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Submissions from 2025

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Understanding the Impact of the Care Connect Washington Program, Hannah Cohen-Cline, Dan Fish, Taylor Doren, and Abby Bush

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Participant Needs, Service Utilization, and Costs in a Medicaid Housing Pilot Program., Monique Gill, Alyssa Craigie, Megan Holtorf, Ben Gronowski, and Catherine J Livingston

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Treatment adherence patterns for patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: Patient and provider perspectives., Mary T Imboden, Kyle G Jones, Sarah E Roth, Roxanne Marsillo, Laney K Jones, Bethany Kalich, Eduard Sidelnikov, Ty J Gluckman, Jennifer Rountree, Eleni Wilson, and Staci J Wendt

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Geno4ME Study: implementation of whole genome sequencing for population screening in a large healthcare system., Isabelle Lucas-Beckett, Kate R Emery, Josiah T Wagner, Kathleen Jade, Benjamin Cosgrove, John Welle, J B Rinaldi, Lindsay Dickey, Kyle Jones, Nick Wagner, Eric Shull, Jon Clemens, Kalliopi Trachana, Lance Anderson, Allison Kudla, Brett Smith, Hakon Verespej, Li Chi Yuan, Elizabeth Denne, Erica Ramos, Jennifer C Lovejoy, Krzysztof Olszewski, Martin G Reese, Misty J Reynolds, Mandy M Miller, Alexa K Dowdell, Brianna Beck, James Scanlan, Mary B Campbell, Andrew T Magis, Keri B Vartanian, Brian D. Piening, Carlo Bifulco, and Ora K Gordon

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Housing is Healthcare Measuring the cross-sector impact of a major housing initiative in Portland, Oregon, Keri B Vartanian, Aisha K Gilmore, and Kyle Jones

Submissions from 2024

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Data for Change webinar: Publicly Available Data Sources, Claire Devine and Taylor Doren

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Experiences across a genetic screening and testing programme pathway: a qualitative study of mammogram patient perspectives., Claire Devine, Kate R Emery, Kimberly K Childers, Sandra Brown, Ora K Gordon, and Sarah E Roth

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CORE Webinar: Introduction to Surveys, Claire Devine and Sarah E Roth

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Exploring power building capacity at the ecosystem level: A case study of a justice-oriented organizational network., Daniel Fish, Claire Devine, Aisha K Gilmore, and Lisa Angus

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Housing as a Medicaid benefit: Initial lessons learned from Health Share’s Housing Benefit Pilot Program, Monique Gill, Benjamin Gronowski, and Megan Holtorf

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Data for Change webinar: Qualitative Data 2.0, Monique Gill and Roxanne Marsillo

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Health systems partnership for collaborative anti-racist perinatal care: A case study of Black community based perinatal care, Roberta Hunte, Monique Gill, Kevin Cherry, and Desha Reed-Holden

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Data for Change webinar: Responsible Data Practices, Roxanne Marsillo, Taylor Doren, and Lizzie Fussell

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Hawk's Eye Housing Project Clatsop County Context and Early-Stage Reflections, Sarah E Roth and Ritu Ghosal

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Experiences and Impacts Associated with a Spanish Language Cooking and Gardening Pilot Program, Sarah E Roth, Benjamin Gronowski, and Roma Leiva

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Supporting Stabilization: A Qualitative Evaluation of a Pilot Program to Integrate Personal Caregiving Services Into Housing Settings., Sarah E Roth, Katherine Marsi, Natalie Kenton, and Hannah Cohen-Cline

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Capturing the emotional and social experiences of COVID-19 through journal entries: A qualitative study of COVID-19 experiences over six weeks following infection., Natalie Royal Kenton, Benjamin Gronowski, Daniel Fish, Keri B Vartanian, and Ari Robicsek

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A “SHIFT” in Behavioral Health Care: Putting Early Learnings into Action, Keri B Vartanian, Roxanne Marsillo, Benjamin Gronowski, Maggie Weller, Emily Root, Bradley Raburn, and Natalie Kenton

