Health and Nutrition
GRADE research in this area is focused on the analysis of issues such as the state of health and nutrition in Peru, how this related to social exclusion, socio-economic status and growth, as well as how it impacts on the ability of individuals and families to develop different capacities.
Senior Researchers
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Lorena Alcázar Valdivia
PhD en Economics - Washington University
Lorena has a BA in Economics from the Pacific University in Peru, a Master’s Degree in Political and International Economy from the Kiel Institute of World Economics, and a PhD in Economics from Washington University. She is currently a Senior Researcher at the Group for the Analysis of Development (GRADE). Previously, she served as Vice-President […]
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Alan Sánchez Jiménez
PhD en Economics - University of Oxford
Alan has a DPhil in Economics from the University of Oxford. He also holds a master degree in Economics for Development from Oxford. Currently, he is a Senior Researcher at GRADE, a Senior Researcher at Young Lives Peru, and a Visiting Scholar at the Oxford Department of International Development. He teaches on quantitative methodologies for impact […]
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Martín Valdivia Huaringa
PhD en Applied Economics - University of Minnesota
Martin Valdivia has a PhD in Applied Economics from the University of Minnesota. He has worked as a Senior Researcher at GRADE since 1993. His fields of interest include entrepreneurship, financial inclusion, rural development and more recently democratic governance, with publications in journals such as the Review of Economics and Statistics, the Journal of Development […]
Research Assistants
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Dianela Espinoza Fernández
BA en -
Dianela is an economist from the University of Piura. At GRADE, she supports Alan Sanchez in the “Young Lives at Work” and “Nutrition, Lifestyle, Genes and Metabolome – A Biosocial Cohort Study of Obesity and its Consequences for Non-Communicable Diseases in Young Adults from Urban Peru” projects.
Project Support Staff
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Mónica Lizama Egoavil
Degree en - National Agrarian University
Mónica studied Statistical and Computer Science Engineer at the National University Agrarian La Molina. Currently she is the Data Manager for Young Lives in Peru. Before joining Young Lives, Mónica worked as a statistics assistant at the Peruvian National Institute of Statistics (INEI) and the International Nutrition Institute (IIN).
External Affiliated Researchers
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Jere R. Behrman
Ph.D. en - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Professor Behrman is a leading international researcher in empirical microeconomics, with emphasis on developing economies. He is also a Research Associate at Penn’s Population Studies Center. His research interests include empirical microeconomics, labor economics, human resources (early childhood development, education, health, nutrition), project evaluation, economic demography, incentive systems and household behaviors. The unifying dimension of […]
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Marta Favara
PhD en - University of Essex
Marta is a Senior Researcher at the Oxford Department of International Development at the University of Oxford where she is leading the quantitative research agenda of Young Lives since 2015. She is also a Research Fellow at the Oxford Martin School Programme on African Governance and an IZA Research Affiliate. Before joining Young Lives, she […]
Publications
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JournalHealth Affairs
Assessing Latin America’s Progress Toward Achieving Universal Health Coverage
2015 Adam Wagstaff, Tania Dmytraczenko, Gisele Almeida, Leander Buisman, Patrick Hoang-Vu Eozenou, Caryn Bredenkamp, James A. Cercone, Daniel Maceira, Silvia Molina, Guillermo Paraje, Fernando Ruiz, Flavia Sarti, John Scott, Martin Valdivia, Heitor Werneck
Two commonly used metrics for assessing progress toward universal health coverage involve assessing citizens’ rights to health care and counting the number of people who are in a financial protection scheme that safeguards them from high health care payments. On these metrics most countries in Latin America have already “reached” universal health coverage. Neither metric […]
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JournalAnales de la Facultad de Medicina
El Sistema Regional de Salud de San Martín y su política de reducción de la desnutrición infantil: aplicación en el Perú del Enfoque de Evaluación de Sistemas de Salud.
2015 Pedro Mendoza, Patricia Mostajo, Aníbal Velásquez, Armando Cotrina, Miguel Jaramillo
Chronic infant malnutrition is one of the main public health issues in Peru and in the world. The objective of the study was to determine achievements and limitations of a regional policy against chronic infant malnutrition in a Region of Peru. For the qualitative study, the authors used the Health System Assessment Approach, as promoted […]
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JournalThe Journal of Nutrition
Participation in the Juntos Conditional Cash Transfer Program in Peru Is Associated with Changes in Child Anthropometric Status but Not Language Development or School Achievement
2015 Christopher T Andersen, Sarah A Reynolds, Jere R. Behrman, Benjamin Crookston, Kirk Dearden, Javier Escobal, Alan Sanchez, Subha Mani, Aryeh D Stein, Lia CH Fernald
It is unclear what effects a conditional cash transfer (CCT) program would have on child anthropometry, language development, or school achievement in the context of the nutrition transition experienced by many low- andmiddle-income countries. In this study the authors estimated the association of participation in Perus Juntos CCT with anthropometry, language development, and school achievement […]
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JournalRevista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública
Efecto de un suplemento nutricional a base de lípidos en los niveles de hemoglobina e indicadores antropométricos en niños de cinco distritos de Huánuco, Perú
2015 Alejandro Vargas-Vásquez, Ricardo Bado, Lorena Alcazar, Oscar Aquino, Amelia Rodríguez, José Pedro Novalbos
This study aims to determine the effect of consumption of a lipid-based nutrient supplement (LNS) on hemoglobin levels, anemia and anthropometric indicators in children aged six to eleven months old in five districts in the province of Ambo in the region of Huanuco, Peru
No se han encontrado publicaciones de Health and Nutrition en la categoría Working paper
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JournalJournal of nutrition
Maternal education and intelligence predict offspring diet and nutritional status
2005Santiago Cueto, , , ,
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JournalDevelopmental psychobiology
Relation of neonatal iron status to individual variability in neonatal temperament
2005Santiago Cueto, ,
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JournalEconomics and human biology
Poverty, health infrastructure and the nutrition of peruvian children
2004Martin Valdivia,
This paper offers empirical evidence on the impact of the expansion in health infrastructure of the 1990s upon child nutrition in Peru, as measured by the height for age z-score.
