Will mothers breastfeed longer if they have easy and affordable access to lactation pumps? Researchers, including the Center’s Gail G. Harrison, PhD, seek a connection between an electric pump loan program and the timing of requests for formula for low-income mothers, in a new article for The Journal of Human Lactation. To read the article, click here.

CHIS in the News

• The Press Enterprise cited CHIS data in a reporting a study that shows the link between fast food outlets and obesity for residents in the Inland Valley.
• The Oakland Tribune quoted Center Director E. Richard Brown, PhD, on a story about Governor Schwarzenegger's proposal to tighten eligibility rules and raise premiums for state-run-health programs and the effects the proposal will have on increasing the number of the uninsured in California.
• The Ventura County Star cited CHIS data in a report about the expected increase of numbers of uninsured residents in Ventura County - more than 20,000 by 2010.  

CHIS 2005 data is cited nearly a dozen times in the 2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report, a congressionally mandated survey that tracks disparities in both quality of, and access to, health care in the United States. While the report, produced by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, usually depends entirely on nationally representative surveys, it cites CHIS because “CHIS collects unique information on certain racial and ethnic minorities highly prevalent in California.” (NHDR, 27) CHIS data help to shed light on health disparities among Asian and Latino subgroups – little-documented populations that face diverse struggles with health care across the United States.