Vilma Irazola
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 881671 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Vilma Irazola |
| NOMBRES | Vilma |
| APELLIDO | Irazola |
| FIRMA | IRAZOLA V |
| AFILIACIONES | Instituto de Efectividad Clínica y Sanitaria |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6100-1862 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 21 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 0 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 21 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2015 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 0 |
Identifying food environment policies and research needs in Latin America and the Caribbean
Nutrition-related health issues remain a significant public health challenge in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), where rapid transformations in food systems have contributed to increasing obesity and diet-related noncommunicable diseases. Government policies are key to shaping healthier food environments, but their implementation and evaluation vary widely across countries. This study aimed to identify national-level public policies that pr…
HEARTS Calidad
HEARTS en las Américas constituye la implementación a mayor escala de la iniciativa mundial HEARTS de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS), con la participación de 33 países, 28 de los cuales han adoptado vías clínicas estandarizadas, y cerca de 10 000 centros de atención primaria implicados. A pesar de los avances, algunos factores como la atención fragmentada, la escasa disponibilidad de dispositivos validados para medir la presión arteria…
Stress among police officials in Kerala, India
The study highlights factors associated with higher stress levels, including physical inactivity, alcohol or tobacco use, and morbidity, that require targeted interventions to enhance the mental and physical health of police officers. Based on the findings of the study, the researchers proposesuitable intervention programs in this population. Further, the findings suggest that the police departments may consider providing better stress-management…
Sleep apnea and daytime sleepiness in police officers from Kerala, India
A high prevalence of sleep disorders was observed among police officers, with strong associations to occupational stress and lifestyle factors. Based on the findings, we initiated behavioral interventions to improve sleep quality in this population
HEARTS Pharmacy
HEARTS Pharmacy, a project within the HEARTS in the Americas Initiative, provides a framework to integrate pharmacists into primary health care. Pharmacists are highly respected in health care but face challenges, such as limited scope of practice, regulatory barriers, and insufficient recognition, compounded by social norms that hinder their full potential. This paper presents compelling evidence that pharmacist-led interventions improve blood p…
Expanding team-based care for hypertension and cardiovascular risk management with HEARTS in the Americas
Cardiovascular diseases remain the leading cause of premature morbidity and mortality globally, with hypertension as their main modifiable risk factor. In Latin America and the Caribbean, hypertension affects more than 30% of adults, yet control rates remain alarmingly low. The HEARTS in the Americas Initiative, led by the Pan American Health Organization, promotes a model of team-based care to enhance risk management for hypertension and cardiov…
Five ways to bridge the 'know-do' continuum in global health
Disponibilidade, acesso e consumo de alimentos
Este estudo realizou uma revisão descritiva e exploratória da literatura com o objetivo de descrever como a disponibilidade, o acesso e o consumo de alimentos são permeados e relacionados a questões de gênero. A partir de uma pesquisa em bases de dados e de busca manual, foram encontrados 833 resumos, dos quais foram selecionados 37 textos completos com base nos critérios de inclusão. Os resultados mostram que há acentuadas diferenças de gênero e…
Disponibilidad, acceso y consumo de alimentos
En este estudio se llevó a cabo una revisión de la literatura, de tipo descriptivo y exploratorio con el objetivo de describir cómo la disponibilidad, el acceso y el consumo de alimentos se ven atravesados y vinculados al género. A partir de la búsqueda en bases de datos y de la búsqueda manual, se recuperaron 833 resúmenes, de los cuales finalmente se seleccionaron 37 textos completos con base en los criterios de inclusión. Los resultados muestr…
Explanatory models of hypertension in Guatemala
As understandings of hypertension vary between types of participants, it is important to describe their similarities and differences considering the role each has in the health system. Considering different perceptions of hypertension will enable better informed program planning and implementation efforts
Diretrizes de 2021 da Organização Mundial da Saúde sobre o tratamento medicamentoso da hipertensão arterial
A doença cardiovascular (DCV) é a principal causa de morte nas Américas, e a pressão arterial elevada é responsável por mais de 50% dos casos de DCV. Nas Américas, mais de um quarto das mulheres adultas e quatro de cada dez homens adultos têm hipertensão arterial, sendo que diagnóstico, tratamento e controle estão abaixo do ideal. Em 2021, a Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS) divulgou uma atualização das diretrizes para o tratamento medicamentoso…
Directrices de la Organización Mundial de la Salud del 2021 sobre el tratamiento farmacológico de la hipertensión
Las enfermedades cardiovasculares son la principal causa de muerte en la Región de las Américas y la hipertensión es la causa de más del 50% de ellas. En la Región, más de una cuarta parte de las mujeres adultas y cuatro de cada diez hombres adultos tienen hipertensión y su diagnóstico, tratamiento y control son deficientes. En el 2021, la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) publicó directrices actualizadas sobre el tratamiento farmacológico d…
Implementación de la Iniciativa HEARTS en Argentina
Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in the Region of the Americas, and hypertension is one of the main risk factors. In 2018, Argentina began implementing the HEARTS Initiative in five primary health care centers, through the National Plan for the Prevention and Control of Arterial Hypertension. This study presents the impact its implementation has had on the indicators of effective coverage, treatment, combin…
