2006
Pre‐gravid BMI and food insecurity during pregnancy among Latinas
Hromi‐Fiedler A, Pérez‐Escamilla R, Bermúdez‐Millán A, Chapman D, Segura‐Pérez S, Damio G, Melgar‐Quiñones H. Pre‐gravid BMI and food insecurity during pregnancy among Latinas. The FASEB Journal 2006, 20: a1004-a1004. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.20.5.a1004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPre-gravid BMIFood Security ScaleSelf-reported pre-pregnancy weightLow-income Latina womenPre-pregnancy weightHousehold Food Security ScaleFood insecurity statusFood insecurityCronbach's alpha coefficientPuerto Rican descentBMIPregnancyIOM standardsLatina womenSecurity ScaleAlpha coefficientPuerto RicansPopulationParticipantsObeseLatinasBaselineWomen
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