Denisse Huerta is an assistant public administration analyst for the HEER (Health Economics and Evaluations Research) team at the Center. She assists project managers with program evaluations of various projects. Currently, she is part of the PRIME, WPC and HHP Evaluation teams.
Prior to joining the Center, Huerta was a research assistant at the UCLA Kaiser Center for Health Equity as an undergraduate before becoming a research assistant at the Center. She is originally from Los Angeles and studied Spanish and Portuguese at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Journal Article
Health centers (HCs) play a crucial and integral role in addressing social determinants of health (SDOH) among vulnerable and underserved populations, yet data on SDOH assessment and subsequent actions is limited. Authors conducted a systematic review to understand the existing evidence of integration of SDOH into HC primary-care practices. Findings: Database searches yielded 3,516 studies, of which 41 articles met the inclusion criteria.