Health

Health

We conduct advocacy, capacity building, and systemic change activities to serve young children and their families. We provide services and supports for children with developmental delays and disabilities to enhance their development, maximize their potential, and increase the capacity of families to meet the special needs of their young children.

Projects

Community-Based Transition Pilot Program

The Patient Centered Medical Home Program which embeds nurse case management in the primary care setting


Bodyworks which provides dietary and physical activity counseling and weight management


The Lactation Clinic which provides breastfeeding support to all, including mothers and infants with developmental disabilities


The Parent Navigator Program, which employs individuals with lived experience to help families navigate and get connected to the DD service system


Hablamos Juntos, which provides family-based support for children with speech delay

Post-transfer Survey of Health Care Transition Outcomes of Individuals with Spina Bifida in Movin' On Up Health Care Transition Program 

Health Related Accommodations of Adolescents and Emerging Adults with Spina Bifida Enrolled in the Health Care Transition Program, Movin' On Up 

Internet Survey of the Health Care Transition Experiences of Young Adults with Chronic Illnesses/Health Conditions/Disabilities 

Biopsychosocial Health Care Transition (HCT) Outcomes of Adults with Spina Bifida 

Survey on the transition needs of youth and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities 

ENRICH Program, in partnership with LA County DPH


Culturally Competent Approach to Vaccine Hesitancy Among Individuals with Intellectual and /or Developmental Disabilities and their Caregivers

A Community-Partnered Consortium for Equitable Growth of the Public Health Workforce within the Disability Networks in Los Angeles County

Administration for Community Living: American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021: A Community-Partnered Consortium for Equitable Growth of the Public Health Workforce Serving the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) Community in Southern California

Equitable Access to Regional Center Services for Children and Youth in Foster Care Through Parent Education and Youth Self-advocate Empowerment

Stein Tikun Olam, ATLAS foundation

Combining Autism Telehealth And Screening Technologies For Earlier Diagnostic Assessments

First 5 LA Help me Grow Pathways Grant

Healthy Steps at AltaMed at CHLA

La Linterna at AltaMed at CHLA

Innovative Peer Navigator Employment Pathway for Health Care Services


Publications:

Mirzaian CB, Ghadiali T*, Vestal N*, Song A, Vanderbilt D, Lakshmanan ARates of connection to early intervention from the neonatal intensive care unit in a high risk infant follow-up programJ Perinatol. 2022. doi: 10.1038/s41372-022-01408-3. PMID: 35589971

Angell A, Varma D, Deavenport-Saman, Yin L, Solomon O, Chen A, Zou B. Effects of Sex, Race, and Ethnicity on Primary and Subspecialty Healthcare Use by Autistic Children in Florida: A Longitudinal Retrospective Cohort Study (2012-2018). Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2022 Jun;94:101951. PMID: 35498508
 
Deavenport-Saman A, Vanderbilt DL, Harstad E, Shults J, Barbaresi W, Bax A, Cacia J,  Friedman S, LaRosa A, Loe IM, Mittal S, Blum N. Association of Co-existing Conditions, ADHD Medication Choice and Likelihood of Improvement in Preschool-Age Children: A Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics Research Network Study. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 2022 Aug;32(6):328-336. PMID: 35787014.
 
Loe IM, Blum NJ Shults J, Barbaresi W, Bax A, Cacia J, Deavenport-Saman A, Friedman S, LaRosa A, Loe IM, Mittal S, Vanderbilt DL, Harstad E. Adverse Effects of α-2 Adrenergic Agonists and Stimulants in Preschool-Age ADHD: A DBPNet Study. The Journal of Pediatrics, 2022; PMID: 36649794

 

Betz C. L. (2021). Nursing's Influence on the Evolution of the Field of Health Care Transition and Future Implications. Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners, 35(4), 408–413. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedhc.2021.01.001


Betz, C. L., Mannino, J. E., Disabato, J. A., & Marner, V. (2022). Health care transition planning: A potpourri of perspectives from nurses. Journal for specialists in pediatric nursing : JSPN, e12373. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/jspn.12373

Betz, C. L., Mannino, J. E., & Disabato, J. A. (2021). Survey of US pediatric nurses' role in health care transition planning: Focus on assessment of self-management abilities of youth and young adults with long-term conditions. Journal of child health care : for professionals working with children in the hospital and community, 25(3), 468–480. https://doi.org/10.1177/1367493520953649


Cheak-Zamora N, Betz C.L, & Mandy T (2022). Measuring Health Care Transition: Across Time and into the Future Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 64, 91-101, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2022.02.018.


