Frances K. Barg || Center for Public Health Initiatives

Frances K. Barg

Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Senior Fellow, Center for Public Health Intiatives

Department: Family Medicine and Community Health

Contact information

Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
141-2 Anatomy and Chemistry
3620 Hamilton Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Office: 215-746-1830
Fax: 215-662-3591

Email:
bargf@uphs.upenn.edu

Education:
B.A. (International Affairs)
George Washington University , 1974.
M.Ed. (Rehabilitation Counseling)
University of Pittsburgh , 1976.
PhD (Medical Anthropology)
University of Pennsylvania , 2000.

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Description of Research Expertise

Mixed Methods approach with focus on the uneven distribution of risk and disease among ethnic groups.

Description of Clinical Expertise

Culture in medicine

Description of Other Expertise

Depression in older adults, Cancer Prevention.

Selected Publications

Manuel E. Jimenez, Frances K. Barg, James P. Guevara, Marsha Gerdes, Alexander G. Fiks : The impact of parental health literacy on the early intervention referral process. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved August 2013.

C.P. Bonafide, K.E. Roberts, C.M. Weinrich, B. Paciotti, K.M. Tibbets, R. Keren, F.K. Barg, J.H. Holmes: Beyond statistical prediction: Qualitative evaluation of the mechanisms by which pediatric early warning scores impact patient safety. Journal of Hospital Medicine 8(5): 248-253, May 2013.

C. J. Mollen, M. K. Miller, K. L. Hayes, F. K. Barg: Knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about emergency contraception: A survey of female adolescents seeking care in the emergency department. Pediatric Emergency Care 29(4): 469-74, April 2013.

Beidas RS, Aarons G, Barg F, Evans A, Hadley T, Hoagwood K, Marcus S, Schoenwald S, Walsh L, Mandell DS : Policy to implementation: evidence-based practice in community mental health Implementation Science 8(38), March 24 2013.

Rebecca M. Speck, Angela DeMichele, John T. Farrar, Sean Hennessy, Jun J. Mao, Margaret G. Stineman, Frances K. Barg: Taste alteration in breast cancer patients treated with taxane chemotherapy: Experience, effect, and coping strategies Supportive Care in Cancer 21(2): 549-555, February 2013.

David Grande, Frances K. Barg, Sarah Johnson, Carolyn C. Cannuscio: Life disruptions for midlife and older adults with high out-of-pocket health expenditures. Annals of Family Medicine 11(1): 37-42, January 2013.

Jimenez Manuel E, Barg Frances K, Guevara James P, Gerdes Marsha, Fiks Alexander G: Barriers to evaluation for early intervention services: parent and early intervention employee perspectives. Academic pediatrics 12(6): 551-7, Nov 2012.

Ahmad Faraz S, Metlay Joshua P, Barg Frances K, Henderson Rebecca R, Werner Rachel M: Identifying Hospital Organizational Strategies to Reduce Readmissions. American journal of medical quality : the official journal of the American College of Medical Quality Nov 2012.

SC Lucan, FK Barg, A Karasz, CS Palmer, JA Long: Perceived influences on diet among urban, low-income African Americans. American Journal of Health Behavior 36(5): 700-710, September 2012.

Cynthia J. Mollen, Melissa Fernando, Katie Hayes, Frances K. Barg: Pregnancy, contraception and emergency contraception: The language of urban adolescent women. Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology 25(4): 238-240, August 2012.