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Nutritionist Dietitian from the National University of Colombia (2005), Master's (2013), and Doctorate (2017) in Sciences from the Graduate Program in Public Health Nutrition at the University of São Paulo, Brazil. Conducted doctoral practice at the Laboratory for Evaluation and Qualitative Research in Health (LAPQS) of the Federal University of Ceará (2016). Beneficiary of Colfuturo and CAPES Scholarship. Proficiency in Portuguese by Celpe-Bras (2009) and in English by IELTS (2012). Level II certified anthropometrist by the International Standards for Anthropometric Assessment (2013). Her teaching identity is located in the approach to the sociocultural aspects of food and nutrition education through service-learning with the Javeriana Formation for Social Change and Peace. Her research interest examines policies, services, and programs from the social and community perspective of Food and Nutrition, with a reflective focus on the scope of health education, art and health, primary health care, user studies, professional performance, university food environments, qualitative comparative studies, and Latin American studies. Tutor of the Research Seedbed Food Environments in Spectrum-SIAMBE.
Education
PhD, Doctor in Sciences
Award Date: 17 Nov 2017
Master, Master in Sciences
Award Date: 02 Apr 2013
Bachelor, Nutritionist - Dietitian
Award Date: 08 Jul 2005
Associated academic programs - Cali
- Nutrition and Dietetics
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Comedores comunitarios: entre la intermitencia, la esperanza y el hambre
Pava-Cárdenas, A., Mejia, N. C. & Montealegre, R. N. S., 18 Jul 2025, In: JMPHC | Journal of Management & Primary Health Care | ISSN 2179-6750. 16, p. 1-2 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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"Capitulo 7. Ambientes Alimentarios y Políticas Públicas". Manual etiquetado nutricional y frontal de alimentos envasados o empacados para consumo humano.
Zea Leon, M. D. P., Varela Arevalo, M. T., Pava Cardenas, A. & Borges, C. A., 01 Jan 2024, Manual etiquetado nutricional y frontal de alimentos envasados o empacados para consumo humano. López-Ramírez, M. P. & Celis Rozo, E. E. (eds.). Santiago de Cali: Sello Editorial Javeriano-Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Cali, p. 213-237Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Insights sobre educação nutricional: uma metassíntese interpretativa qualitativa a partir da perspectiva latino-americana
Pava-Cárdenas, A., Alzate-Yepes, T. & Cervato-Mancuso, A. M., 2024, In: Mundo da Saude. 48, e16052024.Translated title of the contribution :Insights into nutrition education: A qualitative interpretive meta synthesis from the Latin American perspective Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Encrucijadas sobre ¿qué vender? máquinas expendedoras en entornos alimentarios universitarios
Pava-Cárdenas, A., López-Ramírez, P., Rueda Gómez, A. L. & Reyes Gavilán, P. A., Jan 2023, In: Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutricion. 73Translated title of the contribution :Crossroads about what to sell?: vending machines in university food environments Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Relaciones institucionales en la implementación de estrategias de promoción, protección y apoyo de la lactancia materna: una revisión integrativa
Fonseca, S. M. P., García, L. F. G., Pava-Cárdenas, A., del Pilar León Zea, M., Rivera, J. M., Ponce, Y. Y., Murillo, O. O., González, A. M. S. & Payán, M. V. R., Jul 2023, In: Revista Espanola de Nutricion Comunitaria. 29, 3Translated title of the contribution :Institutional relationships in the implementation of breastfeeding promotion, protection and support strategies: an integrative review Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Projects
- 4 Finished
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Programa de Investigación e Innovación en Alimentación y Nutrición (PInAN)
Ramirez Navas, J. S. (PI), Bohorquez Poveda, A. M. (CoI), Giraldo Cuartas, C. J. (CoI), Lopez Ramirez, P. (CoI), Moncayo Rincon, S. M. (CoI), Montoya Devia, L. M. (CoI), ORTEGA, G. (CoI), Pava Cardenas, A. (CoI), Suarez Ortegón, M. F. (CoI), Valenzuela Gallego, A. L. (CoI), Zea Leon, M. D. P. (CoI), Anaya Seija, H. A. (Asis), Araujo Restrepo, C. M. (Asis), Becerra Granados, L. M. (Asis), Betancourt Botero, S. P. (Asis), Cedano Serrano, R. A. (Asis), Celis Rozo, E. E. (Asis), Lenis Blandon, M. L. (Asis), Muñoz Martinez, J. M. (Asis), Osorio Londoño, M. (Asis), Torres Nuñez, L. F. (Asis) & Vargas Rojas, N. A. (Asis)
01/09/22 → 28/02/25
Project: Research
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Desarrollo de una estrategia terapéutica para regeneración de cartílago hialino con organoides de células madre humanas aplicando tecnologías convergentes
Rodriguez Pardo, V. M. (PI), Castañeda Salazar, R. (CoI), Cuervo Patiño, C. L. (CoI), Jaramillo Garcia, L. F. (CoI), Leal Garcia, E. (CoI), Mariño Valero, J. B. (CoI), Ulloa Rubiano, J. C. (CoI), Useche Gomez, L. F. (CoI), Sin Asignar, S. A. (Doct) & Pava Cardenas, A. (Estud)
29/12/21 → 29/12/25
Project: Research
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Relaciones institucionales de las organizaciones del sistema de salud que operan en la gestion de las estrategias de intervencion dirigidas a proteger, promover y apoyar la lactancia materna en santiago de cali
Pico Fonseca, S. M. (PI), Osorio Murillo, O. (CoI), Pava Cardenas, A. (CoI), Ramos Payan, M. V. (CoI), Soto Gonzalez, A. M. (CoI) & Zea Leon, M. D. P. (CoI)
15/02/21 → 30/11/22
Project: Research
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Ambiente alimentario universitario: el caso de las maquinas expendedoras de bebidas y alimentos (meba)
Pava Cardenas, A. (PI), Chavez Diaz, J. A. (CoI), Lopez Ramirez, P. (CoI), Gavilán, P. A. R. (CoI) & Gómez, A. L. R. (CoI)
01/02/21 → 01/12/21
Project: Research