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Neighborhood influences on girls’ obesity risk across the transition to adolescence

Publication: Journal Article

Hoyt, Lindsay T, Lawrence H Kushi, Cindy W Leung, Dana C Nickleach, Nancy Adler, Barbara A Laraia, Robert A Hiatt, and Irene H Yen. 2014. “Neighborhood influences on girls’ obesity risk across the transition to adolescence”. Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics 134 (5): 942-49.

Childhood residential mobility and mental and physical health in later life: Findings from the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) Study

Publication: Journal Article

Yen, Irene H., Aleena Bennett, Shauntice Allen, Anusha M. Vable, Leann Long, Marquita Brooks, Marquita Brooks, Marquita Brooks, and Marquita Brooks. 2023. “Childhood residential mobility and mental and physical health in later life: Findings from the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) Study”. Journal of Applied Gerontology.

Adverse childhood experiences and the process(es) of frequent K-12 student mobility in urban contexts

Publication: Journal Article

Ryan, Sarah, Robert K. Ream, Margaret Martin, Janet K. Shim, Janet K. Shim, and Irene H. Yen. 2023. “Adverse childhood experiences and the process(es) of frequent K-12 student mobility in urban contexts”. Education and Urban Society.

Welcome to our research lab

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We Investigate Social Factors Influencing Health and Well-Being The Housing, Opportunity and Place (HOPe) Lab is a research group at the University of California, Merced investigating key social factors affecting health and health inequities in California's Central Valley, the heart of California.

Cal-IHEA

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The California Initiative for Health Equity and Action (Cal-IHEA) was created by the University of California (UC) Office of the President at the request of the California Legislature. Cal-IHEA builds on the university's public service mission and seeks to improve health equity in California by...

Dr. Leia Belt

Person: Postdoctoral Fellow

Dr. Leia Belt, PhD, is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts' (SSHA) Department of Sociology since January 2024. She holds an interdisciplinary PhD specializing in Medical Sociology and Social Epidemiology from the University of Iowa. Her research is dedicated...

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Local Organizing Committee (LOC) TOOLBOX

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Guiding Principles | Nuestros Principios Rectores: Summary: Recognizing the importance of local organizing committees (LOCs) in effecting positive social change, HOPe Lab, Faith in the Valley Fresno, and Cultiva Central Valley - as a collaborative, aim to provide accessible resources, tools, and...

LOC Resources | Recursos Para LOCs

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LOC Toolbox: The LOC Toolbox is a general resource designed for Local Organizing Committees (LOCs) across a range of topics. While our partnership with Faith in the Valley (FIV) and Cultiva Central Valley (CCV) has primarily focused on housing LOCs, we hope this toolbox will support those interested...

Health care utilization among women of reproductive age living in public housing: Associations across six public housing sites in San Francisco

Publication: Journal Article

Headen, Irene E., Leslie Dubbin, Alison J. Canchola, Ellen Kersten, and Irene H. Yen. 2022. “Health care utilization among women of reproductive age living in public housing: Associations across six public housing sites in San Francisco”. Preventive Medicine Reports 27.