University of California San Francisco
Division of General Internal Medicine
Box 1364
San Francisco,
CA
USA
94143
Email:
hseligman@medsfgh.ucsf.edu
Biographical Sketch:
2006-present--Assistant Professor of Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California San Francisco
Research focuses on health literacy and food insecurity in the management of chronic disease, in particular diabetes.
Numerous presentations at scientific meetings.
Selected publications include:
Seligman HK, Laraia BA, Kushel MB. Food insecurity and clinical measures of chronic disease. Journal of Nutrition, in press.
Seligman HK, Davis TC, Schillinger D, Wolf MS. Food insecurity and diabetes self-care among low-income patients, under review.
Seligman HK, Bindman AB, Vittinghoff E, Kanaya AM, Kushel MB. Food insecurity is associated with diabetes mellitus: results from NHANES 1999-2002. Jl Gen Intern Med. 2007: 22(7): 1018.
Seligman HK, Wang FF, Palacios JL, Wilson CC, Daher C, Piette JD, Schillinger D. Physician notification of their diabetes patients' limited health literacy. A randomized, controlled trial. Jl Gen Intern Med. 2005: 20(11): 1001.
Seligman HK, Wallace AS, Dewalt DA, Schillinger D, Arnold CL, Shilliday BB, Delgadillo A, Bengal N, Davis TC. Facilitating behavior change with low-literacy patient education materials. Am J Health Behav. 2007: 31: S69.
Dewalt DA, Davis TC, Wallace AS, Seligman HK, Bryant-Shilliday B, Arnold CL, Freburger J, Schillinger D. Goal setting in diabetes self-management: taking the baby steps to success. Patient Educ Couns. 2009: 77(2): 218.
Wallace AS, Seligman HK, Davis TC, Schillinger D, Arnold CL, Bryant-Shilliday B, Freburger JK, Dewalt DA. Literacy--appropriate educational materials and brief counseling improve diabetes self-management. 2009: 209: 75(3): 328.
Seligman HK, Grossman MD, Bera N, Stewart AL. Improving physical activity resource guides to bridge the divide between the clinic and the community. Prev Chronic Dis. 2009: 6(1): A18.