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Embry M. Howell
Senior Fellow
Health Policy Center "I like taking hard looks at what is already known about health programs, investigating less studied problems, and digging out the hidden factors that explain why we see health disparities, or undesirable outcomes (such as low birth weight and infant mortality). I also have eclectic interests and like to study different domains of health, often finding that they are interconnected."
Howell is an experienced evaluator of initiatives that aim to improve the health of and health care services available to vulnerable groups, including low income pregnant women and children. Through the years she has employed both qualitative and quantitative research methods to evaluate these issues, often using administrative records to create research databases. To this end, Howell helped to design the federal Medicaid research database. She is also an accomplished project director. Howell helped direct: an evaluation of the San Mateo County adult coverage initiative; evaluations of Children's Health Initiatives in three California counties; a policy analysis of universal vaccine coverage in New York; four studies of children's mental health services; case studies of the health care safety net in five cities; an evaluation of a national infant mortality prevention program; and an evaluation of a demonstration program for pregnant substance abusers. Howell's work has also extended beyond U.S. borders, including a stint in Sub-Saharan Africa. Areas of expertiseMaternal and child health, medicaid, program evaluation, public health Selected Publications from Embry M. Howell Swimming Upstream: Improving Access to Indigent Health Care in the Midst of Major Economic Challenges An Updated Analysis of Utilization in the Los Angeles Healthy Kids Program The Impact of the Los Angeles Healthy Kids Program on Access to Care, Use of Services, and Health Status Publications by topic:
Child Care and Development
Child Health
Health and Health Care
State Children's Health Insurance Program
Community-based Care
Medicaid See all publications by Embry M. Howell |
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