William F Waters
Biographic Data
| ID | 100895 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William F Waters |
| GIVEN NAMES | William F |
| FAMILY NAME | Waters |
| SIGNATURE | WATERS W F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad San Francisco de Quito |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6222-8551 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 26 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 26 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Encuentros impensados en la transición nutricional: Agroecosistemas andinos en la Sierra central ecuatoriana
Con base en el modelo de transición nutricional, se atribuye la prevalencia del sobrepeso y la obesidad, padecimientos ligados a las mayores tasas de morbilidad y mortalidad, a un proceso uniforme e inexorable en el que sociedades rurales, como las indígenas andinas, abandonan las dietas tradicionales y las prácticas agrícolas. Sin embargo, un encuentro impensado durante una intervención nutricional ofreció pistas para cuestionar dicho modelo. Me…
Encuentros impensados en la transición nutricional: Agroecosistemas andinos en la Sierra central ecuatoriana
Con base en el modelo de transición nutricional, se atribuye la prevalencia del sobrepeso y la obesidad, padecimientos ligados a mayores tasas de morbilidad y mortalidad, a un proceso uniforme e inexorable en el que sociedades rurales abandonan sus dietas y prácticas agrícolas tradicionales. Sin embargo, un encuentro impensado durante una intervención nutricional ofreció pistas para cuestionar dicho modelo. Mediante análisis de investigación cual…
A formative assessment of vulnerability and implications for enhancing livelihood sustainability in Indigenous communities in the Andes of Ecuador
Antibiotic use by backyard food animal producers in Ecuador: A qualitative study
Background Antibiotics are increasingly used throughout the world in food animal production for controlling and preventing disease and for promoting growth. But this trend also has the potential for promoting antibiotic resistance, which represents a threat to human, animal, and environmental health. The use of antibiotics and the potential effects of antibiotic dependence has often been associated with large-scale food animal production. But rur…
Cambio de identidad y uso de Facebook en adolescentes y jóvenes indígenas de la Sierra central ecuatoriana
El uso de las redes sociales brinda nuevas oportunidades para expresar nuestra identidad al mundo. La presentación de las personas en las plataformas de internet está extendida incluso entre los adolescentes y jóvenes indígenas que viven en comunidades rurales de la Sierra ecuatoriana. Sus representaciones informan no solo sobre su autodefinición, sino también sobre las aspiraciones futuras. Para las comunidades caracterizadas por la pobreza y la…
Fetal brain ultrasound measures and maternal nutrition: A feasibility study in Ecuador
OBJECTIVE: Nutrition during pregnancy is an important modifiable determinant of fetal growth and development. This pilot study aimed to characterize the association between fetal anthropometry, fetal brain development, and maternal diet among women in Ecuador using portable ultrasound in resource-limited clinics, including measurements of brain structures not typically imaged in this setting. METHODS: Pregnant women (n = 47) from four resource-li…
Land degradation and the link to increased livelihood vulnerabilities among indigenous populations in the Andes of Ecuador
Ecological community: Heterarchical organization in a contemporary agri-food system in Northern Andes
Desigualdades sociales y en salud en adultos mayores ecuatorianos
Mientras aumenta el número y la proporción de adultos mayores como producto de la transición demográfica y epidemiológica, es cada vez más importante reconocer la heterogeneidad de este grupo. Los determinantes socioeconómicos de salud afectan a los adultos mayores de varias maneras, generando desigualdades socioeconómicas y de salud. Este estudio analiza el estado de salud, acceso a servicios, grupo de edad, sexo, raza/etnia y nivel educativo pa…
Malnutrition inequalities in Ecuador: Differences by wealth, education level and ethnicity
Objective: To describe and quantify the magnitude and distribution of stunting, wasting, anaemia, overweight and obesity by wealth, level of education and ethnicity in Ecuador. Design: We used nationally representative data from the 2012 Ecuadorian National Health and Nutrition Survey. We used the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) as a proxy of wealth. The MPI identifies deprivations across three dimensions (health, education and standard of l…
Egg intervention effect on linear growth no longer present after two years
The Lulun Project, a randomized controlled trial conducted in 2015, found that one egg per day for 6 months during early complementary feeding reduced stunting by 47% and increased linear growth by 0.63 length-for-age Z (LAZ). This follow-up cohort study (Lulun Project II) aimed to test whether the growth effect remained in the egg intervention group compared with the control group after approximately 2 years. Mothers or caregivers from the Lulun…
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Overweight, obesity, and food consumption in Galapagos, Ecuador: A window on the world
