2021
Implementation 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
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 negotiationHow Ready Is Mexico to Launch an Effective National Program to Protect, Promote and Support Breastfeeding
de Cosio T, Ferre I, Alonso A, Bonvecchio A, Colmenares M, Cauich E, Gris P, Hernández S, Mendiola K, Piedras I, Villa A, Vilar M, Hromi‐Fiedler A, Pérez‐Escamilla R. How Ready Is Mexico to Launch an Effective National Program to Protect, Promote and Support Breastfeeding. The FASEB Journal 2017, 31 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.31.1_supplement.312.8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreastfeeding programHealth care providersMonths of ageCivil societyPolitical willMexican health systemEffective national programmeLowest tertileExclusive breastfeedingBreastfeeding practicesSupport breastfeedingBreastfeeding protectionProgram deliveryHealth facilitiesCare providersHealth servicesMexican federal governmentHealth systemEvidence-based advocacyTotal scoreSocioeconomic statusBreastfeedingVulnerable groupsScoresFederal governmentAdvances in early childhood development: from neurons to large scale programs
Pérez-Escamilla R, Córdoba A, Cuevas A, Morales H. Advances in early childhood development: from neurons to large scale programs. Boletín Médico Del Hospital Infantil De México (English Edition) 2017, 74: 86-97. DOI: 10.1016/j.bmhime.2017.11.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSustainable Development GoalsEarly childhood developmentCivil society organizationsProtection of childrenInter-sectoral coordinationSociety organizationsSocial protectionTransparent governanceChild welfarePolitical willPolicy environmentChildhood developmentInternational organizationsDevelopment GoalsSocial developmentECD programsRecent creationLarge-scale programsDevelopment of leadersChild's developmental stageHealthy developmentScale programsHealth MinistryHealth servicesMultidisciplinary research