Submissions from 2023

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Catalyzing alignment and systems transformation through cross-sector partnerships: Findings from the California Accountable Communities for Health Initiative., Lisa Angus, Alaina Dall, and Ritu Ghosal

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Webinar: Demystifying Logic Models, Center for Outcomes Research and Education (CORE), Providence Health & Services, Portland, OR, USA

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Longitudinal Policy and Systems Change as a Component of Community Power., Claire Devine, Ritu Ghosal, Maggie Weller, Taylor Doren, Chia Hua Yu, Roxanne Marsillo, and Natalie Royal Kenton

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Participation in genetic screening: testing different outreach methods across a diverse hospital system based patient population., Lindsay Dickey, Benjamin Gronowski, Kyle Jones, J B Rinaldi, Kate Emery, Jon Clemens, Ora K Gordon, and Keri B Vartanian

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Additional Priorities for Peer Services Brief, Lizzie Fussell

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Peer Professional Development and Career Path Brief, Lizzie Fussell

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Peer Supervision and Support Brief, Lizzie Fussell

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Peer Training and Certification Brief, Lizzie Fussell

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Southern Oregon Peer Workforce Project Presentation, Lizzie Fussell and Roxanne Marsillo

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Southern Oregon Peer Workforce Project Report, Lizzie Fussell, Roxanne Marsillo, Natalie Royal Kenton, and Maggie Weller

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Gaps in Behavioral Health Care in Rural Primary Care Clinics and the Promise of VBHI: Perspectives from Clinic Staff, Monique Gill

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Mammogram perceptions, communication, and gaps in care among individuals with non-English language preference in Oregon and Washington states., Monique Gill, Hannah Cohen-Cline, Megan Holtorf, and Keri Vartanian

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Patient Experience Study: Healthy Birth Initiatives & Providence, Monique Gill, Ritu Ghosal, Maggie M Hodges, Lindsay Dickey, and Roberta Hunte

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Bias-Based Bullying in California Schools: The Impact of the 2016 Election Cycle., Monique Gill and Diana Govier

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Investing in community power building to increase civic engagement through voting: lessons from the Building Healthy Communities initiative, Monique Gill, Benjamin Gronowski, Elliott Moon, Claire Devine, Megan Holtorf, and Bill J. Wright

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Patient Perception of Education, Care Coordination, and Psychological Distress After Developing Facial Paralysis: A Qualitative Study., Natalie R Kenton, Merai Estafanous, Kyohei Itamura, Ania Filus, Shanthi Gowrinathan, Neil A Martin, Walavan Sivakumar, Garni Barkhoudarian, Patrick J Byrne, and Amit Kochhar

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CORE Data Visualization Principles webinar, Kristen Lacijan and Claire Devine

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Logic Model and Data System Recommendations, Kristen Lacijan, Claire Devine, Natalie Royal Kenton, and Maggie Weller

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Data for Change webinar: Qualitative Data, Sarah E Roth and Claire Devine

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Evaluation of an Integrated Intervention to Address Clinical Care and Social Needs Among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes., Sarah E Roth, Benjamin Gronowski, Kyle Jones, Rachel A Smith, Sonya Kauffman Smith, Keri B Vartanian, and Bill J. Wright

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Assessing the impact of recovery housing on healthcare utilization in Portland, Oregon., Sarah E Roth, Kyle Jones, and Keri B Vartanian

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Participant Perspectives on Community Health Workers' Critical Role in Their Experience of the Pathways Program to Address Complex Needs., Sarah E Roth, Katherine Marsi, Ben Gronowski, Hannah Cohen-Cline, and Natalie Kenton

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Patient-Reported Outcomes for Fully Vaccinated COVID-19 Patients Over 6 Weeks: The Experiences of Clinical Breakthrough Cases., Keri B Vartanian, Daniel Fish, Benjamin Gronowski, Natalie Royal Kenton, and Ari Robicsek

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Integrating patient-reported physical, mental, and social impacts to classify long COVID experiences., Keri B Vartanian, Daniel Fish, Natalie Royal Kenton, Benjamin Gronowski, Bill J. Wright, and Ari Robicsek

