Dr Caroline Richardson appointed as editor-in-chief for JMIR Diabetes
We are happy to report that Dr Caroline Richardson has accepted the position as inaugural editor-in-chief for JMIR Diabetes. Dr Richardson is Max and Buena Lichter Research Professor of Family Medicine, Associate Chair of Research and Co-Director, University of Michigan National Clinical Scholars Program from the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Michigan Medical School.
Dr. Richardson is a physical activity and diabetes prevention researcher who emphasizes the importance of using low-cost and scalable approaches to promoting physical activity. She develops and tests behavioral internet-mediated interventions to increase physical activity, decrease weight, and prevent diabetes. Focusing on components of web-based interventions that are interactive and individually tailored, Dr. Richardson builds interventions that are more than just static informational websites. They incorporate objective mon
Looming eviction crisis may put Californians at increased risk for unmet medical needs
Research published in the peer-reviewed
Journal of General Internal Medicine found that Californians who had moved due to unaffordable housing are significantly more likely to report unmet medical needs compared to people with non-cost-related moves.
Our results suggest efforts may be needed not only to ensure healthcare delivery to people who have had to move because of unaffordable housing, but also to prevent cost-related moves in the first place. Such interventions may be particularly urgent in light of widespread economic hardship during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has raised concerns about a looming eviction crisis that could make an effective response to the pandemic itself even more challenging.
By City News Service
Jan 22, 2021
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A UCLA study published today shows that Californians who are forced to move for cost-related reasons are “significantly more likely to report that they had unmet medical needs, suggesting that coronavirus-related evictions will put the health of many Californians at risk.
The study, published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, analyzed 146,417 adults who responded between 2011 and 2017 to the California Health Interview Survey. It found that people who were forced to move because of financial issues were 17% more likely to have unmet medical needs compared to people who were not forced to move for cost reasons.
By City News Service
Dec 30, 2020
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - People who move residences because they cannot afford their current housing are at increased risk of failing to receive the medical care they need, according to a new study from Cedars-Sinai and UCLA announced today.
The findings, published online in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, were based on 146,417 adults who responded from 2011 to 2017 to the California Health Interview Survey, the largest such state survey in the U.S. The study compared those who had moved homes in the last five years to those who had not.
It found that those who moved due to financial hardship, as opposed to other reasons, were more likely to report delaying or not receiving prescribed medicines and needed medical care during the previous 12 months.
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LOS ANGELES (Dec. 30, 2020) People who move due to unaffordable housing are at increased risk of failing to receive the medical care they need, according to a new study from Cedars-Sinai and the University of California, Los Angeles. The study, published online in the
Journal of General Internal Medicine, concludes that the result could be long-term health problems.
The findings were based on 146,417 adults who responded from 2011 to 2017 to the California Health Interview Survey, the largest such state survey in the U.S. The study compared those who had moved their residences in the last five years to those who had not. It found those who had moved due to cost, as opposed to other reasons, were more likely to report delaying or not receivi