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September 8, 2005
Los Angeles, CA - Supporting an essential tool for tracking the health of California's diverse population, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation recently awarded a grant of almost $700,000 to the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research for the 2005 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS). This grant, together with other funding, will support a telephone survey to 42,000 California households on a wide variety of topics, such as access to medical care, health insurance, chronic illnesses, children's health, health-related behaviors, housing and demographics.
Policymakers, health advocates, providers, researchers and many others look to CHIS as the most comprehensive source of population data about the health status of California adults, adolescents and children. Conducted every two years, CHIS is a collaborative effort of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, the California Department of Health Services and the Public Health Institute.
"The California Health Interview Survey will identify barriers to healthy development in children and adolescents, and help us target solutions to make the greatest impact," said Laura Leviton, Ph.D., senior program officer at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
The grant will support key sections of the survey that collect data on the health status of children and adolescents. The survey questions will gather information on subjects such as obesity, diet, body image, physical activity and education.
With this new grant, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has contributed more than $2 million to the Center and CHIS. The Foundation's mission is to improve health and health care for all Americans by assuring access to quality health care at reasonable cost; improving the quality of care and support for people with chronic health conditions; promoting healthy communities and lifestyles; and reducing the personal, economic and social harm caused by substance abuse.
"We are pleased that the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation recognized that the California Health Interview Survey is a vital resource for those working to improve the health of all children," said E. Richard Brown, Ph.D., director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and professor in the School of Public Health.
Initial data and results from this survey will be available beginning in mid-2006. Other major supporters of the 2005 California Health Interview Survey include The California Endowment, the California Department of Health Services, the National Cancer Institute and First 5 California.
The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research was established in 1994 and is one of the nation's leading health policy research centers. It is also the premier source of key health policy information for California. The Center is based in the UCLA School of Public Health and is affiliated with the UCLA School of Public Affairs.
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