Yvonne N Flores
Biographic Data
| ID | 5492115 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yvonne N Flores |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yvonne N |
| FAMILY NAME | Flores |
| SIGNATURE | FLORES Y N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Mexican Social Security Institute |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0601-357X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Bending the curve
Addressing the World Health Organization’s noncommunicable disease (NCD) “best buys” is key to reducing the disease burden in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Yet, the potential impact of addressing NCD risk factors on current health expenditures (CHE) in LAC countries is unknown. This study uses both Global Burden of Disease (GBD) data and administrative information to model the impact of addressing four risk factors on CHE trends for 24 L…
Exploring the effect of sedentary behavior on increased adiposity in middle-aged adults
Increased sedentary behavior was associated with increased body fat mass when corrected self-reported sedentary behavior was used. Implementing public health strategies to reduce sedentary behavior is imperative
The Urgent Need to Address Violence Against Health Workers During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Rodríguez-Bolaños, Rosibel PhD; Cartujano-Barrera, Francisco MD; Cartujano, Brenda MD; Flores, Yvonne N. PhD; Cupertino, Ana Paula PhD; Gallegos-Carrillo, Katia ScD Author Information
Increased Prevalence of Psychosocial, Behavioral, and Socio-Environmental Risk Factors among Overweight and Obese Youths in Mexico and the United States
The aim of this study was to examine various psychosocial, behavioral, and socio-environmental factors in a multiethnic sample of healthy-weight, overweight, and obese youths in the United States (US) and Mexico and determine differences by sex. We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 633 youths aged 11-18 years who completed a self-reported questionnaire. Height and weight were measured to determine body mass index (BMI). Overweight and obese…
Influence of mealtime habits on the risk of weight gain and obesity in Mexican adults
Objective To prospectively examine the extent to which mealtime habits influences the risk of weight gain and obesity in Mexican adults. Design We performed a prospective cohort study. The Mealtime Habits Quality (MHQ) scale was used for assessing participants’ MHQ; the outcomes of interest were gain ≥5 % of body weight, developing overweight/obesity and abdominal obesity, after 7 years of follow-up. In order to estimate the independent effect of…
Factors Influencing Mexican Women's Decisions to Vaccinate Daughters Against HPV in the United States and Mexico
Mexican and Mexican-American women bear high cervical cancer burdens, yet relationships between mothers' experiences of vaccinating daughters against cervical cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV) on both sides of the border are unknown. We surveyed 400 Mexican-born women in Oxnard, California, United States and Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico, about their beliefs and practices regarding daughters' HPV vaccination, conducting in-depth interviews …
Perceived health status and cardiometabolic risk among a sample of youth in Mexico
Neighborhood socio-economic disadvantage and race/ethnicity as predictors of breast cancer stage at diagnosis
Hispanic women showed the least improvement in breast cancer stage at diagnosis from 1990 to 2000. Breast cancer screening and education programs that target under-served communities, such as the rapidly growing Hispanic population, are needed in California
Measurement properties of a multicultural weight-specific quality-of-life instrument for children and adolescents
The YQOL-W shows good reliability and validity for assessing weight-specific QOL in children and adolescents
Physical activity and risk of Metabolic Syndrome in an urban Mexican cohort
Our results indicate that both leisure-time and workplace activity at different intensity levels, including low-intensity significantly reduce the risk of MS. This finding highlights the need for more recommendations regarding the specific amount and intensity of leisure-time and workplace activity needed to prevent MS
An integrated method for evaluating community-based safe water programmes and an application in rural Mexico
The burden of diarrhoeal disease remains high in the developing world. Community-based safe drinking water programmes are being promoted as cost-effective interventions that will help reduce this illness burden. However, the effectiveness of these programmes remains under-investigated. The primary argument of this paper is that the biological exposure reductions underlying safe water interventions vary tremendously over space and time, and studie…
Immigrant Generational Status and Ethnic Differences in Health
We read with interest 2 recent reports using population-level epidemiological data to make inferences about ethnic differences in illicit drug use status1 or health status.2 Both reports were remiss in not attributing more importance to the influence of immigration history and immigrant generational status. Particularly for countries of origin distant from the United States and Canada and from which most immigrants came voluntarily (as opposed to…
An integrated method for evaluating community-based safe water programmes and an application in rural Mexico
The burden of diarrhoeal disease remains high in the developing world. Community-based safe drinking water programmes are being promoted as cost-effective interventions that will help reduce this illness burden. However, the effectiveness of these programmes remains under-investigated. The primary argument of this paper is that the biological exposure reductions underlying safe water interventions vary tremendously over space and time, and studie…
