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Examining the association between the political-economic structure of the U.S. agriculture industry and Latino health

This study applies a fundamental cause lens to examine the association between the political-economic structure of the agriculture industry and Latinx population.

Principal Investigator: Fabiola Moncerrat Perez-Lua

Examination of the utilization of telehealth services, and the role of care coordinators on healthcare access among workers in rural agricultural counties and medically underserved areas of California

Examine the experiences of rural agricultural workers with telehealth services, healthcare utilization, and overall healthcare access

Principal Investigator: Nimrat Sandhu

Evaluating the association between mental health risk, ACEs, and use of digital/in-person mental health services

Examine adverse childhood experiences and utilization of mental health apps within ethnic Asian subgroups

Principal Investigator: Cindy Chwa

Ethnic Enclaves, Mental Health, and Cardiometabolic Risk in Asian Americans

Examine the association of ethnicity-specific enclaves with mental health and major CMB risks (obesity, hypertension, and diabetes) among AAs and determine if these associations vary by immigration/nativity status and ethnic subgroups.

Principal Investigator: Eunyoung Choi

Effect of Mental Distress and Functional Impairment on Mental Health Utilization by Filipino Americans in California

The focus of my study is to explore the relationship between mental distress and functional impairment and their impact on the utilization of mental health services within the Filipino American community.

Principal Investigator: Marieann Brill

Do sugar taxes affect those who need it most？

Study the health effects of a sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) tax in cities where the tax is implemented compared to cities where the tax is not implemented.

Principal Investigator: Meng Su

Deportation threat and public program participation

To study if California counties that experience increases in deportation threat over time will have a con-commitant decrease in respondents' who report not enrolling their citizen child/ren in a given public program.

Principal Investigator: Marci Ybarra

Deportation threat and infant birthweight: Evidence from California

This study seeks to use variation 'deportation threat; as measured by the rollout of the Secure Communities and 287 (g) to examine the relationship between deportation threat and infant birthweight among women in California, including women who are undocumented.

Principal Investigator: Marci

Demographic and Health Characteristics of Transgender Adults in California, 2017-2021 Update

Examine disparities in chronic health conditions and mental health indicators, including suicide ideation and behavior.

Principal Investigator: Jody Herman

Create Health Impact Assessment (HIA) Plug-in For Open Planning Tools

As part of the Sustainable and Healthy Communities Research Program, EPA has a project to study and develop tools that will help communities make decisions that support more sustainable development patterns.

Principal Investigator: Lawrence Frank