2024
Clients’ experiences and satisfaction with produce prescription programs in California: a qualitative evaluation to inform person-centered and respectful program models
Rhodes E, Pérez-Escamilla R, Okoli N, Hromi-Fiedler A, Foster J, McAndrew J, Duran-Becerra B, Duffany K. Clients’ experiences and satisfaction with produce prescription programs in California: a qualitative evaluation to inform person-centered and respectful program models. Frontiers In Public Health 2024, 12: 1295291. PMID: 38572012, PMCID: PMC10990041, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1295291.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrescription programClient experiencePerson-centeredFederally Qualified Health CentersFramework analysis approachQualified health centersImprove client experienceFocus group discussionsTreated with respectVegetable consumptionPerson-centrednessProgram usabilityHealth centersParticipants' program experiencesPositive experiencesGroup discussionsLife courseGift cardsPrescriptionParticipantsProgram designSatisfactionThemesProgram demandsFresh fruitsExperiences of breastfeeding peer counseling among women with low incomes in the US: a qualitative evaluation
Rhodes E, Zahid M, Abuwala N, Damio G, LaPlant H, Crummett C, Surprenant R, Pérez-Escamilla R. Experiences of breastfeeding peer counseling among women with low incomes in the US: a qualitative evaluation. BMC Pregnancy And Childbirth 2024, 24: 120. PMID: 38336607, PMCID: PMC10854050, DOI: 10.1186/s12884-023-06213-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality of care frameworkPeer counselorsWorld Health OrganizationIn-depth interviewsCare frameworkBreastfeeding counselingEmotional supportPositive experiences of careLow-incomePurposive sample of womenWomen's infant feeding decisionsWorld Health Organization QualityMaternity care continuumExperience of carePositive experiencesWomen's individual needsWell-being of womenSocio-economically diverse sampleInfant feeding decisionsReflexive thematic analysisSample of womenPeer counseling programExperience of counsellingCare continuumNewborn health
2023
Client experience of food assistance programs among adults in the United States: a qualitative evidence synthesis protocol
Rhodes E, Nyhan K, Okoli N, Duffany K, Rodriguez M, Perkins B, Ross D, Pérez-Escamilla R. Client experience of food assistance programs among adults in the United States: a qualitative evidence synthesis protocol. Frontiers In Public Health 2023, 11: 1193451. PMID: 37719734, PMCID: PMC10501444, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1193451.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFood assistance programsAssistance programsQualitative studyPrimary qualitative studiesUnited StatesClient experiencePositive experiencesGRADE-CERQual approachExperiences of clientsQualitative evidence synthesis protocolSecurity organizationsCommunity membersQualitative evidence synthesisKey partnersThematic synthesisHealth practitionersHigh-quality programmingDevelopment of measuresReview findingsExperienceGrey literatureKey aspectsArticleClientsPartners
2022
Gearing to success with national breastfeeding programmes: The Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly (BBF) initiative experience
Pérez‐Escamilla R, Dykes FC, Kendall S. Gearing to success with national breastfeeding programmes: The Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly (BBF) initiative experience. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2022, 19: e13339. PMID: 35254735, PMCID: PMC9835584, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.13339.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBaby-Friendly Hospital InitiativeMaternal-child healthBehaviour change communication campaignsPublic health teamsHealth care systemEvidence-based programsInitiative experienceHospital InitiativeBreastfeeding protectionBreastfeeding environmentHealth teamsBreastfeeding programNutrition ProgramCare systemCommunication campaignsMaternity benefitsBreastfeedingWorkforce developmentPositive experiences
2021
Breastfeeding Peer Counseling Experiences Among Low-Income Women in the US: A Qualitative Evaluation
Rhodes E, Zahid M, Abuwala N, Damio G, LaPlant H, Trymbulak W, Crummett C, Surprenant R, Pérez-Escamilla R. Breastfeeding Peer Counseling Experiences Among Low-Income Women in the US: A Qualitative Evaluation. Current Developments In Nutrition 2021, 5: 5140806. PMCID: PMC8181473, DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzab046_103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeer counselorsLow-income minority womenGood quality counselingWorld Health Organization QualityCommunity health workersInfant feeding decisionsHealth Organization QualityLow-income womenPeer counseling programBreast milkYear postpartumBreastfeeding servicesNewborn healthBreastfeeding informationHealth workersOrganization QualityLactation managementQuality counselingPeer counselingInfant formulaW.K. Kellogg FoundationCare frameworkPositive experiencesWomenFeeding decisions
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