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| Embry HowellSummaryAffiliation: Urban Institute Country: USA Publications
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Deregionalization of neonatal intensive care in urban areasEmbry M Howell
Mathematica Policy Research Inc, Washington, DC
Am J Public Health 92:119-24. 2002..This report describes the extent of deregionalization of neonatal intensive care in urban areas of the United States in the 1980s and 1990s and the factors associated with it...
Children's mental health care: differences by race/ethnicity in urban/rural areasEmbry Howell
Urban Institute, Washington, DC 20037, USA
J Health Care Poor Underserved 19:237-47. 2008..In addition, outreach should raise awareness among parents, teachers, and other community members concerning the need for mental health services for minority children...- Variations in medicaid mental health service use and cost for childrenEmbry M Howell
Urban Institute, Washington, DC 20037, USA
Adm Policy Ment Health 35:220-8. 2008..Mental health costs accounted for 26.5% of total fee-for-service Medicaid expenditures, varying from 14% to 61% depending on the state... - A tale of two counties: expanding health insurance coverage for children in CaliforniaEmbry M Howell
Urban Institute, Washington, DC 20037, USA
Milbank Q 84:521-54. 2006..This effort to provide universal coverage for all children is important to national policymakers desiring similar goals... - Trends in maternal and infant health in poor urban neighborhoods: good news from the 1990s, but challenges remainEmbry M Howell
Health Policy Center, The Urban Institute, 2100 M St NW, Washington, DC 20037, USA
Public Health Rep 120:409-17. 2005..This article examines trends in key maternal and child health indicators to determine whether disparities between high-poverty neighborhoods and other neighborhoods have declined... 
The health status of HOPE VI public housing residentsEmbry Howell
The Urban Institute, Washington, DC, USA
J Health Care Poor Underserved 16:273-85. 2005..Our analysis indicates that one major benefit of improving housing quality may be improved health status...- An innovative blood lead screening program for Indian childrenEmbry M Howell
Urban Institute, Health Policy Center, 2100 M St, NW, Washington, DC 20037, USA
Public Health Rep 119:141-3. 2004..4 micrograms/dL, which is not significantly different from that of children of the same age nationally. The project showed that Indian families will participate readily in screening programs that may improve their children's health... - The impact of new health insurance coverage on undocumented and other low-income children: lessons from three California countiesEmbry Howell
Health Policy Center of the Urban Institute, Washington, DC 20037, USA
J Health Care Poor Underserved 21:109-24. 2010..After one year of enrollment the programs also improved the health status of children, including reducing the percentage of children who missed school due to health... - Improving coverage and access for immigrant Latino children: the Los Angeles healthy kids programIan Hill
Urban Institute, Washington, D C, USA
Health Aff (Millwood) 27:550-9. 2008..However, sustaining this effective program has proved to be challenging... - Monitoring local safety-net providers: do they have adequate capacity?Suzanne Felt-Lisk
Mathematica Policy Research, Washington, DC, USA
Health Aff (Millwood) 21:277-83. 2002..Also, free clinics grew during the 1990s, while many other safety-net providers focused on improving their efficiency and collecting more fees from patients... - Declining child mortality and continuing racial disparities in the era of the Medicaid and SCHIP insurance coverage expansionsEmbry Howell
Health Policy Center, Urban Institute, Washington, DC 20037, USA
Am J Public Health 100:2500-6. 2010..We investigated trends in national childhood mortality, racial disparities in child mortality, and the effect of Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) eligibility expansions on child mortality... - The implementation of Medicaid managed care for pregnant women in Ohio: a case studyAnna S Sommers
Health Policy Center, Urban Institute, Washington, DC, USA
Manag Care Interface 16:27-31, 34. 2003..The care of pregnant women and their infants can be significantly affected by managed care practice. However, equally important are the state regulations that influence Medicaid managed care markets... - The impact of Medicaid managed care on pregnant women in Ohio: a cohort analysisEmbry M Howell
Urban Institute, Washington, DC 20037, USA
Health Serv Res 39:825-46. 2004..Quality monitoring should continue as Medicaid managed care becomes more widespread. More research is needed to identify the types of health maintenance organization activities that lead to improved outcomes... - The effect of new insurance coverage on the health status of low-income children in Santa Clara CountyEmbry M Howell
The Urban Institute, 2100 M St, N W Washington, DC 20037, USA
Health Serv Res 42:867-89. 2007..To examine whether providing health insurance coverage to undocumented children affects the health of those children... - Using the National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership to improve public healthEmbry M Howell
Urban Institute, Washington, D.C, USA
J Public Health Manag Pract 9:235-42. 2003..Data must be used in ways that are visible, useful, and responsive to the community if the project is to succeed...