BACKGROUND: In order to understand why rates of overweight and obesity are so high in the Ecuadorian province of Galapagos, this study analyzes changes in household food expenditures and perceptions and practices related to food consumption patterns. Galapagos is understood as an unusual but not unique case because conditions there graphically illustrate trends observed in communities and countries worldwide. A mixed methods approach was employed…
The Lulun Project's social marketing strategy in a trial to introduce eggs during complementary feeding in Ecuador
The Lulun Project incorporated a social marketing strategy that accompanied a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of a food-based intervention that introduced eggs into the complementary feeding diet of Ecuadorian infants. This strategy was designed to promote behaviour change, in this case, egg consumption, through voluntary prosocial behaviour, empowerment, and brand loyalty. A three-phase social marketing strategy (design, campaigns, and evaluat…
Semáforo nutricional de alimentos procesados: Estudio cualitativo sobre conocimientos, comprensión, actitudes y prácticas en el Ecuador
The NTLS has had a positive effect on awareness and understanding of the content of processed products. Practices related to purchasing and consuming processed foods would be improved by promotion of the nutritional labeling policy, trade control, and the monitoring and surveillance of its implementation
A qualitative study of consumer perceptions and use of traffic light food labelling in Ecuador
Objective To analyse patterns of knowledge, comprehension, attitudes and practices regarding the traffic light label placed on processed food packages to inform Ecuadorian consumers about levels of added fat, sugar and salt. Design Twenty-one focus group discussions organized by age group, sex and place of residence. Interviews with representatives of companies that manufacture or market processed foods. Analysis of regulations and structured obs…
Libertad, equidad, igualdad y desarrollo
Se analizan dos vertientes del entendimiento de libertad en la literatura clásica. Por un lado, se refiere a complejas relaciones entre el individuo y su gobierno y la ausencia relativa de control oficial sobre las acciones individuales y privadas. Por otro lado, se refiere a la calidad o el estado de ser libre, que es una característica de la persona independiente del entorno externo. Para Amartya Sen, la segunda definición permite entender la l…
Introducción
Mundos Plurales es una iniciativa desarrollada por una alianza entre el Grupo de Investigación “Análisis de las Políticas Públicas y de la Gestión Pública (APPGP) de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL-Bogotá) y el Grupo de Investigación “Políticas Sociales” de la Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales del Ecuador (FLACSO), a través de un convenio vigente entre estas universidades. Cuenta con el respaldo de académicos provenientes de…
Mundos Plurales
Mundos Plurales es una iniciativa desarrollada por una alianza entre el Grupode Investigación “Análisis de las Políticas Públicas y de la Gestión Pública(APPGP) de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL-Bogotá) y elGrupo de Investigación “Políticas Sociales” de la Facultad LatinoamericanaMundos Plurales es una iniciativa desarrollada por una alianza entre el Grupo de Investigación “Análisis de las Políticas Públicas y de la Gestión Pública (AP…
Introducción
Esta revista pretende ser un foro abierto a investigadores y a profesionales para el debate en el campo de las políticas públicas, así como para la difusión y discusión de las ideas y prácticas de acciónpública que privilegian la participación y la deliberación como instrumentos de construcción de una sociedad democrática, respetuosa de los derechos del hombre y la naturaleza, que apela a principios de justicia
Aging, Health, and Identity in Ecuador’s Indigenous Communities
Qualitative methods for assessing conditional cash-transfer programmes: The case of Panama
Governments in Latin America and elsewhere have implemented conditional cash-transfer programmes to improve standards of living in populations defined as vulnerable and excluded from the benefits of development, in order to improve access to education and health services, and to improve human capital. Qualitative research conducted among three indigenous groups in Panama provides lessons for assessing these programmes on the basis of the percepti…
Globalization and local response to epidemiological overlap in 21st century Ecuador
BACKGROUND: Third World countries are confronted by a complex overlay of two sets of health problems. Traditional maladies, including communicable diseases, malnutrition, and environmental health hazards coexist with emerging health challenges, including cardiovascular disease, cancer, and increasing levels of obesity. Using Ecuador as an example, this paper proposes a conceptual framework for linking epidemiologic overlap to emerging social stru…
Rural Poverty in Ecuador: Assessing Local Realities for the Development of Anti-poverty Programs
Rural Poverty in Ecuador -- A Qualitative Assessment
No AccessPolicy Research Working Papers21 Jun 2013Rural Poverty in Ecuador -- A Qualitative AssessmentAuthors/Editors: Jesko Hentschel, William F. Waters, Vandever Kathryn Anna WebbJesko Hentschel, William F. Waters, Vandever Kathryn Anna Webbhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-1576SectionsAboutPDF (2.6 MB) ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked In Abstract:February 1996 This report aims to assess what pov…
The Road of Many Returns: Rural Bases of the Informal Urban Economy in Ecuador
Rural Poverty in Ecuador: Assessing Local Realities for the Development of Anti-poverty Programs
