Journal of Community Medicine & Health Education
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Caprice Knapp

Department of Health Policy and Administration, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

Caprice Knapp was trained as a Economist at the University of Florida.  Since graduating in 2003 she has worked in politics, state government, and academics.  Throughout her career she has been focused on the health of women and children.  Her applied research uses mixed methods to investigate outcomes such as cost, utilization, satisfaction, quality of care, and outcomes.  An area of her specific interest is children with special health care needs, including children with life-limiting illnesses.  She has been involved in a number of national and international bodies aimed at children's palliative care and pediatric oncology. 

Publications

Factors Associated with a Patient Centered Medical Home among Obese and Overweight Children

Objective: This study aims to determine the frequency of overweight and obese children that have a Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH), the factors associated, and the effect of having one on several common child outcomes. Methods: 43,501 children from the 2011-2012 National Survey of Children’s Health were analysed for this study. Descripti... Read More»

Caprice Knapp, Shannon Alford and Reva Ranka

Research Article: J Community Med Health Educ 5:331

DOI: 10.4172/2161-0711.1000331

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