Denise Diaz Payán, PhD, MPP | Source | Assistant Professor of Health, Society, & Behavior at UC Irvine Joe C. Wen Sc...
Denise Diaz Payán, PhD, MPP
Dr. Payán is an Assistant Professor at UCI (University of California, Irvine). She is a leading expert in community-based health policy research whose work focuses primarily on obesity and nutrition-related racial/ethnic health disparities. Dr. Payán conducts state and local policy surveillance research and evaluates community-engaged studies implemented in a variety of settings from schools and faith-based organizations to safety net clinics and academic medical centers.
Payán is also the Faculty Director of the California Initiative for Health Equity and Action (Cal-IHEA), a state-wide research and policy center that supports the translation of research evidence into state health policy and public health practice to improve health equity in California.
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“Our efforts towards driving health equity are crucial, even in a progressive state like California, because poverty rates, racial/ethnic health disparities, and health care provider shortages continue to worsen.”
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UC system-wide health equity initiative finds new home at UC Irvine Public Health – UC Irvine Wen Public Health
The California Initiative for Health Equity & Action (Cal-IHEA) Center positions four UC campuses as exemplars of inclusive access and equity to research and education.
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Study on the effectiveness of telemedicine shows that limited English proficient, medically compromised patients face barriers
The benefits of telemedicine, which has seen a rapid expansion since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, benefited some sectors of the population, but research
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UC Irvine Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health
Assistant Professor of Health, Society, & Behavior