Submissions from 2022

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Governing Cross-Sector Collaboratives: Evaluation observations from the California Accountable Communities of Health Initiative (CACHI), Center for Outcomes Research and Education, Desert Vista Consulting, and AGD Consulting

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Impact of oral health integration training on children's receipt of oral assessment, fluoride varnish and dental services., Hannah Cohen-Cline, Jannate Ahmed, Megan Holtorf, Laura McKeane, and Sarah Bartelmann

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HealthConnect Long-term Impact of the HealthConnect Hub by County, Hannah Cohen-Cline, Taylor Doren, Kyle G Jones, Katherine Marsi, JB Rinaldi, and Sarah E Roth

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HealthConnect Hub Report Long Term Impact of Pathways, Hannah Cohen-Cline, Taylor Doren, Kyle G Jones, JB Rinaldi, and Sarah E Roth

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Local Housing Choice Voucher Distribution Policies Impact Healthcare Utilization: a Randomized Natural Experiment., Hannah Cohen-Cline, Kyle G Jones, and Keri B Vartanian

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Getting Clear About Fuzzy Matching: A Guide to Matching Administrative Data Sets, Taylor Doren, Chia-Hua Yu, and Benjamin Gronowski

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Housing and Reentry: A Mixed-Method Evaluation of a Low-Cost Community-Based Intervention for Increasing Access to Housing Post-Incarceration, Monique Gill, Kyle Jones, Ritu Ghosal, James M. Scanlan, and Emily J. Cox

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Differences in access to virtual and in-person primary care by race/ethnicity and community social vulnerability among adults diagnosed with COVID-19 in a large, multi-state health system., Diana J Govier, Hannah Cohen-Cline, Katherine Marsi, and Sarah E Roth

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The Role of Community Health Workers in Developing Multidimensional Organizational Relationships., Benjamin Gronowski, Sarah E Roth, Tanisha Tate Woodson, Hannah Cohen-Cline, and Natalie Royal Kenton

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Can Public Health Investment and Oversight save Digital Mental Health?, Anita Ho

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Evidence Review Peer Support and Peer Delivered Service, Roxanne Marsillo and Lizzie Fussell

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Differences in Outpatient Health Care Utilization 12 Months after COVID-19 Infection by Race/Ethnicity and Community Social Vulnerability., Sarah E Roth, Diana J Govier, Katherine Marsi, and Hannah Cohen-Cline

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SWACH 2022 Workforce Report: Understanding the Experiences of the HealthConnect Hub Workforce, Natalie Royal Kenton, Benjamin Gronowski, Raven Susu-Mago, and Abby Bush

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Patient-Reported Outcomes for Fully Vaccinated COVID-19 Patients Over 6 Weeks: The Experiences of Clinical Breakthrough Cases., Keri B Vartanian, Daniel Fish, Benjamin Gronowski, Natalie Royal Kenton, and Ari Robicsek

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Patient experience and healthcare utilization for a COVID-19 telemedicine home monitoring program offered in English and Spanish., Keri B Vartanian, Megan Holtorf, Emily J Cox, George Diaz, Hargobind Khurana, Sherene Schlegel, Caroline Raganit, Brandon Ong, and Todd Czartoski

Submissions from 2021

Power & Power-Building in the BHC Initiative: Evaluating Complex, Place-based Initiatives Using Mixed & Integrated Methods, Lisa Angus, Claire Devine, Monique Gill, and Maggie Weller

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Major disparities in COVID-19 test positivity for patients with non-English preferred language even after accounting for race and social factors in the United States in 2020., Hannah Cohen-Cline, Hsin-Fang Li, Monique Gill, Fatima Rodriguez, Tina Hernandez-Boussard, Harry Wolberg, Jacob Lippa, and Keri B Vartanian

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BUILDING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES: Executive Summary - Policy, Systems, and Physical Changes, CORE (Center for Outcomes Research & Education)

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Healthier Oregon Qualitative Study, CORE (Center for Outcomes Research & Education)

