Integrating Sociology and Public Health to Reduce Homicide and Gun Violence
May 1, 2013 | Story
As a Health & Society Scholar, Andrew V. Papachristos, PhD, studied the role of social networks on the diffusion of gun violence in Chicago and Boston.
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Health Care as a "Market Good"?
May 28, 2012 | Commentary
This study examines the cost of care for acute appendicitis in different health care facilities in California. The researchers note that despite comparing similar services using a relatively strict definition of uncomplicated appendicitis, California hospitals charge inconsistently.
Playworks: Supporting Play and Physical Activity in Low-Income Elementary Schools
January 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
The study, led by Milbrey McLaughlin, Founding Director and Rebecca London, Senior Researcher, at the John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities at Stanford University, examines the implementation of Playworks programs in eight Silicon Valley schools.
Playworks: Promoting Positive Youth Development in Low-Income Elementary Schools
January 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
This brief is one in a series of final reports from the Study of Playworks Implementation in Eight Bay Area Schools. It examines the ways that Playworks promotes positive youth development and reports students’, teachers’, and principals’ views of t ...
Specialized Hospital Units for Elderly Provide Shorter Stays, Lower Costs
June 20, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Hospital units designed specifically for the care of older patients could save as much as $6 billion a year, a study from the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) finds. In a randomized controlled trial, patients in “acute care for elder ...
Recent Research About Nursing, May 2012
May 29, 2012 | Story
Researchers offer a snapshot of California's tight job market for new nurses, and "presenteeism" and its effect on care.
Playworks Theory of Change
April 23, 2010 | Report/Evaluation
The Playworks theory of change is one product in a series of final reports from the Study of Playworks Implementation in Eight Bay Area Schools. It describes the components required to bring about the program’s long-term goal of healthy child develo ...
Closely Spaced Pregnancies are Associated with Increased Odds of Autism in California Sibling Births
February 1, 2011 | Journal Article
A short interpregnancy interval (IPI), the amount of time between the births of two children to the same mother, is a potential risk factor for autism. This article presents evidence of associations between short IPIs and the development of autism.
Outpatient Satisfaction
October 1, 2009 | Journal Article
How doctors present information, and whether their clients realize the information was presented, are more important to patient satisfaction than what specific content a doctor relays, according to this novel study comparing how parents and trained observers perceived the doctors' communications during pediatric visits.
Estimated Autism Risk and Older Reproductive Age
September 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This study explored the risk for autism associated with maternal and paternal age across successive birth cohorts.