Edna Acosta‐Pérez
Biographic Data
| ID | 6765627 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Edna Acosta‐Pérez |
| GIVEN NAMES | Edna |
| FAMILY NAME | Acosta‐Pérez |
| SIGNATURE | PEREZ E A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7101-3157 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
“It is not something you like to hear, but it is something you have to know”. Community preferences for risk communication during pregnancy in the context of an emerging pathogen
INTRODUCTION: Community values and preferences should inform risk communication during pregnancy in the context of an epidemic of an emerging pathogen, given the high levels of uncertainty in the diagnosis and the probability of an adverse outcome. METHODS: We conducted a multicountry qualitative study with 98 women from 7 sites in Brazil, Colombia and Puerto Rico to understand their preferences for learning about Zika virus test results amid hig…
Comienzo Saludable Puerto Rico
The Cuidado Compartido model demonstrates a scalable, culturally responsive strategy to improve maternal, newborn, and child health outcomes. It offers critical insights for implementation in other high-need contexts
The Puerto Rico community engagement alliance (PR-Ceal) against Covid-19 disparities
In September 2020, the National Institutes of Health acted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, recognizing the critical need to combat misinformation, particularly in communities disproportionately affected by the crisis. The Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL) emerged as an initiative dedicated to fostering reliable, science-based information, diversity, and inclusion; aiming to implement effective strategies to mitigate the spread of COVID-1…
“I found out about Zika virus after she was born.” Women’s experiences of risk communication during the Zika virus epidemic in Brazil, Colombia, and Puerto Rico
Providing accurate, evidence-based information to women with Zika infection during pregnancy was problematic because of the high degree of uncertainty in the diagnosis of the infection and the associated risk. The 2015–17 Zika virus epidemic overwhelmingly affected women in countries with limited access to safe abortion. Understanding women’s perspectives on risk communication during pregnancy in the context of an emerging pathogen can help infor…
Continuation of Reversible Contraception Following Enrollment in the Zika Contraception Access Network (Z‐CAN) in Puerto Rico, 2016–2020
The Zika Contraception Access Network (Z‐CAN) provided access to high‐quality client‐centered contraceptive services across Puerto Rico during the 2016–2017 Zika virus outbreak. We sent online surveys during May 2017–August 2020 to a subset of Z‐CAN patients at 6, 24, and 36 months after program enrollment (response rates: 55–60 percent). We described contraceptive method continuation, method satisfaction, and method switching, and we identified …
Community Forums as Amplifiers of Communities’ Voices
Social determinants of health contribute to health disparities and inequities. We conducted a community forum on the topic of isolation with the objectives of (1) identifying and prioritizing key health-related issues needing attention in isolated communities in Puerto Rico; (2) developing strategies in terms of Policies, Programs, and Practices to address the community priorities we identified. We used the triangulation method for qualitative da…
Environmental Stressors Suffered by Women with Gynecological Cancers in the Aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and María in Puerto Rico
These findings are relevant to cancer patients, decision-makers, and health providers facing extreme events and disasters in the Caribbean. Identifying environmental secondary stressors and the most relevant cascading effects is useful for decision-makers so that they may address and mitigate the effects of hurricanes on public health and cancer care
Capacity Needs in Community-Based Organizations for Enhancing Translational Research in Puerto Rico
These findings point to important implications for promoting community-campus partnerships for advancing clinical and translational research
Capacity Needs in Community-Based Organizations for Enhancing Translational Research in Puerto Rico
Capacity Needs in Community-Based Organizations for Enhancing Translational Research in Puerto Rico Giovanni Martínez, PhD, Lili M. Sardiñas, PhD, Edna Acosta-Perez, PhD, Lizbeth Medina, MS, Mirza Rivera, MS, and Angela Pattatucci, PhD What is the Purpose of this Study? • In an effort to form and sustain community-academic partnerships to enhance clinical and translational research, an assessment of needs for selecting and implementing evidenced-…
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Capacity Needs in Community-Based Organizations for Enhancing Translational Research in Puerto Rico
These findings point to important implications for promoting community-campus partnerships for advancing clinical and translational research
Capacity Needs in Community-Based Organizations for Enhancing Translational Research in Puerto Rico
Capacity Needs in Community-Based Organizations for Enhancing Translational Research in Puerto Rico Giovanni Martínez, PhD, Lili M. Sardiñas, PhD, Edna Acosta-Perez, PhD, Lizbeth Medina, MS, Mirza Rivera, MS, and Angela Pattatucci, PhD What is the Purpose of this Study? • In an effort to form and sustain community-academic partnerships to enhance clinical and translational research, an assessment of needs for selecting and implementing evidenced-…
Environmental Stressors Suffered by Women with Gynecological Cancers in the Aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and María in Puerto Rico
These findings are relevant to cancer patients, decision-makers, and health providers facing extreme events and disasters in the Caribbean. Identifying environmental secondary stressors and the most relevant cascading effects is useful for decision-makers so that they may address and mitigate the effects of hurricanes on public health and cancer care
Community Forums as Amplifiers of Communities’ Voices
Social determinants of health contribute to health disparities and inequities. We conducted a community forum on the topic of isolation with the objectives of (1) identifying and prioritizing key health-related issues needing attention in isolated communities in Puerto Rico; (2) developing strategies in terms of Policies, Programs, and Practices to address the community priorities we identified. We used the triangulation method for qualitative da…
The Puerto Rico community engagement alliance (PR-Ceal) against Covid-19 disparities
In September 2020, the National Institutes of Health acted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, recognizing the critical need to combat misinformation, particularly in communities disproportionately affected by the crisis. The Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL) emerged as an initiative dedicated to fostering reliable, science-based information, diversity, and inclusion; aiming to implement effective strategies to mitigate the spread of COVID-1…
“I found out about Zika virus after she was born.” Women’s experiences of risk communication during the Zika virus epidemic in Brazil, Colombia, and Puerto Rico
Providing accurate, evidence-based information to women with Zika infection during pregnancy was problematic because of the high degree of uncertainty in the diagnosis of the infection and the associated risk. The 2015–17 Zika virus epidemic overwhelmingly affected women in countries with limited access to safe abortion. Understanding women’s perspectives on risk communication during pregnancy in the context of an emerging pathogen can help infor…
Continuation of Reversible Contraception Following Enrollment in the Zika Contraception Access Network (Z‐CAN) in Puerto Rico, 2016–2020
The Zika Contraception Access Network (Z‐CAN) provided access to high‐quality client‐centered contraceptive services across Puerto Rico during the 2016–2017 Zika virus outbreak. We sent online surveys during May 2017–August 2020 to a subset of Z‐CAN patients at 6, 24, and 36 months after program enrollment (response rates: 55–60 percent). We described contraceptive method continuation, method satisfaction, and method switching, and we identified …
Comienzo Saludable Puerto Rico
The Cuidado Compartido model demonstrates a scalable, culturally responsive strategy to improve maternal, newborn, and child health outcomes. It offers critical insights for implementation in other high-need contexts
“It is not something you like to hear, but it is something you have to know”. Community preferences for risk communication during pregnancy in the context of an emerging pathogen
INTRODUCTION: Community values and preferences should inform risk communication during pregnancy in the context of an epidemic of an emerging pathogen, given the high levels of uncertainty in the diagnosis and the probability of an adverse outcome. METHODS: We conducted a multicountry qualitative study with 98 women from 7 sites in Brazil, Colombia and Puerto Rico to understand their preferences for learning about Zika virus test results amid hig…
Medicine (7 works) · Political science (5 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Public health (4 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Public relations (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Community engagement (2 works) · Demography (2 works)