Joan Bloom, Ph.D.Professor of Health Policy & Management
Chair, Division of Health Policy & Management
PHONE: (510) 642-4458
FAX: (510) 643-6981
LOCATION: 247-E University Hall
E-MAIL: jbloom@berkeley.edu
Research Interests
- Study of effectiveness of risk notification intervention for cancer survivors
- Longitudinal study of changing nurse staffing patterns in hospitals
- Cost and outcomes of changing the financing of public mental health services in Colorado
- Effects of exercise on bone health, energy balance and chronic disease markers for young breast cancer survivors
- Breast health for immigrant Afghan Women
Selected Publications
Bloom JR (2007) Improving the health and well-being of cancer survivors, Psycho-Oncology.
Bloom JR, et al. (2006) Effects of a telephone counseling intervention on sisters of young women with breast cancer. Preventive Medicine..
Bloom JR, et al.(2006) Family history, perceived risk and prostate cancer screening among African American Men. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, and Prevention.
Morris, A. and Bloom, JR (2007) Organizational and individual factors affecting consumer outcomes of care in mental health services, Mental Health Services Research.
Bloom JR, et al. (2002) Mental Health Costs and Access Under Alternative Capitation Systems in Colorado. Health Services Research.
Bloom JR et al (1997) Nursing staffing patterns and hospital efficiency in the US. Social Science and Medicine
Other Interests
- Northern California Cancer Center - Board of Directors
- State of California Breast and Cervical Cancer Advisory Committee, Chair, Evaluation Committee
- Institute of Industrial Relations
- Co-Chair, Research Surveillance and Evaluation Team, California Dialogue on Cancer
Profile updated: October 2, 2007