Aging, Health, and Identity in Ecuador’s Indigenous Communities
A formative assessment of vulnerability and implications for enhancing livelihood sustainability in Indigenous communities in the Andes of Ecuador
Ecological community: Heterarchical organization in a contemporary agri-food system in Northern Andes
Qualitative methods for assessing conditional cash-transfer programmes: The case of Panama
Governments in Latin America and elsewhere have implemented conditional cash-transfer programmes to improve standards of living in populations defined as vulnerable and excluded from the benefits of development, in order to improve access to education and health services, and to improve human capital. Qualitative research conducted among three indigenous groups in Panama provides lessons for assessing these programmes on the basis of the percepti…
The Road of Many Returns: Rural Bases of the Informal Urban Economy in Ecuador
Rural Poverty in Ecuador -- A Qualitative Assessment
No AccessPolicy Research Working Papers21 Jun 2013Rural Poverty in Ecuador -- A Qualitative AssessmentAuthors/Editors: Jesko Hentschel, William F. Waters, Vandever Kathryn Anna WebbJesko Hentschel, William F. Waters, Vandever Kathryn Anna Webbhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-1576SectionsAboutPDF (2.6 MB) ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked In Abstract:February 1996 This report aims to assess what pov…
Rural Poverty in Ecuador: Assessing Local Realities for the Development of Anti-poverty Programs
Globalization and local response to epidemiological overlap in 21st century Ecuador
BACKGROUND: Third World countries are confronted by a complex overlay of two sets of health problems. Traditional maladies, including communicable diseases, malnutrition, and environmental health hazards coexist with emerging health challenges, including cardiovascular disease, cancer, and increasing levels of obesity. Using Ecuador as an example, this paper proposes a conceptual framework for linking epidemiologic overlap to emerging social stru…
Qualitative methods for assessing conditional cash-transfer programmes: The case of Panama
Governments in Latin America and elsewhere have implemented conditional cash-transfer programmes to improve standards of living in populations defined as vulnerable and excluded from the benefits of development, in order to improve access to education and health services, and to improve human capital. Qualitative research conducted among three indigenous groups in Panama provides lessons for assessing these programmes on the basis of the percepti…
Aging, Health, and Identity in Ecuador’s Indigenous Communities
Libertad, equidad, igualdad y desarrollo
Se analizan dos vertientes del entendimiento de libertad en la literatura clásica. Por un lado, se refiere a complejas relaciones entre el individuo y su gobierno y la ausencia relativa de control oficial sobre las acciones individuales y privadas. Por otro lado, se refiere a la calidad o el estado de ser libre, que es una característica de la persona independiente del entorno externo. Para Amartya Sen, la segunda definición permite entender la l…
Introducción
Mundos Plurales es una iniciativa desarrollada por una alianza entre el Grupo de Investigación “Análisis de las Políticas Públicas y de la Gestión Pública (APPGP) de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL-Bogotá) y el Grupo de Investigación “Políticas Sociales” de la Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales del Ecuador (FLACSO), a través de un convenio vigente entre estas universidades. Cuenta con el respaldo de académicos provenientes de…
Mundos Plurales
Mundos Plurales es una iniciativa desarrollada por una alianza entre el Grupode Investigación “Análisis de las Políticas Públicas y de la Gestión Pública(APPGP) de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL-Bogotá) y elGrupo de Investigación “Políticas Sociales” de la Facultad LatinoamericanaMundos Plurales es una iniciativa desarrollada por una alianza entre el Grupo de Investigación “Análisis de las Políticas Públicas y de la Gestión Pública (AP…
Introducción
Esta revista pretende ser un foro abierto a investigadores y a profesionales para el debate en el campo de las políticas públicas, así como para la difusión y discusión de las ideas y prácticas de acciónpública que privilegian la participación y la deliberación como instrumentos de construcción de una sociedad democrática, respetuosa de los derechos del hombre y la naturaleza, que apela a principios de justicia
Semáforo nutricional de alimentos procesados: Estudio cualitativo sobre conocimientos, comprensión, actitudes y prácticas en el Ecuador
The NTLS has had a positive effect on awareness and understanding of the content of processed products. Practices related to purchasing and consuming processed foods would be improved by promotion of the nutritional labeling policy, trade control, and the monitoring and surveillance of its implementation
A qualitative study of consumer perceptions and use of traffic light food labelling in Ecuador
Objective To analyse patterns of knowledge, comprehension, attitudes and practices regarding the traffic light label placed on processed food packages to inform Ecuadorian consumers about levels of added fat, sugar and salt. Design Twenty-one focus group discussions organized by age group, sex and place of residence. Interviews with representatives of companies that manufacture or market processed foods. Analysis of regulations and structured obs…
