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Background
Dolores Acevedo-García is a faculty member at the Harvard School of Public Health. She earned her BA from El Colegio de Mexico, and both her MPA-URP and PhD from Princeton University.
Interests
Acevedo-García’s research focuses on the social determinants (e.g. residential segregation, immigrant adaptation) of racial/ethnic health disparities; the role of social policies (e.g. housing policies, immigrant policies) in reducing those disparities; and the health and well-being of children with special needs.
As an MLK visiting professor, Acevedo-Garcia worked with Ceasar McDowell of MIT’s Center for Reflective Community Practice, leading a team of graduate students in teaching the community about local food access. The team was invited by the North End Campus Coalition and paired with the New North Citizens Council’s youth program to develop an interactive food map. The interactive food map was presented at the Brightwood Health Center, followed by an open discussion about ways to improve both the map and local food access.
Sample Work
Publication
State Variation in Health Insurance Coverage for U.S. Citizen Children of Immigrants
Acevedo-Garcia, D, & Cacari Stone, L. “State Variation in Health Insurance Coverage for U.S. Citizen Children of Immigrants.” Health Affairs 27. 2 (2008): 434-446.
Publication
Residential segregation and health: the complexity of modeling separate social contexts
Acevedo-Garcia, D, & Osypuk, TL. “Residential segregation and health: the complexity of modeling separate social contexts.” American Journal of Epidemiology 168. 11 (2008): 1255-1258.
Publication
Towards a Policy Relevant Analysis of Geographic and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Child Health
Acevedo-Garcia, D, Osypuk, TL, McArdle, N, & Williams, DR. “Towards a Policy Relevant Analysis of Geographic and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Child Health.” Health Affairs 27. 2 (2008): 321-333.
Publication
The New York City Puerto Rican Asthma Project: study design, methods, and baseline results
Acosta, LM, Acevedo-García, D, Perzanowski, MS, Mellins, R, Rosenfeld, L, Cortés, D, et al.. “The New York City Puerto Rican Asthma Project: study design, methods, and baseline results.” Journal of Asthma 45. 1 (2008): 51-57.