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JournalHealth Policy and Planning
Public health infraestructure and equity in the utilization of outpatient health care services in Peru
2002Martin Valdivia,
This article analyzes the magnitude and nature of socioeconomic differences in the utilization of outpatient health care services in Peru.
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JournalPublic Health Nutrition
Breakfast and dietary balance: the enKid study: breakfast and performance
2001Santiago Cueto,
Evidence suggests that the effect of fasting on performance in not uniform, but it is dependent on the basal nutritional status of the subject.
No se han encontrado publicaciones de Health and Nutrition en la categoría Chapter in Book
No se han encontrado publicaciones de Health and Nutrition en la categoría Policy brief
No se han encontrado publicaciones de Health and Nutrition en la categoría Book
No se han encontrado publicaciones de Health and Nutrition en la categoría Mimeo
Projects
News
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GRADE entre los think tanks en política social más influyentes del mundo
February 1, 2016 Rural development and agriculture, Education and learning, Employment, productivity and innovation, Ethnicity, gender and citizenship, Methodologies for research and evaluation of policy and programmes, Poverty and equality, Natural resources, extractive industries and social conflict, State reform and public institutions, Health and nutrition
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Conferencia GRADE 35 años: Relevancia de la evidencia para la construcción de políticas públicas sólidas
November 30, 2015 Rural development and agriculture, Employment, productivity and innovation, Ethnicity, gender and citizenship, Methodologies for research and evaluation of policy and programmes, Poverty and equality, Natural resources, extractive industries and social conflict, State reform and public institutions, Health and nutrition
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Javier Escobal: “Necesitamos un piso parejo para que los segmentos más pobres del Perú puedan engancharse de manera efectiva al crecimiento”
May 12, 2015 Rural development and agriculture, Methodologies for research and evaluation of policy and programmes, Poverty and equality, State reform and public institutions, Health and nutrition
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Entrevista a Eduardo Zegarra sobre la reducción en la franja de precios en el Perú
May 8, 2015 Rural development and agriculture, State reform and public institutions, Health and nutrition
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Platos vacíos: informe sobre transgénicos en el Perú, de la revista Poder, recoge opinión de Eduardo Zegarra
April 25, 2015 Rural development and agriculture, Natural resources, extractive industries and social conflict, State reform and public institutions, Health and nutrition
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Events
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Se presentará la publicación ¿Quién se queda atrás? del estudio Niños del Milenio
07/02/2012 8:30 am Auditorio de GRADE (Av. Almirante Grau 915, Barranco) Education and learning, Poverty and equality, Health and nutrition
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Estudios Fundación van Leer: se revela que la mayor violencia contra los niños se padece en el hogar
28/10/2011 8:30 am Auditorio de GRADE (Av. Almirante Grau 915, Barranco) Ethnicity, gender and citizenship, Health and nutrition
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Taller “Cómo asegurar una transferencia óptima del Programa Nacional Wawa Wasi a los municipios provinciales”
02/06/2011 8:30 am Auditorio de GRADE (Av. Almirante Grau 915, Barranco) Education and learning, Poverty and equality, Health and nutrition
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Santiago Cueto expondrá en Taller de Consulta Nacional organizado por la ONG Plan Internacional
14/01/2011 Education and learning, Poverty and equality, Health and nutrition
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Santiago Cueto expondrá en el II Congreso Iberoamericano y del Caribe de Adolescencia y Juventud, en Lima, Perú
12/08/2010 Colegio Médico del Perú (Av. 28 de julio, 776) Education and learning, Poverty and equality, Health and nutrition
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- Education and Learning
- Employment, Productivity and Innovation
- Rural Development and Agriculture
- Ethnicity, Gender and Citizenship
- Methodologies for Research and Evaluation of Policy and Programmes
- Poverty and Equity
- Natural Resources, Extractive Industries and Social Conflict
- State Reform and Public Institutions
- Health and Nutrition
- Urbanization and Sustainable Cities
