Population Health and Disparities
Our work in Population Health and Disparities
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Deaths Tied to Opioids Rose Among Less-Educated Whites Following LA County’s Stay-At-Home Order
Opioid-related deaths among Blacks, Asians and Latinos dropped during the same period.
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The Relationship Between States’ Staffing Regulations And Hospitalizations Of Assisted Living Residents
Assisted living provides housing and long-term care services to more than 811,000 older adults in the United States daily and is regulated by the states.
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Citizenship Status and Mortality Among Latinos: Analyses of the US National Health Interview Survey Linked Mortality Files
Forty million Latino adults reside in the United States, including eleven million who do not possess US citizenship. Noncitizens disproportionately experience poverty, segregation, and inadequate access to healthcare—pathogenic mechanisms that adversely impact health.
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Opioid Overdose Risk Appears Higher in Older Americans, USC Study Indicates
One in 10 adults were at risk of overdose, with older Americans relying on high doses of opioids more than younger adults, researchers found in a national sample of prescription claims.
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A Guide to Extending and Implementing Generalized Risk‑Adjusted Cost‑Effectiveness
The generalized risk-adjusted cost-effectiveness (GRACE) model generalizes conventional cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) by introducing diminishing returns to Health-Related Quality of Life (QoL).
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How COVID Changed Life in Los Angeles: Recent Findings from a Longitudinal Survey
Data collected from Los Angeles residents between November 2020 and April 2021 offers insights into views on crime, public transit and other topics compared with pre-pandemic views.
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Generalized Risk-Adjusted Cost-Effectiveness (GRACE): Ensuring Patient-Centered Outcomes in Healthcare Decision Making
GRACE complements and adds to our previous analyses demonstrating how best to incorporate uncertain health benefits into value analyses.
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Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines (LRCUG) for Reducing Health Harms From Non-Medical Cannabis Use: A Comprehensive Evidence and Recommendations Update
Cannabis use is common, especially among young people, and is associated with risks for various health harms. Some jurisdictions have recently moved to legalization/regulation pursuing public health goals. Evidence-based ‘Lower Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines’ (LRCUG) and recommendations were previously developed to reduce modifiable risk factors of cannabis-related adverse health outcomes; related evidence has evolved substantially since.
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Prevalence and Distribution of High-Risk Prescription Opioid Use in the United States, 2011–2016
Abstract Purpose Despite the efforts of many stakeholders to reduce the risk of opioid overdose, there is limited information on the prevalence of high-risk prescription opioid use in the US. Methods Descriptive analysis of a nationally representative 5% random sample of anonymized, longitudinal, individual-level prescription claims from IQVIA LRx between January 1, 2011 and December […]
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Alameda County Program Counters Health Industry Racism Experienced by Black Expectant Mothers
Black women are far more likely to report experiencing discrimination within the healthcare system than white women. And studies point to racism or unconscious bias in medical care as a key explanation for why Black women and infants fare so poorly compared to their White counterparts.
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