Rafael Perez‐escamilla

Biographic Data

ID3639445
NAMERafael Perez‐escamilla
GIVEN NAMESRafael
FAMILY NAMEPerez‐escamilla
SIGNATUREESCAMILLA R P
AFFILIATIONSDepartment of Chronic Disease Epidemiology Yale School of Public Health New Haven Connecticut USA
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS48
AUTHOR COUNT10
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1998
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX2

  • Navigating Change

    Open AccessSofía Irene Olmedo, Claudia Valeggia et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Human Biology2026

    This Pilagá community is experiencing a dietary transition toward westernized foods, driven by biosociocultural factors that mirror broader shifts in local food systems and consumption patterns

  • Feasibility and acceptability of a text message intervention used as an adjunct tool by WIC breastfeeding peer counsellors

    Open AccessN Harari, Marjorie S Rosenthal et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2017

    Breastfeeding rates among mothers in the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) are lower than for other mothers in the United States. The objective of this study was to test the acceptability and feasibility of the Lactation Advice thru Texting Can Help intervention. Mothers were enrolled at 18-30 weeks gestation from two WIC breastfeeding peer counselling (PC) programmes if they intended to breastfeed and had unli…

  • Impact of the Baby‐friendly Hospital Initiative on breastfeeding and child health outcomes

    Open AccessRafael Perez‐escamilla, Josefa L Martinez et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2016

    The Baby‐friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) is a key component of the World Health Organization/United Nations Children's Fund Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding. The primary aim of this narrative systematic review was to examine the impact of BFHI implementation on breastfeeding and child health outcomes worldwide and in the United States. Experimental, quasi‐experimental and observational studies were considered eligible for th…

  • Acculturative type is associated with breastfeeding duration among low‐income Latinas

    Open AccessDonna J Chapman, Rafael Pérez-Escamilla et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2011

    We sought to assess the relationship between acculturative type and breastfeeding outcomes among low-income Latinas, utilising a multidimensional assessment of acculturation. We analysed data derived from a breastfeeding peer counselling randomised trial. Acculturation was assessed during pregnancy using a modified Acculturation Rating Scale for Mexican Americans scale. Analyses were restricted to Latinas who completed the acculturation scale and…

  • Health Care Access Among Hispanic Immigrants

    Open AccessRafael Pérez-Escamilla, Rafael Perez‐escamilla et al.ARTICLENAPA Bulletin2010Cited by: 20References: 68

    This systematic review identified 77 studies to examine patterns and determinants of health care access among Hispanic immigrants (HI) living in the United States. In spite of major mental and physical care needs, HI and their families are at very high risk of not having access to health care compared with nonimmigrant Hispanics and non-Hispanic whites. Noncitizenship status is a major barrier for accessing health care because of program ineligib…

  • The longer you stay, the bigger you get

    Open AccessD Himmelgreen, David A Himmelgreen et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Physical…2004Cited by: 27References: 20

    This cross‐sectional study examined whether length of time in the U.S., language use, and birthplace (proxy measures of acculturation) were associated with body mass index (BMI) and obesity in a sample of 174 low‐income Puerto Rican women from Hartford, Connecticut. The mean BMI for the total sample (N = 174) was 27.39 (S.D. = 5.07), and nearly 34% of the sample was considered obese (BMI ≥ 30). There was a statistically significant increase in BM…

  • Nutrition knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors among Latinos in the USA

    Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, Rafael Perez‐escamilla et al.ARTICLEEcology of Food and Nutrition2001

    The objectives of this study are to: (a) assess Latino's nutrition knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and sources of nutrition information, and (b) examine the association of these with language use at home. Household‐to‐household interviews were conducted in five predominantly Latino neighborhoods in Hartford, Connecticut in households with at least one child ≤ 12 years of age. The typical Latina respondent was a woman in her early 30s who was the…

  • Council On Nutritional Anthropology

    Open AccessRafael Pérez-Escamilla, Rafael Perez‐escamilla et al.ARTICLEAnthropology News2000

  • Food habits of drug-using Puerto Rican women in inner-city Hartford

    Nancy Romero‐daza, D Himmelgreen et al.ARTICLEMedical Anthropology1999Cited by: 1References: 18

    Research on the impact of heroin, cocaine, and other drugs on the dietary patterns of drug users is limited. This paper presents qualitative data from Project SANA (Salud y Nutrición en Addición/Health and Nutrition in Addiction) on the food habits of drug‐using Puerto Rican women in inner‐city Hartford, Connecticut. The results indicate that both the quantity and the quality of food intake are inadequate in this group of women. The physiological…

  • A comparison of the nutritional status and food security of drug‐using and non‐drug‐using Hispanic women in Hartford, Connecticut

    Open AccessD Himmelgreen, David A Himmelgreen et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Physical…1998