrenAverage ageMultivariate analysisFood stamp useVitamin BIntakeSocioeconomic statusDemographic characteristicsNutrition situationHunger scaleLow-income preschoolersChildrenDevelopment of a Color-Coded Bilingual Food Label for Low-Literacy Latino Caretakers
Haldeman L, Pérez-Escamilla R, Ferris A, Drake L, Himmelgreen D, Bonello H, González A, Segura-Millán S, Méndez I, Bermúdez A, Romero-Daza N. Development of a Color-Coded Bilingual Food Label for Low-Literacy Latino Caretakers. Journal Of Nutrition Education And Behavior 2000, 32: 152-160. DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3182(00)70543-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFood label useLabel useFood labelsYears of ageFood Guide PyramidNutrition education toolLow-literacy audiencesPrimary outcomeChi-square analysisYounger ageLocal community agenciesSocioeconomic statusConvenience sampleDemographic characteristicsNeeds assessmentLevel of educationCommunity agenciesAgeSubjectsCaretakersFood policy makersEducation tool
1997
The effectiveness of a hospital-based program to promote exclusive breast-feeding among low-income women in Brazil.
Lutter C, Perez-Escamilla R, Segall A, Sanghvi T, Teruya K, Wickham C. The effectiveness of a hospital-based program to promote exclusive breast-feeding among low-income women in Brazil. American Journal Of Public Health 1997, 87: 659-63. PMID: 9146449, PMCID: PMC1380850, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.87.4.659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast-feeding promotion programsControl hospitalsProgram hospitalsPromotion programsBreast-feeding historyMultivariate survival analysisHospital-based programLow-income womenSimilar demographic characteristicsMaternal recallHospital programSurvival analysisHospitalProspective designDemographic characteristicsWomen