Holly C. Felix
Professor
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
faculty
Health Policy & Management, College of Public Health
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Holly C. Felix is a Professor in the Department of Health Policy & Management at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Her research focuses on understanding and addressing disparities in health services utilization and outcomes, particularly within the context of public health challenges. Felix has investigated factors influencing the use of various health screenings, including those for colorectal and breast cancer, and has examined vaccine hesitancy, particularly concerning its relationship with race, ethnicity, trust, and fear.
Her work also explores the adoption and impact of telehealth services, as demonstrated by her research on factors associated with telehealth use among US adults. Felix has led community-based participatory research efforts aimed at reducing COVID-19 disparities among specific populations in Arkansas. Her publications also extend to the control of chronic conditions like type 2 diabetes during the pandemic and the utilization of routine medical checkups among international students.
Felix's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 20, with 143 total publications and 1,777 total citations. She leads a research group and collaborates with several colleagues at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including James Selig, Jennifer A. Andersen, Brett Rowland, and Sheldon Riklon.
Metrics
- h-index: 20
- Publications: 143
- Citations: 1,777
Selected Publications
- Diet Quality Among Community Members With Diabetes and Food Insecurity in Northwest Arkansas: Comparison Across 3 Racial/Ethnic Groups (2025) DOI
- Physical Activity Amid a Pandemic: How Socioeconomic and Demographic Factors Shaped Behaviors During COVID-19 (2025) DOI
- Enhancing nursing home quality through electronic health record implementation (2024) DOI
- Patient satisfaction with Saudi community pharmacy services (Wasfaty System) (2024) DOI
- Patient Satisfaction with Private Community Pharmacies versus Pharmacies in Primary Health Care Centers in Saudi Arabia (2024) DOI
- Non-use and inadequate use of cervical cancer screening among a representative sample of women in the United States (2024) DOI
- Type 2 diabetes and health-related quality of life among older Medicare beneficiaries: The mediating role of sleep (2024) DOI
- Characteristics of United States nursing homes with high percentages of stage 2–4 pressure injuries among high-risk nursing home residents with obesity (2023) DOI
- Assessment of diabetes self-care behaviors and knowledge among Marshallese adults with type 2 diabetes in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (2023) DOI
- Determinants of periodic health examination uptake among adults in Al-Jouf Region, Saudi Arabia (2023) DOI
- Characteristics of nursing homes with high percentages of falls and falls with injuries among residents with obesity (2023) DOI
- EPH56 Prevalence and Predictors of Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Adults with Type II Diabetes (2023) DOI
- Factors associated with breast cancer screening services use among women in the United States: An application of the Andersen's Behavioral Model of Health Services Use (2023) DOI
- An integrated approach to address diabetes in the context of food insecurity: Delivering health study protocol (2023) DOI
- Low uptake of seasonal influenza vaccination in Al-Jouf region of Saudi Arabia (2023) DOI
Grants & Funding
- Linking Family Planning Clients to Health Care US Department of Health & Human Services - Pass Through: University of Alabama at Birmingham Co-Investigator
- Home Food Delivery for Diabetes Management in Patients of Rural Clinics NIH/Nat. Inst. of Nursing Research Principal Investigator
- PPHF 2014: Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) - financed in part by Prevention and Public Health Funding FOA DP14-1419PPHF14 Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Co-Investigator
- Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH): 2017 - 2018 Supplement - Resubmission Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Co-Investigator
- Evaluation of the effectiveness of Ajjmuurur Baam?e DSMES in the RMI NIH/Nat. Inst. of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases - Pass Through: NIH/Nat. Inst. of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases Principal Investigator
- ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ARKANSAS PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER (ARPRC) CATEGORY 2 NIH Co-Investigator
- Delta Health Partners (DHP) Initiative RX Foundation - Pass Through: Third Sector New England Co-Investigator
- Lower Mississippi Delta Nutrition Intervention Research Initiative US Department of Agriculture Co-Investigator
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