Examining State Obesity Prevention and Reduction Policies in California (PI)
Funded by the UCM Senate Committee on Research & UCI Public Health Research Committee
Garibay KK, Burke NB, Ramírez AS, Payán DD. Examining the role and strategies of advocacy coalitions in California’s statewide sugar-sweetened beverage tax debate (2001-2018). American Journal of Health Promotion. 2023:8901171231201007.
Payán DD, Chan-Golston A, Garibay KK, Farias C. Longitudinal policy surveillance of state obesity legislation in California, 1999–20200. BMC Public Health. 2024;24:3064.
UC Merced Nicotine & Cannabis Policy Center (NCPC) (Co-I)
Funded by the Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP)
Payán DD, Brown P, Song AV. County-level recreational marijuana policies and local policy changes in Colorado and Washington States (2012-2019). Milbank Quarterly. 2021;99(4):1132-1161.
Payán DD, Zawadzki MJ, Song AV. Advancing community-engaged research to promote health equity: considerations to improve the field. Perspectives in Public Health. 2021;0(0):17579139211054118.
Payán DD, Burke NJ, Persinger J, Martinez J, Jones Barker L, Song AV. Public support for policies to regulate flavoured tobacco and e-cigarette products in rural California. Tobacco Control. 2022:tobaccocontrol-2021-057031.
Global Food Initiative UC Merced Campus Collaborative (Co-PI)
Funded by the UC Global Food Initiative
Payán DD, Díaz Rios K, Ramírez AS, Young M-E. Structural barriers influencing food insecurity, malnutrition, and health among Latinas during and after COVID-19: considerations and recommendations. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 2021;121(5):837-843.
Sánchez KD, Díaz Rios LK, Payán DD. Nutrition environment gaps and distribution challenges in rural food pantries during the COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed-methods study. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2024;124(6):713-724.E4.
Academic-Community Partnership to Advance Telehealth Implementation for Low-Income Californians (Co-PI)
Funded by CITRIS and the Banatao Institute
Payán DD, Rodriguez HP. Telehealth disparities. Health Affairs. 2021;40(8):1340.
Payán DD, Frehn JL, Garcia L, Tierney AA, Rodriguez HP. Telemedicine implementation and use in community health centers during COVID-19: clinic personnel and patient perspectives. SSM – Qualitative Research in Health. 2022:100054.
Tierney A, Payán DD, Brown T, Aguilera A, Shortell S, Rodriguez H. Telehealth use, care continuity, and quality: diabetes and hypertension care in community health centers before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Medical Care. 2023;61:S62-S69.
Frehn JL, Li JN, Liu K, Payán DD, Rodriguez HP. Implementation of a universal screening and follow-up care system for pediatric developmental and behavioral health in Federally Qualified Health Center sites. Families, Systems, & Health. 2023.
Frehn JL, Starn BE, Rodriguez HP, Payán DD. Care redesign to support telemedicine implementation during the COVID-19 pandemic: Federally Qualified Health Center personnel experiences. The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 2023:jabfm.2022.220370R220372.
Tierney AA, Mosqueda M, Cesena G, Frehn JL, Payán DD, Rodriguez HP. Telemedicine implementation for safety net populations: A systematic review. Telemedicine J E Health. 2023.
COVID-19 and Latino Immigrants in Rural California (CLIMA) Study (Co-I)
Funded by UCM Health Sciences Research Institute (HSRI) and UC Office of the President Research Grants Program Office
Payán DD, Perez-Lua F, Goldman-Mellor S, De Trinidad Young M-E. Rural household food insecurity among Latino immigrants during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nutrients. 2022:14(3):2772.
De Trinidad Young M-E, Perez-Lua F, Sarnoff H, Plancarte V, Goldman-Mellor S, Payán DD. Working around safety net exclusions during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study of rural Latinx immigrants. Social Science & Medicine. 2022:115352.
Goldman-Mellor S, Plancarte V, Perez-Lua F, Payán DD, De Trinidad Young M. Mental health among rural Latino immigrants during the COVID-19 pandemic. SSM – Mental Health. 2023;3:100177.