Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Wallace, S.P. & Villa, V.M. “Women: A Demographic Lens” Generations Winter
2018. doi: https://www.jstor.org/stable/26556312 - Huynh-Hohnbaum, A.T. & Villa, V.M. "Evaluating a Multi-Component Spanish
Caregiver Monolingual Intervention” Community Medicine and Public Health vol.3, no.1; 2016. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.24966/CMPH-1978/100015 - Huynh-Hohnbaum, A.T., Marshall, L., Villa, V.M., & Lee, G. "Self-management of Heart Disease in Older Adults” Home Healthcare Quarterly, vol. 34:34, 2015. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/01621424.2015.1092909
- Villa, V.M., Wallace, S.P., Bagdasaryan, S. and Aranda, M.P. “Hispanic Baby Boomers: Health Inequities Likely to Persist in Old Age,” The Gerontologist, vol. 52, no.2, 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/geront%2Fgns002
- Villa, V.M., Harada, N.D., and Huynh-Hohnbaum, A.T. “Health and Ambulatory
- Care Use Among Native American Veterans,” Home Health Care Services Quarterly, vol. 20, no.4, 2011. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/01621424.2010.535414
- Reifel, N., Harada, N., Bayhylle, R., and Villa, V.M. “American Indian Veterans View
- about Their Choices in Health Care: VA, IHS, and Medicare,”
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 33, 3, 2010. - doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/01621424.2010.535414
- about Their Choices in Health Care: VA, IHS, and Medicare,”
- Huynh-Hohnbaum, A.T., Villa, V.M., and Lambrinos, J. “Evaluating a Multi-
- Component Caregiver Intervention: A Pilot study,” Home Health Quarterly,
vol. 27, no.4, 2009. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/01621420802589777
- Component Caregiver Intervention: A Pilot study,” Home Health Quarterly,
- Villa, V. M., Wallace, S.P., and Huynh-Hohnbaum, A.T. “The Aging Hispanic
- Population: Prescriptions for Health and Economic Security in Old Age,”
- Harvard Journal of Hispanic Policy, April 2006. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gns002
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Washington, D.L., Villa V.M., Brown A., Damron-Rodriguez J., and Harada N.
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“Racial/Ethnic Variations in Veterans’ Ambulatory Care Use, “American Journal
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of Public Health, vol. 95, Issue 7, 2005
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Harada, N.D., Villa V.M., Reifel N., and Bayhylle R. “Exploring Veteran Identity and Health Services Use among Native American Veterans,” Military Medicine, vol.170, 2005. doi: https://doi.org/10.7205/MILMED.170.9.782
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·Wallace, S.P. and Villa, V.M. “Equitable Health Systems: Structural and Cultural Issues for Latino Elders,” American Journal of Law and Medicine, vol. 29, 2003. doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0098858800002835
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·Villa, V.M. “Minority Aging,” Encyclopedia of Retirement and Finances, (2003).
- Torres-Gil, F. and Villa, V.M. “Policy Issues for an Aging Latino Population: Long–Term Care and Natural Support Systems,” Journal of Health and Social Policy,
- 2003.
- Villa, V.M., Harada, N., Washington, D., and Damron-Rodriquez, J. “The Health and Functional Status of U.S. Veterans Age 65+: Implications for Health and Long Term Care Planning for an Elderly Diverse Veteran Population,” American Journal of Medical Quality, vol. 18, no.3, 2003.
- Aranda, M., and Villa, V.M. “The El Portal Latino Alzheimer’s Project: A Model
- Program For Latino Caregivers of Alzheimer’s Disease Affected Persons,” Social Work, vol. 48, no. 2, 2003. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/48.2.259
- Villa, V.M., Harada, N., Washington, D., and Damron-Rodriquez, J. “Health and
- Functioning Among Four War Eras of U.S. Veterans: Examining the Impact of War Cohort Membership, Socioeconomic Status, Mental Health Disease Prevalence,” Journal of Military Medicine, vol. 167, 2002. https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/167.9.783
- Harada, N.D., Villa V.M., and Andersen R. “Satisfaction with VA and non-VA Outpatient Care Among Veterans,” American Journal of Medical Quality, vol. 17, no. 4, 2002. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177%2F106286060201700405
- Harada, N., Villa, V.M, Damron-Rodriquez, J., Washington, D. Makinodan, T.
- Dhanani S, Liu H, Andersen R. “The Influence of Military Service on
- Outpatient Care Use Among Racial/Ethnic Groups in Department of
- Veterans Affairs Medical Centers,” Military Medicine, vol. 167, no. 7, 2002.
- doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/167.7.525
- Harada, N., Damron-Rodriquez, J., Villa, V.M., Washington, D, et.al, “Veteran Identity and Race/Ethnicity: Influences on VA Outpatient Care Utilization,” Medical Care, vol., 40, no.1, 2002. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/167.7.525
- Villa, V.M., and Aranda, M. “The Demographic, Economic, and Health Profile of Older Latinos: Implications for Health and Long Term Care Policy,” Journal of Health and Human Services Administration, vol. 2, 2000.
- Villa, V.M. “The Demography, Health, and Economic Status of Minority Elderly
- Populations,” Journal of Geriatric Case Management,” vol. 18, no. 2, 1999.
- Wallace, S.P., Levin, J., Villa, V.M., Beck, J. “The Need for an Increased Emphasis on Health and Aging in Public Health Education,” Gerontology and Geriatrics Education, vol. 18, no.4, 1998. doi: https://doi.org/10.1300/J021v18n04_04
- Villa, V.M., Wallace, S.P., Moon, A. and Lubben, J.E. "A Comparative Analysis of
- Chronic Disease Prevalence among Older Koreans and non-Hispanic
- Whites" Family and Community Health, vol.20, no.2, 1997.
- -Reprinted in J.G. Sebastian & A. Bushy (Eds.) Special Populations in the Community: Advances in Reducing Disparities, Gaithersburg, MD: Aspen Publishing, 1999. doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/00003727-199707000-00003
- Villa, V.M., Wallace, S.P. and Markides, K. “Economic Diversity and an Aging
- Population: The Impact of Public Policy and Economic Trends,”
- Generations, vol. 21, no.2,1997. doi: https://www.jstor.org/stable/44877409
- Moon, A., Lubben, J.E., and Villa, V.M. "Awareness and Utilization of Community
- Long-term Care Services by Elderly Korean and non-Hispanic White
- Americans,” The Gerontologist, vol. 38, no.3, 1997.
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/38.3.309
- Wallace, S.P., Villa, V.M., Moon, A. and Lubben, J.E. "Health Practices of Korean Elderly People: National Health Promotion Priorities and Minority Community Needs," Family and Community Health, vol. 19, no. 2, 1996.
- Damron-Rodriguez, J., Villa, V.M., Tseng, H. and Lubben J.E. "Demographic and
- Organizational Influences on the Development of Gerontological
- Curriculum: The Case of Schools of Social Welfare," Journal of Gerontology and Geriatric Education, vol. 14 no. 4, 1996.
- doi: https://doi.org/10.1300/J021v17n03_02
Books/Edited Volume
- Trejo, L. & Banks, C. & Villa, V.M., (Editors) Purposeful Aging Los Angeles: An
- Age Friendly Initiative: County/City of Los Angeles, August, 2019. https://www.purposefulagingla.com/sites/default/files/Age-Friendly%20Action%20Plan%20fo r%20the%20Los%20Angeles%20Region%202018-2021-V12-compressed.pdf
Book Chapters
- Villa, V.M. and Wallace, S.P. “Latinos and Dementia: Implications of
- Public Policy,” In Caring for Latinos with Dementia in a Globalized
- World: Behavioral and Psychosocial Treatments, Y. Tazeau, H.
- Adams and D. Gallagher-Thompsons (Eds.) New York: Springer,
- 2020. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-0132-7_22
- Wallace, S. P. & Villa, V.M. “Healthy, Wealthy, Wise? Challenges to
- Income Security for Elders of Color,” In Social Insurance, Social Justice
- and Social Change Estes, C. and Rogne L (Eds.) New York: Springer,
- 2010. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/obo/9780195389678-0159
- Villa, V.M., Huynh-Hohnbaum, A.T. & Harada, N.D. “The Causes and
- Consequences of Poor Health among Latino Vietnam Veterans: Parallels
- for Latino Veterans of the War in Iraq,” In Social and Structural Factors
- Affecting the health of Latino Males in the US, M. Aguirre Molina, L.
- Borrell, V. Ramos, M. Laboy & W. Vega (Eds.) New York: Rutgers
- University Press, 2010. doi: https://doi.org/10.36019/9780813549767-012
- Torres-Gil, F.M. & Villa, V.M. “Social Policy and the Elderly.” In The Handbook of Social Policy, J. Midgley, and M. Livermore (Eds.) New York: Sage, 2009.
- Villa, V.M. & Wallace S.P. “Diversity and Aging: Implications for Aging Policy”, In
- The Art of Aging in a Global Context, F.M. Torres-Gil (Ed.) New York:
- Baywood Publishing Company, 2006.
- Villa, V.M. & Torres-Gil, F.M. “The Health of Elderly Latinos,” In Health Issues in
- The Latino Community, M. Aguirre-Molina, C. Molina & R. Zambrana (Eds.)
- San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 2001.
