Below, you will find publications related to health policy that are developed by IHPL staff or in collaboration with fellow colleagues. Please feel free to contact us with any questions or comments.


The Permanent Journal

Adverse Childhood Experiences among a Community of Resilient Centenarians and Seniors: Implications for a Chronic Disease Prevention Framework

Rhonda Spencer-Hwang, DrPH; Xochitl Torres, MPH; Johanny Valladares, MBA; Marco Pasco-Rubio, MPH; Molly Dougherty; Wonha Kim, MD / The Permanente Journal 2018; 22: 17-146.

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Californian Journal of Health Promotion

Knowledge and Opinions Regarding the Interface between Oral and Overall Health among California Physicians, Dentists, Pharmacists and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Practitioners

Gavaza, P., Kim, W., Rogers, T., Fry-Bowers, E., Mosavin, R. / Californian Journal of Health Promotion 2017, Volume 15, Issue 2, Pages 59-68

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Urban Forestry & Urban Greening

Importance of Urban Street Tree Policies: A Comparison of Neighbouring Southern California Cities

Galenieks, Andrejs. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening Volume 22, March 2017, Pages 105–110

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Applied Ergonomics

Macroergonomic Attributes of the Patient Work System: Examining the Context of Patients with Chronic Illness

R.J. Holden, R.S. Valdez, C.C. Schubert, G.S. Hundt., Ergonomics, 2017; 60(1) 26-43.

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California Pharmacist

Strategic Partnerships for Change in an Environmental Justice Community: The ENRRICH Study

R. Spencer, W. Kim et al. Progress in Community Health Partnerships. Winter 2016.

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Journal of Community Health

Insights from New Systems of Health

James R. Cochrane, Teresa F. Cutts, and Gerald R. Winslow. Stakeholder Health. 2016 May. Chp. 10

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Journal of Community Health

A  Health Policy Agenda for the Next President & Congress of the United States

Adventist Health Policy Association. Five Steps to Health in America. 2015 Oct

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Journal of Community Health

Respiratory Health Risks for Children Living Near a Major Railyard

Spencer et al. J Community Health. 2015 Oct; 40(5): 1015–1023.

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J. Family Medicine and Disease Prevention

California Physicians’ Opinions of the Interface Between Oral and Overall Health: A Preliminary Study

P. Gavaza, W. Kim, R. Mosavin, N. Ta., J Family Medicine and Disease Prevention. 2015 Nov; 1:020

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Applied Ergonomics

The Patient Work System: An Analysis of Self-Care Performance Barriers

R.J. Holden, C.C. Schubert, R.S. Mickelson., Applied Ergonomics, 2015, 133-50.

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Journal of Community Health

Patients as a Source of Resilience

C.C. Schubert, R.L. Wears, R.J. Holden, & G.S. Hunte., The Resilience of Everyday Clinical Work. 2015; 207-233.

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