Urban Retail Food Environments
There is growing evidence that the food environment can influence diets. The present study aimed to assess the relative availability and prominence of healthy foods (HF) versus unhealthy products (UP) in supermarkets in Buenos Aires, Argentina and to explore differences by retail characteristics and neighborhood income level. We conducted store audits in 32 randomly selected food retails. Food availability (presence/absence, ratio of cumulative l…
An innovative approach to improve the detection and treatment of risk factors in poor urban settings
The proposed CHWs-led intervention was feasible and well accepted to improve the detection and treatment of risk factors in the poor population with exclusive public health coverage and with moderate or high CVD risk at the primary care setting in Argentina. Task sharing activities with CHWs did not only stimulate teamwork among PCC staff, but it also improved quality of care. This study showed that community health workers could have a more acti…
Health care access and health-related quality of life among people with diabetes in the Southern Cone of Latin America—a cross-sectional analysis of data of the Cescas I study
Barriers and Facilitators for the Implementation and Evaluation of Community-Based Interventions to Promote Physical Activity and Healthy Diet
Background : Obesogenic environments promote sedentary behavior and high dietary energy intake. The objective of the study was to identify barriers and facilitators to the implementation and impact evaluation of projects oriented to promote physical activity and healthy diet at community level. We analyzed experiences of the projects implemented within the Healthy Municipalities and Communities Program (HMCP) in Argentina. Methods : A mixed metho…
Evaluación del impacto sanitario del Programa Estaciones Saludables en la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
The healthy centers are a favorable space for the implementation of health promotion and prevention actions, contributing to the detection of and facilitating the monitoring of risk factors, with a potential to prevent cardiovascular events and its consequences
An EQ-5D-5L value set based on Uruguayan population preferences
Validation of a self-administered FFQ in adults in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay
Objective To assess the reproducibility and validity among adults in the Southern Cone of Latin America (Argentina, Chile and Uruguay) of a self-administered FFQ to be used in the CESCAS I Study, an ongoing observational prospective cohort study to detect and follow up CVD and their risk factors, as well as in other epidemiological studies. Design Relative validity of the FFQ was evaluated by comparing nutrient and selected food group intakes wit…
Daily sodium consumption and CVD mortality in the general population
Objective The purpose of the present study was to determine whether elevated dietary Na intake could be associated with CVD mortality. Design We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies representing the general population. The adjusted relative risks and their 95 % confidence intervals were pooled by the inverse variance method using random-effects models. Heterogeneity, publication bias, subgroup and meta-regression…
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An EQ-5D-5L value set based on Uruguayan population preferences
Validation of a self-administered FFQ in adults in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay
Objective To assess the reproducibility and validity among adults in the Southern Cone of Latin America (Argentina, Chile and Uruguay) of a self-administered FFQ to be used in the CESCAS I Study, an ongoing observational prospective cohort study to detect and follow up CVD and their risk factors, as well as in other epidemiological studies. Design Relative validity of the FFQ was evaluated by comparing nutrient and selected food group intakes wit…
Daily sodium consumption and CVD mortality in the general population
Objective The purpose of the present study was to determine whether elevated dietary Na intake could be associated with CVD mortality. Design We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies representing the general population. The adjusted relative risks and their 95 % confidence intervals were pooled by the inverse variance method using random-effects models. Heterogeneity, publication bias, subgroup and meta-regression…
Evaluación del impacto sanitario del Programa Estaciones Saludables en la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
The healthy centers are a favorable space for the implementation of health promotion and prevention actions, contributing to the detection of and facilitating the monitoring of risk factors, with a potential to prevent cardiovascular events and its consequences
Barriers and Facilitators for the Implementation and Evaluation of Community-Based Interventions to Promote Physical Activity and Healthy Diet
Background : Obesogenic environments promote sedentary behavior and high dietary energy intake. The objective of the study was to identify barriers and facilitators to the implementation and impact evaluation of projects oriented to promote physical activity and healthy diet at community level. We analyzed experiences of the projects implemented within the Healthy Municipalities and Communities Program (HMCP) in Argentina. Methods : A mixed metho…
Health care access and health-related quality of life among people with diabetes in the Southern Cone of Latin America—a cross-sectional analysis of data of the Cescas I study
Urban Retail Food Environments
There is growing evidence that the food environment can influence diets. The present study aimed to assess the relative availability and prominence of healthy foods (HF) versus unhealthy products (UP) in supermarkets in Buenos Aires, Argentina and to explore differences by retail characteristics and neighborhood income level. We conducted store audits in 32 randomly selected food retails. Food availability (presence/absence, ratio of cumulative l…
An innovative approach to improve the detection and treatment of risk factors in poor urban settings
The proposed CHWs-led intervention was feasible and well accepted to improve the detection and treatment of risk factors in the poor population with exclusive public health coverage and with moderate or high CVD risk at the primary care setting in Argentina. Task sharing activities with CHWs did not only stimulate teamwork among PCC staff, but it also improved quality of care. This study showed that community health workers could have a more acti…