- d.o.i.: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-0132-7_22
- Torres-Gil, F.M. & Villa, V.M. “Social Policy and the Elderly.” In The Handbook of Social Policy, M. Tracy, J. Midgley, and M. Livermore (Eds.) New York: Van Nostrand and Reinhold, 1999. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452204024.n23
- Villa, V.M. "Aging Policy and the Experience of Older Minorities." In New
- Directions in Old Age Policy, J. Steckenrider and T. Parrott (Eds.) New
- York: SUNY Press, 1998.
- https://www.sunypress.edu/p-2842-new-directions-in-old-age-polic.aspx
- Wallace, S. P. & Villa, V.M. "Caught in Hostile Cross-Fire: Public Policy and
- Minority Elderly in the United States." In Aging, Health, and Ethnicity, K.
- Markides and M. Miranda (Eds.). Beverly Hills: Sage, 1997. -Reprinted in Critical Gerontology and Social Policy, M. Minkler and C. Estes (Eds.) New York:
- Baywood Publishing, 1997. doi: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1987-98283-000
- Torres-Gil, F. & Villa, V.M. "Health and Long-Term Care: Family Policy for
- Hispanic Aging. "In Elderly Latinos: Issues and Solutions for the 21st
- Century. Sotomayor, M. & Garcia, A. (Eds.) Washington, D.C.: National
- Hispanic Council on Aging, 1993.
Policy Briefs
- Villa, V.M. “Civic Engagement and Employment as Part of an Age Friendly Action
- Plan.” In Villa, V.M., Trejo, L. & Banks, C. (Editors) Purposeful Aging Los Angeles: An Age Friendly Initiative: County/City of Los Angeles, August, 2019.
- Villa, V.M. & Aranda M.P. “Community Support and Health Services as Part of an Age
- Friendly Action Plan.” In Villa, V.M., Trejo, L. & Banks, C. (Editors) Purposeful Aging Los Angeles: An Age Friendly Initiative: County/City of Los Angeles, August, 2019.
- Villa, V.M. Trejo, L. & Banks, C. “PALA: Introduction as Part of an Age
- Friendly Action Plan.” In Villa, V.M., Trejo, L. & Banks, C. (Editors) Purposeful Aging Los Angeles: An Age Friendly Initiative: County/City of Los Angeles, August, 2019.
- Villa, V.M. & Huynh-Hohnbaum A.T. Parkinson’s Caregiver Support Training
- Program: Research Brief: Cal State LA, Applied Gerontology Institute (AGI), January, 2017.
- Villa, V.M. Diversity Summit to Focus on the Health of America’s Increasingly
- Diverse Elder Population: Aging Today, American Society on Aging,
- February 2014.
- Wallace, S.P., Benjamin, A.E., Villa, V.M. & Pourat, N. California Budget Cuts
- Fray the Long-Term Care Safety Net. Los Angeles California: UCLA
- Center for Health Policy Research, October 2009.
- Villa, V.M. & Wallace, S.P. Economic Insecurity. The Los Angeles Partnership
- for Evidenced-Based Solutions in Elder Health. Los Angeles, California:
- Los Angeles Area Agency on Aging, June 2009.
- Kuo, T. Villa, V.M., Aranda, M.P. & Trejo, L. The State of Aging and Health
- Among Older Latinos in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Partnership for
- Evidenced-Based Solutions in Elder Health. Los Angeles, California: Los
- Angeles Area Agency on Aging, June 2009.
- Wallace, S.P., Villa, V.M. & Molina, L.C. Women, Health, and Aging: Building
- a Statewide Movement, Los Angeles, California: The California
- Endowment, May 2007.
- Wallace, S.P., Villa, V.M., Enriquez-Haass, V., & Mendez, C. Access is Better
- for Racial/ Ethnic Elderly in Medicare HMOs—But Disparities Exist,
- UCLA: Center for Health Policy Research, May 2001.
- Lee R. & Villa, V.M. Population Aging in California, University of California:
- California Policy Research Center, May 2001.
Satariano, W. & Villa, V.M. The Health Status of Older Californians, University of California
- California: California Policy Research Center, May 2001.
- Torres-Gil, F., Villa, V.M. & Portillo, M. “The Politics of Aging in a Diverse
- California.” In D. Mitchell and P. Nomura (Eds.), California Policy
- Options 2000, UCLA: School of Public Policy and Social Research, 2000.
- Benjamin, A.E., Wallace, S.P., Villa, V.M., & McCarthy K. California
- Immigrants Have Mostly Lower Rates of Disability and Use of Disability
- Services than State’s U.S. Born Residents, UCLA: Center for Health
- Policy Research, July 2000.
Dissertation/Master's Thesis
- Villa, V. M. (1993) “The Health Status of Hispanic Elders: An Examination of the Effect of Sociodemographic, Psychosocial, Disease, Health Practice, and Cultural Determinants."
- Villa, V.M. (1985) "Factors Affecting Health Care Utilization among the Hispanic, Black, and Anglo Elderly.”