D. Imelda Padilla-Frausto, MPH

PhD Student & Graduate Student Researcher
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health & UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
10960 Wilshire Blvd. #1550
Los Angeles, CA
USA 90024

Biographical Sketch: D. Imelda Padilla-Frausto, MPH, is a graduate student researcher at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, and a doctoral student in the Department of Community Health Sciences at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. Padilla-Frausto collaborated on the development, publication and advocacy of the California Elder Economic Security Standard Index. Her research interests include a range of mental health topics and how health surveillance data influence health policy and practice within California.

Papers:
3454.1 Health care reform and vulnerable adults with mental health needs 5087.0 Mental health needs not uniform among older adults in California 5087.0 Hidden poor among older adults: Health outcomes and barriers to care 5087.0 Session abstract: Assessing and addressing the needs of the most vulnerable of older adults in California