Paula Blasi, MPH
“I want my research to be actionable, relevant, and accessible to people in my community.”
Paula Blasi, MPH
Senior Collaborative Scientist, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute
Paula.R.Blasi@kp.org
206-287-2094
Biography
Paula Blasi, MPH, is enthusiastic about conducting research that can improve the well-being of patients and communities. Her research interests include evidence-based medicine, evidence synthesis, and qualitative inquiry. Paula works with the Kaiser Permanente Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) on systematic reviews of clinical preventive services for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, and she conducts qualitative research with patient and provider populations.
Paula earned a Master of Public Health at the University of Washington, in the Community-Oriented Public Health Practice (COPHP) program. She completed a master’s capstone project with YWCA Seattle-King-Snohomish and a practicum at Public Health—Seattle & King County. Before joining KPWHRI, Paula was a writer and editor at the Advisory Board Company, a health care research and consulting firm in Washington, D.C.
Research interests and experience
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Preventive Medicine
Preventive care; Evidence-based medicine; Systematic reviews
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Behavior Change
Health promotion; Social/behavioral theories
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Social Determinants of Health
Recent publications
Blasi PR, King D, Henrikson NB. HPV vaccine public awareness campaigns: an environmental scan. Health Promot Pract. 2015 Nov;16(6):897-905. doi: 10.1177/1524839915596133. Epub 2015 Jul 28. PubMed
Blasi PR. California may learn from other states in move toward streamlined enrollment. California Healthline. 2013. PubMed
Blasi PR. California one of two states cashing in on new ACA long-term care funding. California Healthline. 2013. PubMed
Blasi PR. Shutdown hasn't slowed state leaders. California Healthline. 2013. PubMed
Blasi PR. Health IT: the common ground in health care reform? California Healthline. 2012. PubMed
Blasi PR. Extreme site makeover: HHS offers better view of grant data. iHealthBeat. 2011. PubMed
Blasi PR. Nurses claim their seat at the health ITdecision-making table. iHealthBeat. 2009. PubMed
Blasi PR. What brings developers together for open-source health IT? iHealthBeat. 2009. PubMed
Blasi PR. Mobile phones drive health ITinnovation in developing countries. iHealthBeat. 2009. PubMed
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