Payan – UC Irvine Wen Public Health

Managed Healthcare Executive, February 5, 2025

A Key Ingredient to ‘Food is Medicine’: Standardization

"Standardizing how to identify a person’s social risk factors and using validated screening tools are important to appropriately refer patients to community-based providers. You’ll hear feedback from facilities that they don’t have time, they don’t have a person to do the screening." (Denise Payán)

Medindia, November 25, 2024

Policy Vs. Pounds: Can Regulations Curb Obesity?

"The obesity epidemic in California is real, and disproportionately impacts Latino, Black, and low-income communities. Action is needed now more than ever. " (Denise Payán)

Medical Xpress, November 25, 2024

Study examines California’s legislative efforts on obesity

"More than 1 in 4 adults in California are obese and nearly 1 in 5 teenagers are either overweight or obese. The obesity epidemic in California is real, and disproportionately impacts Latino, Black, and low-income communities. Action is needed now more than ever. " (Denise Payán)

WebMD, August 23, 2024

Most Baby Foods on the Market Aren’t Healthy, Study Says

"Not meeting or exceeding the WHO’s nutrition requirements doesn’t just have short-term health implications for kids. Introducing foods at that age will shape their future palate, influencing what flavors and ingredients they’ll prefer down the line." (Denise Diaz Payán)

Spectrum News 1, April 23, 2024

State-funded diaper resource could end soon

"According to the National Diaper Bank Network, the number of families unable to afford diapers has increased dramatically between 2023 and 2010. According to the organization’s study, 47% of families reported diaper needs in 2023, up from about 33% in 2010." (Denise Payan)

Managed Healthcare, July 14, 2023

Is Telehealth Leaving Some Patients Behind?

"There’s uncertainty around whether they would continue and maintain it and whether there was interest on the supplier side and the consumer side" (Denise Payán)

Brit+Co, May 19, 2023

What Is Food Insecurity? And Why You Need To Know About It

"The stress of figuring out where you (and your child’s) next meal will come from and the tension of whether you can pay the rent, or pay for food to feed your family is a real problem for many U.S. households." (Denise Payan)

First Report Managed Care, December 22, 2022

What Will Telehealth Look Like Post Pandemic?

"Telehealth also presents an opportunity for the use of remote monitoring devices and increased involvement from family members to better support ongoing patient chronic care management." (Denise Payan)

News Medical Life Sciences, May 23, 2022

Study finds unsafe feeding practices among formula-reliant families due to the pandemic, food shortages

"With more severe and frequent impacts on maternal and infant well-being and supply chains, government programs and policies must continue to promote exclusive and supplementary breastfeeding practices to protect pediatric nutrition. If we increase breastfeeding practices among mothers, supply chain disruptions, such as the one going on right now, won't be as devastating." (Denise Payan)

The Verge, February 24, 2022

Telemedicine leaves behind non-English speakers, study shows

"Patients said, ‘I went into the FAQs in Spanish, and I have high fluency and a high reading level in Spanish, and it made no sense because it was such a poor translation,’" (Denise Payan)