Beatriz Champagne

InterAmerican Heart Foundation

The Less Salt, More Life program was the first voluntary salt reduction initiative in Argentina. This article analyzes the perspectives of the stakeholders involved in this voluntary agreement between the Ministry of Health and the food industry to gradually reduce sodium content in processed foods. This exploratory case study used a qualitative ap...

Objective: To estimate cigarette demand and to simulate a tax policy targeted to reduce tobacco consumption. Materials and methods: Demand was estimated using a vector error correction model. Simulation exercises present the impact of a tax increase on consumption and revenues. Results: Changes in real income and the real price of cigarettes affe...

Non-communicable disease (NCD) is increasing rapidly in low and middle-income countries (LMIC), and is associated with tobacco use, unhealthy diet and physical inactivity. There is little evidence for up-scaled interventions at the population level to reduce risk in LMIC. Methods: The Community Interventions for Health (CIH) program was a populatio...

To describe the evolution of cigarettes' real price and affordability during the last decade in Argentina. To analyze the real price of cigarettes, the weighted average monthly price of a pack of 20 cigarettes was divided by the consumer price index (CPI) from 2004 to 2014. The relative income price (RIP) was evaluated for the same period, defining...

We are on the cusp of a new era in global health policy that could transform the lives of millions worldwide. Whether cardiovascular health is part of this transformation will be largely determined within the next few months, when the United Nations will debate and decide upon Sustainable

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) represent an increasing proportion of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. Sustained advocacy, carried out by a skilled workforce, is an important strategy to realize the political will and implement the policy changes, environment changes and programs that are required to reduce the global burden of NCDs....

Objective: To establish the drivers for smoke-free homes among current daily smokers. Design: A cross-sectional study employing interviews (adults) and self-completed surveys (schoolchildren). Sample: Children aged 12 and 14 in schools in four cities in China, India, Mexico and England. Adults in the community. Measurements: Knowledge, attitude, be...

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of dyslipidemias in Mexico city and its relation to other cardiovascular risk factors. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted to measure cardiovascular risk factors in Mexico City. All subjects were interviewed and anthropometric measures performed, as well as cholesterol, high-density lipoproteins (...

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) represent an increasing proportion of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. Sustained advocacy, carried out by a skilled workforce, is an important strategy to realize the political will and implement the policy changes necessary to reduce the global burden of NCDs. Competencies for effective advocacy includ...

Background: Population-based strategies are recommended to reduce risk factors associated with non-communicable disease (NCD). Workplaces can be used as settings to reduce risk of NCD in low and middle-income countries (LMIC) by targeting tobacco use, unhealthy diet and physical inactivity. Methods: Workplace interventions were utilised as part o...

Diabetes has demonstrated an epidemic behavior in Mexico, which is among the top countries with the highest number of patients with diabetes. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in Mexico City and its relation with some cardiovascular risk factors. A cross-sectional study was conducted. A total of 1,772 adu...

Earlier reviews have found that the proportion of inverse associations between socioeconomic status and obesity increased according to the level of development of the studied country. Based on this finding, it has been hypothesized that in low- to middle- income countries the burden of obesity shifts to disadvantaged groups as a country develops. C...

This study aimed to explore tobacco smoking in seven major cities of Latin America. The Cardiovascular Risk Factor Multiple Evaluation in Latin America (CARMELA) study is a cross-sectional epidemiological study of 11 550 adults between 25 and 64 years old in Barquisimeto, Venezuela; Bogota, Colombia; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Lima, Peru; Mexico City...

Measurement of far wall common carotid artery intima-media thickness (CCAIMT) has emerged as a predictor of incident cardiovascular events. The Cardiovascular Risk Factor Multiple Evaluation in Latin America (CARMELA) study was the first large-scale population-based assessment of both CCAIMT and cardiovascular risk factor prevalence in 7 Latin Amer...

The objective of this study was to describe the prevalence of dyslipidemia in the CARMELA study population. CARMELA was a cross-sectional study of cardiovascular risk conducted between September 2003 and August 2005 in adults (aged 25 to 64 years) living in Barquisimeto (n=1,824), Bogotá (n=1,511), Buenos Aires (n=1,412), Lima (n=1,628), Mexico Cit...

Civil society has been the engine that has permitted many of the accomplishments seen in tobacco control in Latin America and the Caribbean. However, the role of civil society is not clearly understood. Civil society plays five main roles: advocate, coalition builder, provider of evidence-based information, watchdog and service provider. Some of th...

Civil society has been the engine that has permitted many of the accomplishments seen in tobacco control in Latin America and the Caribbean. However, the role of civil society is not clearly understood. Civil society plays five main roles: advocate, coalition builder, provider of evidence-based information, watchdog and service provider. Some of th...

Little information is available regarding hypertension, treatment, and control in urban population of Latin America. We aimed to compare blood pressure (BP) distribution, hypertension prevalence, treatment, and control in seven Latin American cities following standard methodology. The Cardiovascular Risk Factor Multiple Evaluation in Latin America...

Figure S1. Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in each city, by age and sex. Figure S2. Mean CCAIMT and prevalence of plaque (95% Confidence Intervals), by city. Additional file 1 includes a couple of figures that help to understand data.

Cardiovascular risk is increased with glucose metabolism abnormalities. Prevalence data can support public health initiatives required to address this risk. The Cardiovascular Risk Factor Multiple Evaluation in Latin America (CARMELA) study was designed to estimate the prevalence of Type 2 diabetes, impaired fasting glucose and related risk factors...

Metabolic syndrome increases cardiovascular risk. Limited information on its prevalence in Latin America is available. The Cardiovascular Risk Factor Multiple Evaluation in Latin America (CARMELA) study included assessment of metabolic syndrome in 7 urban Latin American populations. CARMELA was a cross-sectional, population-based, observational stu...

BackgroundThe prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in women in Latin America remains uncertain and may be different among regions. The aim of this study was to evaluate cardiovascular risk factors in relation to age and time since menopause in the female population of the Carmela study.MethodsThe CARMELA study is a cross-sectional, population-...

This cross-sectional, population-based observational study using stratified multistage sampling assessed the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and carotid plaques and measured carotid intima-media thickness in individuals living in major cities in 7 Latin American countries. The study comprised individuals (n=11,550) aged 25 to 64 years, li...

The tobacco epidemic continues to spread through Latin America and the Caribbean. Philip Morris and British American Tobacco Company control the market through their subsidiaries. In the past, governments in this region have shown little or no commitment to tobacco control. This, however, has changed in recent years as the World Health Organization...

Existe la necesidad de reforzar la capacidad regional para la vigilancia de las enfermedades crónicas en las Américas. Los objetivos de este artículo son 1) ofrecer nuestro apoyo decidido a favor de la vigilancia de las enfermedades crónicas, 2) presentar una revisión descriptiva y un resumen de las actividades de vigilancia y los problemas en torn...

Se ofrece una Guía para la prevención secundaria de pacientes con enfermedad coronaria y otras enfermedades vasculares en adultos en América Latina. Se hace énfasis en los aspectos relacionados con el control del tabaquismo, de la presión arterial, así como del manejo de los lípidos séricos, de la actividad física y del peso corporal. Se tratan asp...

A number of theories suggest that people behave similarly in similar situations. Social learning theory in particular suggests that people behave similarly in situations perceived to be similar in their pattern of reinforcement contingencies. This study used two measures of perception of behavior similarity and three measures of perception of situa...