{"title":"Higiene, equidad y esperanza: reflexiones desde la condecoración Eduardo Liceaga.","authors":"Carlos Santos-Burgoa","doi":"10.21149/18362","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21149/18362","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Este ensayo reflexiona sobre el significado de la condecoración Eduardo Liceaga a partir de la tradición higienista y de salud pública en México. A través de la figura de Liceaga se revisan paralelos históricos en la construcción de instituciones, la formación de recursos humanos y la defensa de políticas basadas en evidencia frente a riesgos sanitarios clásicos y emergentes, como la contaminación atmosférica y la exposición al plomo. El texto subraya la dimensión colectiva de la salud pública, anclada en la vocación de servicio de maestros, colegas, servidores públicos y nuevas generaciones. Finalmente, propone la equidad y la esperanza como ejes para afrontar la insuficiente inversión preventiva y la actual vorágine institucional, manteniendo \"el espíritu ascendente de la salud pública\" como horizonte ético y profesional.</p>","PeriodicalId":47913,"journal":{"name":"Salud Publica De Mexico","volume":"68 3 (may-jun)","pages":"282-284"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2026-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148649363","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yelda Aurora Leal-Herrera, Blanca Murillo-Ortíz, Gabirel Alfredo Cortés-Alcalá, José Felipe Carranco Escalona, Elia Lara-Lona
{"title":"Registro de Cáncer de Base Poblacional-León Bajío dentro de la iniciativa City Cancer Challenge para la transformación de la atención oncológica.","authors":"Yelda Aurora Leal-Herrera, Blanca Murillo-Ortíz, Gabirel Alfredo Cortés-Alcalá, José Felipe Carranco Escalona, Elia Lara-Lona","doi":"10.21149/17565","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21149/17565","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47913,"journal":{"name":"Salud Publica De Mexico","volume":"68 3 (may-jun)","pages":"285-286"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2026-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148649374","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Healthy balance in physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep in older adults and people with limited mobility.","authors":"Nabetse Blas, Edna Jaqueline Ramirez-Contreras, Gabriela Argumedo-García, Cesar Hernandez-Alcaraz, Catalina Medina-Garcia, Zaira Tapia-Hernandez, Alejandra Jauregui","doi":"10.21149/17253","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21149/17253","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To explore barriers and facilitators to physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep among low-income older adults (OA) and people with limited mobility (PLM) in urban and rural Mexico.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A cross-sectional study with twelve focus groups.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>OA and PLM shared barriers and facilitators. Participants perceived more barriers than facilitators to physical activity, largely due to poor infrastructure, medical indications, physical fatigue, and safety concerns. Environmental factors such as noise, hot weather, insects, and screen use were shared barriers for sleep. However, social support encouraged physical activity, active breaks limited sedentary behavior, and relaxation techniques, and consistent bedtime routines enhanced sleep. For OA, personal motivation and green spaces were also physical activity facilitators. For PLM, family overprotection contributed to increased sedentary behaviors.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study highlights the need for inclusive public health initiatives that address structural and social barriers, fostering more active and healthier lifestyles for these populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":47913,"journal":{"name":"Salud Publica De Mexico","volume":"68 3 (may-jun)","pages":"214-224"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2026-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148649443","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
José Manasés Aguilar-Villaseñor, Ma Lourdes García-García, Norma Piedad Mongua-Rodríguez
{"title":"A 35 años de la eliminación de la poliomielitis en México: logros, retos y oportunidades.","authors":"José Manasés Aguilar-Villaseñor, Ma Lourdes García-García, Norma Piedad Mongua-Rodríguez","doi":"10.21149/17626","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21149/17626","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>La poliomielitis es una enfermedad viral altamente contagiosa que puede causar parálisis irreversible y muerte. Gracias a la vacunación masiva y a los esfuerzos de vigilancia epidemiológica, México eliminó la poliomielitis en 1990, y la región de las Américas fue certificada libre de la enfermedad en 1994. Este artículo, con motivo del 35.° aniversario de la eliminación en México, narra la iniciativa global y regional para su erradicación, los hitos nacionales, la epidemiología actual y el papel de la vacunación. Se incorporan las coberturas de vacunación antipoliomielítica y se analizan los logros y desafíos actuales, incluidos los efectos de la pandemia de Covid-19 en la cobertura y las estrategias para mantener la eliminación y avanzar hacia la erradicación global.</p>","PeriodicalId":47913,"journal":{"name":"Salud Publica De Mexico","volume":"68 3 (may-jun)","pages":"265-272"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2026-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148649518","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Juan Pedro Ortiz-Sánchez, Martín Enrique Jara-Marini, Nancy Esmeralda Sánchez-Duarte, Maribel Pallanez-Murrieta, Hugo César De la Torre-Valdez, Krishia Georgina Acosta-Fimbres