Mannino, J. E., Disabato, J. A., Betz, C. L., Hudson, S. M., & Marner, V. A. (2022). Health Care Transition Planning: Educational Needs of Pediatric Nurses and Pediatric Nurse Practitioners. Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners, S0891-5245(22)00084-0. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedhc.2022.04.001


Espinoza, J. C., Chin, S. W., Shah, P. Tut, M. Raymond, J. K. (2022). Proposing a Practical, Simplified Framework for Implementing Integrated Diabetes Data and Technology Solutions, Frontiers in Clinical Diabetes and Healthcare, 3, https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcdhc.2022.867284


Espinoza, J., Xu, N. Y., Nguyen, K. T., & Klonoff, D. C. (2021). The Need for Data Standards and Implementation Policies to Integrate CGM Data into the Electronic Health Record. Journal of diabetes science and technology, 19322968211058148. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/19322968211058148


Espinoza, J., Shah, P., Nagendra, G., Bar-Cohen, Y., & Richmond, F. (2022). Pediatric Medical Device Development and Regulation: Current State, Barriers, and Opportunities. Pediatrics, 149(5), e2021053390. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2021-053390


Paraszczuk, A. M., Feeg, V. D., Betz, C. L., & Mannino, J. E. (2021). Psychometric Testing of Family Centered Care (FCC) Instrument: A Mixed Methods Analysis of Pediatric Nurses and Their Workplace Perceptions of FCC. Journal of pediatric nursing, 61, 75–83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2021.03.015


Schmitt, C., Castro, J., Frelinger, J. & Yin, L. (2022). Febrile Illness in 3 Adolescent Patients, The pediatric infectious disease journal, 41, 85-86, doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003157

 

 

Conference Presentations/Posters:

Yin L. Covid19 Vaccines and Updates.  Breaking Barriers, Developing Possibilities.  Pomona, CA.
 
Yin L. Summit Forum for World Autism Day, Yi Lu Ling Hang International Academic Conference of YanZhao.  Heibei Children’s Hospital.  3/31/2022.  8000 Participants
 

Williams M, Lakatos P, Norona C, Wise M. 2022. Help Me Grow: Low Incidence Disabilities, LA County Dept of Public Health

Williams M. 2022. Considering Culture When Assessing and Diagnosing Young Children (with Wise). ZERO TO THREE

Ethics in Infant Mental Health, California Association for Infant Mental Health

Williams M. 2022. Developmental Screening Toolkit; Family Resource Network of California

Williams M. 2022. Infant-Family Mental Health: Continuum of Care from Prenatal to Hospital to Home, Best Starts to Life Research Summit

Blum N, Deavenport-Saman A, Vanderbilt D, Shults J, Barbaresi W, Bax A, Cacia J, Friedman S, LaRosa A, Loe I, Mittal S, Harstad E. Influence of Co-Existing Conditions on medication choice and effectiveness in preschool aged children with ADHD: A DBPNet Study. Platform presented at the Society of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Virtual Annual Meeting, October 23, 2021.

Mittal S, Blum N, Barbaresi W, Bax A, Cacia J, Deavenport-Saman A, Friedman S, LaRosa A, Loe I, Tulio S, Vanderbilt D, Harstad E. Receipt of Behavioral Therapy in Preschool-Age Children with ADHD: A Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics Research Network (DBPNet) Study. Presentation at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2021 Meeting, April 23-25, 2022.

 

Mirzaian C, Deavenport-Saman A, Hudson S, Betz C. Health Care Transition for Young People with ID/DD and with ID/DD and Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions (CMHC): Stakeholders’ Perspectives. Virtual HCTRC Research Symposium. October 26, 2022.


Solomon O, Deavenport-Saman A, Linder D, Espinoza J, Wilson M, Mason T, Salcedo A, Chirino C, Shukhman G, Yin L. Social determinants of human and companion canine health in Los Angeles County: insights from obesity research during the COVID-19 pandemic. APHA Annual Meeting and Expo: Leading the Path Toward Health Equity. Boston, MA, November 7, 2022.

 

Mirzaian C, Deavenport-Saman A, Hudson S, Betz C. HealthCare Transition for Young People with IDD and Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions Stakeholders’ Perspectives. . AUCD Conference. Health Equity: Serving the Whole Person, Washington D.C., November, 15, 2022.

 

Hovik F*, Salcedo A, Chirino C, Deavenport-Saman A, Caldwell J, Piridzhanyan A, Jhaveri K, Kuo T, Yin L. Combating Food Insecurity in a Low SES Latinx Population Using Multilevel Strategies. Poster presented at the California Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Annual Conference & Expo 2020 Riverside, CA, April 17, 2021.

Ashby D, Jones F, Lucas-Wright A., Solomon O, Deavenport-Saman A, Vanderbilt D. Yin L. African Americans’ Perceptions of Children’s Behavior Associated with Autism Spectrum DisorderPoster presented at INSAR 2021. May 3-7, 2021.
 
Kaufmann E, Dome, M, Grimes A, Fruhner M, Jeon EK, Tyree, MA, Deavenport-Saman
A, Vanderbilt DVirtual Resources Created to Enhance Family-Centered Care for Families Navigating Childhood Hearing Loss and Hearing Technology. Poster presented at the Virtual Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Virtual Conference, CA, March 13-15, 2022.
 
Solomon O, Lucas-Wright A, Ashe C, Yin L, Datti A, Deavenport-Saman A. Racial and Ethnic Inequalities Related to COVID-19 in the I/DD Community in California: Historical Public Data Analysis. Poster presented at the AUCD Conference. Health Equity: Serving the Whole Person, Washington D.C., November 14, 2022.
 
 Hamad H, Rao K, Kopplin D, Tyree A, Deavenport-Saman A, Haranin E, Vanderbilt D,   
 Rousso KPromoting a Medical Home for Infants or Children who are Deaf or Hard-of-
Hearing: Using Virtual Podcasts for Professional Development. Poster presented at the
 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Virtual Conference, CA, March 6, 2023.

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