CHIS Resources

Data from the California Health Interview Survey has been used by a wide range of organizations in their own publications and online tools.  A selected list of recent resources using CHIS includes:

Online Data Resources:

Health Disparities Calculator 
National Cancer Institute

The Health Disparities Calculator (HD*Calc) is a statistical software designed to generate multiple summary measures to evaluate and monitor health disparities (HD).

Kidsdata.org  
Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health

Kidsdata.org offers more than 300 indicators on the health and well being of children in communities across California.

Healthy City
The Advancement Project

Healthy City is an information + action resource that unites community voices, rigorous research and innovative technologies to solve the root causes of social inequity. Healthy City provides the public sector with actionable information such as data, maps, and service referrals through its easy-to-use online platform.

Publications:

“California Report Card” (2010)
Children Now

“The President’s Health Reform Proposal: Impact On Access and Affordability in Calif.” (2010)
UC Berkeley Labor Center

“Health Indicators for Women in Los Angeles County: Highlighting Disparities by Ethnicity and Poverty Level” (2010)
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Office of Women’s Health and Office of Health Assessment & Epidemiology

“Dental Health Agenda for Children” (2010)
The Children’s Partnership 2010

“America’s Uninsured Crisis: Consequences for Health and Health Care” (2009)
Institute of Medicine of the National Academies

“Healthy People 2010: A 2007 Profile of Health Status in the San Joaquin Valley”(2009)
Central Valley Health Policy Institute

“Construction: Working Without a Healthcare Net” (2009)
Center on Policy Initiatives

“The State of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Health California Report”
The California Asian Pacific Islander Joint  Legislative Caucus  (2009)

“The Medicare Buy-In for California” (2009)
Insure the Uninsured Project

“The Landscape of Opportunity: Cultivating Health Equity in California” (2009)
California Pan-Ethnic Health Network

“National Health Reform and California: The Estimated State Impacts and Costs for MediCal and Healthy Families” (2009)
Health Access                                            
                                                        
“How to Close the LGBT Health Disparities Gap: Disparities by Race and Ethnicity”(2009)
Center for American Progress

“Aging in the San Joaquin Valley: Present Realities and Future Prospects” (2009)
Central California Institute for Healthy Aging;  California State University, Fresno

“National Healthcare Disparities Report” (2008)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)