Ines Gonzalez-Casanova

Datos Biográficos

ID5481397
NOMBREInes Gonzalez-Casanova
NOMBRESInes
APELLIDOGonzalez-Casanova
FIRMAGONZALEZ-CASANOVA I
AFILIACIONESEmory University
ORCID0000-0001-5747-8636
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS9
TOTAL DE CITAS0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR9
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2013
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2024
ÍNDICE H0

  • Results from the 2022 Mexican report card on physical activity for children and adolescents

    Open AccessGabriela Argumedo, Juan Ricardo López y Taylor et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2024

    Introduction: The Mexican Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents aims to assess the prevalence of movement behaviors and opportunities to perform them. Methods: Data on 11 indicators were obtained from national health surveys, census data, government documents, websites, and published studies. Data were compared against established benchmarks, and a grade between 0 and 10 was assigned to each indicator. Results: For Daily B…

  • Women's perspectives on human milk banking in Ghana

    Open AccessCecilia S Obeng, Cecilia Obeng et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    Background Although political and academic interest exists in Ghana to include human milk banks (HMB) into current maternal and child health programs, efforts to establish a HMB have not yet been subjected to any real empirical inspection with the view toward implementation. Furthermore, views toward the establishment of a HMB in Ghana have not been assessed among Ghanaian women. The aims of the current study were to examine Ghanaian women's view…

  • Barriers and facilitators to mental health promotion for Mexican immigrants in the U.S. through the Ventanillas de Salud program

    Open AccessInes Gonzalez-Casanova, Inés González Casanova et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    Introduction Mental health promotion and screenings are recommended as part of standard preventive care. Mexican immigrants in the U.S. are at high risk for mental health illness especially after the COVID-19 pandemic, however access to mental health prevention for this population has been limited, which results in important implementation and equity gaps. The Ventanilla de Salud (VDS) program provides preventive services through Mexican consulat…

  • A Window Into Mental Health

    Open AccessDelia Lilian Martínez Rodriguez, Tonatiuh González-Vázquez et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2022

    Background Mexican immigrants in the United States face mental health challenges, disparities, and limited access to healthcare; however, mental health promotion efforts specifically targeting this population have been insufficient. The objective of this study was to develop and test a mental health promotion intervention based on protective mental health factors and coping strategies for Mexican immigrants recruited through a free, consulate-bas…

  • Human Milk for Vulnerable Infants

    Open AccessCecilia S Obeng, Cecilia Obeng et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022

    Human milk has the best impact on childhood survival. In Ghana, it is estimated that 43% of women exclusively breastfeed for 0-5 months and only 42% of breastfeeding mothers continue through 20-23 months. Although the Ghanaian government has implemented policies to facilitate exclusive breastfeeding, substantial gaps to achieve optimal newborn health and wellbeing remain. The purpose of this study was to evaluate breastfeeding prevalence and huma…

  • Mexico’s 2018 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth

    Open AccessGabriela Argumedo, Juan Ricardo López Taylor et al.ARTICLERevista Panamericana de Salud…2020

    Objectives. Mexico’s 2018 Report Card evaluates the opportunities available for Mexican children and youth to reach healthy levels of physical activity, sleep, and sedentary behavior. Methods. The Report Card is a surveillance system that gathers data from national surveys, censuses, government documents, websites, grey literature, and published studies to evaluate 16 indicators in four categories: Daily Behaviors; Physical Fitness; Settings and …

  • Influences of early child nutritional status and home learning environment on child development in Vietnam

    Open AccessPhuong H Nguyen, Ann M Digirolamo et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2017

    Early childhood development plays a key role in a child's future health, educational success, and economic status. However, suboptimal early development remains a global challenge. This study examines the influences of quality of the home learning environment (HOME) and child stunting in the first year of life on child development. We used data collected from a randomized controlled trial of preconceptional micronutrient supplementation in Vietna…

  • Predictors of adherence to micronutrient supplementation before and during pregnancy in Vietnam

    Open AccessInes Gonzalez-Casanova, Phuong H Nguyen et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2017

    NCT01665378 . Registered on August 12, 2012

  • Comparing three body mass index classification systems to assess overweight and obesity in children and adolescents

    Open AccessInes Gonzalez-Casanova, Olga L Sarmiento et al.ARTICLERevista Panamericana de Salud…2013

    There is a lack of consistency among the three main international systems in assessing overweight and obesity in children and adolescents. Appreciably different estimates of prevalence and associations with age and sex are obtained depending on which system is used. Future studies should assess how well each system reflects valid measures of body composition