Amelie G Ramirez

Biographic Data

ID6055822
NAMEAmelie G Ramirez
GIVEN NAMESAmelie G
FAMILY NAMERamirez
SIGNATURERAMIREZ A G
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS12
WORKS AS AUTHOR8
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1978
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX1

  • Uncovering multilevel drivers of cancer disparities among Latinos in the United States

    Open AccessArnulfo G Ramirez, Amelie G Ramirez et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2025

    Cancer disparities among Latinos in the United States persist as a significant public health challenge, characterized by inequitable outcomes throughout the cancer continuum. Latinos experience elevated rates and poorer prognoses in certain cancers compared to other populations, driven by complex, multilevel interactions involving environmental exposures, genetic factors, cultural practices, and systemic inequalities. Recognizing the substantial …

  • Children's Afterschool Culinary Education Improves Eating Behaviors

    Open AccessSusanne Schmidt, Valentin Edo Hernandez et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2022

    The program was well-received by participants. Participants reported improved eating behaviors and culinary skills after program completion. Therefore, this hands-on afterschool culinary education program can help improve healthy eating in a predominantly Hispanic/Latino, low-socioeconomic community

  • Conceptions of acculturation

    Open AccessMaria Lopez‐Class, Maria Lopez-Class et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2011

  • Reductions in Cigarette Smoking and Acute Myocardial Infarction Mortality in Jefferson County, Texas

    Alfred L Mcalister, Philip Huang et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2010References: 6

    After litigation against the tobacco industry ended in a settlement, the Texas legislature funded pilot projects to reduce tobacco use in selected areas of the state. Subsequent telephone surveys showed that well-funded activities were successful in reducing population rates of self-reported cigarette smoking. We present evidence that the reduction in smoking promptly led to lower rates of death from acute myocardial infarctions

  • A Su Salud

    Maria Eugenia Fernández-Esquer, Paula Espinoza et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Health Behavior2003

    Although it is important to address the cultural needs of all Mexican American women, it is also important to understand the tangible environmental barriers faced by the older women

  • Cervical Cancer Screening in Regional Hispanic Populations

    Arnulfo G Ramirez, Amelie G Ramirez et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Health Behavior2000

  • A media-based acculturation scale for Mexican-Americans

    Arnulfo G Ramirez, Amelie G Ramirez et al.ARTICLEFamily & Community Health1986Cited by: 12References: 1

    Ramirez, Amelie G. MPH; Cousins, Jennifer H. PhD; Santos, Yolanda MSW; Supik, Josie D. MA Author Information

  • Authors' Response

    Frank J Weaver, Arnulfo G Ramirez et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health1978

    Authors' Response Frank J. Weaver, and Amelie G. Ramirez CopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.68.4.414-b Published Online: October 07, 2011