Lilian G Pérez
Biographic Data
| ID | 179160 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lilian G Pérez |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lilian G |
| FAMILY NAME | Pérez |
| SIGNATURE | PEREZ L G |
| AFFILIATIONS | RAND Corporation |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3823-7380 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Social Safety and Health Outcomes in Emerging Adults: Interactions of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Discrimination
Social safety theory suggests that individuals from minoritized racial and ethnic groups or sexual and gender diverse (SGD) groups are exposed to multilevel and interacting stressors, which can set the stage for adverse health outcomes. Using a social safety framework, we examine interactions between discrimination and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on health outcomes and how these interactions may differ by race and ethnicity or SGD status…
Neighborhood walkability, neighborhood social health, and self-selection among U.S. adults
Neighborhood walkability may promote specific aspects of neighborhood social health, which together are beneficial for physical and mental health. These findings provide additional impetus for enhancing walkability of US communities
Community and Healthcare Perspectives on Implementing Hypertension Interventions for a Multiethnic Safety-Net Population
Engaging community and healthcare informants can ground implementation in the policy, community, healthcare system, clinical, and interpersonal contexts surrounding diverse patients at risk for disparities. Such grounding can reframe inequitable implementation as a multilevel social problem facing communities and healthcare systems, rather than individuals
Psychosocial Correlates of Meeting National Guidelines for Muscle-Strengthening Activities in Latinas
Background Performing regular muscle-strengthening activity has numerous health benefits, including improvements in blood pressure, hemoglobin A1c, and lean body mass. Despite the disproportionate prevalence of lifestyle-related chronic disease in Latinas (diabetes, hypertension, obesity), most do not report meeting the national guidelines for muscle-strengthening activity. Existing physical activity (PA) research in Latinas has focused almost ex…
Church Contextual Factors Associated With Latinx Physical Activity and Park Use
Churches can be important settings for promoting physical activity (PA) among Latinx populations. Little is known about what factors across the church context-social, organizational, and physical (outdoor spaces)-are associated with Latinx PA to inform faith-based PA interventions. This study investigated associations of church contextual factors with Latinx PA. We used cross-sectional data from a Latinx adult sample recruited from 6 churches tha…
Neighborhood social environment change in late adolescence predicts substance use in emerging adulthood
Big Data Needs and Challenges to Advance Research on Racial and Ethnic Inequities in Maternal and Child Health
Neighborhood Environment Perceptions among Latinos in the U.S
In the U.S., immigrants and racial/ethnic minorities (e.g., Latinos) often report unfavorable neighborhood environments, which may hinder physical activity (PA). Among Latinos, PA levels are disproportionately lower in foreign-born, female, older, and low-education individuals. It is unclear whether these subgroups, including those from multiple disadvantaged backgrounds (e.g., low education, foreign-born), perceive worse neighborhood environment…
Geographic disparities in cancer screening and fatalism among a nationally representative sample of US adults
BACKGROUND: Cancer screening in the USA is suboptimal, particularly for individuals living in vulnerable communities. This study aimed to understand how rurality and racial segregation are independently and interactively associated with cancer screening and cancer fatalism. METHODS: We used data from a nationally representative sample of adults (n=17 736) from National Cancer Institute's Health Information National Trends Survey, 2011-2017, inclu…
Psychometric Properties of the God Locus of Health Control Scale in Churchgoing Latinas
This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the God Locus of Health Control scale, a measure of the extent to which an individual believes God has control over one’s health, among a sample of churchgoing Latinas ( N = 398). Confirmatory factor analysis showed support for a one-factor structure and internal consistency reliability, as measured by Cronbach’s coefficient alpha, was good. Evidence for convergent validit…
Socio-demographic Moderators of Associations Between Psychological Factors and Latinas’ Breast Cancer Screening Behaviors
Psychometric Evaluation of the Spanish Versions of the Perceived Religious Influence on Health Behavior Scale and the Illness as Punishment for Sin Scale in a Sample of Churchgoing Latinas
The present study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Spanish versions of the Perceived Religious Influence on Health Behavior scale and the Illness as Punishment for Sin scale in a sample of churchgoing Latina women ( N = 404). For the Perceived Religious Influence on Health Behavior scale, confirmatory factor analysis provided support for the expected one- factor model, internal consistency reliability was good, and there was evidence …
Fe en Acción: Promoting Physical Activity Among Churchgoing Latinas
