Helen A. Halpin, Sc.M., Ph.D.
Professor of Health Policy
PHONE: (510) 642-2862
FAX: (510) 643-2340
LOCATION: 525 University Hall
E-MAIL: helenhs@berkeley.edu
WEB SITE: http://chpps.berkeley.edu
Research Interests
- Preventing healthcare-associated infections
- Increasing access to health insurance
- Consumer experiences in managed care
- Smoking cessation benefits
- Integration of health promotion and disease prevention services in the US Health Care System
Publications
McMenamin SB, Halpin HA, Shade S. Trends in Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Coverage for Tobacco Dependence Treatments, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2008. August 9, epub ahead of print.
Halpin HA, McMenamin SB, Cella CA, Bellows NM, Husten CG. State Medicaid Coverage for Tobacco-Dependence Treatments – United States, 2006. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 2008. Vol. 57, No. 05: 117-122.
Bellows NM, McMenamin SB, Halpin HA. Adoption of System Strategies for Tobacco Cessation by State Medicaid Programs. Medical Care, 2007. 45(4): 1-7.
Halpin HA, McMenamin SB, Shade S. The Demand for Health Insurance Coverage for Tobacco Dependence Treatments: Support for a Benefit Mandate and Willingness to Pay, Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 2007. Vol. 9, No. 12, 1269-1276.
McMenamin SB, Halpin HA, Giantas TG. 2006. Assessing the Public Health Impact of State Health Benefit Mandates, Health Services Research, Vol. 41, No. 3(Part II): 1045-1060.
Halpin HA, McMenamin SB, Bellows N. 2006. Medicaid Coverage for Tobacco Dependence Treatments, an Update, Health Affairs, Vol. 25, No. 2: 550-556.
Halpin HA, McMenamin SB, Rideout J, Boyce-Smith G. 2006. The Costs and Effectiveness of Different Benefit Designs for Treating Tobacco Dependence: Results from a Randomized Trial, Inquiry, Vol. 43, No. 1., p 54
McMenamin SB, Schmittdiel J, Halpin HA, Gillies R, Rundall TG, Shortell SM. 2004. "Health Promotion in Physician Organizations: Results from a National Study", American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Vol. 26, No. 4: 259-264.
Profile updated: June 11, 2009