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UCLA Health Equity Challenge
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UCLA competition provides funding to students to address health inequity
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UCLA Health Equity Challenge to award up to $200,000 to develop solutions to health equity issues in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Riverside counties
October 12, 2022
UCLA Health Equity Challenge
Press Releases
UCLA competition provides funding to students to address health inequity
Communications Team
UCLA Health Equity Challenge to award up to $200,000 to develop solutions to health equity issues in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Riverside counties
October 12, 2022
reimagining-the-future-of-health-and-wellness-in-california
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Reimagining the Future of Health and Wellness in California
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UCLA Center for Health Policy Research report helps point the way toward greater access and equity as part of statewide initiative
April 25, 2022
reimagining-the-future-of-health-and-wellness-in-california
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Reimagining the Future of Health and Wellness in California
Communications Team
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research report helps point the way toward greater access and equity as part of statewide initiative
April 25, 2022
ucla-awarded-grant-from-the-office-of-minority-health-to-continue-groundbreaking-work-through-native-hawaiian-and-pacific-islander-data-policy-lab
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UCLA awarded grant to continue work through NHPI Data Policy Lab
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Ninez A. Ponce, PhD, MPP, director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, principal investigator of the center’s California Health Interview Survey, and professor of health policy and management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, received a one-year $250,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Minority Health
November 25, 2021
ucla-awarded-grant-from-the-office-of-minority-health-to-continue-groundbreaking-work-through-native-hawaiian-and-pacific-islander-data-policy-lab
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UCLA awarded grant to continue work through NHPI Data Policy Lab
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Ninez A. Ponce, PhD, MPP, director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, principal investigator of the center’s California Health Interview Survey, and professor of health policy and management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, received a one-year $250,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Minority Health
November 25, 2021
californians-health-fare-in-2020-new-california-health-interview-survey-findings-explore-how-a-year-of-unprecedented-change-impacted-residents-health
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New California Health Interview Survey explores the pandemic's impact on health
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New data show how the COVID-19 pandemic, racial tensions, and other challenges may have impacted health care access and status
September 22, 2021
californians-health-fare-in-2020-new-california-health-interview-survey-findings-explore-how-a-year-of-unprecedented-change-impacted-residents-health
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New California Health Interview Survey explores the pandemic's impact on health
Communications Team
New data show how the COVID-19 pandemic, racial tensions, and other challenges may have impacted health care access and status
September 22, 2021
how-immigration-policies-can-harm-health-study-sheds-light-on-public-charge
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How immigration policies can harm health: Study sheds light on ‘public charge’ rule
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One-quarter of low-income immigrants in California have avoided public programs due to fear of jeopardizing immigration status
March 01, 2021
how-immigration-policies-can-harm-health-study-sheds-light-on-public-charge
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How immigration policies can harm health: Study sheds light on ‘public charge’ rule
Communications Team
One-quarter of low-income immigrants in California have avoided public programs due to fear of jeopardizing immigration status
March 01, 2021
Oral Health
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Study shows link between economic, social, environmental factors and oral health
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Income, education, neighborhood and immigration status can play a significant role, researchers say
November 30, 2020
Oral Health
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Study shows link between economic, social, environmental factors and oral health
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Income, education, neighborhood and immigration status can play a significant role, researchers say
November 30, 2020
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) releases COVID-19 preliminary estimates dashboard
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California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) releases COVID-19 preliminary estimates dashboard
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UCLA CHPR's CHIS releases early data on the pandemic's impact on Californians ​13,763 deaths in California. 740,512 cases. The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed the research community to create tools to track the reach of the disease and help control its spread. Given its real-time impact, the
September 08, 2020
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) releases COVID-19 preliminary estimates dashboard
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California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) releases COVID-19 preliminary estimates dashboard
Communications Team
UCLA CHPR's CHIS releases early data on the pandemic's impact on Californians ​13,763 deaths in California. 740,512 cases. The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed the research community to create tools to track the reach of the disease and help control its spread. Given its real-time impact, the
September 08, 2020
Study shows large gaps in access to oral health care for poorest Californians
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Study shows large gaps in access to oral health care for poorest Californians
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Low-income residents, even those with insurance, see dentists less often

A new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research shows that low-income California adults are less likely to receive timely dental care like regular checkups and are more likely to visit the dentist for specific problems than those with higher incomes — a fact that holds true even for low-income residents who have dental insurance.

July 28, 2020
Study shows large gaps in access to oral health care for poorest Californians
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Study shows large gaps in access to oral health care for poorest Californians
Communications Team
Low-income residents, even those with insurance, see dentists less often

A new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research shows that low-income California adults are less likely to receive timely dental care like regular checkups and are more likely to visit the dentist for specific problems than those with higher incomes — a fact that holds true even for low-income residents who have dental insurance.

July 28, 2020
Nearly 2 million California adults don’t get needed mental health care
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Nearly 2 million California adults don’t get needed mental health care
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UCLA researchers recommend expansion of Proposition 63 services to address unmet needs ​Of the 3 million California adults who have recently experienced psychological distress and are eligible for public mental health services, 1.8 million say they have received no treatment or support, according to a policy brief released today by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
June 25, 2020
Nearly 2 million California adults don’t get needed mental health care
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Nearly 2 million California adults don’t get needed mental health care
Communications Team
UCLA researchers recommend expansion of Proposition 63 services to address unmet needs ​Of the 3 million California adults who have recently experienced psychological distress and are eligible for public mental health services, 1.8 million say they have received no treatment or support, according to a policy brief released today by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
June 25, 2020
Census undercount of Latinos could cost L.A. dearly in funds for critical health and social services
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Census undercount of Latinos could cost L.A. dearly in funds for critical health and social services
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UCLA study finds county programs could lose up to $586 million in federal funding

With Census Day approaching nationwide on April 1, researchers at UCLA and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science are warning that a Latino undercount is likely, and it could cost Los Angeles County over a half billion dollars.

March 26, 2020
Census undercount of Latinos could cost L.A. dearly in funds for critical health and social services
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Census undercount of Latinos could cost L.A. dearly in funds for critical health and social services
Communications Team
UCLA study finds county programs could lose up to $586 million in federal funding

With Census Day approaching nationwide on April 1, researchers at UCLA and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science are warning that a Latino undercount is likely, and it could cost Los Angeles County over a half billion dollars.

March 26, 2020