RAND Expert Biography
Deborah Cohen
Senior Natural Scientist
Expertise
Health and the built environment, obesity prevention, physical activity, public health, STDs/HIV, structural interventions, alcohol policy
Recent Work
The role of parks in physical activity; cost-effectiveness of HIV prevention
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
Publications of Interest
"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 RAND Publications are listed here.
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
To arrange an interview:
Contact the RAND Office of Media Relations, (703) 413-1100, x5117 or (310) 451-6913, or send an email to media@rand.org.
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