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5 Questions for…Alyce Adams

  • June 20, 2018
  • 5 Questions, Delivery Science, Disparities, Feature, Health disparities
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Alyce Adams, PhD, tackles 5 questions about the barriers to health care among vulnerable patient populations and her motivation towards finding solutions.
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Caring for Adults with Autism

  • April 27, 2018
  • Adolescent Health, Autism, Delivery Science, Health disparities, Mental health
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April is Autism Awareness Month; a new body of Kaiser Permanente research highlights the needs of people with autism transitioning from pediatric to adult health care.
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Delivery Science fellowship powers nuanced cancer care research

  • October 31, 2017
  • Cancer, Delivery Science, Health disparities
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Patients with cancer often face barriers to optimal care, and Devon Check, PhD, a second-year Delivery Science Fellow in the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research, seeks to understand these hurdles inside and out.
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Nurse Taking Patients Blood Pressure

High blood pressure? Bring It Down!

  • May 8, 2015
  • Behavioral health, Cardiovascular, Health disparities, Health maintenance, Nutrition, Prevention
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Bring It Down is learning how to close the disparity between black and white people in high blood pressure control, with the ultimate goal of reducing stroke risk. By Ann Wallace, Senior Communications Specialist, Kaiser Permanente Division of Research When…

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Mai N. Nguyen-Huynh, MD, MAS

Study Targets Hypertension Disparity

  • July 22, 2013
  • Cardiovascular, Comparative Effectiveness Research, Delivery Science, Health disparities, Pharmacoepidemiology
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By Janet Byron, Senior Communications Specialist, Division of Research This year, the KP Northern California Division of Research received an $11 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) for a series of studies on stroke prevention in…

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Steve Sidney Jogging

Landmark Heart Study Pioneers Science of Health Disparities

  • February 20, 2013
  • 5 Questions, Cardiovascular, Health disparities, Prevention
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Study pioneers the science of health disparities—and launches quest to solve big problems in health care. By Janet Byron Stephen Sidney, MD, MPH, has spent a good portion of his 30-year career with the Northern California Kaiser Permanente Division of…

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Vitamins

Vitamin D supplementation lags among people who may need it most

  • January 24, 2013
  • Health disparities, Health Policy, Nutrition, Uncategorized
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By Janet Byron, Senior Communications Specialist, Kaiser Permanente Division of Research Many adult members of Kaiser Permanente Northern California who are at high risk for vitamin D insufficiency are not getting it from dietary supplements, according to a recent survey…

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South Asian At The Beach

Pacific Islanders, South Asians and Filipinos Have Higher Rates of Diabetes Than All Other Ethnic Groups

  • November 13, 2012
  • Diabetes, Health disparities, Insulin Resistance, Uncategorized
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Rates of diagnosed diabetes are much higher among some Asian subgroups than is apparent when aggregating all Asians as a whole, according to a new study by the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research and the University of California,…

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Jenna Burton

Cycling for health: Division staffer on diabetes study founds East Bay group for African-American cyclists

  • August 12, 2011
  • Diabetes, Health disparities, Insulin Resistance
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Jenna Burton, a research associate for the Division of Research on a gestational diabetes study, founded a bicycling group for East Bay African-Americans called Red Bike & Green. Her family history of diabetes has spurred her to pursue a healthy…

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Steve Sidney, MD, MPH, Collecting Data From Participant During Treadmill Test

Breaking the mold: CARDIA changes cardiovascular disease research

  • January 25, 2011
  • Aging, Cardiovascular, Health disparities, Obesity
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Until the 1980s, all that was known about the leading cause of death among Americans — cardiovascular disease — had been learned by studying middle-aged white men. But a study begun in 1985 with participants ranging in age from 18…

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