Immigrant Generational Status and Ethnic Differences in Health
We read with interest 2 recent reports using population-level epidemiological data to make inferences about ethnic differences in illicit drug use status1 or health status.2 Both reports were remiss in not attributing more importance to the influence of immigration history and immigrant generational status. Particularly for countries of origin distant from the United States and Canada and from which most immigrants came voluntarily (as opposed to…
Immigrant Generational Status and Ethnic Differences in Health
We read with interest 2 recent reports using population-level epidemiological data to make inferences about ethnic differences in illicit drug use status1 or health status.2 Both reports were remiss in not attributing more importance to the influence of immigration history and immigrant generational status. Particularly for countries of origin distant from the United States and Canada and from which most immigrants came voluntarily (as opposed to…
An integrated method for evaluating community-based safe water programmes and an application in rural Mexico
The burden of diarrhoeal disease remains high in the developing world. Community-based safe drinking water programmes are being promoted as cost-effective interventions that will help reduce this illness burden. However, the effectiveness of these programmes remains under-investigated. The primary argument of this paper is that the biological exposure reductions underlying safe water interventions vary tremendously over space and time, and studie…
Physical activity and risk of Metabolic Syndrome in an urban Mexican cohort
Our results indicate that both leisure-time and workplace activity at different intensity levels, including low-intensity significantly reduce the risk of MS. This finding highlights the need for more recommendations regarding the specific amount and intensity of leisure-time and workplace activity needed to prevent MS
Measurement properties of a multicultural weight-specific quality-of-life instrument for children and adolescents
The YQOL-W shows good reliability and validity for assessing weight-specific QOL in children and adolescents
Neighborhood socio-economic disadvantage and race/ethnicity as predictors of breast cancer stage at diagnosis
Hispanic women showed the least improvement in breast cancer stage at diagnosis from 1990 to 2000. Breast cancer screening and education programs that target under-served communities, such as the rapidly growing Hispanic population, are needed in California
Perceived health status and cardiometabolic risk among a sample of youth in Mexico
Factors Influencing Mexican Women's Decisions to Vaccinate Daughters Against HPV in the United States and Mexico
Mexican and Mexican-American women bear high cervical cancer burdens, yet relationships between mothers' experiences of vaccinating daughters against cervical cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV) on both sides of the border are unknown. We surveyed 400 Mexican-born women in Oxnard, California, United States and Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico, about their beliefs and practices regarding daughters' HPV vaccination, conducting in-depth interviews …
Influence of mealtime habits on the risk of weight gain and obesity in Mexican adults
Objective To prospectively examine the extent to which mealtime habits influences the risk of weight gain and obesity in Mexican adults. Design We performed a prospective cohort study. The Mealtime Habits Quality (MHQ) scale was used for assessing participants’ MHQ; the outcomes of interest were gain ≥5 % of body weight, developing overweight/obesity and abdominal obesity, after 7 years of follow-up. In order to estimate the independent effect of…
Increased Prevalence of Psychosocial, Behavioral, and Socio-Environmental Risk Factors among Overweight and Obese Youths in Mexico and the United States
The aim of this study was to examine various psychosocial, behavioral, and socio-environmental factors in a multiethnic sample of healthy-weight, overweight, and obese youths in the United States (US) and Mexico and determine differences by sex. We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 633 youths aged 11-18 years who completed a self-reported questionnaire. Height and weight were measured to determine body mass index (BMI). Overweight and obese…
The Urgent Need to Address Violence Against Health Workers During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Rodríguez-Bolaños, Rosibel PhD; Cartujano-Barrera, Francisco MD; Cartujano, Brenda MD; Flores, Yvonne N. PhD; Cupertino, Ana Paula PhD; Gallegos-Carrillo, Katia ScD Author Information
Exploring the effect of sedentary behavior on increased adiposity in middle-aged adults
Increased sedentary behavior was associated with increased body fat mass when corrected self-reported sedentary behavior was used. Implementing public health strategies to reduce sedentary behavior is imperative
Bending the curve
Addressing the World Health Organization’s noncommunicable disease (NCD) “best buys” is key to reducing the disease burden in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Yet, the potential impact of addressing NCD risk factors on current health expenditures (CHE) in LAC countries is unknown. This study uses both Global Burden of Disease (GBD) data and administrative information to model the impact of addressing four risk factors on CHE trends for 24 L…
Medicine (12 works) · Gerontology (9 works) · Internal Medicine (8 works) · Demography (7 works) · Environmental health (7 works) · Demography (6 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (6 works) · Body mass index (5 works) · Obesity (5 works) · Ethnic group (4 works)