Improvements in health behaviors and health status among newly insured members of an innovative health access plan

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 301-309

  McDonald, Eileen M ^a   Frattaroli, Shannon ^a   Edsall Kromm, Elizabeth ^a   Ma, Xia ^a   Pike, Maureen ^b   Holtgrave, David ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Healthy Howard Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Health access; Health risk assessment; Health status; Patient activation; Preventive behaviors; SF 12

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK REDUCTION; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MARYLAND; MIDDLE AGED; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879606316     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-012-9615-3     Document Type: Article

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