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Deborah Cohen

Santa Monica Office

Senior Natural Scientist

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Education

M.D., School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania; M.P.H. in epidemiology, UCLA School of Public Health; B.A. in filmmaking, Yale University

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Research Focus

Health and the built environment; obesity prevention; physical activity; public health; STDs/HIV; structural interventions; alcohol policy

RAND Research Areas

Child Policy; Health and Health Care

Recent Projects

The role of parks in physical activity
Cost-effectiveness of HIV prevention

Selected Publications

D. A. Cohen et al., "Collective Efficacy and Obesity: The Potential Influence of Social Factors on Health", Social Science and Medicine, 62, 2006

D. A. Cohen et al., "Public Parks and Physical Activity Among Adolescent Girls", Pediatrics, 118(5), 2006

D. A. Cohen et al., "Cost-Effective Allocation of Government Funds to Prevent HIV Infection", Health Affairs, 24(4), 2005

T. Farley and D. A. Cohen, Prescription for a Healthy Nation: A New Approach to Improving Our Lives by Fixing Our Everyday World, Beacon Press, 2005

D. A. Cohen et al., "How Do Public Parks Contribute to Physical Activity?", American Journal of Public Health

Related RAND Resources

Research Focus

Health and the built environment, obesity prevention, physical activity, public health, STDs/HIV, structural interventions, alcohol policy

Recent Projects

The role of parks in physical activity
Cost-effectiveness of HIV prevention

Selected Publications

"How Do Public Parks Contribute to Physical Activity?" D. A. Cohen et al., American Journal of Public Health, forthcoming

"Public Parks and Physical Activity Among Adolescent Girls," D. A. Cohen et al., Pediatrics, Vol. 118, No. 5, Nov 2006

"Collective Efficacy and Obesity: The Potential Influence of Social Factors on Health," D. A. Cohen et al., Social Science and Medicine, Vol. 62, 2006

"Cost-Effective Allocation of Government Funds to Prevent HIV Infection," D. A. Cohen et al., Health Affairs, Vol. 24, No. 4, July/Aug 2005

Prescription for a Healthy Nation: A New Approach to Improving Our Lives by Fixing Our Everyday World, T. Farley and D. A. Cohen, Beacon Press, 2005

Recent Media Appearances

Interviews: Chicago Sun-Times; Health & Medicine Week; HealthDay.com; Los Angeles Times; National Journal; New York Times; NPR; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Scripps Howard News Service; The Times-Picayune, New Orleans; United Press International; Washington Post; WebMD Medical News