Journal of Vaccines & Vaccination

Department of Public Health, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA

Biography

Raymond Balise is currently working as a Professor in the Department of Public Health at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Raymond Balise has authored of many research articles/books related to Nutrition. Raymond Balise is serving as an editorial member and reviewer of several international reputed journals. Raymond Balise has successfully completed his Administrative responsibilities. His research interests include Nutrition.

Publications

• Research Article   
  Evaluating Child Malnutrition in Southern Belize using an Anthropologic Screening Tool
  Author(s): Sara Brenner* and Raymond Balise
  
  The WHO describes the double burdenal of malnutrition as obesity coexisting with under nutrition. These conditionals increasing prevalence makes it an important disorder to monitor and address. Screening tools exist to evaluate child malnutrition in hospital settings, but few are available to evaluate children elsewhere. This study taught Community Health Workers (CHWs) in Southern Belize to implement the Hasegawa et. al. screening tool for child malnutrition. Data was collected at home visits, mobile clinics and at two rural polyclinics. Descriptive statistics were performed, and the data was analyzed using two tailed t-tests and the Anscombe-Glynn test for kurtosis. 171 child-mother pairs were screened. Of the children screened, 10 met the WHO definition of underweight, 29 met the WHO definition of overweight, and 30 met the WHO definition of stunted. The combinati.. View more»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/2157-7560.21.12.453

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