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Characteristics and Factors Associated with COVID-19 Infection, Hospitalization, and Mortality Across Race and Ethnicity., Chengzhen L Dai, Sergey A Kornilov, Ryan Roper, Hannah Cohen-Cline, Kathleen Jade, Brett Smith, James R Heath, George Diaz, Jason D Goldman, Andrew T Magis, and Jennifer J Hadlock

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Characteristics and Factors Associated with COVID-19 Infection, Hospitalization, and Mortality Across Race and Ethnicity., Chengzhen L Dai, Sergey A Kornilov, Ryan Roper, Hannah Cohen-Cline, Kathleen Jade, Brett Smith, James R Heath, George Diaz, Jason D Goldman, Andrew T Magis, and Jennifer J Hadlock

Shaping a Vision for Data Change, Lizzie Fussell and Bentley Moses

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Re-entry Housing Collaborative Final Evaluation Report, Monique Gill, Ritu Ghosal, Kyle Jones, and Aisha K Gilmore

Health and Health Care Use Strongly Associated with Cumulative Burden of Social Determinants of Health, Kyle G Jones, Sarah E Roth, and Keri B Vartanian

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Health and Health Care Use Strongly Associated with Cumulative Burden of Social Determinants of Health., Kyle G Jones, Sarah E Roth, and Keri B Vartanian

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Evaluation of Shared Experiences Among Patients and Providers Following Behavioral Health Integration in Primary Care., Natalie Royal Kenton, Nicole Bouranis, Emily J Cox, Laura Jacobson, and Bill J. Wright

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Equitable Evaluation Framework and Governance Recommendations, Marisa Zapata (Lead Researcher), L Bentley Moses, Sarah Mercurio, Ritu Ghosal, and Greg Townley

Submissions from 2020

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Life experiences associated with change in perpetration of domestic violence., Avanti Adhia, Vivian H Lyons, Hannah Cohen-Cline, and Ali Rowhani-Rahbar

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Effect of a Health System-Sponsored Mobile App on Perinatal Health Behaviors: Retrospective Cohort Study., Caroline Cawley, Hannelore Buckenmeyer, Trina Jellison, Joseph B Rinaldi, and Keri B Vartanian

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Housing with Services Evaluation Report, Hannah Cohen-Cline, Jannate Ahmed, Kyle Jones, and JB Rinaldi

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Direct and indirect pathways between childhood instability and adult homelessness in a low-income population, Hannah Cohen-Cline, Kyle G Jones, and Keri B Vartanian

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California Network Project: Ecosystems, Partnerships, & Power Building Report, CORE (Center for Outcomes Research & Education)

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The effect of increased cost-sharing on low-value service use., Jonathan Gruber, Johanna Catherine Maclean, Bill J. Wright, Eric Wilkinson, and Kevin G Volpp

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Behavioral Health Integration and Outcomes that Matter to Patients: a Longitudinal Mixed-Methods Observational Study., Bill J. Wright, Lauren Broffman, Kayla Albrecht Mcmenamin, Kyle G Jones, Maggie Weller, Kristin Brown, Laura Jacobson, Nicole Bouranis, and Natalie Royal Kenton

Submissions from 2019

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Examining the Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Associated Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Among Low-Income Uninsured Adults., Heidi Allen, Bill J. Wright, Keri B Vartanian, Kristen Dulacki, and Hsin-Fang Li

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Identifying underlying constructs of childhood adversity in a low-income population., Hannah Cohen-Cline, Kyle G Jones, Sheetal Kulkarni-Rajasekhara, Heather M Polonsky, and Keri B Vartanian

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Drivers of High-Cost Medical Complexity in a Medicaid Population., David Labby, Bill J. Wright, Lauren Broffman, and Megan Holtorf

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Long-Term Rent Assistance Program Evaluation Final Report, Natalie Royal Kenton, Kayla Albrecht Mcmenamin, and Joseph B Rinaldi

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Patient experiences in behavioral health integrated primary care settings: the role of stigma in shaping patient outcomes over time., Natalie Royal Kenton, Lauren Broffman, Kyle G Jones, Kayla Albrecht Mcmenamin, Maggie Weller, Kristin Brown, Jessica Currier, and Bill J. Wright