{"title":"Determinación de plomo en alimentos y utensilios de barro vidriado: implicaciones para la salud pública.","authors":"Juan Pedro Ortiz-Sánchez, Martín Enrique Jara-Marini, Nancy Esmeralda Sánchez-Duarte, Maribel Pallanez-Murrieta, Hugo César De la Torre-Valdez, Krishia Georgina Acosta-Fimbres","doi":"10.21149/17833","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21149/17833","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47913,"journal":{"name":"Salud Publica De Mexico","volume":"68 3 (may-jun)","pages":"287-288"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2026-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148648991","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Janine Sagaceta-Mejía, Carlos Cruz-Casarrubias, Ana Munguía, Regina Durán, Lizbeth Tolentino-Mayo, Simón Barquera
{"title":"Perceived importance of warning labels among Mexican adults with non-communicable diseases.","authors":"Janine Sagaceta-Mejía, Carlos Cruz-Casarrubias, Ana Munguía, Regina Durán, Lizbeth Tolentino-Mayo, Simón Barquera","doi":"10.21149/16357","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21149/16357","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Identify the perceived importance of front-of-package warning labels in purchase decisions of industrialized food products among Mexican adults with self-reported noncommunicable diseases (NCDs).</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Data from the 2021 Mexican National Health and Nutrition Survey labeling and health questionnaires were analyzed. Logistic regression models adjusted for confounding variables and health data were used to estimate the mean predicted probability of considering each warning label (WL) as the most important.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Overall, 80.9% considered at least one WL important. The adjusted mean probabilities of considering each WL as the most important were 35.4% for \"Excess sugar\" and 9.0% for \"Excess trans fat\". Among participants with diabetes mellitus 2 (DM2), probabilities were 12.1 percentage points higher for \"Excess sugar\" and 3.1 percentage points lower for \"Excess trans fat\" than those without DM2.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>WLs are widely considered in purchasing decisions of industrialized food products in Mexico, with perceived importance varying by nutrient and health condition, particularly among adults with DM2. These findings highlight the relevance of WLs as a policy tool to support informed decision-making, promote healthier food environments and comprehensive NCDs prevention and control strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":47913,"journal":{"name":"Salud Publica De Mexico","volume":"68 3 (may-jun)","pages":"245-254"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2026-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148649446","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Socorro Aída Borges-Yáñez, Sergio Sánchez-García, Carlo Eduardo Medina-Solis
{"title":"Impuesto a las bebidas azucaradas en México, impacto potencial en la salud bucal.","authors":"Socorro Aída Borges-Yáñez, Sergio Sánchez-García, Carlo Eduardo Medina-Solis","doi":"10.21149/17878","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21149/17878","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47913,"journal":{"name":"Salud Publica De Mexico","volume":"68 3 (may-jun)","pages":"288-289"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2026-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148649416","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lizeth Cruz-Jiménez, Minji Kim, Dèsirée Vidaña-Pérez, Aishwarya Khemkar, Yanwen Sun, Diego F Leal, Inti Barrientos-Gutiérrez, James F Thrasher
{"title":"Evaluating strategies to reduce the effects of pro-e-cigarette social media posts in young adults.","authors":"Lizeth Cruz-Jiménez, Minji Kim, Dèsirée Vidaña-Pérez, Aishwarya Khemkar, Yanwen Sun, Diego F Leal, Inti Barrientos-Gutiérrez, James F Thrasher","doi":"10.21149/17611","DOIUrl":"10.21149/17611","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Examine how sponsorship disclosures and nicotine warning labels (NWLs) affect responses to proe-cigarette Instagram posts among Mexican young adults.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>In a 2 x 2 online experiment, Mexicans aged 18-24 (N= 699; 53% users and 47% nonusers of cigarettes or e-cigarettes who were susceptible to future use) were randomly assigned to view one of four Instagram posts: 1) control, 2) disclosure-only, 3) NWL-only, or 4) combination. Participants reported susceptibility to e-cigarettes, positive expectancies, and risk perceptions. Outcomes were analyzed via logistic regression (ref=control).