Daniel F Collins
Biographic Data
| ID | 258146 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Daniel F Collins |
| GIVEN NAMES | Daniel F |
| FAMILY NAME | Collins |
| SIGNATURE | COLLINS D F |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, San Francisco |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0243-9274 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 28 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1971 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Easing Cash Assistance Rules and Breastfeeding
In this quasi-experimental study, state TANF policies that expanded eligibility, increased cash payments, and decreased administrative burdens were associated with increased breastfeeding initiation and duration. These findings inform active policymaking on antipoverty policies
Individual and regional differences in the effects of school racial segregation on Black students’ health
The end of court-ordered integration threatens the health of Black communities-especially in the US South. Modestly higher incomes do not appear protective against school segregation's harms. Research using larger samples and alternative measures of school segregation-e.g., between districts, instead of within districts-may further our understanding of segregation's health effects, especially in Northern states
Medicaid Expansion and Perinatal Health Outcomes
Study findings suggest that expanded access to more complete insurance benefits with limited cost-sharing for pregnant people, a group that already had high rates of insurance coverage, did not impact the birthing parents' and infant health outcomes examined
The Pent-Up Demand for Breastfeeding Among US Women
Objectives. To estimate changes in national breastfeeding trends immediately before and after COVID-19‒related workplace closures in early 2020. Methods. The implementation of shelter-in-place policies in early 2020, when 90% of people in the United States were urged to remain at home, represents a unique natural experiment to assess the pent-up demand for breastfeeding among US women that may be stymied by the lack of a national paid leave polic…
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and birth outcomes in California
These findings suggest weak to modest initial benefits of DACA for select birthweight outcomes during the period immediately following DACA passage for Mexican-born individuals whose births were billed to Medicaid; any benefits were subsequently attenuated to the null. The benefits of DACA for population health may not have been sufficient to counteract the impacts of threats to the program's future and heightened immigration enforcement occurrin…
How does income affect mental health and health behaviours? A quasi-experimental study of the earned income tax credit
BACKGROUND: Although research has repeatedly demonstrated the association between poverty, mental health, and health behaviours, there is limited evidence on the effects of interventions to improve these outcomes by addressing poverty directly. Moreover, most prior studies are often confounded by unobserved characteristics of individuals, making it difficult to inform possible interventions. We addressed this gap in the literature by leveraging q…
Association of US state policy orientation with adverse birth outcomes
BACKGROUND: The current US context is marked by extreme right-left partisanship, which means that state policies tend to bundle together and are not experienced in isolation. While prior work has leveraged abrupt shifts in single policies to examine the effects of state policy on birth outcomes, we examined a holistic measure that captures political polarisation. METHODS: Data were drawn from national birth certificates for 2003-2017 (N=56 770 47…
The effects of state earned income tax credits on mental health and health behaviors
The effect of California's paid family leave policy on parent health
Black Conversion to Catholicism
Catholicism and discusses the significance that this change of church affiliation may have for the traditional Negro Church. The change is viewed as emerging from the breakdown of the Negro Church's importance as an over-arching, multifunctional institution serving the social, political and economic needs, as well as the religious needs, of the Black communities. Because of the centrality of the Negro Church to Negro life in the South, the change…
The effect of California's paid family leave policy on parent health
Association of US state policy orientation with adverse birth outcomes
BACKGROUND: The current US context is marked by extreme right-left partisanship, which means that state policies tend to bundle together and are not experienced in isolation. While prior work has leveraged abrupt shifts in single policies to examine the effects of state policy on birth outcomes, we examined a holistic measure that captures political polarisation. METHODS: Data were drawn from national birth certificates for 2003-2017 (N=56 770 47…
Black Conversion to Catholicism
Catholicism and discusses the significance that this change of church affiliation may have for the traditional Negro Church. The change is viewed as emerging from the breakdown of the Negro Church's importance as an over-arching, multifunctional institution serving the social, political and economic needs, as well as the religious needs, of the Black communities. Because of the centrality of the Negro Church to Negro life in the South, the change…
How does income affect mental health and health behaviours? A quasi-experimental study of the earned income tax credit
BACKGROUND: Although research has repeatedly demonstrated the association between poverty, mental health, and health behaviours, there is limited evidence on the effects of interventions to improve these outcomes by addressing poverty directly. Moreover, most prior studies are often confounded by unobserved characteristics of individuals, making it difficult to inform possible interventions. We addressed this gap in the literature by leveraging q…
The effects of state earned income tax credits on mental health and health behaviors
Black Conversion to Catholicism
Catholicism and discusses the significance that this change of church affiliation may have for the traditional Negro Church. The change is viewed as emerging from the breakdown of the Negro Church's importance as an over-arching, multifunctional institution serving the social, political and economic needs, as well as the religious needs, of the Black communities. Because of the centrality of the Negro Church to Negro life in the South, the change…
The effect of California's paid family leave policy on parent health
How does income affect mental health and health behaviours? A quasi-experimental study of the earned income tax credit
BACKGROUND: Although research has repeatedly demonstrated the association between poverty, mental health, and health behaviours, there is limited evidence on the effects of interventions to improve these outcomes by addressing poverty directly. Moreover, most prior studies are often confounded by unobserved characteristics of individuals, making it difficult to inform possible interventions. We addressed this gap in the literature by leveraging q…
Association of US state policy orientation with adverse birth outcomes
BACKGROUND: The current US context is marked by extreme right-left partisanship, which means that state policies tend to bundle together and are not experienced in isolation. While prior work has leveraged abrupt shifts in single policies to examine the effects of state policy on birth outcomes, we examined a holistic measure that captures political polarisation. METHODS: Data were drawn from national birth certificates for 2003-2017 (N=56 770 47…
The effects of state earned income tax credits on mental health and health behaviors
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and birth outcomes in California
These findings suggest weak to modest initial benefits of DACA for select birthweight outcomes during the period immediately following DACA passage for Mexican-born individuals whose births were billed to Medicaid; any benefits were subsequently attenuated to the null. The benefits of DACA for population health may not have been sufficient to counteract the impacts of threats to the program's future and heightened immigration enforcement occurrin…
The Pent-Up Demand for Breastfeeding Among US Women
Objectives. To estimate changes in national breastfeeding trends immediately before and after COVID-19‒related workplace closures in early 2020. Methods. The implementation of shelter-in-place policies in early 2020, when 90% of people in the United States were urged to remain at home, represents a unique natural experiment to assess the pent-up demand for breastfeeding among US women that may be stymied by the lack of a national paid leave polic…
Individual and regional differences in the effects of school racial segregation on Black students’ health
The end of court-ordered integration threatens the health of Black communities-especially in the US South. Modestly higher incomes do not appear protective against school segregation's harms. Research using larger samples and alternative measures of school segregation-e.g., between districts, instead of within districts-may further our understanding of segregation's health effects, especially in Northern states
Medicaid Expansion and Perinatal Health Outcomes
Study findings suggest that expanded access to more complete insurance benefits with limited cost-sharing for pregnant people, a group that already had high rates of insurance coverage, did not impact the birthing parents' and infant health outcomes examined
Easing Cash Assistance Rules and Breastfeeding
In this quasi-experimental study, state TANF policies that expanded eligibility, increased cash payments, and decreased administrative burdens were associated with increased breastfeeding initiation and duration. These findings inform active policymaking on antipoverty policies
Medicine (8 works) · Environmental health (7 works) · Demography (4 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (4 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (4 works) · Pediatrics (4 works) · Population (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Public health (4 works) · Sociology (4 works)