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Research Summary
Minority health, health disparities, health services research, health policy, access to care, and national health insurance.
Research Activities
Dr. Carrasquillo is director of the Columbia Center for the Health of Urban Minorities (CHUM). The areas of research of CHUM include access to care, mental health, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and injury prevention. CHUM is also in involved in developing minority investigators, cultural competency education and community partnerships. Dr. Carrasquillo also directs the community core of the Center for Active Life of Minority Elders (CALME) and oversees community-based activities.
Selected Publications:
1. Rodriguez, E. and Carrasquillo, O. (2003) The role of health insurance on Latinas' health. In Aguirre-Molina, M. and Molina, C.W. Latina Health in the U.S.: A Public Health Reader.
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2. Carrasquillo O, Goodman R. (2003) Pharma’s Bad Karma: Resistance is not futile. J Gen Intern Med.
18(4):315-6
3. The Physicians Working Group for Single Payer National Health Insurance. (2003) Proposal of the Physicians’ Working Group for Single-Payer National Health Insurance. JAMA
290:798-805
4. Harrel J. Carrasquillo O. (2003) MSJAMA: The Latino Disparity in Health Coverage. JAMA
289:1167
5. Pati S, Shea S, Carrasquillo O. (2003) Does gatekeeping control costs for privately insured children? Findings From The 1996 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. Pediatrics
111:456-60
6. DeLaet D, Shea S, Carrasquillo O. (2002) Receipt of Preventive Services among Privately Insured Minorities in Managed Care versus Fee-for-service Insurance Plans. J Gen Int Med
17:451-457
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