Explanatory models of hypertension in Guatemala
As understandings of hypertension vary between types of participants, it is important to describe their similarities and differences considering the role each has in the health system. Considering different perceptions of hypertension will enable better informed program planning and implementation efforts
Diretrizes de 2021 da Organização Mundial da Saúde sobre o tratamento medicamentoso da hipertensão arterial
A doença cardiovascular (DCV) é a principal causa de morte nas Américas, e a pressão arterial elevada é responsável por mais de 50% dos casos de DCV. Nas Américas, mais de um quarto das mulheres adultas e quatro de cada dez homens adultos têm hipertensão arterial, sendo que diagnóstico, tratamento e controle estão abaixo do ideal. Em 2021, a Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS) divulgou uma atualização das diretrizes para o tratamento medicamentoso…
Directrices de la Organización Mundial de la Salud del 2021 sobre el tratamiento farmacológico de la hipertensión
Las enfermedades cardiovasculares son la principal causa de muerte en la Región de las Américas y la hipertensión es la causa de más del 50% de ellas. En la Región, más de una cuarta parte de las mujeres adultas y cuatro de cada diez hombres adultos tienen hipertensión y su diagnóstico, tratamiento y control son deficientes. En el 2021, la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) publicó directrices actualizadas sobre el tratamiento farmacológico d…
Implementación de la Iniciativa HEARTS en Argentina
Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in the Region of the Americas, and hypertension is one of the main risk factors. In 2018, Argentina began implementing the HEARTS Initiative in five primary health care centers, through the National Plan for the Prevention and Control of Arterial Hypertension. This study presents the impact its implementation has had on the indicators of effective coverage, treatment, combin…
Disponibilidade, acesso e consumo de alimentos
Este estudo realizou uma revisão descritiva e exploratória da literatura com o objetivo de descrever como a disponibilidade, o acesso e o consumo de alimentos são permeados e relacionados a questões de gênero. A partir de uma pesquisa em bases de dados e de busca manual, foram encontrados 833 resumos, dos quais foram selecionados 37 textos completos com base nos critérios de inclusão. Os resultados mostram que há acentuadas diferenças de gênero e…
Disponibilidad, acceso y consumo de alimentos
En este estudio se llevó a cabo una revisión de la literatura, de tipo descriptivo y exploratorio con el objetivo de describir cómo la disponibilidad, el acceso y el consumo de alimentos se ven atravesados y vinculados al género. A partir de la búsqueda en bases de datos y de la búsqueda manual, se recuperaron 833 resúmenes, de los cuales finalmente se seleccionaron 37 textos completos con base en los criterios de inclusión. Los resultados muestr…
Stress among police officials in Kerala, India
The study highlights factors associated with higher stress levels, including physical inactivity, alcohol or tobacco use, and morbidity, that require targeted interventions to enhance the mental and physical health of police officers. Based on the findings of the study, the researchers proposesuitable intervention programs in this population. Further, the findings suggest that the police departments may consider providing better stress-management…
Sleep apnea and daytime sleepiness in police officers from Kerala, India
A high prevalence of sleep disorders was observed among police officers, with strong associations to occupational stress and lifestyle factors. Based on the findings, we initiated behavioral interventions to improve sleep quality in this population
HEARTS Pharmacy
HEARTS Pharmacy, a project within the HEARTS in the Americas Initiative, provides a framework to integrate pharmacists into primary health care. Pharmacists are highly respected in health care but face challenges, such as limited scope of practice, regulatory barriers, and insufficient recognition, compounded by social norms that hinder their full potential. This paper presents compelling evidence that pharmacist-led interventions improve blood p…
Expanding team-based care for hypertension and cardiovascular risk management with HEARTS in the Americas
Cardiovascular diseases remain the leading cause of premature morbidity and mortality globally, with hypertension as their main modifiable risk factor. In Latin America and the Caribbean, hypertension affects more than 30% of adults, yet control rates remain alarmingly low. The HEARTS in the Americas Initiative, led by the Pan American Health Organization, promotes a model of team-based care to enhance risk management for hypertension and cardiov…
Five ways to bridge the 'know-do' continuum in global health
Identifying food environment policies and research needs in Latin America and the Caribbean
Nutrition-related health issues remain a significant public health challenge in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), where rapid transformations in food systems have contributed to increasing obesity and diet-related noncommunicable diseases. Government policies are key to shaping healthier food environments, but their implementation and evaluation vary widely across countries. This study aimed to identify national-level public policies that pr…
HEARTS Calidad
HEARTS en las Américas constituye la implementación a mayor escala de la iniciativa mundial HEARTS de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS), con la participación de 33 países, 28 de los cuales han adoptado vías clínicas estandarizadas, y cerca de 10 000 centros de atención primaria implicados. A pesar de los avances, algunos factores como la atención fragmentada, la escasa disponibilidad de dispositivos validados para medir la presión arteria…
Medicine (15 obras) · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology (11 obras) · Nursing (8 obras) · Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (7 obras) · Environmental health (7 obras) · Political science (7 obras) · Health care (6 obras) · Internal Medicine (6 obras) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (6 obras) · Public health (6 obras)