2024
Food 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
Gender, skin color, and household composition explain inequities in household food insecurity in Brazil
Santos L, Pérez-Escamilla R, de Souza Cherol C, Ferreira A, Salles-Costa R. Gender, skin color, and household composition explain inequities in household food insecurity in Brazil. PLOS Global Public Health 2023, 3: e0002324. PMID: 37788232, PMCID: PMC10547153, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002324.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFemale-headed householdsSevere food insecurityHousehold food insecurityPresence of childrenMale-headed householdsFood insecurityBrazilian Household Food Insecurity Measurement ScaleRace/skin colorIntersection of genderPrinciples of intersectionalityHousehold reference personMarried White menGender inequitySingle mothersHousehold compositionPolicy makersRepresentative surveySocial determinantsYears of ageHouseholdsEvidence-based programsMarital statusDearth of evidenceInsecurityInequities
2022
Interseções de gênero e raça/cor em insegurança alimentar nos domicílios das diferentes regiões do Brasil
Santos L, Ferreira A, Pérez-Escamilla R, Sabino L, Oliveira L, Salles-Costa R. Interseções de gênero e raça/cor em insegurança alimentar nos domicílios das diferentes regiões do Brasil. Cadernos De Saúde Pública 2022, 38: e00130422. PMID: 36921188, DOI: 10.1590/0102-311xpt130422.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntersection of genderSevere food insecurityColor/raceFood insecurity levelsFood insecurityInsecurity levelsBlack womenMixed-race womenHousehold Budget SurveySkin color/raceInsecurityMacroregionBlack menHouseholdsBudget SurveyBrazilian Household Budget SurveyRaceWhite womenWhite menRelated issuesGenderIntersectionWomenBrazilBrazilian regions
2020
Multisectoral government programs and household food insecurity: evidence from a longitudinal study in the semiarid area of northeast, Brazil
de Araújo Palmeira P, de Araújo Mattos R, Pérez-Escamilla R, Salles-Costa R. Multisectoral government programs and household food insecurity: evidence from a longitudinal study in the semiarid area of northeast, Brazil. Food Security 2020, 13: 525-538. DOI: 10.1007/s12571-020-01100-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFood insecurityGovernment programsHousehold food insecurityBrazilian Household Food Insecurity Measurement ScaleRisk of FIDifferent government programsPoverty reductionGovernmental programsMultisectoral approachSocial determinantsPopulation-based longitudinal cohort studyInsecurityNumber of programsLongitudinal cohort studyPublic health problemLogistic regression modelsDiverse healthCohort studyHealth problemsHealth protectionFamilyAccessBaselineBrazilProgram
2017
Food 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 ResearchA Municipal-level analysis of secular trends in severe food insecurity in Brazil between 2004 and 2013
Gubert M, dos Santos S, Santos L, Pérez-Escamilla R. A Municipal-level analysis of secular trends in severe food insecurity in Brazil between 2004 and 2013. Global Food Security 2017, 14: 61-67. DOI: 10.1016/j.gfs.2017.03.004.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Can experience-based household food security scales help improve food security governance?
Pérez-Escamilla R. Can experience-based household food security scales help improve food security governance? Global Food Security 2012, 1: 120-125. PMID: 23795344, PMCID: PMC3685197, DOI: 10.1016/j.gfs.2012.10.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFood security governanceSecurity governanceFood Security ScalePublic opinion pollsSecurity ScaleWorld regionsImpact of crisesCase of BrazilHousehold food insecurityHousehold Food Security ScalePolitical scienceDifferent world regionsOpinion pollsPublic opinionNutrition insecurityMunicipal levelGovernanceIntersectoral coordinationFood hardshipFood crisisFood insecurityEquitable distributionNational FoodInsecurityCrisis
2011
Are the Latin American and Caribbean Food Security Scale (ELCSA) items comparable across countries?
Perez‐Escamilla R, Paras P, Acosta M, Peyrou S, Nord M, Hromi‐Fiedler A. Are the Latin American and Caribbean Food Security Scale (ELCSA) items comparable across countries? The FASEB Journal 2011, 25: 226.8-226.8. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.25.1_supplement.226.8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPublic opinion surveysHousehold food insecurityProportion of householdsOpinion surveyFood insecurityFood securityCountriesCaribbean regionChild itemsSocial unacceptabilityRasch model assumptionsHouseholdsRepresentative sampleUruguayELCSABalanced mealsMexicoInsecuritySeverity orderGuanajuatoScale itemsSecurity
2007
Segurança/insegurança alimentar em famílias urbanas e rurais no estado do Amazonas: I. validação de metodologia e de instrumento de coleta de informação
Yuyama L, Aguiar J, Pantoja L, Maeda R, Melo T, Alencar F, Nascimento A, Negreiros N, Corrêa A, Pérez-Escamilla R. Segurança/insegurança alimentar em famílias urbanas e rurais no estado do Amazonas: I. validação de metodologia e de instrumento de coleta de informação. Acta Amazonica 2007, 37: 247-252. DOI: 10.1590/s0044-59672007000200011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSecurity/insecuritySocial strataDifferent social strataFood consumption indicatorsCidade NovaMunicipality of IrandubaNutritional insecurityInsecurityRural areasConsumption indicatorsIntentional sampleFamily levelMunicipalitiesRuraisCoroadoIsraelFamilyNeighborhoodEstadoChildrenDomicileInstrumentDeusHigh validationInformaçãoGender related item response patterns for household food security scales in Brazil and Colombia
Hackett M, Melgar‐Quinonez H, Alvarez M, Segall A, Estrada A, Perez‐Escamilla R. Gender related item response patterns for household food security scales in Brazil and Colombia. The FASEB Journal 2007, 21: a1049-a1049. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.21.6.a1049-c.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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