A5031485784- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Indigenous Cultures and Socio-Education
- Parental Involvement in Education
- Environmental Justice and Health Disparities
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Social Media in Health Education
Families USA
2018-2023
University of California, Los Angeles
2018-2023
UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute
2020
Precision Research Institute
2020
Center for Children
2018
Racialized disparities in health and well-being begin early life influence lifelong outcomes. Using the Early Development Instrument—a population-level childhood measure—this article examines potential inequities with regard to neighborhood income race/ethnicity a convenience sample of 183,717 kindergartners ninety-eight US school districts from 2010 2017. Our findings demonstrate distinct income-related outcome gradient. Thirty percent children lowest-income neighborhoods were vulnerable...
Objectives. To examine relationships of residential crowding and commute time with early child development. Methods. We used the Early Development Instrument (EDI), a teacher-reported, population-health measure The sample included child-level observations spanning 8 US states from 2010 to 2017 (n = 185 012), aggregated census tract (n= 2793), stratified by percentage households in poverty. test association times, crowding, development, we tested overall readiness 5 EDI domains using adjusted...
Objectives: This study evaluates the feasibility, acceptability, and perceived benefits of mobile-phone delivered self-monitoring queries feedback integrated into evidence-based Q uit Using Drugs Intervention Trial (QUIT) screening brief telephone health coaching intervention to prevent progression from risky drug use addiction as QUIT-Mobile intervention. Methods: Participants (n = 20) were primarily Black/African American Latino men in Los Angeles with substance use. Self-monitoring...
There is growing public urgency to close equity gaps in health and development by addressing inequities at multiple levels of children's developmental ecosystems. Current measurement strategies obscure the dynamic structural relational patterns oppression, adversity, disadvantage that children can experience their local intimate ecosystem, as well leverage points are necessary change them. The purpose this study examine relationship between a universally available measure neighborhood...
Strong evidence for improving clinical outcomes exists the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) and diabetes self-management education (DSME) yet traditional methods of outreach have been minimally effective at engaging high-risk Hispanics. Scripps Whittier Institute, San Diego, CA, has delivered culturally appropriate DSME DPP programs over 25 years was seeking an method to further engage diverse communities. Facebook is number one platform U.S. Hispanics’ communication. Nearly half (48%)...
Abstract Background Early childhood health development is positively associated with income, but the strength of this relationship ethnoracial background remains unclear. This study examined extent inequities among California kindergarteners based on backgrounds and neighborhood-level income. Methods cross-sectional assessed by analyzing background, data for kindergarteners. Student-level ( n = 106,574) were collected through teacher report between 2010–2020 across 52 school districts 964...