Overweight, obesity, and food consumption in Galapagos, Ecuador: A window on the world
BACKGROUND: In order to understand why rates of overweight and obesity are so high in the Ecuadorian province of Galapagos, this study analyzes changes in household food expenditures and perceptions and practices related to food consumption patterns. Galapagos is understood as an unusual but not unique case because conditions there graphically illustrate trends observed in communities and countries worldwide. A mixed methods approach was employed…
The Lulun Project's social marketing strategy in a trial to introduce eggs during complementary feeding in Ecuador
The Lulun Project incorporated a social marketing strategy that accompanied a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of a food-based intervention that introduced eggs into the complementary feeding diet of Ecuadorian infants. This strategy was designed to promote behaviour change, in this case, egg consumption, through voluntary prosocial behaviour, empowerment, and brand loyalty. A three-phase social marketing strategy (design, campaigns, and evaluat…
Egg intervention effect on linear growth no longer present after two years
The Lulun Project, a randomized controlled trial conducted in 2015, found that one egg per day for 6 months during early complementary feeding reduced stunting by 47% and increased linear growth by 0.63 length-for-age Z (LAZ). This follow-up cohort study (Lulun Project II) aimed to test whether the growth effect remained in the egg intervention group compared with the control group after approximately 2 years. Mothers or caregivers from the Lulun…
Duplicate publications letter
An abstract is not available for this content. As you have access to this content, full HTML content is provided on this page. A PDF of this content is also available in through the ‘Save PDF’ action button
Desigualdades sociales y en salud en adultos mayores ecuatorianos
Mientras aumenta el número y la proporción de adultos mayores como producto de la transición demográfica y epidemiológica, es cada vez más importante reconocer la heterogeneidad de este grupo. Los determinantes socioeconómicos de salud afectan a los adultos mayores de varias maneras, generando desigualdades socioeconómicas y de salud. Este estudio analiza el estado de salud, acceso a servicios, grupo de edad, sexo, raza/etnia y nivel educativo pa…
Malnutrition inequalities in Ecuador: Differences by wealth, education level and ethnicity
Objective: To describe and quantify the magnitude and distribution of stunting, wasting, anaemia, overweight and obesity by wealth, level of education and ethnicity in Ecuador. Design: We used nationally representative data from the 2012 Ecuadorian National Health and Nutrition Survey. We used the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) as a proxy of wealth. The MPI identifies deprivations across three dimensions (health, education and standard of l…
Fetal brain ultrasound measures and maternal nutrition: A feasibility study in Ecuador
OBJECTIVE: Nutrition during pregnancy is an important modifiable determinant of fetal growth and development. This pilot study aimed to characterize the association between fetal anthropometry, fetal brain development, and maternal diet among women in Ecuador using portable ultrasound in resource-limited clinics, including measurements of brain structures not typically imaged in this setting. METHODS: Pregnant women (n = 47) from four resource-li…
Land degradation and the link to increased livelihood vulnerabilities among indigenous populations in the Andes of Ecuador
Ecological community: Heterarchical organization in a contemporary agri-food system in Northern Andes
Antibiotic use by backyard food animal producers in Ecuador: A qualitative study
Background Antibiotics are increasingly used throughout the world in food animal production for controlling and preventing disease and for promoting growth. But this trend also has the potential for promoting antibiotic resistance, which represents a threat to human, animal, and environmental health. The use of antibiotics and the potential effects of antibiotic dependence has often been associated with large-scale food animal production. But rur…
Cambio de identidad y uso de Facebook en adolescentes y jóvenes indígenas de la Sierra central ecuatoriana
El uso de las redes sociales brinda nuevas oportunidades para expresar nuestra identidad al mundo. La presentación de las personas en las plataformas de internet está extendida incluso entre los adolescentes y jóvenes indígenas que viven en comunidades rurales de la Sierra ecuatoriana. Sus representaciones informan no solo sobre su autodefinición, sino también sobre las aspiraciones futuras. Para las comunidades caracterizadas por la pobreza y la…
A formative assessment of vulnerability and implications for enhancing livelihood sustainability in Indigenous communities in the Andes of Ecuador
Encuentros impensados en la transición nutricional: Agroecosistemas andinos en la Sierra central ecuatoriana
Con base en el modelo de transición nutricional, se atribuye la prevalencia del sobrepeso y la obesidad, padecimientos ligados a las mayores tasas de morbilidad y mortalidad, a un proceso uniforme e inexorable en el que sociedades rurales, como las indígenas andinas, abandonan las dietas tradicionales y las prácticas agrícolas. Sin embargo, un encuentro impensado durante una intervención nutricional ofreció pistas para cuestionar dicho modelo. Me…
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