A5064169524- Child and Adolescent Health
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Cultural Competency in Health Care
- Child Abuse and Related Trauma
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
Los Angeles County Department of Health Services
2023-2024
Olive View-UCLA Medical Center
2024
University of California, Los Angeles
2019
UCLA Health
2018
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...
In 2008, Panama became the first country in Latin America to offer Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine at no cost 10‐year‐old girls as part of its National Immunization Program. Vaccine completion rates remain suboptimal, and knowledge is limited regarding public perceptions HPV Panama. A cross‐sectional survey 333 Panamanian women aged 18–65 was conducted City, Although 93 percent respondents had heard HPV, only 59.8 vaccine. Acceptability vaccination daughters high (95 percent)....
Adverse Childhood Experiences(ACEs) have a powerful influence on mental health, physical and life expectancy. Screening for ACEs the clinician response to are critical addressing health well-being of children; however, little is known about actions clinicians take in ACE screening. Therefore, we aimed examine responses screening at five California pediatric clinics large public care system.
Purpose: Social determinants of health (SDOH) are widely accepted risk factors disparities. Addressing SDOH may reduce the poor outcomes. Desiring to provide comprehensive preventative care, we developed and piloted a screening tool for use in our resident primary safety net clinic identify social needs most affecting pediatric patients. Methods: A multidisciplinary team clinical workers physicians from emergency department, internal medicine, pediatrics selected broad categories relevant...