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Center for Community Health Studies

Current projects

Covering California’s Kids Evaluation. Examines the impact of county-based health insurance programs, known as Healthy Kids, on access, quality, and outcomes for enrollees. Funded by California First 5 Children & Families Commission and The California Endowment. Four Year Study

The Los Angeles Healthy Kids Program Evaluation. Study of outreach and enrollment practices for the LA network of Healthy Kids Programs. Funded by the Los Angeles First 5 Commission, subcontractor to the Urban Institute. Four Year Study

Healthy Kids Statewide Survey. Provides statewide estimates of the impact of Healthy Kids on children's health, well-being, and quality of life, and is designed to provide funders and policy-makers with more detailed information on the health impacts of such programs. Funded by California Children & Families and The California Endowment & California. Two Year Study

Health Consumer Alliance Evaluation Phase III. Measures the impact of a statewide partnership of community-based consumer assistance programs on statewide health policy, statewide capacity building and local project impact on consumers and programs. Funded by The California Endowment. One Year Study

State Health Access Reform Evaluation. Assesses the effectiveness of innovative strategies to identify and enroll eligible, uninsured children into public health insurance programs. Funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Two Year Study

Alameda Health Care Quality Assessment. Analyzes retention of members in an Alameda health plan, and monitors quality of coverage and patterns of healthcare utilization including use of preventive services versus more expensive secondary and tertiary services. Funded by the Alameda Alliance for Health. On Going Study

Medical Home Effects on Asthma Hospitalizations. Assesses the impact of a quality medical home on outcomes for children with asthma, including hospitalizations, emergency department visits, and family burdens. Funded by the US Health Resources and Services Administration. One Year Study

Specialty Care Access Project. Examines effects of specialty care provider training on improvements in quality of care and access to cardiac and rheumatologic specialty care services for low income populations served by L.A. County community clinics. Funded by The California HealthCare Foundation. One Year Study

Office of the Patient Advocate HMO Help Center Assessment. An assessment to determine how callers learn of the HMO Help Center in order to support its outreach efforts and explain a recent drop in consumer calls for help with HMO problems. Funded by the State of California’s Office of the Patient Advocate. One Year Study

 
 

CONTACT INFORMATION

Division of Community Health
Department of Family Medicine
1000 S. Fremont Ave. Bldg.A7, Room 7412
Alhambra, CA 91803

Campus Mail Code: HSA 7412

Phone (626) 457-4213
Fax (626) 457-5858
Email: cohealth@usc.edu

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