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Compared to the control, participants exposed to the NWL alone or combined were less likely to be curious to try the e-cigarette (OR= 0.54, 95%CI 0.35,0.83; OR= 0.54, 95%CI 0.34,0.84), try it if offered by a friend (OR= 0.59, 95%CI 0.39,0.90; OR= 0.55, 95%CI 0.36,0.85), or expect to enjoy use (OR= 0.64, 95%CI 0.42,0.97; OR= 0.65, 95%CI 0.43,1.00). Risk perceptions did not differ; disclosures had no effect. The disclosure-only condition (vs control) increased willingness to try e-cigarettes among people who currently smoked or were susceptible to smoking (β= 0.84, p <0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>NWLs, but not sponsorship disclosures, reduce Mexican youth susceptibility and positive expectancies toward e-cigarettes.</p>","PeriodicalId":47913,"journal":{"name":"Salud Publica De Mexico","volume":"68 3 (may-jun)","pages":"235-244"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2026-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148649382","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Calidad de la información de mortalidad antes, durante y después de la pandemia de Covid-19: México 2000-2023.","authors":"Leslie Guzmán-Sandoval, Mariana Álvarez-Aceves, Hector Gómez-Dantes, Leonel González-González, Juan Eugenio Hernández-Ávila, Evangelina Morales-Carmona, Lucino Iván Espín-Arellano, Lina Sofía Palacio-Mejía","doi":"10.21149/16952","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21149/16952","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objetivo: </strong>Evaluar la calidad de los registros de defunciones en México entre 2000 y 2023, comparando los periodos antes, durante y después del Covid-19, con el fin de identificar áreas de oportunidad a la calidad de la información. Material y métodos. Estudio descriptivo de series temporales basado en los registros de mortalidad del Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (Inegi) a nivel nacional y estatal. La calidad de la información se evaluó mediante el Índice de Calidad de la Información (ICI) de la Secretaría de Salud. Se analizaron tres periodos: pre-Covid-19 (2000-2019), durante-Covid-19 (2020-2022) y pos-Covid-19 (2023).</p><p><strong>Resultados: </strong>El ICI nacional se mantuvo entre 95.1 y 101.4% durante todo el periodo. El índice aumentó de 96.6% en 2019 a 101.4% en 2020 y 2021, y disminuyó a 98.8 % en 2022. El promedio del ICI fue de 96.4% en pre-Covid-19, 99.8 % durante-Covid-19 y 98.3 pos-Covid-19. Las entidades con mayor cobertura fueron Ciudad de México, Chihuahua y Baja California; las más bajas Guerrero, Campeche y Estado de México. La cobertura estatal promedio fue mayor durante-Covid-19 (108.6%) que pre-Covid-19 (96.5%) y pos-Covid-19 (95.9%). Conclusión. La calidad de los registros de defunciones en México se mantuvo por encima de 95% entre 2000 y 2023. La pandemia por Covid-19 no afectó negativamente la calidad de la información una vez ajustado el exceso de mortalidad; no obstante, se observó una disminución posterior que requiere monitoreo y fortalecimiento de los sistemas de información en salud.</p>","PeriodicalId":47913,"journal":{"name":"Salud Publica De Mexico","volume":"68 3 (may-jun)","pages":"225-234"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2026-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148648961","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Food marketing on the International Food and Beverage Alliance's Mexican websites during Covid-19.","authors":"Claudia Nieto, Isabel Valero-Morales, Mariel White, Abad Garcia, Benjamín Aceves, Fernanda Mediano, Simón Barquera","doi":"10.21149/17190","DOIUrl":"10.21149/17190","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To identify the marketing strategies employed on the Mexican websites of the International Food and Beverage Alliance (IFBA) members and to evaluate whether these strategies appealed to children or adolescents. Additionally, we assessed the healthiness of marketed products using the Mexican Nutrient Profile Model (NPM) and the use of the Covid-19 pandemic as a marketing strategy.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>We conducted a content analysis of IFBA website members (including brands, foods, and beverages) during the Covid-19 lockdown in Mexico. The Mexican NPM was used to determine whether a product can be advertised to children. Codes (e.g., face masks, shields) were designed to determine whether a website used Covid-19 as a marketing strategy.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>269 websites were analyzed. 95% had a link to social media, 74% used a social responsibility/philanthropy strategy, 60% appealed to children, 32% to adolescents, and 28% used a Covid-19 strategy. Furthermore, 89% of the products marketed were determined unhealthy according to the NPM.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>During the Covid-19 pandemic, IFBA websites marketed their products to Mexican children and adolescents by using links to social media, philanthropy strategies, and adopting the pandemic as a marketing strategy, which contradicts IFBA's food marketing self-regulations. Evidence-based mandatory regulations should be reinforced.</p>","PeriodicalId":47913,"journal":{"name":"Salud Publica De Mexico","volume":"68 3 (may-jun)","pages":"255-264"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2026-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13644801/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148649430","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}