Personal Information

Full Name

Kate MacGregor

Description

I'm the ETS point person for ARB. I'm currently working on a staff report on ETS exposure and control methods. I would like to be able to post and comment at the site, which I think is a much needed forum.

Webpage

http://www.arb.ca.gov/ets.htm

Education

MPH, U.C. Berkeley, Environmental Health Science
B.S. Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson

Country

U.S.

Experience

20+ years in environmental science and regulation focusing on health related issues; including 2.5 years with OEHHA, 2 years with UCSF doing clinical epidemiology, and 5 years with the Air Resources Board in research and now stationary sources.

Organization

California Air Resources Board

Current Position

Air Pollution Specialist

Key Publications

MacGregor, K.; Handley, M.; Wong, S.; Sharifi, C.; Gjeltema, K.; Schillinger, D., and Bodenheimer, T. Behavior-change action plans in primary care: a feasibility study of clinicians. J Am Board Fam Med. 2006 May-2006 Jun 30; 19(3):215-23.

MacGregor, K.; Wong, S.; Sharifi, C.; Handley, M., and Bodenheimer, T. The action plan project: discussing behavior change in the primary care visit. Ann Fam Med. 2005 Jul-2005 Aug 31; 3 Suppl 2:S39-40.

Bodenheimer, T.; MacGregor, K., and Stothart, N. Nurses as leaders in chronic care. BMJ. 2005 Mar 19; 330(7492):612-3.

Bodenheimer, T.; Young, D. M.; MacGregor, K., and Holtrop, J. S. Practice-based research in primary care: facilitator of, or barrier to, practice improvement? Ann Fam Med. 2005 Jul-2005 Aug 31; 3 Suppl 2:S28-32.

Handley, M.; MacGregor, K.; Schillinger, D.; Sharifi, C.; Wong, S., and Bodenheimer, T. Using action plans to help primary care patients adopt healthy behaviors: a descriptive study. J Am Board Fam Med. 2006 May-2006 Jun 30; 19(3):224-31.