A5002802355- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Physical Activity and Health
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Dental Education, Practice, Research
- Agriculture and Farm Safety
- Dental Trauma and Treatments
- Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Global Health Care Issues
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Social Media in Health Education
- Community Health and Development
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
RAND Corporation
2022-2023
Psychiatric Medical Center
2023
Frederick S. Pardee RAND Graduate School
2021-2022
To understand clinician and clinical staff perspectives on the implementation of routine Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) screening in pediatric primary care.We conducted a qualitative evaluation 5 clinics Los Angeles County, California, using 2 rounds focus group discussions: during an early phase initiative, 7 months later. In first round, we 14 discussions with 67 participants. second 12 58 Participants comprised clinic involved ACE screening, including frontline that administer medical...
WhyWeRise is a social marketing campaign conducted by the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH) to promote community engagement with mental health issues, reduce barriers care, and increase awareness how seek care. LACDMH has partnered Dodgers for several years expand reach Major League Baseball team's audience spread messages Dodgers' extensive Hispanic fan base-a key county demographic attitudes toward illness that sometimes differ from those other ethnic groups. The...
Sacramento County, like other counties in the United States, has sought to assess shortages psychiatric and SUD treatment beds. Using an array of data sets findings from literature, as well a survey facilities, authors estimated bed need capacity county—at each level care—for adults children/adolescents identified difficult-to-place populations.
The No More Adverse Childhood Experiences (NACES) pilot project addresses (ACEs) in rural farmworker communities central California. Informed by engagement of farmworkers, the included a clinic-based intervention that provided ACE education, screening, and response services during routine health visits with adult pediatric patients. To understand impact intervention, evaluation team developed mixed-methods approach collected analyzed administrative data on education screening; clinic...
More than 155,000 New Yorkers were trained in Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) between 2016 and 2020. The authors conducted a mixed-methods study that included web-based survey of past trainees series focus groups to assess the impact MHFA trainings needs for continued training future.
Psychiatric and substance use disorder (SUD) treatment beds are essential infrastructure for meeting the needs of individuals with behavioral health conditions. However, not all psychiatric SUD alike: They represent within different types facilities. For beds, these vary from acute hospitals to community residential facilities offering short-term withdrawal management services others longer duration detoxification services. Different settings also serve clients needs. example, some have...
WeRise-a component of the Los Angeles County Department Mental Health's (LACDMH's) broader campaign, WhyWeRise-is an annual set events targeting prevention and early intervention for mental health challenges. This evaluation indicates that WeRise successfully reached groups residents particularly in need support, such as youth; mobilized them around issues; may have boosted awareness resources county. Perceptions were very positive, with vast majority saying event they attended connected...
Background: To increase receipt of preventive oral health services (POHS), all state Medicaid programs have enacted policies to encourage nondental providers deliver POHS in medical offices. This study examined if these improved health, as measured by reductions dental visits with treatment and preventable emergency department (ED) for nontraumatic conditions (NTDC). Methods: Using data on children aged 6 months up years from 38 during 2006–2014, we used a generalized...
Physical activity (PA) is known to improve quality of life (QoL) as well reduce mortality and disease progression in individuals with chronic neurological disorders. However, Latina women are less likely participate recommended levels PA due common socioeconomic barriers, including limited resources access exercise programs. Therefore, we developed a community-based intervention monitoring behavioral coaching target these barriers facilitate sustained participation an program promoting...
In this interim evaluation of the New York State Medicaid program's Children's Design, authors identify facilitators of, and barriers to, its implementation, describe delineate baseline trends in outcomes interest, assess feasibility identifying comparison groups for analyses that will contribute to a summative program.