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Understanding the Socioeconomic and Health Challenges of the Medicaid Expansion Population in Oregon., Keri B Vartanian, Hannah Cohen-Cline, Sheetal Kulkarni-Rajasekhara, Heather M Polonsky, and Bill J. Wright

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Oregon's Coordinated Care Organization Experiment: Are Members' Experiences of Care Actually Changing?, Bill J. Wright, Natalie Royal, Lauren Broffman, Hsin-Fang Li, and Kristen Dulacki

Submissions from 2018

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The Impacts of Medicaid Expansion on Rural Low-Income Adults: Lessons From the Oregon Health Insurance Experiment., Heidi Allen, Bill J. Wright, and Lauren Broffman

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The Effect of Medicaid on Dental Care of Poor Adults: Evidence from the Oregon Health Insurance Experiment., Katherine Baicker, Heidi L Allen, Bill J. Wright, Sarah L Taubman, and Amy N Finkelstein

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The Effect of Medicaid on Management of Depression: Evidence From the Oregon Health Insurance Experiment., Katherine Baicker, Heidi L Allen, Bill J. Wright, Sarah L Taubman, and Amy N Finkelstein

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Associations between neighbourhood characteristics and depression: a twin study., Hannah Cohen-Cline, Shirley A A Beresford, Wendy Elizabeth Barrington, Ross L Matsueda, Jon Wakefield, and Glen E Duncan

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Associations between social capital and depression: A study of adult twins., Hannah Cohen-Cline, Shirley Aa Beresford, Wendy Barrington, Ross Matsueda, Jon Wakefield, and Glen E Duncan

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Project Nurture Final Report Health Share of Oregon, Keri B Vartanian, Kyle Jones, RE Buckley, Kayla Albrecht Mcmenamin, and Kiesha Sanchez

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Family Navigator Report, Keri B Vartanian, JT Thompson, and Will Stott

Submissions from 2017

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The Effect Of Medicaid On Medication Use Among Poor Adults: Evidence From Oregon., Katherine Baicker, Heidi L Allen, Bill J. Wright, and Amy N Finkelstein

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Understanding Treatment Gaps for Mental Health, Alcohol, and Drug Use in South Dakota: A Qualitative Study of Rural Perspectives., Lauren Broffman, Margaret Spurlock, Kristen Dulacki, Amy Campbell, Fanny Rodriguez, Bill J. Wright, K John McConnell, Donald Warne, and Melinda M Davis

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MCHD Student Health Centers Needs Analysis - Claims Analysis, Hannah Cohen-Cline, Kristen Dulacki, Claire Devine, Megan Holtorf, and Bill J. Wright

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Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) among American Indians in South Dakota and Associations with Mental Health Conditions, Alcohol Use, and Smoking., Donald Warne, Kristen Dulacki, Margaret Spurlock, Thomas Meath, Melinda M Davis, Bill J. Wright, and K John McConnell

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MCHD Student Health Centers Needs Analysis - Needs Assessment, Bill J. Wright, RE Buckley, Fanny Rodriguez, JT Thompson, Kristen Dulacki, and Natalie Royal Kenton

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Low-Cost Behavioral Nudges Increase Medicaid Take-Up Among Eligible Residents Of Oregon., Bill J. Wright, Ginny Garcia-Alexander, Maggie Weller, and Katherine Baicker

Submissions from 2016

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Effect of Medicaid Coverage on ED Use - Further Evidence from Oregon's Experiment., Amy N Finkelstein, Sarah L Taubman, Heidi L Allen, Bill J. Wright, and Katherine Baicker

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The Health Resilience Program - a program assessment, Keri B Vartanian, Sarah Tran, Bill J. Wright, Grace Li, Megan Holtorf, and Michael Levinson

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Health in Housing - Exploring the Intersection between housing & health care, Bill J. Wright, Grace Li, Keri B Vartanian, and Maggie Weller

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Formerly Homeless People Had Lower Overall Health Care Expenditures After Moving Into Supportive Housing., Bill J. Wright, Keri B Vartanian, Hsin-Fang Li, Natalie Royal, and Jennifer K Matson