Kimberly Narain
Biographic Data
| ID | 111373 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kimberly Narain |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kimberly |
| FAMILY NAME | Narain |
| SIGNATURE | NARAIN K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Los Angeles |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8548-1728 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Striving and thriving
BACKGROUND: Recent evidence suggests upward socioeconomic mobility ("striving") may result in worse physical health. It has been hypothesized that striving might result in greater stress and discrimination, but prior observational evidence of this has been mixed. METHODS: We analyzed data from The RISE UP study, a natural experimental study of 1270 low-income students in Los Angeles who were offered entrance to high-performing charter high school…
A cross-sectional analysis of the association between self-employment, racial and ethnic minority status, sex and cardiovascular disease risk factors among a nationally representative sample
This study suggests that there may be a relationship between work context and CVD risk factors that varies across race, ethnicity and sex; however, further research is needed to characterize this relationship. Specifically, exploring how autonomy, flexibility, social support and discrimination exposure varies across self-employment status in diverse demographic groups may be important for illuminating the relationship between work and cardiovascu…
Exploring Racial and Ethnic Differences in Utilization of Medications for Obesity Management in a Nationally Representative Survey
Background The burden of obesity falls disproportionately on some racial and ethnic minority groups. Objective To assess for racial and ethnic differences in the utilization of obesity-management medications among clinically eligible individuals. Design Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (2011-2016, 2018 and 2020) data and a cross-sectional study design was used to assess for racial and ethnic differences in obesity-management medication utilizatio…
Evidence for the Role of State-Level Economic Policy in HIV Risk Reduction
We investigated the impact of State-level Earned Income Tax Credit (SEITC) generosity on HIV risk behavior among single mothers with low education. We merged individual-level data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (2002-2018) with state-level data from the University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research and conducted a multi-state, multi-year difference-in-differences (DID) analysis. We found that a refundable SEITC ≥ 10% of …
Exploring the Relationship Between Self-Employment and Health Among Blacks
Purpose: There is some evidence that self-employment may improve measures of cardiovascular and general health among the general population; however, no studies have examined this relationship among Non-Hispanic Blacks (NHBs). Studying the health implications of self-employment among NHBs is important because of the disparities that persist in both cardiovascular health and self-employment rates between NHBs and other racial/ethnic subgroups. Met…
Examining the association of changes in minimum wage with health across race/ethnicity and gender in the United States
While there is enthusiasm for minimum wage increases in the public health community, such increases may have to be paired with deliberate strategies to protect workers that might be vulnerable to economic dislocation. Such strategies may include more robust unemployment insurance or increased access to job training for displaced workers
Medicaid work requirements
In January of 2018 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it would be granting waivers to states to impose either work or community engagement requirements on non-disabled, working-age Medicaid beneficiaries, based on the idea that such requirements would ‘promote better mental, physical, and emotional health’ and help families ‘rise out of poverty and attain independence'.1 To date, four states have approved waivers …
Access to Care and Health Outcomes Among Women Veterans Using Veterans Administration Health Care
Advancing Health Equity
"Advancing Health Equity: Facilitating Action on the Social Determinants of Health Among Public Health Departments." , 108(6), pp. 737–738
The impact of welfare reform on the health insurance coverage, utilization and health of low education single mothers
The impact of welfare reform on the health insurance coverage, utilization and health of low education single mothers
Access to Care and Health Outcomes Among Women Veterans Using Veterans Administration Health Care
Advancing Health Equity
"Advancing Health Equity: Facilitating Action on the Social Determinants of Health Among Public Health Departments." , 108(6), pp. 737–738
Examining the association of changes in minimum wage with health across race/ethnicity and gender in the United States
While there is enthusiasm for minimum wage increases in the public health community, such increases may have to be paired with deliberate strategies to protect workers that might be vulnerable to economic dislocation. Such strategies may include more robust unemployment insurance or increased access to job training for displaced workers
Medicaid work requirements
In January of 2018 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it would be granting waivers to states to impose either work or community engagement requirements on non-disabled, working-age Medicaid beneficiaries, based on the idea that such requirements would ‘promote better mental, physical, and emotional health’ and help families ‘rise out of poverty and attain independence'.1 To date, four states have approved waivers …
Exploring the Relationship Between Self-Employment and Health Among Blacks
Purpose: There is some evidence that self-employment may improve measures of cardiovascular and general health among the general population; however, no studies have examined this relationship among Non-Hispanic Blacks (NHBs). Studying the health implications of self-employment among NHBs is important because of the disparities that persist in both cardiovascular health and self-employment rates between NHBs and other racial/ethnic subgroups. Met…
Evidence for the Role of State-Level Economic Policy in HIV Risk Reduction
We investigated the impact of State-level Earned Income Tax Credit (SEITC) generosity on HIV risk behavior among single mothers with low education. We merged individual-level data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (2002-2018) with state-level data from the University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research and conducted a multi-state, multi-year difference-in-differences (DID) analysis. We found that a refundable SEITC ≥ 10% of …
Exploring Racial and Ethnic Differences in Utilization of Medications for Obesity Management in a Nationally Representative Survey
Background The burden of obesity falls disproportionately on some racial and ethnic minority groups. Objective To assess for racial and ethnic differences in the utilization of obesity-management medications among clinically eligible individuals. Design Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (2011-2016, 2018 and 2020) data and a cross-sectional study design was used to assess for racial and ethnic differences in obesity-management medication utilizatio…
A cross-sectional analysis of the association between self-employment, racial and ethnic minority status, sex and cardiovascular disease risk factors among a nationally representative sample
This study suggests that there may be a relationship between work context and CVD risk factors that varies across race, ethnicity and sex; however, further research is needed to characterize this relationship. Specifically, exploring how autonomy, flexibility, social support and discrimination exposure varies across self-employment status in diverse demographic groups may be important for illuminating the relationship between work and cardiovascu…
Striving and thriving
BACKGROUND: Recent evidence suggests upward socioeconomic mobility ("striving") may result in worse physical health. It has been hypothesized that striving might result in greater stress and discrimination, but prior observational evidence of this has been mixed. METHODS: We analyzed data from The RISE UP study, a natural experimental study of 1270 low-income students in Los Angeles who were offered entrance to high-performing charter high school…
Medicine (9 works) · Environmental health (7 works) · Population (6 works) · Gerontology (5 works) · Health care (5 works) · Demography (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (4 works) · Ethnic group (4 works) · Political science (4 works)