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Stratified citizenship, stratified health: Examining latinx legal status in the U.S. healthcare safety net

Publication: Journal Article

Van Natta, Meredith, Nancy J. Burke, Irene H. Yen, Mark D. Fleming, Christoph L. Hanssmann, Maryani Palupy Rasidjan, and Janet K. Shim. 2019. “Stratified Citizenship, Stratified Health: Examining Latinx Legal Status in the U.S. Healthcare Safety Net”. Social Science & Medicine 220: 49-55.

Medical mistrust, racism, and delays in preventive health screening among African-American men

Publication: Journal Article

Powell, Wizdom, Jennifer Richmond, Dinushika Mohottige, Irene Yen, Allison Joslyn, and Giselle Corbie-Smith. 2019. “Medical Mistrust, Racism, and Delays in Preventive Health Screening Among African-American Men”. Behavioral Medicine 45 (2): 102-17.

Do the health benefits of education vary by sociodemographic subgroup? Differential returns to education and implications for health inequities

Publication: Journal Article

Vable, Anusha M., Alison K. Cohen, Stephanie A. Leonard, Maria Glymour, Catherine d.P. Duarte, and Irene H. Yen. 2018. “Do the Health Benefits of Education Vary by Sociodemographic Subgroup? Differential Returns to Education and Implications for Health Inequities”. Annals of Epidemiology 28 (11): 759-66.

Neighborhood walkability and walking for transport among South Asians in the MASALA study

Publication: Journal Article

Kelly, Elizabeth A, Namratha R. Kandula, Alka M. Kanaya, and Irene H. Yen. 2015. “Neighborhood Walkability and Walking for Transport Among South Asians in the MASALA Study”. Journal of Physical Activity & Health 13 (5): 514-19.

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.

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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.

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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...

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 56 (6): 655-81.

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 42 (8): 1859-66.