Héctor Alcalá, UMD SPH
| When |
Nov 17, 2025
from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM |
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| Where | 2208 LeFrak / Online |
| Contact Name | Jennifer Doiron |
| Contact Phone | 301-405-6403 |
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About the Presentation
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have documented associations with a myriad of health and health care utilization outcomes. Curbing the negative health impacts of ACEs has become an increased focus of clinicians, researchers and advocates. One effort to do this has involved the use of ACEs screening in the clinical setting. This has been spearheaded in California, where legislative changes now require most insurance providers to reimburse clinicians who screen for ACEs. However, the benefits of ACEs screening for patients in terms of health and health care utilization have not been established. As such, this study uses data from the 2023 California Health Interview Survey examine if screening for ACEs; attitudes around ACEs; and knowledge about ACEs are associated with utilization of health care among California adults.
About the Speaker
Héctor E. Alcalá is an assistant professor in the Department of Behavioral and Community Health in the Maryland School of Public Health. His research focuses on health equity, adverse childhood experiences and cancer.
Seminar Format
Location IN PERSON: 2208 LeFrak Hall. We are requesting advanced registration so that we can track capacity. Please use this link to RSVP for in-person attendance.
Location ONLINE VIA ZOOM: Zoom Registration Link. Upon registration, you will receive an automatically generated email with the direct link for the seminar.
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MPRC public events for Fall 2025 will be a mix of in person and online via Zoom. For in person events, all event attendees must follow current protocols.