Motivational and promotional factors associated with the acceptance of a contraceptive method in the postpartum period (1973)
Carol D'Onofrio (February 24, 1936 – April 14, 2020) was an American public health researcher who was Emeritus Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health. Her career focused on improving the health of underserved communities, in particular through curtailing the use of tobacco and alcohol.
D'Onofrio was appointed a tenured Professor in 1973.[1] She concentrated on “reaching the hard-to-reach”.[4] D'Onofrio dedicated her career to the creation and assessment of public health programs for people from marginalized communities.[citation needed] She studied dependencies on tobacco and alcohol, the availability of breast and cervical cancer screening and the improvement of access to palliative care.
D'Onofrio led the United States' first randomized controlled trial on preventing young people from smoking or chewing tobacco.[4][5] The study involved young people from 38 counties in California. Together with Joan Bloom, D'Onofrio studied breast cancer in young women, and found that women with disabilities were largely ignored from local breast screening initiatives. This observation motivated D'Onofrio to launch Breast Health Access for Women with Disabilities, an initiative that became a national model.[4]
Working with Rosalind Singer, D'Onofrio called out school textbook authors for featuring sugary snacks as rewards for good behavior. She found that cake accounted for one in every twelve food appearances.[6]
D'Onofrio served on the advisory board of the Ethnic Health Institute, with whom she worked on health promotion campaigns that looked to address ethnic disparities.[1] At UC Berkeley, she served on the Academic Senate, Committee on Educational Policy, Committee on the Status of Women and Ethnic Minorities and the Division vice chair and as a member of the Committee for Academic Planning and Resource Allocation.[4]
D'Onofrio, Carol Ann Neisess (1973). Motivational and promotional factors associated with the acceptance of a contraceptive method in the postpartum period. University of California, Berkeley. OCLC80968951. (thesis)