Objectives. To evaluate the impact of a faith-based intervention to promote physical activity in Latinas. Methods. We randomized 16 churches in San Diego County, California, to a physical activity intervention or cancer screening comparison condition (n = 436). The intervention followed an ecological framework and involved promotoras. We examined 12-month intervention effects, including accelerometer-based moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (…
Arredondo et al. Respond
AffiliationsElva M. Arredondo, Noe Crespo, and John P. Elder are with the Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA. Nanette V. Lopez, Jessica Haughton, and Lilian Perez are with the Institute for Behavioral and Community Health, San Diego. James Sallis is with the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California, San Diego. Guadalupe Ayala is with the College of Health and Human Services…
Progress in physical activity over the Olympic quadrennium
Professional and community satisfaction with the Brazilian family health strategy
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the strengths and limitations of the Family Health Strategy from the perspective of health care professionals and the community. METHODS: Between June-August 2009, in the city of Vespasiano, Minas Gerais State, Southeastern Brazil, a questionnaire was used to evaluate the Family Health Strategy (ESF) with 77 healthcare professionals and 293 caregivers of children under five. Health care professional training, community acces…
User satisfaction with the Family Health Program in Vespasiano, Minas Gerais, Brazil
The current data are important indicators of population health in Minas Gerais, Brazil, and suggest that users' satisfaction with the PSF and perceptions about its accessibility can be improved by ensuring that all households receive at least one health agent home visit per month. These results could be applied to other parts of Brazil or Latin America to improve understanding of user perceptions of health systems
Professional and community satisfaction with the Brazilian family health strategy
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the strengths and limitations of the Family Health Strategy from the perspective of health care professionals and the community. METHODS: Between June-August 2009, in the city of Vespasiano, Minas Gerais State, Southeastern Brazil, a questionnaire was used to evaluate the Family Health Strategy (ESF) with 77 healthcare professionals and 293 caregivers of children under five. Health care professional training, community acces…
Fe en Acción: Promoting Physical Activity Among Churchgoing Latinas
Objectives. To evaluate the impact of a faith-based intervention to promote physical activity in Latinas. Methods. We randomized 16 churches in San Diego County, California, to a physical activity intervention or cancer screening comparison condition (n = 436). The intervention followed an ecological framework and involved promotoras. We examined 12-month intervention effects, including accelerometer-based moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (…
Psychometric Properties of the God Locus of Health Control Scale in Churchgoing Latinas
This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the God Locus of Health Control scale, a measure of the extent to which an individual believes God has control over one’s health, among a sample of churchgoing Latinas ( N = 398). Confirmatory factor analysis showed support for a one-factor structure and internal consistency reliability, as measured by Cronbach’s coefficient alpha, was good. Evidence for convergent validit…
User satisfaction with the Family Health Program in Vespasiano, Minas Gerais, Brazil
The current data are important indicators of population health in Minas Gerais, Brazil, and suggest that users' satisfaction with the PSF and perceptions about its accessibility can be improved by ensuring that all households receive at least one health agent home visit per month. These results could be applied to other parts of Brazil or Latin America to improve understanding of user perceptions of health systems
Professional and community satisfaction with the Brazilian family health strategy
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the strengths and limitations of the Family Health Strategy from the perspective of health care professionals and the community. METHODS: Between June-August 2009, in the city of Vespasiano, Minas Gerais State, Southeastern Brazil, a questionnaire was used to evaluate the Family Health Strategy (ESF) with 77 healthcare professionals and 293 caregivers of children under five. Health care professional training, community acces…
Progress in physical activity over the Olympic quadrennium
Socio-demographic Moderators of Associations Between Psychological Factors and Latinas’ Breast Cancer Screening Behaviors
Psychometric Evaluation of the Spanish Versions of the Perceived Religious Influence on Health Behavior Scale and the Illness as Punishment for Sin Scale in a Sample of Churchgoing Latinas
The present study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Spanish versions of the Perceived Religious Influence on Health Behavior scale and the Illness as Punishment for Sin scale in a sample of churchgoing Latina women ( N = 404). For the Perceived Religious Influence on Health Behavior scale, confirmatory factor analysis provided support for the expected one- factor model, internal consistency reliability was good, and there was evidence …
