Dept. of Health Services
Program Affiliations
Program Affiliations
Janice F. Bell
Assistant Professor
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Research Interests:
Child health services research; maternal and child health; mental health; obesity; social determinants; medical geography; health disparities
Contact Information
email: jfbell@u.washington.edu
office: F-351-E
address:
Health Sciences Building
1959 NE Pacific St.
Seattle, WA 98195-7660
campus box: 357230
voice: 206-685-4979
office: F-351-E
address:
Health Sciences Building
1959 NE Pacific St.
Seattle, WA 98195-7660
campus box: 357230
voice: 206-685-4979
Education
PhD
University of Washington, 2005 (Health Services Research)
MN University of Washington, 2001 (Community Health Nursing)
MPH University of Washington, 2001 (Health Services, Maternal and Child Health)
BScN University of Toronto (Canada), 1984
MN University of Washington, 2001 (Community Health Nursing)
MPH University of Washington, 2001 (Health Services, Maternal and Child Health)
BScN University of Toronto (Canada), 1984
Teaching (Department of Health Services Courses)
Recent Publications
Romaire MA, Bell JF, Grossman DC. Medical Home Access and Health Care Use and Expenditures Among Children With Special Health Care Needs. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2011 Dec 5. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 22147757
Romaire MA, Bell JF, Grossman DC. Health Care Use and Expenditures Associated With Access to the Medical Home for Children and Youth. Med Care. 2012 Jan 4. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 22228246
Reed SC, Bell JF, Edwards TC. Adolescent well-being in Washington state military families. Am J Public Health. 2011 Sep;101(9):1676-82. Epub 2011 Jul 21. PMID: 21778477
Nelson TM, Berg JH, Bell JF, Leggott PJ, Seminario AL. Assessing the effectiveness of text messages as appointment reminders in a pediatric dental setting. J Am Dent Assoc. 2011 Apr;142(4):397-405. PMID: 21454845
Bell JF, Zimmerman FJ, Arterburn DE, Maciejewski ML. Health-care expenditures of overweight and obese males and females in the medical expenditures panel survey by age cohort. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2011 Jan;19(1):228-32. Epub 2010 May 13. PMID: 20467420
Romaire MA, Bell JF, Grossman DC. Health Care Use and Expenditures Associated With Access to the Medical Home for Children and Youth. Med Care. 2012 Jan 4. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 22228246
Reed SC, Bell JF, Edwards TC. Adolescent well-being in Washington state military families. Am J Public Health. 2011 Sep;101(9):1676-82. Epub 2011 Jul 21. PMID: 21778477
Nelson TM, Berg JH, Bell JF, Leggott PJ, Seminario AL. Assessing the effectiveness of text messages as appointment reminders in a pediatric dental setting. J Am Dent Assoc. 2011 Apr;142(4):397-405. PMID: 21454845
Bell JF, Zimmerman FJ, Arterburn DE, Maciejewski ML. Health-care expenditures of overweight and obese males and females in the medical expenditures panel survey by age cohort. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2011 Jan;19(1):228-32. Epub 2010 May 13. PMID: 20467420
External Funding (sampling of recent awards from UW SAGE data)
Child Psychopharmacology Experiences Survey
Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center (CHRMC)PI: Bell Dates: 2/1/2012 - 1/31/2013
Health Promotion Research Center
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)PI: Harris Dates: 9/30/2011 - 9/29/2012
Maternal & Child Health Training Program
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)PI: Huebner Dates: 6/1/2011 - 5/31/2012
Child Psychopharmacology Experiences Survey
Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center (CHRMC)PI: Bell Dates: 2/1/2011 - 1/31/2012
Health Promotion Research Center - Special Interest Projects
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)PI: Harris Dates: 9/30/2010 - 9/29/2013
Maternal & Child Health Training Program
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)PI: Huebner Dates: 6/1/2010 - 5/31/2015
Child Psychopharmacology Experiences Survey
Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center (CHRMC)PI: Bell Dates: 2/1/2010 - 1/31/2013
Preventive Dental Health Services for Children and Youth: National Trends, Disparities, and Expenditures
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)PI: Bell Dates: 2/1/2010 - 1/31/2011
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research Centers: Special Interest Project Competitive Supplements (SIPS) (U48)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)PI: Harris Dates: 9/30/2009 - 9/29/2014
Maternal & Child Health Long Term Training
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)PI: Huebner Dates: 6/1/2009 - 5/31/2010
Exposure to Stress as a Mediator of Disparities in Childhood Obesity
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)PI: Bell Dates: 7/1/2008 - 6/30/2009
Maternal & Child Health Long Term Training
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)PI: Huebner Dates: 6/1/2008 - 5/31/2009
Projects
Dental Health Services for Children: U.S. Trends, Disparities, and Expenditures
Health Resources Services Administration
PI: Bell/Huebner (02/2010 - 01/2011)
This project uses data collected for the Medical Expenditures Panel Survey to describe national trends and disparities in dental health service use(1997 - 2006) among children and youth ages 2 - 21 and tests associations between use of preventive services and subsequent restorative services and expenditures.
PI: Bell/Huebner (02/2010 - 01/2011)
This project uses data collected for the Medical Expenditures Panel Survey to describe national trends and disparities in dental health service use(1997 - 2006) among children and youth ages 2 - 21 and tests associations between use of preventive services and subsequent restorative services and expenditures.
Child Psychopharmacology Experiences Survey
Health Resources Services Administration
PI: Hilt (02/2010 - 01/2013)
This multi-modal prospective survey of parents examines the psychopharmacological experiences of children and youth ages 2 - 17 years of age with mental health disorders identified through a large, national retail pharmacy chain. Role: Co-Investigator
PI: Hilt (02/2010 - 01/2013)
This multi-modal prospective survey of parents examines the psychopharmacological experiences of children and youth ages 2 - 17 years of age with mental health disorders identified through a large, national retail pharmacy chain. Role: Co-Investigator
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