@article{f40c2efc322c45cfa97b389e0c927bdd,
title = "Migration as a determinant of childhood obesity in the United States and Latin America",
abstract = "International migration has economic and health implications. The acculturation process to the host country may be linked to childhood obesity. We use the Community Energy Balance (CEB) framework to analyze the relationship between migration and childhood obesity in Mexican households with international migrants. Using longitudinal data from the Mexican Family Life Survey (MxFLS), we examine how migrant networks affect childhood obesity in origin communities. We also review binational health programs that could be effective at tackling childhood obesity in migrant households from Mexico. Children embedded in migrant networks are at greater risk of developing overweight or obesity, suggesting a significant relationship between childhood obesity and international migration in Mexican households. Based on our search criteria, our analysis of health outreach programs shows that Ventanillas de Salud (VDS)/Health Windows has great promise to prevent childhood obesity in a culturally sensitive and trustful environment. The CEB framework is useful to understand how migration contributes to the risk of childhood overweight and obesity in migrant households. VDS is a feasible and replicable strategy with great potential to address childhood obesity among migrant families accounting for the dynamic and binational determinants of childhood obesity.",
keywords = "CEB framework, childhood obesity, international migration, outreach",
author = "Mireya Vilar-Compte and Bustamante, {Arturo V.} and Nancy L{\'o}pez-Olmedo and Pablo Gait{\'a}n-Rossi and Jaqueline Torres and Peterson, {Karen E.} and Graciela Teruel and Rafael P{\'e}rez-Escamilla",
note = "Funding Information: We acknowledge grants NICHD-R01HD047522 and NIA-R01-AG030668-04, for data collection of the Mexican Family Life Survey (MxFLS), which was used in one of the case studies. Rafael P?rez-Escamilla was partially supported by Cooperative Agreement Number 5 U48DP006380-02-00 funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Prevention Research Center Program through a grant to the Yale School of Public Health (PI. Rafael P?rez-Escamilla). The contents of this work are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the Department of Health and Human Services. Funding Information: We acknowledge grants NICHD‐R01HD047522 and NIA‐R01‐AG030668‐04, for data collection of the Mexican Family Life Survey (MxFLS), which was used in one of the case studies. Rafael P{\'e}rez‐Escamilla was partially supported by Cooperative Agreement Number 5 U48DP006380‐02‐00 funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Prevention Research Center Program through a grant to the Yale School of Public Health (PI. Rafael P{\'e}rez‐Escamilla). The contents of this work are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the Department of Health and Human Services. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 The Authors. Obesity Reviews published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of World Obesity Federation.",
year = "2021",
month = jun,
doi = "10.1111/obr.13240",
language = "English",
volume = "22",
journal = "Obesity Reviews",
issn = "1467-7881",
publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd",
number = "S3",
}
