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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

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

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


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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.
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

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