Fe en Acción: Promoting Physical Activity Among Churchgoing Latinas
Objectives. To evaluate the impact of a faith-based intervention to promote physical activity in Latinas. Methods. We randomized 16 churches in San Diego County, California, to a physical activity intervention or cancer screening comparison condition (n = 436). The intervention followed an ecological framework and involved promotoras. We examined 12-month intervention effects, including accelerometer-based moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (…
Arredondo et al. Respond
AffiliationsElva M. Arredondo, Noe Crespo, and John P. Elder are with the Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA. Nanette V. Lopez, Jessica Haughton, and Lilian Perez are with the Institute for Behavioral and Community Health, San Diego. James Sallis is with the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California, San Diego. Guadalupe Ayala is with the College of Health and Human Services…
Psychometric Properties of the God Locus of Health Control Scale in Churchgoing Latinas
This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the God Locus of Health Control scale, a measure of the extent to which an individual believes God has control over one’s health, among a sample of churchgoing Latinas ( N = 398). Confirmatory factor analysis showed support for a one-factor structure and internal consistency reliability, as measured by Cronbach’s coefficient alpha, was good. Evidence for convergent validit…
Neighborhood Environment Perceptions among Latinos in the U.S
In the U.S., immigrants and racial/ethnic minorities (e.g., Latinos) often report unfavorable neighborhood environments, which may hinder physical activity (PA). Among Latinos, PA levels are disproportionately lower in foreign-born, female, older, and low-education individuals. It is unclear whether these subgroups, including those from multiple disadvantaged backgrounds (e.g., low education, foreign-born), perceive worse neighborhood environment…
Geographic disparities in cancer screening and fatalism among a nationally representative sample of US adults
BACKGROUND: Cancer screening in the USA is suboptimal, particularly for individuals living in vulnerable communities. This study aimed to understand how rurality and racial segregation are independently and interactively associated with cancer screening and cancer fatalism. METHODS: We used data from a nationally representative sample of adults (n=17 736) from National Cancer Institute's Health Information National Trends Survey, 2011-2017, inclu…
Big Data Needs and Challenges to Advance Research on Racial and Ethnic Inequities in Maternal and Child Health
Psychosocial Correlates of Meeting National Guidelines for Muscle-Strengthening Activities in Latinas
Background Performing regular muscle-strengthening activity has numerous health benefits, including improvements in blood pressure, hemoglobin A1c, and lean body mass. Despite the disproportionate prevalence of lifestyle-related chronic disease in Latinas (diabetes, hypertension, obesity), most do not report meeting the national guidelines for muscle-strengthening activity. Existing physical activity (PA) research in Latinas has focused almost ex…
Church Contextual Factors Associated With Latinx Physical Activity and Park Use
Churches can be important settings for promoting physical activity (PA) among Latinx populations. Little is known about what factors across the church context-social, organizational, and physical (outdoor spaces)-are associated with Latinx PA to inform faith-based PA interventions. This study investigated associations of church contextual factors with Latinx PA. We used cross-sectional data from a Latinx adult sample recruited from 6 churches tha…
Neighborhood social environment change in late adolescence predicts substance use in emerging adulthood
Neighborhood walkability, neighborhood social health, and self-selection among U.S. adults
Neighborhood walkability may promote specific aspects of neighborhood social health, which together are beneficial for physical and mental health. These findings provide additional impetus for enhancing walkability of US communities
Community and Healthcare Perspectives on Implementing Hypertension Interventions for a Multiethnic Safety-Net Population
Engaging community and healthcare informants can ground implementation in the policy, community, healthcare system, clinical, and interpersonal contexts surrounding diverse patients at risk for disparities. Such grounding can reframe inequitable implementation as a multilevel social problem facing communities and healthcare systems, rather than individuals
Social Safety and Health Outcomes in Emerging Adults: Interactions of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Discrimination
Social safety theory suggests that individuals from minoritized racial and ethnic groups or sexual and gender diverse (SGD) groups are exposed to multilevel and interacting stressors, which can set the stage for adverse health outcomes. Using a social safety framework, we examine interactions between discrimination and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on health outcomes and how these interactions may differ by race and ethnicity or SGD status…
Medicine (13 works) · Psychology (11 works) · Gerontology (9 works) · Nursing (8 works) · Public health (8 works) · Environmental health (7 works) · Demography (6 works) · Geography (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Ethnic group (5 works)