Katherine Heck
Research Analyst
Family Community Medicine
School of Medicine

Publications (18)

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Automobile DrivingPremature BirthMotor VehiclesAwarenessBreast FeedingMothersSocial BehaviorHealth Risk BehaviorsBirth RateBirth CertificatesRisk-TakingPostpartum PeriodCaliforniaInfant, Low Birth WeightEmigrants and Immigrants

• African immigrants' favorable preterm birth rates challenge genetic etiology of the Black-White disparity in preterm birth.
  Frontiers in public health 2024 Braveman P, Heck K, Dominguez TP, Marchi K, Burke W, Holm N
• The Affordable Care Act and Changes in Women's Health Insurance Coverage Before, During, and After Pregnancy in California.
  Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974) 2020 Marchi KS, Dove MS, Heck KE, Fan C
• Economic Hardship in Childhood: A Neglected Issue in ACE Studies?
  Maternal and child health journal 2018 Braveman P, Heck K, Egerter S, Rinki C, Marchi K, Curtis M
• Worry about racial discrimination: A missing piece of the puzzle of Black-White disparities in preterm birth?
  PloS one 2017 Braveman P, Heck K, Egerter S, Dominguez TP, Rinki C, Marchi KS, Curtis M
• Interrelationships of physical activity in different domains: Evidence from the Geographic Research on Wellbeing (GROW) study.
  Journal of transport & health 2017 Lee RE, Lorenzo E, Heck K, Kohl HW, Cubbin C

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• Social Cohesion and Food Insecurity: Insights from the Geographic Research on Wellbeing (GROW) Study.
  Maternal and child health journal 2017 Denney JT, Kimbro RT, Heck K, Cubbin C
• Are the poverty histories of neighbourhoods associated with psychosocial well-being among a representative sample of California mothers? An observational study.
  Journal of epidemiology and community health 2017 Walsemann KM, Child S, Heck K, Margerison-Zilko C, Braveman P, Marchi K, Cubbin C
• Latina Birth Outcomes in California: Not so Paradoxical.
  Maternal and child health journal 2016 Sanchez-Vaznaugh EV, Braveman PA, Egerter S, Marchi KS, Heck K, Curtis M
• Social disparities in dietary habits among women: Geographic Research on Wellbeing (GROW) Study.
  Public health nutrition 2015 Wang M, Heck K, Winkleby M, Cubbin C
• Social and Environmental Factors Related to Smoking Cessation among Mothers: Findings from the Geographic Research on Wellbeing (GROW) Study.
  American journal of health behavior 2015 Castro Y, Heck K, Forster JL, Widome R, Cubbin C
• Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Depressive Symptoms Among Pregnant Women Vary by Income and Neighborhood Poverty.
  AIMS public health 2015 Cubbin C, Heck K, Powell T, Marchi K, Braveman P
• The role of socioeconomic factors in Black-White disparities in preterm birth.
  American journal of public health 2014 Braveman PA, Heck K, Egerter S, Marchi KS, Dominguez TP, Cubbin C, Fingar K, Pearson JA, Curtis M
• Passenger distractions among adolescent drivers.
  Journal of safety research 2008 Heck KE, Carlos RM
• Socioeconomic status and breastfeeding initiation among California mothers.
  Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974) 2006 Heck KE, Braveman P, Cubbin C, Chávez GF, Kiely JL
• Bridging between two standards for collecting information on race and ethnicity: an application to Census 2000 and vital rates.
  Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974) 2004 Parker JD, Schenker N, Ingram DD, Weed JA, Heck KE, Madans JH
• Multiple-race mortality data for California, 2000-2001.
  Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974) 2004 Heck KE, Parker JD, McKendry CJ
• Does postpartum length of stay affect breastfeeding duration? A population-based study.
  Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) 2003 Heck KE, Schoendorf KC, Chávez GF, Braveman P
• Mind the gap: bridge methods to allocate multiple-race mothers in trend analyses of birth certificate data.
  Maternal and child health journal 2003 Heck KE, Parker JD, McKendry CJ, Chávez GF