About Me
Dr. Dayna Long, MD is an attending pediatrician in the Emergency Department, Primary Care, Asthma Clinic, Homeless Clinic
- Medical Director of ATTACK asthma
- Co-Director of FIND Program (Family Information and Navigation Desk)
- Spokesperson for Too Small to Fail (Campaign promoting new research on the science of children’s brain development, early learning, and early health)
Current Research
Co-investigator, Family Navigation Desk (FIND), 2013-present
- Connecting families to basic needs and assess changes in health outcomes
- Funded by CDC REACH grant/Pritzer Family
Site Principle Investigator, AsthmaNet, 2013-present
- National multi-site study to establish best practices for African-American children with asthma (BARD)
- Funded by NIH
Co-investigator, iScreen, 2013-present
- Eliciting social determinants of health via mobile technology vs person to person interview
- Studying provider outcomes regarding addressing social determinates of health
- Funded by CDC REACH grant
Co-investigator, ATTACK Asthma, 2008-2011
- Founded emergency department follow-up for asthma education.
- Gathered data for quality improvement.
- Funded by Center for Health Care Strategy.
Volunteer Activities
- Board Member, First Five Alameda County
- Review Board, Oakland Kicks Asthma curriculum, American Lung Association
- Member of AAP, Chapter 1 Poverty Committee
- Medical Director, Camp Breathe Easy ( Sleep-away co-ed camp for children with asthma)
- Member of AAP
Recent Publications
- N. Alder, L. Gottlieb, D. Long. The iScreen Study: Maximizing Caregiver Social Needs Disclosure in Urban Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatrics 2014. Pending.
- Long, Dayna. The Power of Navigatoros, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland Handprints. Summer 2014
- Long, Dayna. A Disruptive Innovation: Family Navigation and Information Desk. Contemporary Pediatrics. Sept 2013.
Certification and Licensure
- Medical Board of California
- DEA license
- National Provider Identification
- American Board of Pediatrics
Recent Awards & Honors
National Service Leadership Award 2014