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211 Quarry RdHoover Pavilion 4TH floorPalo Alto, CA 94304
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Summary
- Dr. Rita Hamad, MD is a family physician in Palo Alto, California. She is currently licensed to practice medicine in California.
Education & Training
Contra Costa Regional Medical CenterResidency, Family Medicine, 2010 - 2013
University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 2010
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2011 - 2026- CA State Medical License 2011 - 2026
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Kim et al respond to "Dispersal policies, neighborhood disadvantage, and refugee health in a Nordic context".Min Hee Kim, Trine Frøslev, Justin S White, M Maria Glymour, Sindana D Ilango
American Journal of Epidemiology. 2025-03-04 - 1 citationsThe association of increased SNAP benefits during COVID-19 with food insufficiency and anxiety among US adults: a quasi-experimental study.Kaitlyn E Jackson, Amy Yunyu Chiang, Rita Hamad
Public Health Nutrition. 2024-09-27 - Individual and regional differences in the effects of school racial segregation on Black students' health.Gabriel L Schwartz, Guangyi Wang, Min Hee Kim, M Maria Glymour, Justin S White
SSM - Population Health. 2024-06-01
Authored Content
- Association of Low Socioeconomic Status with Premature Coronary Heart DiseaseMay 2020
Press Mentions
COVID Gave Massachusetts a Lesson on Health Equity. These Teachings Could Be Wiped Under TrumpMarch 30th, 2025- Paid Family Leave Associated with Reduced Burden of Infant Respiratory InfectionsSeptember 10th, 2024
- Tax on Sugary Drinks Helps Health During PregnancyMarch 28th, 2023
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Grant Support
- The Impacts of County-Level COVID- 19 -Related Public Health and Social Policies on Racial/Ethnic and Socioeconomic Disparities in Mental Health and Healthcare UtilizationHARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH2023–2026
- The Impacts of County-Level COVID- 19 -Related Public Health and Social Policies on Racial/Ethnic and Socioeconomic Disparities in Mental Health and Healthcare UtilizationHARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH2023–2026
- Leveraging a Natural Experiment to Estimate the Effects of School Racial Segregation on Cardiovascular Risk Factors among Youth and Young AdultsHARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH2020–2025
- Using a Natural Experiment to Evaluate the Long-Term Effects of Neighborhood Deprivation on Alzheimer's Disease and Vascular Risk FactorsHARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH2019–2025
- Using a Natural Experiment to Evaluate the Long-Term Effects of Neighborhood Deprivation on Alzheimer's Disease and Vascular Risk FactorsHARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH2019–2025
